FAT SHEEP EXHIBITS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 80, 16 March 1934, Page 12

FAT SHEEP EXHIBITS

Expansion at Show KEEN INTEREST DISPLAYED A strong entry of approximately JO pens came forward in the fat, ■beep section at the Autumn Show yesterday, the quality of the pens being generally very good. With Hawke’s Bay primarily dependent on its sheep stock for the bulk of its annual income, the encouragement of this section of the show is essential, and although yesterday’s entries showed a numerical improvement, there is no doubt that there is still room for considerable expansion. The exhibits attracted considerable attention not only from interested fanners but also from members of the general public. Mr W. Richmond, who judged this ■ection said that in the class for three fat wethers, suitable for freezing, of weight of oblbs. or under, and Downcross breeds, the entries were ail nice sheep, but were too fat for hoggets, fn the class for three Down cross ewes, Mr Richmond said that the bulk of the entries in this class were excellent exportable sheep. Two of the pens, however, were too gross and heavy. There were only two entries in the class for three fat wethers, Long-wool cross, suitable for freezing, ranging from 461bs to 571bs. The first entered by Mr Colin Livingstone, was a good ■heep, according to Mr Richmond, but were on the heavy side. The second, entered by Glencoe Station, was plain ■nd heavy. The judge described the class for three shorn or woolly fat lambs as only fair. Mr A. Struthers’ entry won this class, a Glencoe entry being second. The entry from Mr W. Sinclair, comprised three very fine lambs, but these were too heavy, according to the judge. Glencoe Station won the class for three Down cross lambs, 36lbs and under. Mr A. Struthers secured second place and Glencoe was third. There were some first-class entries, and according to the judge, these were highly creditable for autumn lambs. In the class for three woolly lambs, •uitable for freezing, 37 to 42Ibs, premier position went to Glencoe, with Mr A. Struthers second. The judge described these entries as really good lambs, hard to separate. The lambs in the class for child’s long-wool cross pet lambs were very good lambs, said Mr Richmond. First and second places were obtained by Master Lawrence D. Annabell. In the class for child’s Down-cross pet lambs there were 16 entries, first place being secured by Master Jack McKeown, with Miss Violet Mclntosh second. These lambs were very good •s a whole, many of the entries being between 60 and 701bs.