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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, June 23,2011 «v™.clllheroeod»ortl5or.c Farming www.clithoroeadvertlser.co.uk ^ ■ lU \ ' I — ' ‘


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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, June 23,2011 - . .To. adyeriise' in _ S'* y<> ----------- -- — .',. ' i ^ www.auctionmart.co.uk “Ml a ' Spring lambs excel


A FANTASTIC show of more than 200 top quality spring lambs were forward for Clit­ heroe Auction Mart’s Spring Show and Sale,


FOUR IN A ROW: Paul Baines with his father Jimmy's prime cattle champion.


Jimmy makes it four


British Blue steer weighing 600kg that joined Skipton- based Stanforths Butchers for the top call in the clean cattle section of £1,209 (201.5p/kg)


lo5.15p/kg for lighter weights, with prime steers up to 555kg averaging 153.54p/kg.


heifers at 458kg+ averaged 178.18p/kg and ^


secured his latest championship with a British Blue- cross heifer that made £1,169 (214.5p/kg) when joining Jeff Burrow, of Malham, a regular buyer at Sldpton on behalf of one of his retail butcher customers. Mr Baines also presented the reserve champion a


NpUCING it four in a row, Jimmy Baines again clinched the ipnme cattle championship at the monthly showcase for butcher-buyers at Skipton Auction Mart. Mr Baines, who farms in both Gisburn and Trawden


was awarded to J. Whal- ley & Sons, of Darwen, whose pen of 37kgs con­ tinental lambs sold at £99 per head (268ppkg) to A. Moorhouse. Ronnie Johnson, of Bolton-by- Bowland, celebrated his birthday in style, taking first prize in the pen of four Suffolk Iambs under 38kgs. Weighing 36.5kgs, they sold at £95 a head also to Mr Moorhouse. Overall demand for


new season lamb has been strong, with nearly 400 forward in total and with a very pleasing average ap-


awarded to Keith Pilking- ton, of Rimington, with one of four Texel Iambs weighing 39.5kgs and selling at £108 per head (274ppkg) to J. & F. Fit- ton, of Oldham. Reserve Champion pen


judged by Chris Staines, of Vion Foods. Champion pen was


131 t4l^ CHAMPION: Keith Pilkington, of Rimington,


with one of the Texel lambs from his champion pen of four.


preaching 240ppkg. Auc­ tioneer Joe Worthington commented: “The good quality Iambs were very much in demand with buyers, with the majority being sold at more than £90 a head.”


Cast ewes were also


very much in demand, with Suffolks selling to £152.50; Texels t5 £137.50; Continentals to £107.50; Gritstones to £112.50; Swaledales to £74.50; Horned to £94.50; Mules to £95.50 and Che­ viots to £84.50.


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SUPER SUFFOLKS: Ronnie Johnson, of Bol- ton-by-Bowland, celebrating his birthday at Clitheroe Auction Mart with his first prize pen of Suffolk lambs and his two daughters and grandchildren.


W E - F I T .< :0| A 1/ I Couple’s key role in world trials Home Improvements


man Kevin Evans and his black and white smooth- coated dog Spot, on 85 points. In second on 79 points was Carol Mellin,


organised in Craven - held by kind permission of Anthony Hewetson at Newton Hall Farm, Bank Newton, Gargrave, and sponsored by Skip- ton-based Craven Cattle Marts - featured many of the UK’s leading trial- lists, who will compete at the world event. It was won by Welsh­


Sheep Dog Society’s 4th World Sheep Dog Trials, Food and Country Festi­ val is being held in Eng­ land for the first time, at Lowther Park Estate, near Penrith, Cumbria, from September 15th to 18th, with John and Car­ ol Palmer playing a key role in co-ordinating the prestigious event. The charity trial they


TWISTON’S John and Carol Palmer gained valuable experience for their role in co-ordinat­ ing the World Sheep­ dog Trials later this year when they organised a charity trials day in neighbouring Craven. The In tern at io n al


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er°wi«f winneTKetilf from CravrSaWe


Tim Longton.


of Oakworth, Keighley with Maisie, followed in third by Richard Hutch­


National Brace cham­ pion Sweep (75 points), and in fourth by David Harrison, of Selside


inson, of Littledale, Lan­ caster, with his English


general manager Jeremy Eaton and judge


Kendal, with his dog Ben (74 points). All these nandlers and dogs have qualified for the 2011 World Trials.


£700 and mdse was Tim


raiser ahead of the world more than


The event, a fund­


organisers John and Carol Palm- receiving their prize


world trials-with an ad­ vance ticket purchase fa­ cility - are at ww\v.world- sheen dostrials.ors


Longton, of Quernmore, Lancaster, English presi­ dent of the International Sheep Dog Society. Full details of the


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