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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 598, 28 August 1909, Page 8

; WI3CIEV/A STUD FLOCK FOR SALE. | A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ASPIRING " t SHEEPMEN. Pa-storalists the wide world over will learn with regret of the retirement of'Mf.-. John S. Horsfall,'of Widgiewa, from active life'as a sheep-breeder, owing to , advancing years arid failing health.: .i. Widgiewa, his well-known property in-, the Riverina district of New South Wales, has been' sold to the noted' 1 ;merino-breeders, Messrs. I'alkiner, of- Boonoke, but: delivery is not to be given till October, to enable Mr. Horsfall to effect the. sale of his classic .stud flock.';,.. ~;..., .. is' not. too.- much, to' say that Widgi[ewa .flock stknds" withput"a'Mor in Australia, .to-day,!' a statement which is fully verified by the numerous triumphß achieved by themin recent years ] in open competition against, the. most famous in the. Commonwealth. ■ '. ' ';' .'■ In this connection we cannot do better than quote the words of a well-known Yorkshire wool-buyer, now long ou tho retired, list—i.e., "when 1 Mr. Horsfall bought Widgiewa the sheep 'cut fleeces' averaging well under 71b. each, whereas now in a good season they cut fleeces weighing close on 111b. each. This increased weight,of fleece has riot been gained* at the' expense of quality, but, on the contrary, the style .of w'ool tiias been much improved, nnd sells in the London auctions "ait prices .as high as those realised for the most-noted Riverina clips." ' . ~ . . Commenting on Mr.. Horsfall's show and sale' successes;, the same authority states: "Mr. Horsfall . . .'has not merely beaten' the record as an exhibitor in Australia, but no: sheepfarmor. in any part of the world has achieved such results." These successes may . he summarised in a few : lines. , .. "The'Widgiewa sheep have/ during the last il years, gained tho following ■ prizes at' the leading shows at Sydney, wagga i Wagga, and Forbes—viz., 22; grand. champions,' 88 champions, 332 first' prizes,- 243_ second prizes, 88 third prizes,'; 37 ( . fourth prizes, ana also firsthand second prizes in the grand special prizes for 200 guineas, given at Wagga Wagga. Total, 812 prizes, and about £3100 in prizo-money. The Widgiewa sheep have realised very high prices, up to a thousand guineas for a ram, ana what is perhaps more wonderful, up to 200 guineas for ewes, and up to tho same figure for ram lambs." It may be stated that a leading in the management of this historic flock lias been the unswerving use of QUIBELL'S DIP, which has obtained, on the property for the past 11 years, both Mr. Horsfall and his manager declaring it to'_bo absolutely the best obtainable for imparting lustre and elasticity: to the growing fleece. The dispersal of this celebrated flock afr fords to ambitious sheep-owners tho clianco of a lifetime for laying tile foundation of a stud, with the choicest blood obtainable. 2385 A Modern Remedy. Science-has achieved a triumph in Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery for Coughs and Colds. Abaoliiioly gooroatead.' Pries la. Gd. and Bs. , Mxt>