Flock Competition
The National Angora Flock Competition was held this year in
The day started early (perhaps too early for some of those who had been partying at the Zegna awards the night before!), and a team of ladies from Aberdeen Publicity were on hand ready to serve their sizzling breakfasts.
A huge marquee had been erected in the middle of the showgrounds, and Clive Kombani and his team from the Municipality had spent many weeks preparing and repairing, in order to get everything ready for this special event. Tractors and bakkies were on display, and there was a small selection of stalls to browse in the hall. Aalwynhof sold boerewors rolls, the ladies from the AP Kerk served their usual delicious pancakes, and the team from the NGK served a tasty potjiekos lunch. Burgers and biltong were also available - no-one could go away hungry!
A great attraction in the marquee was a small flock of hand-reared kids, whose fleeces had been dyed the most delightful pastel shades using food colouring. A bottle was available for young children to feed the kids, which proved very popular with both the kids and the children.
The main focus of the day was obviously the Angora Competition. The judges complimented the entrants on the high quality of the stock exhibited in all four categories. Some outstanding results were achieved by in particular Barries Snijman in the Veld Groomed section, Jannie Nel in the Groomed category, and A Mapoe for the Emerging Farmers.
Snijman dominated the awards for best veld groomed flock, and two of his ewes were placed first and second in the individual category. Best Conformation in this section was awarded to C Lategan, and JP Bezuidenhout won the award for best fleece. The prizes in this category were sponsored by Samil.
In the Groomed section, sponsored by BKB, Jannie Nel scooped the prizes for best flock, best individual ewe (1st, 2nd and 3rd place), as well as best conformation. The best fleece was awarded to Roelfie van der Merwe.
The Veld group was sponsored by CMV, and in this section Hantie Marx won best flock, best fleece, and third best ewe. Dickie Ogilvie was awarded first and second places in the best individual ewe section, and second best flock. Best conformation went to Dirk van Schalkwyk.
Landbank sponsored the prizes for the Emerging Farmers section. The outstanding winner in this section was A Mapoe, who almost swept the board. His ewes won best flock, all three placings for individual ewes, and best conformation.
The day was rounded off with a very successful steak supper and dance at the Aberdeen Club, attended by over a hundred guests. Those with any energy left danced the night away!
