RECORD PRICE FOR A MERINO EWE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3768, 25 June 1907, Page 2

RECORD PRICE FOR A MERINO EWE.

Advices to hand from Australia \ state that a stud ewe from Mr r Horsfall’s famous Widgiewa flock - has been sold for the high price of 200 guineas. This constitutes a record sale for ewes. By the same mail we are notified that, a ram from this celebrated flock realised the very high price of 100 guineas. The performances of the Widgiewa . sheep in the show ring for years past have been the subject of discussion amongst up-to-date sheep men the wide world over. The greatest records of prizewinning ever achieved in the history of sheep breeding have fallen to the lot of the owner of this famous flock. Everything on Widgiewa is of the very best that experience dictates and money can procure. The production of' a perfect fleece is, of course, one of the object aimed at, and, that this object has been attained is convincingly proved by the prices realised for the Widgiewa wool in the sales. For 1904, 1905, and 1906 the clips from this station sold up to i4d, i4id, and 13d per lb in the grease, the average for all the fleece being within a fraction of 13d per lb. The clip ranged from 1200 to 1400 bales eacct season, making truly a great' average. After long and painstaking experimenting, Mr Horsfall and his manager have arrived at the conclusion that for the production of a perfect fleece of wool Quibell’s Dip stands unrivalled by any other preparation on the market, and it is now solely used on Widgiewa estate—where the above-mentioned high-priced sheep have been bred —-and also on Mr Horsfall’s other properties. It may be here mentioned that Mr Horsfall’s annual clip of wool runs from 3500 to 4000 bales.