The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-07-11
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO GETS
CHOICE SHEEP FROM ENGLAND

The first Suffolk sheep to come
west of the Rocky mountains are now
enroute to the University of Idaho at
Moscow, on the steamship Michigan
They were shipped from Ipswich,
England, on Thursday, June 26 and
are expected to reach Moscow some
time this month. There are four of
the sheep, three ewes and a ram
lamb, all registered and not related
The sheep are a present to the Uni
versity of Idaho from the Suffolk
Sheep Society of England, and were
picked from the championship flock
at the annual flock exhibit of Eng
land.
Dean E. j. Iddings, of the universi-
ty, head of the experiment station
and agricultural department, is in
receipt of a letter from the secretary
of the society in which he says:
"Three Suffolk tooth ewes and
ram lamb were shipped per the S.
S. Michigan from Tilbury docks,
Thursday, 26 of June. All certificates
connected Herewith am mailing to
London tonight. These sheep, the gift
of the society to the University Of
Idaho, have been most carefully
selected by the society's experts from
the flock registered No. 45O, the
property of Messrs. Webb & Sons,
limited, Combs, Stonemarket, the
flock which at present holds the gold
cup for the best flock entered in the
annual flock competition of the So
ciety and these four sheep are re-
garded as thoroughly typical of the
band.
"My committee directs me to say
that these sheep have been selected
from breeding stock which they con-
slider much better than over-fat ami
mails which have been fitted for the
show ring. These are more likely to
be reliable breeders. The committee
themselves are very much pleased
with the sheep and hope they will
reach you in good condition.
Then follows the pedigree of the
showing them to be from the
best known prize winners of England,
and not related. Several snap shots
IF the sheep were also sent with the
etter but these are not very good.
The secreary said he was having some
photographs taken by an expert and
would send some of these later.
Dean Iddings is naturally pleased
With the sheep. He explained that
~ two-toothed is meant one-year old,
hat being the English method of Civ
ng sleeps age. These sheep will
,e valuable addition to the flocks
,ept at the university farm and will
,e the only animals of this breed west
# the Rocky mountains. The Suffolk
heep are. noted for early maturity
nd it is claimed that spring lambs are
mistaken in the fall for
earrings. It is believed they will do
veil in the west.
Dean Iddings says that he is as
ured by the Suffolk Sheep Associa
ion of England that the Suffolk sheep
ow bring higher prices in the English
markets than any other breed. He
oes not know, of course, whether
hev will prove a success in the north
vest, or not, but says: "We do not
now whether anything new will be
uccessful until we try it, but if these
heep make as large carcasses at as
arly an age as the breeders of Suf-
ok sheep say they will, they will be
n ideal sheep for the west, where
all lambs are in demand and the bulk
f the sheep are marketed as lambs.
7e intend to give these sheep
borough try-out and will know in
ew wears at most, whether they are
s good as they are claimed o-be. Of
curse we are well pleased with the
act that the University of Idaho has
cen singled out from among all OF
he great universities and agricultural
olleges as the institution to be pre-
ented with the first consignment OF
his breed sent into western Am