Report on the Exhibition of Live Stock at Bi)'mim/ham. 587 
Shropsliire Sheep. 
In presenting our llcport on the Shropshire sheep exhihi ted at Birmiiiudiam, 
I we congratuhvte the Society on having obtained so hxrge an entry, and we also 
I coQgratidate the brceilers on the important exhibition made by them, which 
I must be deemed one of the most attractive features of the Show, their nMinbers 
being as follows : — 
Class. 
Iliicr.irniiN. 
No. OK KNTUIE.-5. 
No. OF Shukp. 
103 
72 
72 
104 
:i-> 
32 
io5 
21 
105 
]0G 
10 
100 
107 
Ewe Lambs 
10 
100 
108 
14 
70 
109 
6 
30 
1G5 
5:.0 
From the above great number of entries we were pleased to find but very 
few absentees. ]n making our awards we exercised a desire to select for prizes 
tho.se animals which we considered best calculated to uphold and perpetuate 
the most distinctive type of the Shropshire, namely, a wcli-develo2)ed head, 
( with clear and striking expression of countenance, a muscular neck, well set od 
I good shoulders, the body symmetrical and deep, placed as squarely as possible 
on short legs — due regard being paid to grandeur of style — a well-covered 
head, and wool of the best staple and most valuable kind, rejecting as much 
as possible all animals showing an inclination to produce black wool or dark 
skins. 
I Class 103. Shearling Hwins. — We do not consider the sheep in this class as 
good individually as some we have seen in former years : but, taken as a whole, 
they must be pronounced a grand lot. The wool in some cases was not of that 
' texture and quality we are desirous of seeing, and in making our awards we 
j had a difficulty in fmdmg animals of the true Shropshire ty|ie. The first-prize 
f sheep is a good representative of the breed, but not without faults. The second 
is a more robust animal, but deficient in some of the most essential points. 
The third prize was a sheep of good quality both in mutton and wool, but 
rather lighter in feature than the other selected ones. The Reserve iSumber 
was a good animal, slightly open in wool. 
Class 104 — Aged liams — were a splendid class, and some very good selec- 
tions were found here. The three prize-sheep were of uniform type both as 
to wool and colour. The Reserve fs'umber was a good animal. Our com- 
niendations in this class were numerous. 
Class 105 — Shearling Ewes — were an admirable lot, the fiist-prize pen 
I being particularly good. The second-prize pen were also beautiful ewes of 
) grand character. The third-prize pen was scarcely so uniform, but good ewes. 
Class lOG were a good lot of sheep, and great uniloimity of character was 
j perceprible in many of the pens. 
I Class 107. Ewe LamJs. — Many of the pens in this class were particuhii-ly 
good, well matching, and of beautiful character. 
Class lOS. J^am Lamhs. — There were son;e very good specimens sho\i'n. 
