Farm Notes

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43343, 27 June 1908, Page 1

Farm Notes

*»■ FAMEI> STUD SHEEP. In connection with 5 Mr I Short’s valuable donktioli of hi Southdown flock to'th§State, i is understood that «Mr Shor intends to confine hitnself to th breeding oi ’ stud Romneys From this flook Mr Short an« nually turns out -1000 stu< rams, none of which are soli under 20gs., and the prices go up to 3 OOgs.; and also 300 C flock : rams,; which last season averaged four and a - hafl guineas, yet he is unable to cope with the demand. During his visit to England, Mr Short purchased twenty- Romneys from leading English breeders, including the ram, “ Pride of Kent,” the ohathpion ram at the Royal Show. This rain was shown in Auckland last* year, when he was defeated by a flock mate of Mr Short’s own breeding. This success of the Parorangrflock (toys the “ Waikato Argus ”)will : be fresh in the minds of many ,of our readers, and goes to show the; quality of the Romney sheep possessed by Mr Bhort. 1