Station Intelligence.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 24, 24 December 1874, Page 6

Station Intelligence.

Wyndham is now in course of mustering, and tbe clip will be commenced so soon as the Otaria shed is finished.

Warepa. — Oar correspondent reports that ehetp-shearing isgfeneral amongst the •fatmers, and the clip, so far as it has gone, promises well. ' *

Otaria.— On finisliing at Merrie Creek the men proceeded direct to the Oteria 'shed, bo that operations there are now rather better than two weeks advanced. The flock to be shorn numbers between 6000 and 7000, all cut' in tbe grease.

Popotunoa — The lambing is now ascertained to be about sixty per cent. Shearing operations commenced ten or twelve days ago. The flock is shorn in the grease at two separate sheds. It musters from 5000 to 6000.

Waipahee, commenced some four weeks ago, and although the muster. fot* shearing "has not transpired, it is' understood the clip is now well nigh ' finished. Cairn and .Pomabaka stations being all under the one tenancy, the flocks at the two last named "are shorn at the Waipahe'e sheds'. The Cairn flock will be proceeded with so soon 'as Waipabee is finished, after which' the sheep from Porhahaka will be gone on with. The fleece from each of these stations is washed. '

Merrie Creek. — Shearing finished rather better than two weeks since. The number shorn is roughly estimated' at 15,000. ,yhe flock consisted' entirely ql \iry' sheep, the fleece* being cut ' in the grYafie. The rate paid per' hundred was 17a 6d. It is said that some difficulty was,'br is still likely to be experienced, the sheerer 3 insisting upon being paid the 20s rate. *■' '

Waitepeka and Wdf^' er^ — At these places there is estimated to be s'ooo pad-dock-fed sheen for shearing. The clip 'has been going on for some weeks past • iii fact it is understood to be well on towards finishing. With the exception of One or two flocks they are all shorn in the grease. So far as ascertained the yield has been at the rate of 6lbs to the sheep. The flocks are all half-bredß. The lambing season is ascertained to have gone fully ninety per cent. Port Molyneux. — The lambing commenced amongst the paddock sheep about the middle of August, being at least two weeks earlier than usual. ' Tbe result was that before tbe bad weather set in they were sufficiently strong and wdl matured to withstand its effects. "The 'percentage is therefore' very iigb, in some instances as much is oae hundred 1 being* the increase. Shearing an_ong9tthe settlers is now' over. The run- holders have also made a start with tbeir dry sheep; but the others will not be commenced until about the middle of next month. 1 ' The percentage of lambs on the runs has not yet been ascertained, but it is well known to be a very poor one.

Inch Clutha. — A lot of hoggets were clipped on Mfddleton farm, the property 'of Mr George Inglis, last week, which averaged over!3lbs of wool per sheep. Tbe correspondent to whom we are indebted for this information, adds— -"This fact shows what can be accomplished by good feed." A flock of 750 mixed ewes, belonging to Mr J. C. Anderson, gave 93 per cent of lambs. Considering that the lambing on this farm did not take place until tbe the month of October, the weather being wet and inclement, this must be looked upon as being amongst one of the best percentages for the season. l