714 Agricultural Gazette of N.S.JF. [/S>i?/. 2, 1908. 



The decrease' in tlic weights by the lai-gur pnijioilion ot' Mcriiiu liluoit in 

 the comebacks is again noticeable. As regards attractiveness of carcass, 

 those chiiniing Southdown, Shropsliirc, and Hnghsh Leicester Idood were 

 ahead in the order gi\cn. Tlie carcass ot" the weaner 1)\" the Southdown 

 ram, from tlie Soutiidown-IMerino ewe, was the most attiacti\('. The plates 

 give an excellent idea of tlie carcasses, the p-ineipal feature l)eing a study 

 in hind-(juarters. The data obtainefl during the past Show will Ije valuable 

 in conjunction with [last and future results of a siinilai- nature. 



Tlie following are particulars of weights, itc. : — - 



Breed. 



Age. 



Livf 



Wci-ht. 



Diesswl 

 Wei^'ht 



Ho<j(j<:ts. y- 111. 



Liiu'olii-Merino .. ... ... ... ...I 1 11 



Shropshire-Merino ... .. ... ... Ill 



English Leicester-Merino ... ... ... 1 11 



Southdown-Merino .. ... .. ... 1 11 



Lincoln ram on Shropshiie-Merino ewe ... 1 11 ir)7 80 



Siiiopshire ram on Lincoln-Merino ewe ... 1 11 140 75 



Shropshire ram oil Border Leicester- Merino ewe 1 11 161 85^ 



Merino r.im on Lincoln-Merino ewe 1 11 126 554 



Merino lam on Slaopshire-Merino ewe .. | 1 11 120 5!) 



Merino ram on Southdown-Merino ewe . 1 11 120 58i 



Merino ram on Kuglish Leicester- Merino ewe 1 11 10.5 48 

 (The hogget skins had eight months' wool.) 



Skin. 



m 



\:^ 



14 



lU 



13 



20 



16 



lit 



'in 



k; 



Fat. 



Ih. 



12^ 



13 



Hi 



13 



14.i 



10 



Hi 



K 

 11 



8 1 

 8^ 



Weaners. 



Lincoln- Merino ... ... ... ... ... 11 



Shropshire-Merino ... ... ... ... 11 



Southdown-Merino ... ... ... ... 11 



English Leicester-Merino ... ... ... 11 



Shropshire ram on Shropshire-Merino ewe ... H 



Southdown ram on Southdown-Merino ewe ...[ 11 



(The weaner.s had eleven months" wool.) 



6i 



6 



6.k 



Lincoln ram on Shropshire- Merino ewe ... 11 



Shropshire ram on Lincoln-Merino ewe ... 11 



Southdown ram on Lincoln-Merino ewe ... 11 



Shropshire ram on Comeback ewe (Lincoln) ... 11 



Lincoln ram on Comeback ewe (Eng. Leicester) 1 1 



Merino ram on Border Leicester-Merino ewe ... 11 



Merino ram on English Leicester-Meriiio ewe 11 



Second cross. 



91§ ) 



,' Tiiird cross. 

 S9A \ 



9" \ . 



,• Comebacks. 



92 \\ 



