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SKIPTON 2015 NORTHERN AREA TEXEL SHEEP BREEDERS Show & Sale 0f 577 PEDIGREE TEXEL SHEEP (MAEDI VISNA ACCREDITED) at SKIPTON AUCTION MART NORTH YORKSHIRE th on Thursday 17 September and th Friday 18 September 2015 Official Auctioneers: CRAVEN CATTLE MARTS LTD Livestock & Agricultural Auctioneers & Valuers Gargrave Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 1UD Tel: 01756 792375 www.ccmauctions.com Date received……………………… Number [ ] Northern Area Texel Sheep Breeders’ Club Membership Application Form The Committee of the NATSB has agreed to keep a waiting list of prospective members who reside outside the club area, and therefore are not eligible for automatic membership. If you live OUTSIDE the Club postal code areas, which are: NE/ SR/ DH/ DL/ TS/ BD/ HG/ YO/ LS/ HU/ HD/ HX/ WF/ DN you may apply to be placed onto the waiting list. Please note: 1. No application is guaranteed membership status either now or in the future. 2. Applications will only be accepted on this form. No phone, fax or email applications. 3. Applications will be placed in strict order of receipt onto a waiting list. NAME……………………………………………………………………… ADDRESS………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… POSTCODE………………………….... TEL(inc.STD)………………..………… SIGNED………………………………………………………… Please tear out the form, complete and return by post to the Secretary: Amelia Newby, The Barn, Rudding Farm, Walshford Bridge, Wetherby LS22 5HR NORTHERN AREA TEXEL SHEEP BREEDERS TEXEL SALE 2015 PROGRAMME THURSDAY 17th SEPTEMBER INSPECTION (ALL SHEEP) STRICTLY 9.30am – 12.00noon JUDGING 2.00pm PRESENTATION OF TROPHIES 5.30pm SALE OF FEMALES (LOTS 1 – 199) 6.00pm FRIDAY 18th SEPTEMBER SALE OF RAMS (LOTS 200 – 577) 10.30am MARKET OFFICIALS AUCTIONEERS: MARKET FOREMAN: JJ Eaton A Wright JE Ogden CHAIRMAN S Beachell INSPECTION PANEL: Sale Committee Members SHOW STEWARD: JE Ogden JUDGE: George Wilkinson, Arkle Flock VETERINARY OFFICERS: Dalehead Veterinary Group Settle REFEREES: Club Chairman & Show Director CRAVEN CATTLE MARTS LTD Livestock & Agricultural Auctioneers & Valuers Telephone 01756 792375 Fax 01756 797959 www.ccmauctions.com 1. Pre-Sale Inspection: Thursday 17th September: 9.30am – 12.00noon This will be carried out by a panel appointed by the Northern Area Texel Sheep Breeders, together with a Veterinary Surgeon. Vendors must ensure that all entries are penned and available for inspection from 9.00am onwards and not later than 12.00noon. On the afternoon prior to the sale you are invited to view the sheep on offer. Refreshments will be available 2. The sale will be held in strict catalogue order. Thursday 17th September: Females (Lots 1 – 199) at 6.00pm 180 Shearling Ewes, 19 Ewe Lambs Friday 18th September: Rams (Lots 200 – 577) at 10.30am 226 Shearling Rams, 3 Aged Rams, 149 Ram Lambs 3. CONDITIONS OF SALE: These are printed in the catalogue, and where they are silent, the General Conditions of Sale displayed in the Market shall take effect. 4. Substitutes (which should be notified to the Auctioneers by 10th September) should be clearly marked with a red dot. 5. Vendors must ensure that the lot number and ear number shown in the catalogue correspond. 6. Café and Restaurant facilities will be available at the Livestock Centre throughout the day. 7. HOTEL ACCOMODATION: A list of Hotel and Guest Houses is available from the Auctioneers. Early booking is advisable. 8. STRAW IS NOT PROVIDED FOR THE PENS. Please do not use shavings. SHOW RULES 1. All vendors are limited to 1 sheep per class 2. All vendors showing sheep must wear white coats 3. Judging will commence at 2.00pm on Thursday 17th 4. All prize winners will be sold in catalogue order 5. Prize money will be forfeited if sheep not sold NOTICE TO VENDORS: The auctioneers would be obliged if vendors who are not attending with entered sheep would inform them as soon as possible. All sheep must be accompanied by a ARAMS form and a current SAC form, completed and signed, and available for inspection prior to unloading. Please unload all sheep on docks 21-24. SHOW CLASSES AND PRIZES Judge: Mr George Wilkinson - Arkle Flock CLASS 1st £25 CLASS 1st £25 ONE 2nd £15TWO 2nd £15 Minexcel Nutrition 3rd £10 WE Jameson & Son 3rd £10 John McCarther 4th £5 Feeds 4th £5 Shearling 5th £5 Ewe 5th £5 Ewe 6th Lamb 6th CLASS 1st £25 CLASS 1st £25 THREE 2nd £15 FOUR 2nd £15 Craven Sheep Breeding 3rd £10 Signet 3rd £10 4th £5 Recorded 4th £5 Shearling 5th £5 Shearling 5th £5 Ram 6th Ram 6th CLASS 1st £25 CLASS 1st £25 FIVE 2nd £15 SIX 2nd £15 Craven Sheep Breeding 3rd £10 3rd £10 4th £5 Recorded 4th £5 Ram 5th £5 Ram 5th £5 Lamb 6th Lamb 6th SUPREME CHAMPION Sponsored by Carrs Billington - Skipton & Settle Branch Craven Cattle Marts Ltd. Trophy and Sash NATSB Crystal RESERVE SUPREME CHAMPION Sponsored by Carrs Billington - Skipton & Settle Branch WINNER CLASS ONE Sponsored by Minexcel Nutrition - John McCarther The Loxley Award WINNER CLASS TWO WE Jameson & Son - Feeds The Ryerigg Trophy WINNER CLASS THREE Sponsored by Craven Sheep Breeding Whitwam & Haigh Trophy WINNER CLASS FOUR Sponsored by Signet The Fimber Texel's Perpetual Trophy WINNER CLASS FIVE Sponsored by Craven Sheep Breeding The John Mellin Perpetual Trophy WINNER CLASS SIX The Doug Nesbitt Trophy SHOW CHAMPIONS FEMALE CHAMPION RESERVE FEMALE CHAMPION CLASS 6 MALE CHAMPION Ciba-Geigy Trophy RESERVE MALE CHAMPION CLASS 7 SUPREME CHAMPION Craven Cattle Marts Ltd. Trophy and Sash NATSB Crystal RESERVE SUPREME CHAMPION NATSB Crystal AUCTIONEER’S CONDITIONS OF SALE 1. BIDDING: the highest bidder shall be the purchaser and any dispute which arises shall be settled by the Auctioneer who shall regulate the bidding and have the right to refuse a bid. 2. GUINEAS: All sheep at the sale shall be sold in guineas unless otherwise stated. 3. PURCHASER’S RESPONSIBILITY: Each lot shall be at the sole risk of the purchasers at the fall of the hammer. 4. PAYMENT: All purchases shall be paid for on the day of sale direct to the Auctioneers before removal and no lot to be removed without written authority of the Auctioneers. Cheques will not be accepted unless prior arrangements with the Auctioneers have been made. Where a purchaser defaults in payment, the Auctioneers reserve the right to re-sell the lot and to charge the purchaser with any expenses and loss incurred by the reason of the failure of the Purchaser to complete his purchase. The Auctioneers reserve the right to charge interest at the current bank overdraft rate on any outstanding accounts from the day of sale unless special arrangements have been made with the Auctioneer in this respect. 5. DESCRIPTION: The descriptions are supplied by the vendors who alone are responsible for details and accuracy. The auctioneers will not be answerable in respect of any errors which may occur in the catalogue. The Auctioneers may make an intimation of any alteration or modification of the catalogue description of any lot immediately before the asking for bids. The Auctioneer shall be the sole and executive judge of the fact of such intimation and the terms in which it is made. 6. Any dispute over warranties, pedigrees or matters not dealt with specifically in these conditions will be settled in accordance with the rules of the British Texel Sheep Society. 7. The Sales Committee may appoint, at their discretion, an arbitrator acting under the Arbitration Acts for the time being in force, in order to resolve any dispute. In each case the person having the reference shall have full power to include in his award provisions for costs and expenses including the keep and transport of the animal. 8. Without prejudice to the discretion of any person making an award as aforesaid, the purchaser shall be responsible for the cost of returning the animal to the sale yard or elsewhere at the Auctioneers’ discretion and the vendor shall pay reasonable lairage until collection of that lot. 9. Purchasers are responsible for ascertaining the genotype of individual sheep from the vendors. SOCIETY SHOW AND SALE CONDITIONS 1. All sheep to be from Maedi Visna Accredited Flocks and must be accompanied by the relevant documentation. 2. All female sheep MUST BE FULLY REGISTERED and all male sheep to be fully registered or ELIGIBLE FOR REGISTRATION with the British Texel Sheep Society. No entry will be accepted unless accompanied by a Registration Certificate or Ram Identity Docket. 3. No dressing, artificial whitening, clipping or excessive use of dips on the fleeces of the sheep will be permitted. An Inspector will be present at the Sale with authority to disqualify any sheep, in his opinion, misrepresenting Breed Society Rules right up to the point of Sale and any consignor not adhering to the rule will have his entire consignment rejected. THE DECISION OF THE INSPECTOR SHALL BE FINAL. 4. All sheep will be subject to a Veterinary Inspection. Any animal or group of animals which do not reach the Veterinary Inspection standard will not be eligible for Sale. The decision of the Veterinary Surgeon will be final and any animal or group of animals failed will be removed for the Sale and forfeit the entry fee. 5. The Society requires that all pedigree Texel sheep carry two different forms of identification. Pedigree Texels must be identified with a tag plus a tattoo, 2 separate tags, a tag plus a bolus or bolus and a tattoo. Boluses will be checked at inspection but the sales committee advise members not to rely on a bolus. Any animal with indistinct identification or carrying only one form of identification will be rejected. 6. (a) All rams and ram lambs are warranted by the Vendor capable of natural and effective service within three calendar months from the date of sale (the male fertility guarantee period).