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.