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Press, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5461, 21 March 1883, Page 4

"■■■"'" ~Xucjipne. R. WiLKIN & CO. THIS DAY. WEDNESDAyTmaRCH 21st. IMPORTANT SALE OF VALUABLE PEOPEETY IN THE SUBURB OF SOUTH OPAWA. Tt/fESSRS ROBERT WILKIN & CO. JLxl_ have received instructions from Mr Thomas McGrandel (who is leaving the district), to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, At their NEW ZEALAND WOOL STORES, Hereford street, At 2 o'clock, The whole of his splendidly situated PROPERTY At . SOUTH OPAWA, Consisting of Lotl. 2ACEES OF LAND, on which is erected a substantially built tenroomed dwelling-house, stable, loosebox, coach-house, feedroom, men's room, dairy, wash-house, fowl-house, and all necessary out-btuldings. The land is highly improved, with a good garden. Lot 2. 2 ACRES OF LAND with a first-class Fellmongery thereon, consisting of woolshed, skin-house, 400-gallon tank (built in brick), floating stage, and every convenience very complete. Lot 3. mHE BALANCE OF THE LAND, ■J_ surveyed, and sub-divided into twenty-four sections, admirably adapted for building sites. The Properly is within three minutes' walk of the Hifisborough Railway Station, and about five minutes* drive from the Ferry road Tramway over the Cemetery road bridge. It can also be approached by good roads through the township of Eadley. 3-10 Terms at Bale. 2499 RAM _F AIR. THURSDAY, MAECH 22nd. AGRICULTURAL SHOW GEOUNDS. KOBERT WILKIN & CO. have been f f c r, As above, The following PURE-BRED RAMS, Viz. .— On account of the Hon. Mathew Holmes, Awamos, Oamaru. zf A FIRST-CLASS LINCOLN *Jb\J STUD RAMS, Two-tooth. £*£\ SECOND , -CLASS LINCOLN Ovf STUD EAMS, Two-tooth. These Sheep are well grown, and have been derived from the best English blood, the primary object of the breeder being to produce the weightiest fleece of fine lustrous wool, and uniformity in the flock, which is one of the tests of pure breeding. These Sheep competed at the principal shows in this island during the past season, with the following results: —At Timaru they took six first prizes, seven seconds, four highly commended, champion for best ram and the champion cup. At Christchurch, with only fourteen sheep, they took five first prizes, three seconds, two thirds, one very highly commended, one highly commended, with silver medals for best ram and ewe. At Dunedin, three first prizes, three second, one third, and champion for the best ewe. At Oamaru, five first prizes, eight second, four third, the gold medal for best ram, and the twenty guinea cup. Also, QA ROMNEY MARSH RAMS, Ov Two-tooth, from pure Ewes, by first prize Rams imported from England. O X MERINO RAMS, from Ewes of At} J. l<. Carrie's Lara breed, and by Rams bred by Wm. Gibson and Son, of Scone, Tasmania. On account of N.Z. and A. Land Company, from the Clydeville and Totara Estates. 1 OO LEICESTER RAMS. OO PURE LINCOLN EAMS. On account of the School of Agriculture, • - Lincoln. OK BORDER LEICESTER RAMS. Account J. Little, Esq., Waikari. -| A PURE LINCOLN RAMS. Account J. L. Joseph, Esq., Malvern. fe' LINCOLN RAMS. Account G. McCandlish, Esq. O LINCOLN RAMS. Account Messrs Dudley and Northey. 4> HAMPSHIRE DOWN EAMS, 6ti from their imported stock. In reference to these Sheep, we would direct the especial attention of Breeders to the results obtained in England, showing the great superiority of Hampshires for producing Lambs to arrive at early maturity as compared with other breeds. ■ Hampshire lambs, from 8 to 10 months, 21 lambs averaged 1921b each. Hampshire crossbred, as same age, 24 lambs averaged 1831b each. Lincolnshire lambs stand next; 15 lambs averaged 1771b each. Cotswolds, 9 lambs averaged 1471b each. Southdown, 18 lambs averaged 1411b each. Leicesters, 9 lambs averaged 1271b each. The heaviest pen of Hampshires actually averaged 2151b each, a most extraordinary heavy average. Account H. Pannett, Esq., -t X SOUTHDOWN RAMS. Account Geo. Steele, Esq., of Wairuna, Clinton. OA TWO-TOOTH BORDER LEIJd\J CESTER RAMS. Oi"k TWO-TOOTH BOEDER LEIaXj CESTER EWES. Account E. Mitchell, Esq. A £\ ENGLISH LEICESTER RAM 4)1/ LAMBS. ENGLISH LEICESTER EWES ROBERT WILKIN & CO., 3-17 2787 Hereford street, Christchurch. T7IARMS FOR OALB BY PRIVATE TREATY. RISELEIGH. W)nf\ ACRES, Leasehold; 2} O • Vf miles from Tinwald SYCAMORE FARM. OKH ACEES, Freeholds 1 mile 4wO # from Winslow MAYFIELD. OOQ ACRES, Freehold; 1 mile iyfmLiy from Winslow ST. HELENA. 12O A fr^W^w Olds^milea A Ol\ ■kCEES. Leasehold; 4* 4t£2Vγ miles from Winslow MAORI RESERVE. OA\f\ ACRES, Leasehold; 1* tfxv mues from Ashburton DROMORE FARM. AQQ ACRES, Freehold; 1 mile mi »/O from Dromore WOODLANDS. "I AAQ ACRES, Freehold; 1 mib JLvr t/O from Dromore TUSSOCK LAND. R.S. 27452, 3 and 4. O-|y|. ACRES, Freehold, near tmiJLrjE Messrs Gould and Cameron's TUSSOCK LAND. R.S. 21093 and 4. 200 oSrf S ' Preehold * Deer Immediate possession. Terms liberal. Applyto ROBT. WILKIN & CO., 5-12 2572 Chrietehmrchand Timaru.