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Secretary’s Welcome
Last year’s excellent summer helped put sheep farmers in a better mood after the disastrous weather at the peak of lambing last spring. This along with a stable lamb price throughout the year has helped the confidence in the sheep sector.
Last year breeding sales proved to be a solid trade if not spectacular with gimmers being a strong price at all centres. The top end of ewe lambs, especially tupping lambs sold well to buyers north and south of the border, mainly gimmering lambs sold well to buyers as far south as Devon and Cornwall and even at later sales attracting a good trade.
On a glorious summer day in July the Association held an open day at Crookston Farm, Heriot in the Scottish Borders, hosts Jimmy and Graeme Sinclair provided an excellent venue for the day. High up on the hills above Crookston, Scotch Mules and their progeny sired by Texel and Beltex tups were seen at their best. In this important year for Scotland and its future it is a ‘Yes’ vote for Scotch Mules and their future. Thanks to Jimmy, Christine, Graeme and family for a fantastic day.
Scotsheep this year on Wednesday 4th June will be held at Quixwood Farm, Duns kindly hosted by the McFarlane Family who farm Scotch Mules as the main part of their sheep flock, an ideal choice for the Scottish Region NSA for their flagship event. The Association will be having its usual display at the event, please come along and visit us on the day. Also this year we will be at the Royal Highland Show in June and then at the end of July the association will take sheep down to the NSA Sheep Event at Malvern, which is a worthwhile event for us. As it brings sheep farmers from all over England and Wales.
A sponsorship has been agreed with Quick Tag a Northern Irish based company who manufacture a wide range of sheep and cattle tags along with other Animal Health products. UK Sales manager Tim Rees said Quick Tag were delighted to be involved with the Association and its members and hope they can take advantage of good quality tags and at a cheaper price. I do hope members will support Quick Tag and especially the association by ordering your tags through myself or the form provided.
Finally it was great to see Scotch Mule members, the Dykes Family, South Slipperfield hosting the BBC Lambing Live programme. Congratulations to them for being wonderful hosts and promoting the high standards of welfare for the sheep industry in Scotland.
Hopefully a successful lambing season will lead to a stronger sheep sector and a good trade for ewe lambs at sale time.
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL
Secretary’s Welcome ..........3From your Chairman ...........4British Wool ........................5MacQueston ........................6Open Day ...........................8New Entrant Article ...........10Sale Report........................ 11RHS Report ......................17Show Report .....................20
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2014 Sale Dates .................2Farming Country Mag ..........4Nettex ..................................5Ritchey.................................7Elanco..................................9Bluefaced Leicester ..........14Quick Tag ..........................14Kilco ..................................15Ryan O’Neil ......................15Chanelle ...........................16Footvax ..............................18Norbrook ...........................23Lanarkshire Printhouse......23
FRONT COVER:Front page picture is Ewe lambs from A Hamilton, Marr, picture taken by Eilidh MacPherson.
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Scotch Mule Association Secretary:George Allan, Bogside Cottage, Ochiltree, Cumnock, Ayrshire KA18 2QFTel: 01292 591 821Mob: 07840 537 811
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Tim Rees, UK Sales Manager, Quick Tag with Secretary George Allan.
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From your Chairman John McDougallWell what a difference a year makes and what a relief we haven’t had a Spring like last year. Grass when there should be grass, Ewes and Lambs on the thrive and most of the cattle out where they are happiest. The Lambing was a much cheerier job this time, as it is, when the weather is with you and it looks as if there will be a good lamb crop of strong thriving lambs to take through to sale time.
Our events over the last year took us first of all to Dingwall for Highland Sheep which is a new N.S.A. event and was very enjoyable. We had a fine stand with 2 pens of sheep which drew a lot of interest. The next event was North Sheep at Harrogate which was an excellent show and again a first class stand drew the attention of many who were there.
June of course means the Highland Show, and as usual there was a great show of sheep. Taking top honours were the Kerrs of Sauchrie Mains with a Ewe Lamb. Reserve was Davy Bryson with his Gimmer.
Our Open Day was at Crookston Farm, Heriot, which was hosted by the Sinclair family and they put on an excellent show for us. If any farmer in the country is thinking of going into Scotch Mules then a trip to Crookston will convince them that the Mule is
the sheep for them. A great display of a sheep breed working at its very best.
As of now I am pleased we have a new Sponsor on board: The British Wool Marketing Board. Thanks go to Colin McGregor and Donna McKenzie and I look forward to working with them.
Well with the Show season and sale time fast approaching, I hope to meet with you at various events throughout the year.
John A. McDougallChairman
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The strong demand for British wool is continuing in the 2013/2014 selling season with good clearances and improved prices. This will be a welcome development to producers and we are hopeful, this improved market will continue for the remainder of the selling season with a strong demand and limited global supply. Scotch mule wool is highly sought after in the market and realises some of the top prices.As in previous years, the BWMB gave a guide price to producers for the 2013 clip which was based on the 2012 selling season. By April, with over 90% of the wool sold, it’s encouraging to see the guide prices have all been met; details of the average wool payment and an estimated wool clip value per producer will be mailed out towards the end of May. Information on our new season prices will also be available within the auction marts as well as the farming press from the end of MayWe continue to be active in training the next generation of British shearers. Training new shearers is one of the most important things the Board does for the industry and this year we are proud to support a number of junior shearing competitions across the UK. . The Campaign for Wool (CfW), now a major force in the promotion of wool across the world continues to go from strength to strength following its launch back in 2010. Central to the UK activities again last year was Wool Week - held in October this featured a number of high profile events continuing to raise the profile of woollen products amongst consumers.The British Wool Marketing Board are pleased to be working with the Scotch Mule Association, if members have any queries they can contact the Scottish Regional Office on 01877 339657 or email [email protected] you a successful 2014.
Strong Demand for British Wool
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Macqueston Farm lies at the heart of the picturesque Shinnel Glen near Moniave, Dumfries. Alec Brown was brought up here, with his father and grandfather buying the farm in the 1950’s after it had been on the market for a couple of years. He lives there with his wife Lynne and son Alexander more often known as Anders, and three year old Anna. The farm now extends to some 800 acres, with extra 200 acres rented in added to the main steading. The land runs from the hill top, where the Blackface ewes run, to the bottom of the valley where the meadows and Blackfaced crossed sheep run.
Around 900 ewes run on the farm, with 300 Newton Stewart type Blackface ewes run pure and another 570 crossed with the Bluefaced Leicester, with the gimmer lambs being sold at Castle Douglas in the Autumn. A suckler herd of 120 mainly Angus and Limousin X Friesians cows run with Charolais bulls. All the work is undertaken by Alec and full time shepherd, Malcolm Jarvie, who is a Blackface enthusiast.
Alec was brought up with Bluefaced Leicesters, with his father before him breeding them. “They have always been around Macqueston as long as I can remember” he says. “They seem to fit the system more so than other breeds, perhaps, because of their versatility to cross well, and produce sheep the consumer is looking for” he notes. With this history of being involved with the breed, it is no surprise to discover that he remains as enthusiastic about the future of the breed as ever.
He sold his first Bluefaced Leicester at the Castle Douglas sale in 1993, selling five tup lambs to average £530, a good trade on the year when the sale average was £392. Prior to the Castle Douglas sale they used to sell at Thornhill, which was a smaller sale, with mainly local buyers. The Castle Douglas sale opened up a whole new shop window for the Macqueston flock, and over the years the sale has turned into one of the main crossing sales, certainly within Scotland, if not in the UK, attracting buyers from all corners of the UK, with generally a strong showing from Northern Ireland and as far afield as Devon. Alec’s tups are often one of the top performing pens at the sale, and as he only sells there you know you are getting the pick of the crop. Last year he topped at £6000 for a shearling tup which sold over the water to Robert Loughridge, Orravale, with his seven shearlings averaging £2143 and four lambs levelled at £2150.
His top priced shearling was by his stock tup C1 Barley, for which he paid the princely sum of £1100 at Hawes in a two way share with John Park. “We sat up and waited all night, it seemed, to land him but it was certainly worth it!” Alec quips. He tries all his Leicester tups as lambs, and his pen leader was no exception, with several lambs in his top pen of 40 at Castle Douglas, and with a reputation for doing well – he has had four championships and two reserves in the last seven years - his tups have to do well to maintain the standard! They come back and do well too, which is a great bonus. His 2011 winning lambs came back as shearlings and earned Jardine Paterson, a regular buyer off Macqueston, the red and white ticket at the 2012 shearling sale too, quite an achievement! Part of the success is down to the attention paid to the Blackface ewes. “Although we sell Blackie tups at Newton Stewart, and generally average around £1000 for six or seven shearlings, the main reason for them is to produce a consistent, tight coated type of ewe which suits our type of Leicester tup” he observes. They top up the flock most years, buying in 30-50 ewe lambs. Again he is looking for the right type of lamb that will produce a good clean colour, well skinned Mule lamb. It seems to be a system which is working well as his average at the first sale at Castle Douglas, which can see some 10,000 Mule gimmers through the ring, averaged £131 for 250 lambs in 2012 and 2011 saw him level at £138 for 245 forward. Prior to selling at Castle Douglas he was a big supporter of the Thornhill Mart, which sadly shut in 2001, but the flock managed to take five championships and two reserve placings there before it shut.
Alec also feels that the Mule wethers are as good as any as well. “They finish early and get away sharp off their mothers, unlike some breeds where it takes a long time to get to the weight required”. The wethers at Macqueston start leaving the farm on a deadweight scheme from late July, aiming for a carcase of 20 to 21 kg. “The Mule is a great sheep, good finishing wethers and the gimmers are the best you can have…it does sound a bit corny but it is true…look after the Mule ewe and she will look after you” claims Alec, and judging by the undiminishing demand for Mule ewes he must be right! “For the Mule to continue to be as popular, you still need the best Leicester behind her, so as far as I can see, the future is good for the breed” he adds.
Looking back over his time breeding sheep, Alec finds it interesting how the sheep have changed in many ways, but
Quality is the key at Macqueston
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other things remain the same. The fashion has changed over the years, but breeders are still looking for good skins, conformation and good on their legs he feels. One of the biggest influences on the Macqueston flock was R40 Midlock, when Alec used some semen from him and retained a homebred son which put a big stamp on the flock, and also just after the FMD in 2001, Alec bought W9 Greenriggs, a son of the then record price Snab Green tup, at Hawes for £5800, with Hector MacAskill and Neale MacQuistin, from Colin Dent, which is still influencing the flock. More recently he brought back from Hawes B3 Agglethorpe, which he shares with Robin Jardine. This tup has really left an impression on the flock, with sons selling up to £3900 at Castle Douglas, and his ewes are breeding well, with last year’s top priced tup lamb, selling for £4800 to Hector MacAskill and John Hamilton, was out of a ewe by the Agglethorpe. “He is breeding sheep with tremendous clean whites and a good hard colour, and you can see this being passed on down the ewe lines too, which is as important as breeding tups” Alec states. His current stock tups, a pair bought from John Smith-Jackson, Shafthill, have also done well. He and John Park bought both D1 & D2 Shafthill in 2011, D1 Shafthill being the sire to the £4800 lamb sold at Castle Douglas last back end, with a number of canny tup hoggs still at home by them both. Something to look out for this backend maybe!
Alec, like many shepherds enjoys showing stock, often competing at Dumfries Show, where last year his nine year old son “Anders” was keen to go and compete, and took the Mule championship with a lamb by C1 Barley, which can only encourage him more! The showing side is important, casting your eye over other farmers stock, but so is the social side too, which is important as farming can be a lonely job, and Leicester breeding certainly has an effective social side too!
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Open Day 2013 - CrookstonThe Scotch Mule Association held an Open Day at Crookston, Heriot by kind permission of the Sinclair Family.
A large turnout of members and friends turned out on a beautiful sunny day where after the Stockjudging everyone enjoyed a fantastic farm tour where top quality Scotch Mule’s and their progeny were much admired by all as was the fantastic scenery from the hills above Crookston.
After the farm tour everyone returned to the farm to finish off the delicious Hog Roast and sample the local brews before the day ended with the Stockjuding results which was judged Alex Brown.
Thanks must go to the sponsors, Zoetis, British Wool Marketing Board, Quick Tag, Ryan O’Neil, R H Miller, Thomas Sherriff, Border Livestock.
Stockjudging Results:
Ladies:1st: Jenny Macaskill2nd: Lynne Gray3rd: Linda Cunningham
15 and under:1st: Anders Brown2nd: Drife Finlay3rd: Scott GrayOpen
1st: Wallace Parker2nd=: Billy Kerr and John McDougall3rd: Neale McQuistin
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Craig Malone & Partner Katreen Millar took on one of the new entrant Forestry Commission Starter Farms in West Fife which is a mixed lowland unit.
Pitcairn farm is currently just short of 500 acres of which at present is home to 300 Scottish Blackface ewes and 85 black Limousin cross British blue heifers which Craig buys at various markets then bulls them and sells them on to suckler producers with calves at foot. There was also 90 acres of malting barley grown last year. Although this year the plan is to sow more ground out in grass as the Forestry Commission is planting half the farm in trees which will reduce the farm to around 250 acres.
Moving too Pitcairn in October 2012 with no sheep and starting from scratch was not easy and I had to decide what the best sheep policy was for the farm. Sheep were on the business plan to help improve cash flow in difficult months in the early years when starting out. And the sheep also provided a quicker turn around than the heifers on the farm.
With the tenancy only being ten years I had too think what breeds of sheep were suited best to the low input high output system I required. I wanted to build numbers up quickly but had little money to do so. I decided the best breeding policy would be too stock the farm with Scottish Blackface ewes and cross them with the Bluefaced Leister too produce the prolific Scotch Mule. The main reason being there wasn’t as much capital involved in building up a flock of Blackie ewes compared to other breeds
Blackfaced ewes were bought from all over mainly coming out of Caledonian Marts (Oban & Stirling) & UA, Stirling we selected ewes that had plenty size, good skins, good colours & looked too have youth on their sides. All ewes were 4 & 5 crop ewes with a few younger ones in among them they averaged £56 a head. Fifty percent of which, are still in the flock to lamb this year.
Tups were borrowed from noted flocks Burnbank, Townhead & Claylands and were used on last year’s 200 Blackfaced ewes.
The Ewes had a hellish backend at Pitcairn to say the least, they were hit hard with acute fluke in January & this seriously affected the ewe’s condition, conception rates & lead to deaths within the flock. Due to the lack of grass ewes were fed beet pulp from January to February, once scanned they were put into their management groups and fed ewe rolls accordingly.
Lambing was a very enjoyable & exciting time, too see what tup’s had clicked with what ewes & what offspring we had for the 2013 forthcoming sales.
We decided to show some of our strongest ewe lambs at Doune & Dunblane Show & Drymen Show. We took a team of ewe lambs too each show as we believe that showing stock (though time consuming) supports the events and is a good shop window for the farm & the forthcoming sales.
The first 75 ewe lambs were sold at Caledonian Marts (Stirling) at the end of August. We managed to secure 2nd place in the show and Reserve Champion Pen, these later sold for £104 to Dougie Rennie, Clatto Farm, Fife. The next 30 ewe lambs were sold at United Auctions at their September sales to a top of £116.
All 105 ewe lambs averaged £99.00
Only having produced 1 crop of lambs in my life you are learning all the time. Altough one thing I admired about the Scotch mule is their thriving ability and the demand for the popular ewe lambs. Although more importantly it was making the most of the by product the wedder lambs which was worrying me. Having never sold a fat lamb until last year I couldn’t believe I was selling prime mule wedder lambs as early as July for only a 5 – 10 ppk less than lambs in the same market sired by a terminal sire. This was when I realised I had made the right choice in decided to breed mules.
All Mule wedder’s have been sold fat through both Stirling markets and have averaged £75.00 the last being sold on Christmas Eve, 2013.
Things are now well underway for this year’s lambing season the Blackface ewes are ready to lamb in alot better condition than last years. A special thanks must go too all scotch mule breeders who offered advice & help when required.
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£104 to Dougie Rennie, Clatto Farm, Fife. The next 30 ewe lambs were sold at United Auctions at their September sales to a top of £116.
All 105 ewe lambs averaged £99.00
Only having produced 1 crop of lambs in my life you are learning all the time. Altough one thing I admired about the Scotch mule is their thriving ability and the demand for the popular ewe lambs. Although more importantly it was making the most of the by product the wedder lambs which was worrying me. Having never sold a fat lamb until last year I couldn’t believe I was selling prime mule wedder lambs as early as July for only a 5 – 10 ppk less than lambs in the same market sired by a terminal sire. This was when I realised I had made the right choice in decided to breed mules.
All Mule wedder’s have been sold fat through both Stirling markets and have averaged £75.00 the last being sold on Christmas Eve, 2013.
Things are now well underway for this year’s lambing season the Blackface ewes are ready to lamb in alot better condition than last years. A special thanks must go too all scotch mule breeders who offered advice & help when required.
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Craig Wilson Ltd, AyrCraig Wilson Ltd, Livestock Auction Mart, Whiteforhill, Ayr had forward 2606 sheep at their Annual Show and Sale of Gimmers and Ewe Lambs. The Judge was Scott Rorison, Dallowie who awarded the Champion pen of Gimmers to Mr K Donald, Ottersview, Dalrymple sold at £148. The reserve pen to Mr G Wilson, Glenhead, Turnberry sold at £149. The Champion pen of Ewe Lambs was awarded to R Dunlop, Pinvalley which were bought by the judge at £132 and reserve pen from Mr A Paton & Co., Craig also bought by the judge at £128.916 Gimmers averaged £134.41 per head (+£14.82 on the year)671 Ewe lambs averaged £107.65 per head (+£3.88 on the year)Gimmers: £153 Lawhill, Carluke; £152 High Craighead; £150 East Dykes & Glenhead (Wilson)Ewe Lambs: £132 Pinvalley; £128 Craig; £126 North Logan; £125 PerrystonCraig Wilson Ltd, Newton StewartGimmers sold to £143 for a pen from J McKenna, Gass.Ewe Lambs sold to £102 from K Lochhead, St Ninnians.Leading Prices:Gimmers: £143 Gass; £129 GarheaughEwe Lambs: £102 St NinniansWallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited – Gimmer SaleWallets Marts held their top gimmer sale with almost 4,500 forward. Judge Mr Marcus Dean of Gelston Castle Farms awarded the championship to first time consigners Messrs Fry, Porterstown Farm, Penpont which sold to top the sale at £200, selling to Tom Jardine, Fairgirth. Reserve champion pen was from Robin Bell, Upper Dullarg which sold for £158.A feature of the sale was 629 gimmers from Messrs Rorison, Dallowie which sold to average £149.08.Overall Sale Average - £137.61 (last year - £150.66) – with 1200 more gimmers sold this year.Top Prices:£200 Porterstown; £170 Dallowie, East Dykes; £167 South Milton; £166 Mains of Collin; Achie; £162 Park Farm, Coatston, Bogside Cottage; £160 Wardhead, Carilloch, Dallowie (x2), East Dykes; £158 Dallowie (x2), Upper Dullarg; £157 Prterstwon; £156 Wardhead, £155 Mossnae, Dallowie, Crailloch, Mains of Collin; £154 Finniness (x2), Ingelston, Mossnae, Smithston; £152 Benfield; Dallowie, East Dykes (x2), Smithston; £151 Dallowie, Porterstown; £150 Mains of Collin, East Dykes, Newfield, Ingleston (x2), Graphlin; £148 South Milton, Dallowie (x2), Upper Dullarg, Achie; £147 Mains of Collin, Dallowie (x3), Porterstown; £146 Porterstown (x2), Smithston, Dallowie (x3), Romesbeoch, East Dykes; £145 Dallowie, Crairieknowe, Ingelston, Strichen Mains; £144 Klondyke (x2), Smithston, Coatston; £143 East Dykes, Barvennan, Wardhead, Smithston; £142 Strichen Mains, Wardhead (x2), East
Dykes (x2) Little Cocklick; £141 Smithston, Lagganpark; £140 Dallowie, East Dykes (x2), Ingleston, High Glaisnock, Porterstown, Whiteneuk, Crofts.Champion pen of ewe lambs Castle DouglasA. Brown, MacQuestonWallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited – Ewe Lamb Sale (8496 sold)At the show in the morning the judge, Mr Rob Livesey,
Firth Farm, Melrose awarded the champion tickets to a pen of lambs from J & A Brown, Macqueston. They went on to sell for £155 to Messrs Paterson, East Dykes. Standing in reserve slot were a pen from Messrs Shennan, Farden,which made £145 to the judge.Top price for a single lamb was £200 from Lowes Farming Company which sold to Messrs J Rorison, Dallowie.This year the average levelled at £103.64, a fall of £6.18 on last year’s priceLeading Prices:Lowes £200; Marr £158; Knockiebae £156; Macqueston £155; Farden £145; Arndarroch, Mains of Larg £141; Culdoach £140; Sauchrie Mains £138; Farden £131; Mains of Collin, Kirkmabreck £130; Upper Hardland £129; Sauchrie Mains, Macqueston £128; Culdoach, Marr £126; Sauchrie Mains (x3), Mid Knockglass £125; Finniness, Cairnwhin £124; Mains of Larg, Marr, Upper Glenlair £123; Pinclanty, Pennyvennie, Macqueston £122; Farden, Mains of Penninghame £121; Farden, Mains of Larg, Sauchrie Mains, Macqueston, Aitkenhead £120; Shirmers £119; Romesbeoch, Mains of Penninghame, Aitkenhead, Mains of Larg, Culdoach, Upper Glenlair £118; Mains of Collin, Arndarroch, Culdoach, Lagganpark, Upper Glenlair £117; Stewarton, Upper Glenlair, Drumhumphry, Achie £116, Mains of Collin, Kirkmabreck, Culdoach, Barlauchlan £115; Old Hall, Mains of Penninghame (x2), Pinclanty, Upper Hardland, Knockiebae (x2), Cairnhouse £114; Farden, Arndarroch, Mains of Penninghame, Upper Hardland £113; Hannaston, Mains of Penninghame, Macqueston
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£112; Farden, Old Hall, Finniness, Culdoach, Sauchrie Mains, Knockiebae £111; Shirmers, Culdoach (x2), Hall of Drumpark, Sauchrie Mains; Castlegower, Walton Park £110Lawrie and Symington, LanarkJudge Mr Rory Shennan, Carsegowan, New Abbey awarded the Gimmer Championship to Mrs Jennifer Stewart, Crookboat sold for £160 to the judge. Taking reserve ticket was to Mr J Fry, Porterstown, selling for £155Gimmers averaged £143.05 (last year £150.51)In the Ewe Lamb section the judge awarded the championship to a pen to Mrs Jennifer Stewart, Crookboat which sold for £140 to Mr J Fry, Porterstown and reserve ticket going to Messrs Coubrough, Hartside Farms, Lamington which sold for £116.Ewe lambs averaged £110.22 (last year £114.22)Leading prices:-Gimmers – £164 Nether Abington; £162 Laight; £160 Nether Abington, Crookboat; £158 Crookboat, Oldhill; £156 Oldhill; £155 Oldhill; £152 East Dykes; £151 East Dykes; £150 Cloverhill; £148 Porterstown.Ewe Lambs – £140 Crookboat; £136, £134, £132, £130 Lochlyoch; £123 Cloverhill, £122 Perryflats, Crookboat, £118 Townhead; £116 Hartside (x2), Scrogton (x2)
DumfriesJudge Mr Tony Pickard, Devon awarded the Nithsdale trophy for the best pen of ewe lambs to K Park & Sons, Dalpeddar and they realised £140 to Messrs J Fry, Porterstown. The Reserve pen from T Anderson, Guelt made £116, again to Messrs J Fry.The champion pen of Gimmers from Messrs J Fry, Porterstown sold at £200 to the judge
AverageChampion pen of ewe lambs DumfriesK Park & Sons, DalpeddarGimmers - £136 (last year £147.33)Top Prices:Ewe Lambs - £140, £122 Dalpeddar; £121, £115, £114 Ashmark; £120, £115 Barr; £118, £113 (x2), £110 Tower; £116, £110, Nisbet; £116, £110 Guelt; £115 Parkgatestone; £110 Easter Dawyck; £110 ArdochTop Prices:Gimmers - £200, £152 Porterstown; £182 Lawesknowe; £168 Crookboat, Coatston; £165 Crairieknowe, Tower, Grennan; £160, £155, £150 Marwhirn; £160, £155 (x2), Grennan; £152 Kenmure; £150 Easter Dawyck; £150 Clonrae
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United Auctions, StirlingThe Judge, Mr A Booth, Hesley Hall, North Yorkshire gave the champion pen of Ewe Lambs to David Gray Drumnessie which sold for £155 to C Smith, South Flanders.The Champion pen of gimmers went to Duke of Montrose, Gartincaber, realised £170 to Messrs Thomson, West Park.Ewe Lambs averaged £94.81 (-£5.26 on the year)Gimmers averaged £144.19 (-£9.24 on the year)Leading awards (Ewe Lambs) 1 – D Gray, Drumnessie £155; 2 – D Henderson, Auchenrivoch £138; 3 – H MaCaskill, Woodhall £144; 4 – W R Kerr & Son, Sauchrie Mains £115; 5 – Duke of Montrose,Champion pen of ewe lambs United Auctions StirlingD. Gray, Drumnessie Gartincaber £125.
Stirling - Caledonian Marts (Stirling) LtdEwe Lambs (2822) averaged £87.47 (-£5.21 on the year) to £135.Gimmers (682) averaged £121.92 (-£3.45 on the year) to £128.Mr Lloyd Fowlie, Guise, Alford was the judge and the following were his awards.1st and Champion Pen from W Gray, Drumnessie Farn, Banton - £135, 2nd and Reserve Champion Pen from C Malone, Pitcairn - £104, 3rd R Dunlop, Windyedge - £964th D & L Graham, Mains of Burnbank - £120Top Averages: Drumnessie - £103.88 for 167 soldMains of Burnbank - £99.40 for 220 soldDyke - £96.62 for 107 soldPitcairn- £94.86 for 75 soldBurnhead - £91.79 for 141 soldKnowehead - £91.69 for 155 sold.Leading prices out with Prize List:Ewe Lambs: £114 & £100 Knowehead; £110 Shankhead; £110 Drumnessie; £101 Dyke; £100 Burnbank; £100 Burnhead:Gimmers: £128 (twice) Gartenbantrick, £127 Drumnessie:
John Swan Ltd, St BoswellsEwe Lambs - £160, £148 Townfoot (Midlock); £148, £130 Burncastle; £142 Tinnis; £140 Dreva; £135 LongcroftAverage £112.64 (+£6.94)Gimmers - £182, £172 The Lee; £170 Crailling Nook; £170 MilrighhallAverage: £146.94 (-£7.49)
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Royal Highland Show 2013Judge: Mr Tom MacFarlane, Flass Farm GordonThere were celebrations all round when Sauchrie Mains-bred sheep from the Kerr Family – Billy and his wife Alvean, son Gavin and daughter Heather bred both the Champion and reserve honours amongst the competitive Scotch Mule lines.The family, who were winning their first red, white and blue ticket here following numerous years exhibiting, triumphed with a March-born ewe lamb by a home-bred tup retained for breeding – a son of a £10,000 Quarryhouse out of the £7,500 Craigskean gimmer – that last year bred Scotch Mule ewe lambs to £148.She is out of a home-bred Blackface ewe, one of the 1300 Blackface Ewes crossed to the Blue at Sauchrie Mains to produce 800 Scotch Mule ewe lambs to sell at Castle Douglas every year.The exact same sire was behind the reserve overall – a Sauchrie Mains-bred gimmer shown by Davy Bryson who bought the sheep privately last August.Pole position amongst the ewes went to last year’s reserve winner here, a home-bred two-crop ewe from Andrew Warnock and Sons, Dreva, Brougton. She is by a privately purchased Y26, and out of a home-bred ewe.
Champion: W & R Kerr & Son (Ewe Lamb)
Reserve: Mr D. M. Bryson (Gimmer)Ewe1st: James Warnock & Sons2nd: A Minto & Son3rd: L W & M J Parker4th: Mrs Kathryn Dun5th: Messrs H J Paterson & G Donald6th: Mr William Sanderson
Gimmer:1st: Mr D. M. Bryson2nd: Mr William Sanderson3rd: Mr John Guild4th: L W & M J Parker5th: Mr George Allan6th: Mr George Allan
Ewe Lamb:1st: W & R Kerr & Son2nd: A Minto & Son3rd: W Lockhart & Co.4th: W & R Kerr & Son5th: R J Shennan & Sons Farden6th: R J Shennan & Sons Farden
Group:James Warnock & Sons
Billy & Gavin Kerr with judge Tom McFarlane
RHS Champion from The Kerrs
RHS Ewe Lamb class
RHS Ewe class
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1 & 2 RHS Ewe Class3. RHS Gimmer Class
4. RHS - Staring them Young5. RHS Judge - Mr Tom MacFarlane
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RHS 2013 Photo Gallery
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2013Show Reports
New CumnockJudge: Mr Neil McQuiston, High Airyolland, New LuceChampion: George Allan, Bogside with a Ewe Hogg bred by Malcolm Coubrough, Tintoside, she is out of a Midlock tup. She was Commercial Sheep Champion at Ayr Show.Reserve: John Guild, Laight Farm with a Ewe
CasphairnJudge: Scott Rorison, DallowieChampion: RJ Shennan, Farden with a home-bred Ewe LambReserve: A Hamilton, Marr with a Blackface Ewe with twin lambs
GargunnockJudge: Mr Wallace Parker, Old HallChampion: Duke of Montrose, Gartincaber with a ewe lamb, by a £1,900 Dreva and out of a homebred eweReserve: C Watt, Hillhead Farm, on his first outing with a hogg by a Minto Tup and out of a Littleport Ewe
StirlingJudge: Malcolm Coubrough, HartsideChampion: K, A and R Campbell, Drimsynie with a home-bred Ewe lamb by Z14 Hugo and out of a Midlock Controversy-sired dam. She will be for sale at KelsoReserve: MR Thornborrow and Sons Ewe lamb by E5 Townhead out of a home-bred Ewe
Straiton ShowJudge: Stevie Guild, AshmarkChampion: W & R Kerr and Son with a Ewe LambReserve: George Allan, Bogside with a Gimmer on her first outing bred by A Lockhart, Laggan Park
East Kilbride ShowJudge: A Hamilton, MarrChampion: John Guild, Laight with a Gimmer which was bought privately from Scott Rorison, that was bred at CuldoachReserve: John Guild, Laight with a three-crop Ewe bred by J Walker, Tower
Doune and Dunblane ShowJudge: J Mitchell, DouneChampion: D & J Rock, Knock O’Ronald with an April-born ewe lamb, a single from one of 200 home-bred Blackfaces covered by Bluefaced Leicester to produce Scotch Mule females for selling from the 750-strong flock.Reserve: A Campbell, Drimsynie Estate with a pen of three ewe lambs all by different sires, one by a £12,500 Hewgill, another by a £3,000 Midlock and the last by a home-bred sire.
Dalkeith ShowJudge: John Kerr, AllowayChampion: K Dunn, Gilston with a gimmer bred at Midlock and bought as a ewe lamb.Reserve: W Sanderson, Pathhead with a ewe bred at Midlock.
Dalrymple ShowJudge: S Crozier, RaggetsykeChampion: John Guild, Laight with a Gimmer which was bought privately from Scott Rorison, that was bred at CuldoachReserve: John Guild, Laight with a four-crop Ewe that was Champion at East Kilbride and was bought as part as of a pen of 20 lambs at Dumfries from J Walker, Tower
Fenwick ShowJudge: N Gillan, DelamfordChampion: Champion: John Guild, Laight with a Gimmer which was bought privately from Scott Rorison, that was bred at Culdoach, she was Champion at Dalrymple.Reserve: R McInnes, Greystone Knowe with a pen of three ewe lambs.
Biggar ShowJudge: J Gass, ScotstownChampion: I Minto, Townhead with an April-born ewe lamb by Midlock Super Ali, sire out of the show ewe Kate.Reserve: D Stewart, Crookboat with the gimmer that stood champion here last year as a Ewe Lamb.
Biggar Show Final Line Up
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Judging Biggar Show 2013
Kelso ShowJudge: D Calder, FerneycastleChampion: Burncastle Farming Co. Burncastle with a pen of three April-born Ewe Lambs on their first outing of which two are by a Firth sire and one by an Edlingham ramReserve: J Herdman, Edlingham Newtown with an April-born single ewe lamb by a home-bred shearling ram, he is by the £19,000 C2 Midlock ram, the mother of the ewe lamb is a home-bred blackface.
Braco ShowJudge: D Henderson, BantonChampion: W Adam and Son, Shankhead with a Ewe LambReserve: W Adam and Son, Shankhead with a pen of three Ewe Lambs
Stranraer ShowJudge: W Lockhart, CuldoachChampion: W Parker, Old Hall with a group of three Ewe Lambs which were all twins out of different mothers, a Knockdon, a Lurg, Stration and a Greenside. Two are by a home-bred, The Keb and the other is by a £700 Sealhouses bought at Hawes last year.Reserve: W Parker, Old Hall with a two-crop Ewe out of a Craig, Stration ewe and by Riddings X22, a sire bought as a lamb at Hawes for £800. She was champion last year at Wigtown and at Stranraer as a gimmer.
Stewartry ShowJudge: N Donnan, Knockie BayChampion: J Pringle, Arndarroch Farm with a ewe lamb by a Hamledeen sire that was bought at Kelso and is out of a Glenmanna ewe that was first in her class.Reserve: W Lockhart & Co., Culdoach with the second prize ewe lamb by a Midlcok tup and out of a Todstone ewe.
Dumfries ShowJudge: R McKie, FinninessChampion: AV Hamilton & Co., Marr with a Ewe Lamb.Reserve: W Lockhart & Co., Culdoach with the second prize lamb.
Dumfries Show Ewe Lamb Line Up
Above: Ewe Lamb Class Below: Dumfries Show Champion
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Duns ShowJudge: G kerr, HopesChampion: Prof Penny, Bothwell with a ewe lamb by a home-bred tup by a £2000 Midlock which will be for sale at Kelso.Reserve: Marigold Farming Co, Duns with a Ewe.
Lorn ShowJudge: K Campbell, ClaylandsChampion: J & M Turner, Kildaloig with a one-crop ewe by a Cottage sire and out of a Dalchirla-bred dam.Reserve: J & M Turner, Kildaloig with a gimmer by a Cottage sire and out of a Dalchirla-bred dam.
Wigtown ShowJudge: A Chrisite, BallymoneyChampion: LW & MJ Parker, Old Hall with a Ewe by the Riddings X22 out of a Craig, Stration bred ewe, she was Champion last year here and reserve this year at Stranraer.Reserve: LW & MJ Parker, Old Hall with a gimmer, by The Keb and out of a Glenvernoch-bred ewe.
Mid Argyll ShowJudge: N Retson, MaidencoatesChampion: J & M Turner, Kildalloig with a Ewe lamb by a Blarnavaid sire and out of a Dalchirla ewe.Reserve: J & M Turner, Kildalloig with a gimmer by a Cottage sire and out of a Dalchirla ewe.
Glenkens ShowJudge: Scott Rorison, DallowieChampion: J Pringle, Arndarroch with a ewe lamb by a Hamledeen sire that was bought at Kelso, she is out of a GLenmanna-bred ewe and was winning her second championship having won at Stewartry.Reserve: D Smith, Lowes with the second prize ewe lamb by a £2,800 Cottage that was bought at Castle Douglas as champion on 2012 and out of a home-bred ewe.
Colmonell ShowJudge: George Allan, BogsideChampion: J Guild, Laight with a gimmer bred by Culdoach and bought privately as a Ewe Lamb. It has been champion at East Kilbride, Fenwick and Dalrymple this year.Reserve: W Parker, Old Hall with a home-bred two-crop ewe by a Riddings X2 sire and out of a Craig, Straiton ewe, champion at Wigtown.
Coylton ShowJudge: John Park, DalpeddarChampion and Overall Champion Sheep: George Allan, Bogside with a gimmer by Otterburn Lodge and out of a home-bred ewe. She was bred at Laggan Park and bought as a ewe lamb. She was reserve at Straiton Show.Reserve: J Guild, Laight with a gimmer bought privately as a ewe Lamb, bred at Culdoach. She was champion at East Kilbride, Fenwick, Dalrymple and Colmonell.
Drymen ShowJudge: S McIntyre, KnowesChampion: Duke of Montrose, Gartincaber with an April-born ewe lamb by a £1,900 Dreva and out of a home-bred mother.Reserve: Duke of Montrose, Gartincaber with last years champion, a gimmer by a Cretlevane sire and again out of a home-bred ewe.
Peebles ShowJudge: W Lockhart, CuldoachChampion: I Minto, Townhead with an April-born single ewe lamb by a home-bred son of Midlock Super Ali out of a Holylee-bred ewe. She was champion at Biggar.Reserve: J & J Cunnigham, Parkgateston with a home-bred gimmer by the £18,000 Dalpeddar Buzz, out of a home-bred ewe.
Abington ShowJudge: A Shennan, FardenChampion: D Stewart, Crookboat with a gimmer. She was champion at Biggar last year and reserve this year.Reserve: M Coubrough, Hartside with a pair of ewe lambs, both by a £2200 Midlock and out of a Whelphill ewe
Muirkirk ShowJudge: A Clark, AvisyardChampion: J Guild, Laight with the gimmer. Bought privately from Scott Rorison, Dallowie and bred at Culdoach, She has been successful through out this show season, having won at East Kilbride, Dalrymple, Fenwick and Colmonell and stood reserve at Coylton.Reserve: HJ Paterson and G Donald, Craigview with the pen of three ewe lambs.
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