Suffolk  Sheep. 
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Class  for  Wether  Lambs  of  any  short-wool  breed.  First 
prize  to  Suffolks  ten  years  running,  i.e.  from  1900  to 
1909  inclusive. 
Class  for  Wether  sheep  (under  24  months  old)  of  any 
short-wool  breed.  Suffolks  won  first  prize  from  1900 
to  1904  inclusive,  and  again  in  1907  and  1909. 
A champion  prize,  for  which  all  pure  breeds  or  cross- 
breeds compete,  is  given  for  the  best  carcass  in  the 
yard.  The  Suffolk  had  this  champion  award  for  1902 
to  1906  inclusive,  and  again  obtained  it  in  1908. 
The  following  interesting  figures  have  been  compiled  by 
the  secretary  of  the  S.S.S.  from  published  accounts  giving  the 
weights  recorded  for  the  Suffolk  entries  at  the  above  com- 
petitions : — 
Wether  Lambs  (under  12  months  old). 
Date. 
Live 
Weight 
Car- 
cass 
Weight 
Fat 
Pluck 
Skin 
Average 
Percentage 
of  Dressed 
Carcass  to 
Live  Weight 
Lb. 
Lb. 
Lb. 
Lb. 
Lb. 
1906 
10  entries  averaged 
136 
86 
9 
5 
12 
63-24 
1907 
16  ., 
140 
90 
9 
4 
13 
6429 
1908 
8 .. 
143 
89 
8 
5 
15 
62-24 
1909 
11  „ 
145 
89 
10 
5 
16 
6138 
1910 
9 ., 
142 
90 
8 
5 
13 
63-38 
Average  .... 
1412 
88-8 
8-8 
4-8 
13-8 
62-91 
Wether  Sheep  (under  22  months  old). 
1906 
5 entries  averaged 
193 
129 
12 
5 
15 
66  84 
1907 
5 „ ,, 
171 
112 
12 
5 
12 
65 '50 
1908 
5 ,,  ,, 
157 
102 
11 
5 
14 
64-97 
1909 
3 „ 
191 
123 
15 
5 
15 
64-39 
1910 
5 ' „ 
183 
119 
13 
7 
13 
65-03 
Average  .... 
179 
117 
12-6 
5-4 
13-8 
65*35 
The  live-weights  of  the  lambs  shown  at  Smithfield  are 
very  instructive,  for  they  are  evidence  of  the  great  power  of 
early  maturity  which  the  breed  possesses.  We  therefore  give 
the  following  table,  which  speaks  for  itself.1 
1 Since  the  above  was  written  a pen  of  Suffolk  lambs  has  won  the  Cham- 
pionship of  the  yard  for  1910  at  Smithfield.  Age,  9 months  and  3 weeks  ; 
live  weight,  5 cwt.  3 qr.  7 lb.  This  pen  also  won  the  Championship  at 
Norwich  and  Ipswich. 
