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Prizes, Trophies Offered
At Eastern Stud Ram Sale
Top sheep breeders from 14 states will vie for over $800 in prises and the Bullet Memorial trophy at the Easterfn Stud Ram ■how and sale June 14 and 15 in Staunton,\ George Litton, associate animal husbandman at VPI, announces.
The Bullet tropny is awarded annually to the choice ram or ewe having blood of Bullet—a Hampshire ram imported in 1936 from England whose progeny are found in almost every leading Hampshire flock in Virginia. The winner must s win it twice in succession, or three ' times, to get permanent possession. Last year’s winner was Joe .Moss, of Burke’s Garden.
There are 158 sheep nominated . and catalogued from West Virginia, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Connecticut, Now Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Georgia, and Virginia. Judge of the show is Harold Barber, UnH «" versity of Kentucky.
The event will begin at 8 a.mWednesday* morning, June 14. with the showing of Hampshire?. Other breeds in the order of showing arc Southdowns, Shropshire*, and Dorset*. -'■<
A banquet is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel. Speaker will be Dr. Paul Sanders, editor The Southern Planter, Richmond. , The sale will begin at 10:30 turn. June 18, with Alex Meek, of Burke’s Garden, making the sale introductions.
Another feature of the event will be a contest, in which the person (who guesses the total sale average for 1950 of all breads, combined Willbe awarded a Hanftp-' shire ewe lamb, donated by R. WV Sharp, of The Plains. Last year’s intake was $15,305 for 93 sheep, , j .. i . i. . i ■ .a , , i -r
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