Pedigree Border Leicester sells for 17 guineas at Ballymoney sale (1956)
A show and sale of Suffolk and Border Leicester sheep which was held at Ballymoney at the end of August 1956, reported the News Letter.
The judges were Mr Cecil Mawhinney, Millisle, and Mr Robert Bell, Ministry of Agriculture, Coleraine.
Offers of 25 guineas and 23 guineas were refused for pedigree Suffolk ram lambs. One was sold at 21 ½ guineas.
The highest price in the Border Leicester classes was 17 guineas for a pedigree ram lamb exhibited by Mr Robert Smith, Ballymagarry, Portrush.
Class winners were as follows:
Pedigree Border Leicester ram lamb – 1, Robert Smith; 2, Reverend R J McIlmoyle, Dervock; 3, D McKeeman, Conagher, Ballymoney.
Pedigree Border Leicester ewe lamb – 1, Reverend R J McIlmoyle; 2 and 3, Robert Smith.
Pedigree Suffolk ram lamb – 1, R W Hanna, Knockahollett; 2, J C McClure, Hillview, Ahoghill; 3, John C McClure.
Pedigree Suffolk ewe lamb – 1, T H Loughridge, Pharis; 2, J Marshall Wilson, Aghadowey; 3, C McClure.
Non-pedigree Border Leicester ram lamb – 1, S Henry Ballytaggart.
Non-pedigree Suffolk ram lamb – 1, J G Buchanan, Clough; 2, D Kane, Drumagesson; 3, J Loughridge, Magherabuoy.
Non-pedigree Suffolk ewe lamb – 1 and 2, W Biggart, Gladhill.