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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 70, 14 July 1914, Page 8

STRATFORD YARDS. TUESDAY, 21st JULY, 1914. EAVTOX KING has received instructions from AIRS JAS. SHARROCK, Ross Road, Tariki, whose lease has expired, to sell, by Public Auction, Without Reserve, in the Stratford Yards, on above date, the whole of her dairy herd, as follows : 30 dairy cows, 3rd, 4th and sth calvers Sale at 1 o’clock. HA AY ERA YARDS. THURSDAY, 16th JULY, 1914, THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND ' MERCANTILE AGENCY CO. will sell by Public Auction, as above— QAA HEAD MIXED CATTLE OUU Comprising--40 18-month steers 20 18-month heifers 40 store cows 9 fat cows 40 mixed weanors 30 mixed weaners 20 Holstein yearling heifers 30 Jersey cross wearier heifers 5 springing cows 20 springing heifers 100 store ewes 90 4 and 6-tooth store wethers 69 fat wethers 100 shorn hoggets 10 store pigs 10 wearier pigs Sale at 1 o’clock

TOKO. WEDNESDAY, 22nd JULY, lau! ■VTEWTOX KING has received iustructious from MR J. S. MCDONALD, who Jias sold his farm, to sell, by Public Auction, as below, Without Reserve—--35 dairy cows, mostly grade to hnlfbred Jerseys, in calf to pedigree Jersey bull “Sultan Lord,” to calve 'Aug.-Sept. 0 2-year grade Jersey heifers, in calf to “Sultan Lord” 18 yearling grade Jersey heifers 1 pedigree Jersey bull “Sultan Lord” (K.C.8.), rising 5 years 1 brown mare, rising Byrs, 1 gelding aged, both guaranteed, any harness 2 sows, to farrow in August, 9 store pigs 1 gig and harness, 1 milk cart and harness, milk cams, buckets, aerator, 1 set test bottles, 2 s.f. ploughs, disc and chain harrows, timber jack and stumping jack, new gates, sundries, etc. Quantity Household Furniture. Also with Slight Reserve—--45 Lilly paid up shares in Stratford Farmers’ Co-op Association Sale at 12.30 o’clock. LUNCHEON PROVIDED.

NOTE.—Mr McDonald has been dairying for 12 years, and this is his first sale; he has culled heavily each year, and the cattle are in first-class condition, having been wintered on turnips and hay,. and they returned fliis year between £l2 and £l3 at 11 Jd for butter fat. IMPORTANT STJBDI VISIONAL SALE. MARAETAI BLOCK. 30,000 ACRES IN 60 FARMS. RAPIDLY RISING DISTRICT. GOOD PLOUCHABLE LAND, WELL A DARTED FOR DAIRYING FATTENING OR CROPPING. LOW VALUES AT PRESENT. WHEN SETTLED, VALUES MUST GREATLY INCREASE A BRAHAM & WILLIAMS,' LTD... have been favored with .instrucfion'j from the Vendors of the MARAETAI BLOCK. WAIKATO, to <oll. by Public Auction, at the HORSE BAZAAR, HAMILTON, on THURSDAY, the 30; h of July, at 12 noon, Jiis line block of land, comprising 10,000 Acres, situated about 15 miles from the Putaruru Railway Station, with the Maroetai Railway Station on the property. Subdivided into 60 farms, ranging in area from 110 to 350’acres. About nine-tenths of tbs estate is flat and undulating, ploughable land. The general nature of the sod is of excellent quality, being a ’dark loam, resting on a subsoil of decayed Rhyolite. It only requires cultivation to make if worth many times the present price. The land is ready for the plough, it is well watered by numerous streams and springs, grow.turnips, clover and English grasses to perfection. Particularly healthy

i limato. Abundant- rainfall, there bel ii :an average of 00 inches a year. Efficient railway coinmiinioation is now established. Fencing and building timber delivered by rail at reasonable prices. Good markets within eas.\ distance. Post and telegraph office established. The land in its natural state is covered with tussock, high strong fern, and manuka. It is easily worked in ail seasons, and any weather, giving immediate and very profitable return when cultivated. It is estimated that the first crop of turnip.} will about pay for putting the land down in permanent pasnire. In no paid of New Zealand are land values rising so rapidly as in this part ,;f the Waikato district. TERMS: 10s par acre on date oi sale; 10s per acre in 12 months, oi improvements to that amount. Balance remain for 5 years at 5 per cent. Wiifco now for plans and reports of this block to ABRAHAM AND WILLIAMS. LTD., Palmerston Northern Auctioneers. or their Agents. MESSRS COOPER ANT) MANNING, and the FARMERS’ CO-OPERATIVE AUCt(' vv’c-TRING CO,, LTD., Hamilton.