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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1740, 3 May 1913, Page 15

GROUP OF 800 ONE SHEAR STUD EWES,

Consisting of 400 Sbearltaf Ewes, 44 Staid Mams, i§o Mixed A§ed Ewes s 22 Imported and Single Pedigree Ewes, 500' Stud Ewe Lambs (M lots)? tOO Floek Mam Lambs. The above ewes have been pastured in lines of 50 with selected. Stud Rams since March 10. Mr. Ernest Short, having disposed of 4700 acres of his Parorangi Estate, has instructed the following auctioneering firms to act in conjunction in the dispersal sale of stock:— WILLIAMS AND KETTLE, LTD., NAPIER. , GORTON AND SON, LTD., FEILDING. N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., LTD., PALMERSTON NTH. ABRAHAM AND WILLIAMS, LTD., PALMERSTON NTH. , . Any of the above firms, or their Branch Agencies, will provide catalogues and particulars of the sale. Since the foundation of the Parorangi flock, every effort has been made to maintain the highest standard- of excellence, and these sheep have achieved world-wide fame for their' great characteristic heads, constitution, evenness of type, and massive, bone, and have obtained a reputation of the highest for the predominating record Strain of serrated wool. The sheep have been, bred on hilly country and grass fed, aud consequently are suited to a wide range of climate, a proof of this being the fact that they have been exported to Patagonia, Uruguay, Argentina, Falkland Islands, Oregon, United States, Victoria, New South Wales, and all portions of this Dominion, and that in every case they have proved to be equal to everything that was expected of them. This sale., which will be practically unreserved, offers a unique opportunity for buyers to introduce into their flocks a strain of blood which has achieved a world-wide reputation; including the Championship of the World for Ram and Ewen; also 4 First Prizes and Reserve Champion for Ram at the International Exposition at Argentina in 1910, together with 543 awards within the Dominion. '

GROUP OF STUD CLYDESDALE MARES AND FOALS. 5 /^<</\vAv t 'W'W'W^W!'WA l v^#AvAv^WAv , 'V , / l 'W The Hereford herd, which has been founded on selections from Mr. Jos. Stuckey's renowned To Eangitumau herd, and imported stud bulls and cows, has during' the last two years proved that the stock is unrivalled for type, constitution, colour, and magnificent touch. In the foundation of the Stud of Clydesdales Mr. Short has spared no expense in procuring from the principal breeders in the Dominion and Great Britain the best breeding strains of the heavy massive type, and the choicest selection of the modern type of the present day, both in mares and stallions, and the sale offers a great opportunity to stud breeders.