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disposal ; " and when it is stated that " many deserving animals 
were unrewarded. " Mr. IVIinton's first-prize sheep is stylish, of 
superior quality, and has good natural flesh. Mrs. Barr's 
second award shows more breeding, a better and darker head, 
and stronger back and loin. Mr. Minton's third shearling was 
more upstanding, but appeared to disadvantage from a cold. 
The older sheep were also superior, Mrs. Barr, Mr. R. Thomas, 
and Mr. J. L. Naper having the prizes. The Ewes, in 
15 pens, Avere also capitally represented : Mr. George Graham's 
compact shapely lot came first ; Mr. J. E. Farmer's more 
stylish, darker-faced, well-matched, second ; Mr. Joseph Beach's 
bigger, heavy-fleshed, and good-woolled, third. Several level 
useful pens were rewarded with honourable mention. 
The whole of the classes received well-deserved praise in the 
appended Report of the Judges : — 
Class 131 — Shearling licons — contained an entry of 56, which generally 
presented a very uniform appearance. There was little to choose between 
the three prize-takers, which were good, useful, upstanding sheep, of good 
character and wool, and were admirable representatives of this useful and. 
profitable breed. The Judges regi'ctted they had not a fourth prize at their 
disposal, as many deserving animals were unrewarded. 
Class 132 — Bam of any other age — with 19 entries, possessed great 
merit; and, where so many really good animals presented themselves, it 
was difficult to decide upon their respective merits. 
Class 133 — Fen of Five Shearling Eives of the same flock — with 15 
entries, was a grand class, and it would be difficult to find in any breed more 
meritorious animals than the three first winning pens contained. We think 
the Shropshire sheep-breeders may be congratulated upon the admirable 
display their breed showed, and upon the great strides they have made in 
public estimation. 
Chakles K. Keeling. 
Thos. Mansell. 
Hampshires are long, upstanding, hardy sheep, seldom feeding 
quite so quickly as some other improved sorts, but with plenty 
of lean meat, and with dark head and legs, which secure them 
a ready sale. By selection, and by an occasional remote cross, 
usually with Southdown,'^they are being advantageously lowered 
on the leg, rendered more compact, and thickened in the neck. 
Dropped early, many ram-lambs are used in the first year. 
Scores are despatched to the Midland and Eastern counties, to 
produce the black-faced mutton so much in request by West-end 
customers. The Judges, Mr. George Jonas and Mr. Hugh 
Penfold, who adjudicated in the Southdowns, briefly recorded 
" that the Hampshires were very good in all the classes, but 
were only represented by a few entries from one or two of the 
best breeders." Although they were generally good, the entries 
did not come up to the high standard attained at the Kilburn 
International by Mr. Alfred Morrison's splendid two-shear ram. 
