february 2009
2pp Bulletin Insert
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30/1/09
2:29 pm
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TEXELS EXCEL AT WINTER FAIRS
he Texel Sheep Society continued their sponsorship of the ever popular Winter Fair Prime stock Championships this year and saw the breed taking many of the top titles. The Society would like to congratulate all the exhibitors in the Prime stock shows Ă? who are showing without any doubt the benefits of the breed.
ENGLISH WINTER FAIR
SCOTTISH WINTER FAIR 2008
The supreme sheep championship was won by Andrew Bishop from Pitfield Farm, Eldersfield, Gloucestershire with this pair of purebred Texel wether lambs.
The reserve Supreme overall pair also came from A D Bishop of Pitfield Farm, Eldersfield, Glos with their Dutch Texels.
Mrs Frances Henderson presenting the Texel championship awards to Brian McTaggart and his wife with their Texel champion pair. The McTaggarts trade as Douganhill Farms at Orchardton Mains, Palnackie, Castle Douglas, Dumfriess and Galloway.