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and careful breeding of thr best flocks gives impressive power. 
Throughout the north midland and northern counties no breed 
so successfully secures early maturitv and is more largely used 
for crossing. The Shearling Rams (Class 113) turned out 2'6 
competitors — Mr. Teasdale H. Hutchinson, who has had a large 
share of the honours at most recent Royals, being first and third ; 
Mr. Hebden Borton, second ; Mr. Ernest F. Jordan, commended 
and reserve. The prizes for the Aged Rams went in exactly the 
same order. Three pens containing Five Shearling Ewes of the 
same flock were placed as follows : — Mr. Willian Brown, first ; 
Mr. E. F. Jordan, second ; and Mr. George Turner, junior, 
third. The Judges, who also acted in the Lincoln Classes, 
attached the following comments to their awards: — 
Class 113. Shcarlivg Hams. — A very good class, but the first-prize slieej^ 
is very superior to the others, being a true type of a Leicester, witli fine 
character, good skin, and beautiful mutton. 
Class 114. Aged Bams. — Again a very good class ; the first-prize sheei> 
being very similar in type and character to the one occupying the same 
position in the younger class. 
Class 115. Shearling Ewes. — A small class, but full of merit. ' The prize 
pen are of great size, with capital backs and good skins. The second-prize 
pen are very good in character and match well, but are smaller, and do not 
handle so well as the first-prize pen. The third are a pretty jjen, but smaller 
than the others, and somewhat delicate. 
Taking the Lcicesters as a whole we think that the prize sheep fully main- 
tain the standard of previous years, but in some of the exhibits there arc 
signs of out-crossing, which has not been attended with success. 
George H. Sanday. 
John P. Clark. 
Boeder LeiceSTEES for thirty years have been growing irj 
popularity throughout the South of Scotland and North of Eng- 
land. They are of larger frame than the blue-faced English 
Leicesters, which some ascribe to a dash of Lincoln or Cotswold, 
are more hardv, and in the northern climate maintain their 
type more readily. Some of the flocks seem to be losing wool. 
FVom the south-country sales the rams are every autumn 
widely distributed, at prices varying from 3 to 30 guineas. 
"Ralph," the sire of Mr. A. Smith's grand old sheep, cost 120 
guineas. With 40 pens of those big useful sheep the chief 
breeders were well represented. The Hon. Robert Baillie- 
Hamilton, Messrs. Andrew Smith, Robert Watson, William 
Wilson, and Samuel Jack divided the best prizes. As in most 
other divisions of sheep, the rams made a better show than the 
ewes, which were poor and not well matched. Few breeders 
are disposed to feed and bring out their best ewes ; and if 
retrenchments are to be made in this department of the prize 
list, premiums for ewes may be materially reduced. The Judges 
gave the following digest of their opinion of the exhibition : — 
