Gold Drop, the SQO-Guinea Ram » — . The imported Vermont merino ram, ; Gold Drop, was the highest-priced sheep at the recent Sydney stud sales, falling to the bid of Mr J. C. Watson, of Young, New South Wales, for 500 guineas. Gold Drop, now three years old, is a ram of great size, perfect form and extreme density and evenness of fleece. He cut last year 311 b of the highest class of merino wool. He was bred by Mr It. D. Clark, of Vermont, United States of America, and has a long pedigree, being of the same blood as the ram Green l Mountaiq, sold tg the Cpljarqy Compauy < two years ago for 570 guineas. Messrs j Clark Brothers arc- now established as , breeders at Woodlawn, near Bylstone," ( New South Wales. Since his first trip j with American rams, about six years . ago. Mr R. D. Claris has. made five trips, » to the States, each time importing freSh I Vermont blood. ' 1
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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 57, 1 September 1894, Page 2
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161Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 57, 1 September 1894, Page 2
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