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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 66
Classification of Wools Shown
Classification of Wools Shown.
I.—Short-Wool Breeds.
A.—Merino.
| 1. | —Fine Merino. |
| 2. | —Long Combing Merino. |
B.—Downs.
| 3. | —South Down. |
| 4. | —Hampshire Down. |
| 5. | —Shropshire Down. |
II.—Long-Wool Breeds.
| 6. | —Lincoln |
| 7. | —Leicester. |
| 8. | —Border Leicester. |
| 9. | —Romney Marsh. |
| 10. | —Cotswold. |
III.—Half-Breeds.
| 11. | —Merino Ewe, by Lincoln Ram. |
| 12. | —Merino Ewe, by Leicester Ram. |
| 13. | —Merino Ewe, by Border Leicester Ram. |
| 14. | —Merino Ewe, by Romney Marsh Ram. |
| 15. | —Merino Ewe, by Cotswold Ram. |
| 16. | —Merino Ewe, by Down Ram (any pure breed). |
| 17. | —Long-wool Ewe (any pure breed), by Merino Ram.? |
IV.—Cross-Breeds.
| 18. | —Half-bred Ewe, by Lin-coln Ram. |
| 19. | —Half-bred Ewe, by Leicester Ram. |
| 20. | —Half-bred Ewe, by Border Leicester Ram. |
| 21. | —Half-bred Ewe, by Romney Marsh Ram. |
| 22. | —Half-bred Ewe, by Cotswold Ram. |
| 23. | —Half-bred Ewe, by Down Ram (any pure breed). |
| 24. | —Cross-bred Ewe, by Down Ram (any pure breed) |
| 25. | —Cross-bred Ewe, by Long-wool Ram (any pure breed). |
V.—Crosses Back Towards Merino.
| 26. | —Half-bred ewe, by Merino Ram. |
| 27. | —Cross-bred ewe, by Merino Ram. |
I.—Short-Wool Breeds.
A.—Merino Wools.
1.—Fine Merino.
Beaumont, R., Blenheim, Marlborough.
One fleece from merino ram, 5 years old, 12 months' growth. Fed on English grasses, on rolling downs; weight of fleece, 9½lbs.
One fleece from merino ewe, 2 years old, 12 months' growth, weight 8¾lbs. Fed on English and native grasses, on rolling downs.
One fleece merino hoggett, 17 months' growth; weight 9¼lbs. Fed on English and native grasses, on rolling downs.
One fleece of merino wether, 3 years old, 12 months' growth; weight 8¼1bs. Fed on native grass, on rolling downs.
Campbell & Sons, Robert, Otekaiki, Waitaki, Otago.
Fleeces of ram, ewe, and wether, 360 days' growth; and of hoggett, 450 days' growth. Fed on English grass and turnips, on limestone soil.
Clarkson, H. and W., Templeton, Canterbury.
Fleece of merino wether, 340 days' growth; weight, 7½lbs. Fed on English grass, on low, flat, sandy country.
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Goulter, Charles, Hawkesbury, Marlborough.
Fleece of 6-tooth merino ram, 12 months' growth, weight 12lbs.; fleece of 6-tooth merino ewe, 12 months' growth, weight 6lbs. 150zs.; fleece of merino ewe hoggett, 14 months' growth, weight 12lbs. 20zs.; fleece of merino 6-tooth wether, 12 months' growth, weight 10lbs. 2ozs. All fed on English grass on light, dry, gravelly soil. From ½lb. to 1 lb. of trimmings taken off, which has to be added to weight.
Goulter, Cyrus, & Son, Hawkesbury, Marlborough.
Four merino fleeces, fed on English grass, on light, gravelly upland flats.
Johnston, Adam D., Paiwata, Kaihiku, Otago.
Fleeces of 2 rams and 2 ewes, 11½ months' growth; fleeces of 2 hoggetts, 13½ months' growth. Fed on English grass on undulating downs.
Langton, Bennet Rothes, Warren Estate, Oxford, Canterbury.
Five fleeces, viz.—1 of 4-tooth ewe, 2 of stud 4-tooth ewes, 2 of ewe hoggetts, of 12 months' growth. Fed on native grasses, on dry, rather flat, stony soil.
Lyttelton, Hon. W., Rakaia, Canterbury.
Two fleeces of merino wether of 12 months' growth, one weighing 7¾lbs., the other 7¼1bs. Fed on English grass on sandy loam plains.
Merino ram (aged), 12 months' growth, weight 11lbs.; merino ewe hoggett, 12 months' growth, weight 8½lbs, (shorn as a lamb); merino ram hoggett, 12 months' growth, weight 10lbs. (shorn as a lamb); merino ram hoggett, 12 months' growth, weight 11lbs, (shorn as a lamb). All never housed or clothed. Fed on English grass on a sandy loam.
McLean, R. D., Maraekakaho, Hawkes Bay.
Fleece of merino ram, 5 years old, 360 days' growth, weight 10½lbs.; merino ewe 4 years old, 360 days' growth, weight of fleece 9¾lbs.; merino ewe 3 years old, 360 days' growth, weight 11lbs.; ewe hoggett, 360 days' growth, weight 13lbs. All fed on a mixture of English and native grasses on limestone hills; never been housed or artificially fed.
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McRae, G. W., Amaurui, Canterbury.
Fleece of 2 years' old ram, 12 months and 2 days' growth, weight 13½lbs.; fleece of ram hoggett, 12 months' growth, weight 9½lbs. Fed on native grass and turnips, on high hills and low downs.
Meinertzhagen & Moore, Napier.
Fleece of merino ewe, 12 months' growth, weight 8¼lbs.
Fleece of merino ewe, 12 months' growth, weight 7¼lbs.
Fleece of merino ewe, 12 months' growth, weight 8¾lbs.
Fleece of merino ewe, 12 months' growth, weight 7¾lbs.
Fleece of merino ewe, 12 months' growth, weight 6½lbs.
Fleece of merino ewe, 12 months' growth, weight 8¾lbs.
Fleece of merino ewe, 12 months' growth, weight 6½lbs.
Fleece of merino ewe, 12 months' growth, weight 8¼lbs.
All fed on surface sown English grass on sea-coast downs.
Pearson, Joseph, Oxford, Canterbury.
Two fleeces of 6-tooth merino ewes, 11 months' growth, weighing 6¼ and 8lbs.; merino ewe hoggett, 13 months' growth, weight 6lbs. 40ZS. All fed on native grass, on undulating country, with gravelly soil.
Royse & Anderson, Kereru, Hawkes' Bay (Poporangi Station).
Fleece of 4-year-old ram, 12 months' and 1 days' growth, weight 12lbs.; fleece of 2-year-old ewe, 12 months' growth, weight 7lbs.; hoggett, 16 months' old, 12 months and 2 days' growth, weight 7¾lbs. Fed on English and native grasses and fern, on mountainous and light soil.
Teschemaker, W. H., Maheno, Otago.
Fleece of full-mouthed merino ewe, 12 months' growth, weight 7¾lbs. Fed on English grass and turnips.
Fleece of merino ram hoggett, 15 months' growth, weight 11lbs.; merino ewe hoggett, 14½ months' growth, weight 9lbs. Fed on English grass on undulating limestone.
Ward, Bernard, Brookby, Marlborough.
Four fleeces : ewe, 11 months' growth, weight 8¼lbs.; ram, 11 months' growth, 11lbs.; ewe hoggett, 13 months' growth, 7¾lbs.; wether, 11 months' growth, 8¼lbs. Fed on native and English grasses on hilly and poor soil.
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Warren Station, Executors of, Oxford, Canterbury.
Five merino fleeces.
Watt, John, Kaitiku, West Clutha, Otago.
Six fleeces, viz.:—2 rams, 12 months' growth; 2 ram hoggetts, 14 months' growth; 2 ewe hoggetts, 14 months' growth. Fed partly on English grass, chiefly on native pasture, on low ridgy country.
2.—Combing Merino.
Beaumont, R., Blenheim, Marlborough.
Fleeces of 4-year-old merino ram, 12 months' growth, weight 12½lbs.; merino ewe, 2 years old, 12 months' growth, weight 8¾lbs.; merino hoggett, 17 months' growth, weight 9lbs.; merino wether, 3 years old, 12 months growth, weight 10lbs. Fed on English and native grasses on rolling downs.
Campbell, Robert, & Sons, Otekaiki, Waitaki, Otago.
Four fleeces of ram, ewe, hoggett, and wether. Rams, ewes, and wethers, 360 days' growth; hoggetts, 15 months' growth. Fed on English grass and turnips on limestone soil.
Clarkson, H. & W., Templeton, Canterbury.
Fleece of merino ram, 10lbs.; of ewe hoggett, 10¾lbs.; of hoggett, 7lbs.; all of 340 days' growth. Fed on English grass on low, flat, sandy ground.
Goulter, Cyrus, & Son, Hawkesbury, Marlborough.
Eight fleeces (particulars wanting). Fed mostly on English grass on light, gravelly, upland flats.
Goulter, Charles, Hawkesbury, Marlborough.
Fleece of 6-tooth merino ram, 12 months' growth, 13lbs. 8oz.; merino ewe, full-mouthed, 4 years old, 12 months' growth, weight 9lbs. 50Z.; merino ram hoggett, 16 months' growth, 12lbs. 6oz.; 6-tooth wether, 12 months' growth, 11 lbs. 10oz. Fed on English grass on light, dry, gravelly soil.
Johnston, Adam D., Paiwata, Kaihiku, Otago.
Three fleeces of ram, ewe, and hoggett. (Details wanting.)
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Macfarlane, D. & A., Amuri, Canterbury.
Three fleeces of 4-tooth merino ewes, of 330 days' growth, weighing respectively 10¼lbs., 11¼lbs., and 11¼lbs.; 3 fleeces of merino hoggetts, 15 months' growth, weight 9lbs., 81bs., and 8½lbs.
McMaster, A., Executors of, Oamaru, Otago.
Fleece of merino champion ram at local agricultural shows, 12 months' growth, weight 15 lbs.; fleece of merino 1st prize ram, 12 months' growth, weight 13lbs.; fleece of merino ram, 3rd prize, 12 months' growth, weight 14lbs.; fleeces of 3 merino ewes, 12 months' growth, 8½lbs., 8½lbs., and 9½lbs. each. Fed on English grass and turnips, on limestone table-land. Three fleeces of merino hoggett, 14 months' growth, weighing respectively 14lbs., 12lbs., and 12½lbs.; 3 fleeces of merino wethers, 11 months' growth, weighing respectively 8lbs., 8½lbs., and 7¾lbs. Fed on native grasses.
McRae, G. W., Amaurui, Canterbury.
Fleece of 4-year old merino ram, 12 months and 2 days' growth; 3 fleeces of merino ram hoggetts, 12 months' growth, weight 11lbs., 10¼lbs., and 13½lbs. Fed on native grasses and part turnips on high hills and low downs.
Pearson, Joseph, Oxford, Canterbury.
Fleeces of 8-tooth merino ewe, 11 months and 2 weeks' growth, weight, 7lbs.; merino ewe hoggett, 14 months' growth, weight 9lbs.; merino 4-tooth wether, 11 months and 2 weeks' growth, weight 7¾lbs. Fed on English and native grass, on undulating country, with a gravelly soil.
Peter, W. L., Anama, Mount Somers, Canterbury.
Fleeces of hoggett, 12½ months' growth, ram 12 months, ewe 12 months. Fed on partly native, partly artificial grass, on level ground.
Rowley & Hamilton, Avondale, Southland.
Two fleeces of merino ram and ewe, 2 years' growth; of merino hoggett, 1 years' growth. Fed on flats on English grass. Fleece of merino wether, 4 years' growth. Fed on low hills in native pasture.
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Ward, Bernard, Brookby, Marlborough.
Four fleeces, viz., ram, 12lbs., ewe 9½lbs., 11 months' growth; ram hoggett, 10lbs., of 13 months' growth; and wether, 8lbs., 11 months'.
Wilson, Wm., Elslea, Whenuakura, Patea County.
Fleeces of ram, ewe, hoggett, and wether, of 13 months' growth. Fed on English grass, formerly fern land.
R—Downs.
3.—South Down.
Deans, John, Riccarton, Christchurch, Canterbury.
Fleece of champion South Down ram, 1 year and 10 days' growth, weight 9½lbs.; South Down ewe, 1 year and 52 days' growth, weight 7lbs; ram hoggett, 1 year and 95 days' growth, weight 7¾lbs.; South Down ewe hoggett, 1 year and 95 days' growth, weight 8lbs. Fed on English grass on rich land, and a few turnips in winter.
4.—Hampshire Down.
Dudley & Northey, Riversdale, Tinwald, Canterbury.
Two Hampshire Down ram hoggett fleeces (without belly and fleeces, skirted by mistake). Fed on English grasses.
5.—Shropshire Down.
Grigg, John, Long Beach, Canterbury.
Fleece of Shropshire Down ram, 10½lbs, and of Shropshire Down ewe, 7½lbs. (have been skirted), 13 months' growth. Fed on English grass, medium clay soil on gravel; turnips in winter.
Rowley & Hamilton, Avondale, Southland.
Three fleeces of Shropshire Down breed, ram, and ewe, 3 years' growth; hoggett of 1 years' growth. Fed on flats, on English grass.
II—Long Wool Breeds.
6.—Lincoln.
Baker, James W., Brookdale, Wanganui.
Five fleeces of ram, ewe, hoggett, and wether, Lincoln sheep, of 12 months' growth; one young lamb's fleece. Offspring of rams and ewes imported twenty years ago and kept up by later importations by their breeder.
Blair, D. and W., Wanganui.
Five fleeces of Lincoln sheep, fed on English grasses, on nearly level land.
Buchanan, W. C., Wairarapa, Wellington.
Fleece of Lincoln ram, 18½lbs; of Lincoln ewe, 14lbs., of 11 months' growth. Fed on English grass, on limestone soil.
Deans, John, Oamaru, Otago.
Fleece of Lincoln ram, 1 year and 10 days' growth; weight 18lbs., as taken off. Lincoln ram hoggett and Lincoln ewe hoggett, about 1 year and 95 days' growth; weight, 17lbs. and 14lbs. Fed on English grass, on rich land, with a few turnips in winter.
Gresson, Hon. H. B., Woodend, Canterbury.
Fleece of Lincoln ewe hoggett, of 12½ months' growth; weight, 12lbs. Fed on English grass, on level plains, rich, sandy, loam soil, originally forest.
Hair, Robert, Brunswick Line, near Wanganui.
Fleeces of Lincoln ewe, 12 months' growth; Lincoln ram hoggett, 14 months' growth; and 2 lamb fleeces of 5 months' growth. Fed on English grass, on undulating land.
Morgan, John, Wanganui.
Three fleeces of Lincoln ewes, 12 months' growth. Fed on English grass in good agricultural country.
Owen & Lethbridge, Wangaehio, Wanganui.
Fleece of Lincoln, 12 months' growth. Fed on English and native grasses, on partly alluvial and partly hilly soil.
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Pashby, Thomas, Kaiapoi, Canterbury.
Skin of champion Lincoln ewe, 12 months' growth. Fed on English grass on sandy loam, level plains.
Reid, John, Riccarton, Canterbury.
Fleece of Lincoln ram, 12 months' growth, weight 19½lbs; of 2 Lincoln three-year-old ewes, 12 months' growth, weight 2olbs. each—one a champion ewe at Dunedin; Lincoln ewe hoggett, 14 months' growth, weight 18½lbs. Fed on English grasses, on undulating limestone soil.
Robertson, G. S., Upokongaro, Wanganui.
Five fleeces in the grease of Lincoln ram, ewe, hoggett, wether and lamb of 11 months' growth. Fed on English grass, on level and undulating pasture.
Stone, John, Goat Valley, Kai-iwi.
Four fleeces of Lincoln ewe and wether of 12 months' growth, of hoggett 14 months', lamb 5 months'. Fed on English grass on undulating land.
Sutton, Frederick, Jacob's River, Southland.
Four fleeces of Lincoln hoggett, 13 months' growth, of ram, ewe and wether of 12 months' growth. Fed on turnips and English grass on terrace and alluvial land.
Threlkeld, P. C., Flaxton, Canterbury.
Three fleeces of Lincoln ram hoggett, 390 days' growth, weight 18lbs.; Lincoln ram, 340 days' growth, 12½lbs.; Lincoln ewe hoggett, 390 days' growth, 12½lbs. Fed on English grass on strong clay land, level plains.
Wallace, James, Papatoitoi, Auckland.
Twelve fleeces of Lincoln sheep, 6 of ewe hoggetts, and 6 of ewes in grease, unskirted; 340 days' growth. Fed on English grass, on undulating land.
Wilson, Wm., Elslea, Whenuakura, Patea County.
Four fleeces of full-mouthed Lincoln ram, 12 months' growth; of 4-toothed ewe, 13 months' growth; of ewe hoggett, 15 months' growth; of wether, 11½ months' growth. Fed on English grass formerly fern land.
7—Leicester.
Haydon, J., Prebbleton, Canterbury.
Fleece of 4-tooth Leicester ram, 11 months' growth, weight 14½lbs. Fed on English grass, on reclaimed swamp.
Threlkeld, P. C., Flaxton, Canterbury.
Fleece of Leicester ram, 340 days' growth, weight 14lbs.; of Leicester ewe hoggett, 390 days' growth, 13lbs.; of Leicester ram hoggett, 390 days' growth, 15lbs. Fed on English grass, on strong clay land, level plains.
One bale of Leicester wool.
8.—Border Leicester
Deans, John, Riccarton, Canterbury.
Fleece of border Leicester ram hoggett, weight 13½lbs., and of border Leicester ewe hoggett, 10lbs., about one year and 95 days' growth. Fed on English grass, and a few turnips in winter, on rich land.
Ivey, W. E., Director of School of Agriculture, Lincoln, Canterbury,
Three border Leicester fleeces.
Reid, John, Oamaru, Otago.
Fleeces of border Leicester ewe hoggett, 11lbs., and of border Leicester ram hoggett, 11½lbs., both of 14 months' growth. Fed on English grass, on undulating limestone land.
9.—Romney Marsh.
Allen, W. B., Wairarapa, Wellington.
Fleeces of Romney Marsh, 4-tooth ewe, 12 months' growth, weight 11lbs.; of Romney Marsh ewe hoggett, 14½ months' growth, 13lbs.; of Romney Marsh ram hoggett, 14½ months' growth, 14lbs. Fed on surface sown English grass, on level, marshy ground.
Bidwill Bros., Pihautea, Wairarapa, Wellington.
Fleeces of Romney Marsh ram, ewe, hoggett and wether, 12 months' growth. Fed on English grass alone, on rich alluvial country.
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Braithwaite & Acocks, Waihakeke, Wairarapa, Wellington.
Fleece of Romney Marsh 4-tooth ewe, 2 years' old, 12 months growth, weight 12½lbs. Fed on mixed native and English grasses, on clay hills.
Eglington, Henry, Lower Hutt, Wellington.
Fleece of Romney Marsh ram hoggett, 15 months' growth, 15lbs.; of Romney Marsh ewe, 12 months' growth, 12lbs.; of Romney Marsh wether, 12 months' growth, 12lbs.; of Romney Marsh ewe hoggett, 15 months' growth, 12lbs.; of Romney Marsh lamb, 4 months' growth, 5lbs. Fed on English grass on hilly land, clay soil.
Matthews, Alfred, Wairarapa, Wellington,
Two fleeces of Romney Marsh ram, 3 years old, 12 months' growth, weight 17lbs.; of Romney Marsh ewe, 3 years old, 12 months' growth, weight 12lbs.; of ewe 3 years old, 12 months' growth, 13lbs.; of Romney Marsh ram hoggett, 14½ months' growth, 16lbs.; of ewe hoggett, 14½ months' growth, 16lbs.; of ram hoggett, 14½ months' growth, 16½lbs.; of ewe hoggett, 14½ months' growth, 15lbs., of wether, 12 months' growth, 15lbs.; of lamb, 3½ months' growth, 3lbs. and 2½bs. Fed on English grass, on marshy land.
Reid, John, Oamaru, Otago.
Two fleeces of Romney Marsh champion ram, 12 months' growth, weight 16¾lbs; of Romney Marsh champion ewe, 12 months' growth, 14¾lbs. Fed on English grass, on undulating limestone soil.
10.—Cotswold.
Owen & Lethbridge, Rangitikei, Wellington.
Three fleeces, of 12 months' growth. Sheep fed on English grasses, on river flats.
Iii.—Half Breeds.
11.—Merino Ewe by Lincoln Ram.
Fleming, George, Elslea, Whenuakura, Patea County.
Fleece of ram hoggett, 13 months' growth. Fed on English grass, formerly fern land.
13.—Merino Ewe by Border Leicester Ram.
Ivey, W. E., Director of School of Agriculture, Lincoln, Canterbury.
Three fleeces.
16.—Merino Ewe by Down Ram.
Ivey, W. E., Director of School of Agriculture, Lincoln, Canterbury.
One fleece.
Rowley and Hamilton, Avondale, Southland.
Two hoggett fleeces, one year's growth, by Shropshire Down ram. Native feed on low hills.
17.—Long Wool Ewe by Merino Ram.
Gresson, Hon. H. B., Woodend, Canterbury.
Fleece of half-bred ewe hoggett, 12 months and 1 week's growth, weight 11½lbs., out of Lincoln ewe.
Haydon, J., Prebbleton, Canterbury.
Fleece of half-bred ram out of Leicester ewe, 11 months' growth, 12½lbs. weight. Fed on English grass on reclaimed swamp.
Ivey, W. E., Director of School of Agriculture, Lincoln, Canterbury.
Three fleeces of long wool ewe by Merino ram.
Owen & Lethbridge, Wangaehue, Wanganui.
Fleece of Lincoln half-bred, 12 months' growth. Fed on English and native grasses, on partly alluvial and hilly land.
IV.—Cross Breeds.
18.—Half-Bred Ewe by Lincoln Ram.
Buchanan, W. C., Wairarapa, Wellington.
Fleece of cross-bred hoggett, 13 months' growth, weight 10¾lbs., ditto, 9½lbs. Fed on English grass on limestone soil.
19.—Half-Bred Ewe by Leicester Ram.
Haydon, J., Prebbleton, Canterbury.
Hoggett fleece, 13 months' growth, weight 10½lbs. Fed on English grass on reclaimed swamp.
20.—Half-Bred Ewe by Border Leicester Ram.
Ivey, W. E., Director of School of Agriculture, Lincoln, Canterbury.
Three fleeces.
23.—Half-Bred Ewe by Down Ram.
Dudley & Northey, Riversdale, Tinwald, Canterbury.
Two fleeces of half Hampshire Down hoggetts by Hants ram out of half-bred Lincoln ewe, weight each 9lbs. without belly and pieces. Fed on English grasses.
Ivey, W. E., Director of School of Agriculture, Lincoln, Canterbury. One fleece.
24.—Cross-Bred Ewe by Down Ram.
Deans, John, Riccarton, Canterbury.
Fleece of cross-bred hoggett by South Down ram, about 1 year and 20 clays' growth, weight 5½lbs., clean wool. Fed on English grass and a few turnips on rich land.
Grigg, John, Long Beach, Canterbury.
Fleeces of cross-bred wethers by Shropshire Down ram from half-bred ewes (Leicester and merino cross), 7lbs. weight; cross-bred wether by Shropshire Down ram from ¾-bred ewe (Lincoln and merino cross), 8¾lbs.; ditto, by Shropshire Down ram from half-bred ewe (Leicester and merino cross), 7¾lbs.; ditto, from half-bred ewes, 10½lbs. and 8lbs. Fleeces have all been skirted; 13 months' growth. Fed on English grass, on medium clay soil on gravel; turnips in winter.
Morgan, John, Wanganui.
Two hoggett fleeces, 14 months' growth, fed on English grass in good agricultural country, ewe well bred Lincoln, ram Hampshire Down.
25.—Cross-bred Ewes by Long Wool Ram.
Blair, D. & W., Wanganui.
Fleeces of cross-bred ewes, 7/8 Lincoln, ½ Merino, by Lincoln ram :—Four ewe fleeces 342 days' growth; two hoggetts, 426 days' growth; lambs, 152 days' growth. Fed on English grass on nearly level country.
Buchanan, W. C., Wairarapa, Wellington.
Two fleeces, hoggett 13 months' growth, weight 10lbs.; wether 11 months' growth, weight 12lbs.; got by Lincoln ram. Sheep fed on English grass on limestone soil.
Ivey, W. E., School of Agriculture, Lincoln, Canterbury.
Three fleeces.
Tancred, H. G., Ponatahi, Wairarapa, Wellington.
Fleeces of 8-tooth wether, four years old, 12 months' growth, weight 8lbs. 10z., got by pure Cotswold ram. Fleece of dry 6-tooth ewe, 3 years old, weight 5½lbs., 12 months' growth. Fed on native grass.
V.—Crosses Back Towards Merino.
26.—Half-Bred Ewe by Merino Ram.
Ellis, Thos., Goat Valley, Wanganui.
Two wether fleeces, 12 months' growth; one lamb's fleece, 9 months' growth. Fed on grass in a flat country.
27.—Cross-bred Ewe by Merino Ram.
Buchanan, W. C., Wairarapa, Wellington.
Two cross-bred ewe fleeces, of 11 months', weighing 9lbs. and 10½lbs.; two cross-bred hoggett, 13 months' growth, weight 9 and 11lbs.; two cross-bred wethers, 9 and 10lbs., 11 months' growth. Fed on English grass, on limestone soil.
Courage, Frank, Amberley, Canterbury.
Fleece of cross-bred ewe hoggett, 13 months' growth; weight, 10¼lbs. Got by merino ram out of 7/8 bred Lincoln ewe.
Ivey, W. E., Director of School of Agriculture. Lincoln, Canterbury.
Three fleeces of cross-bred ewe by merino ram.
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Martin, J. & W.J., Wairarapa, Wellington.
Fleece of cross-bred hoggett, by merino ram from ¾-bred Cotswold ewe, 13½ months' growth, weight 6lbs; cross-bred wether, 10½ months' growth, weight 8¼lbs.; cross-bred ewe, months' growth, weight 7½lbs.; cross-bred lamb, 3 months' growth, weight 2½lbs. Fed on mixed native and English grasses on limestone soil.
Class XLVI.—Chemical and Pharmaceutical Products.
- The Invincible cleanser and washing fluid, for wool-scouring, j cleaning clothes, &c., &c.
- Puriri mineral water from natural springs at Puriri, near Thames, Auckland.
- Alkaloids and extracts from New Zealand forest trees.
- Fancy toilet soaps.
- Specimens of candles and soap.
- Sulphuric acid, superphosphate of lime, sulphate of ammonia.
- Mineral water from Te Aroha hot springs.
- Paints.
Class XLVIII.—Leather and Skins.
- Leather of various kinds.
- Crop leather.
- Two-dozen winter-rabbit skins.