STUD SHEEP

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 November 1938, Page 3

STUD SHEEP

TRADE WITH SOUTH AMERICA. NEW ZEALAND CONSIGNMENT. Months of careful selection by stud stock officers of the New, Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, were brought to a successful conclusion when the Mahia sailed for South America with what must be the most valuable consignment of purebred sheep that has ever left the Dominion. The consignment consisted of 140 stud, sheep. The Romneys are destined for various South American breeders, and the order has been filled by the followihg well-known flock-masters: Sir William Perry, “Penrose,” Masterton, one ram; Miss Bessie Donald, “Papatahi,” one ram; E. D. Warburton, “Te Marama,” Kiwitea, one ram; W. Rayner, “The Cliffs,” Masterton, four rams; L. N. Hoggard, “fifotaranui,” Greytown, five rams; N. P. Nielson, Tiakitahuna, ten rams; Voss Bros, Karere, six rams; W. H. Gibson and Son, 'Kiwitea, six ranis; J. H. Rutherford, Kiwitea, three rams. Practically all of these are repeat orders, following the splendid results achieved by South American breeders with sheep previously shipped. Lincolns. All the Lincolns are for South America, where the breed is principally in demand in Argentina and Uruguay. In the former State Lincolns are the predominant breed, with 14,000,000 head. This consignment totals 21 head, drawn from Messrs W. Rayner (seven); L. R. Wilton, Rangitumau, Masterton (nine), and W. M. Bishell, “Caythorpe,” Blenheim (five). • It will be of great interest to breeders of Southdown sheep to learn that as-the result of pioneering work last year, when a few good examples of the Southdown breed were forwarded to South America, greatly increased orders have been received this year, and, in addition to consignments that, have already gone forward to South Africa and Australia, the Mahia is carrying repeat orders to South America. Two stud rams bred by Messrs G. N. McLeod, Martinborough, and R. Dysart and Sons, Blenheim, respectively, are in the consignment.