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Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2321, 27 March 1914, Page 4

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BUSINESS FOR BREEDERS,

AT THE RAM AND EWE FAIR. PEB PKESQ ASSOCIATION. Christchurch, March 26. The fii-st daj' of the annual ram and ewe fair held by the A. and P. Association commenced to-day on the Showgrounds at Addington with the sale of flock rams. The weather was fine and there was a large attendance. The keen demand there has been this season for breeding ewes in view of the fact that many farmers are going to devote more attention to sheep than to grain growing naturally caused more attention to be taken in the ram fair. The entry totalled 3837 as against 4287 last year. The falling oft was principally m English Leicesters and Uorriedales. The demand for flock rams was keen for all those breeds which are favoured by those farmers who pay attention to fat lamb production. Southdowns, Shropshire? and Ry elands all sold remarkably well, Shropshires making a better average, than for some years past. There was irregular demand tor Gorriedales and half-breeds, and only the good lines of rams met with any competition. English and Border Leicesters sold remarkably well, as did also the few lines of Romneys offered. The range of prices for flock rams was: Lincolns (1914) 4£gns, Komney 3 to Tgns, English Leicesters 1£ to V'gnSj Border Leicesters 1\ to 7gns, Southdown 4| to Shropshire 4 to ltyelands 5 to 6£gnSj Corriedale 3 to hallbred 12 to sJgns,