ELSLEA STUD FARM.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 80, 28 December 1907, Page 3

ELSLEA STUD FARM.

■ dor. -TrWV-ellihg''- Corrc^ndent].) !. . .;>■ ■■■:'. -Martoni December 23. : ■ On tho Great;North-Road,-at AVhenuakura; Wavorley,'' is; Mr- • W-- Wyboiirno's.farm,' oelcbratoj --for Lincoln, shoepi They'■;wero -■> busy, .shearing'.-.'-' A gang' of. . Maoris ;wasvon" feh'o board,', as .usual seemingly : ;. enjoying ./themselves,'/as; /.weU.../asyearnmg " monoy; • a;.ripple pf. :]augHter.;rmnirig''round tho shed all the time.' 'I don't know whether ! the'.'.mild" .climatb\;ha's'..anythiiig to Ido with' , the wonderfuLElslea sheep;., No doubt it'ha's,' ffir,' in 'Mrs.; M; Wybournels -fldw;er-gardenj: I saw a magnificent, show of ]>elargoniums such > ■as ' are: usually p seeri: .only-;.under glass. *- 'In -a' paddbek'.of. ; ra'po' aud. mustard'a ;lot./of; sheep had, beeii '.put tho day. beforoj ■ arid,-/.' except ■ . those near'tho ■ fenoe,; all were yburi&l" in tho ■ growth. .'■'Another-paddock of .ra'po near 'by. .was. fully, a;foot'high, .aid a wonderful'crop' it: .was. It is splendid., soil hfre, .mucfi 'heavier.'.than; itf the../VVaverley: district. In • regard to; tho stud'sbcepi;. Hero is' seen ivaluoi ; in:ia.'Stna]l compass... Ono -hundred/ - ,guinea's for ,a. shoop r' Ihey; are. not. all of':.thisvclass ! by any.means:.-as:rams.may■:bp purchased for .a ':tenth of. this.. pricey ;'6r. even ■ leSs.• Mr. ■ Wybourno: has;.been; most', Sucoosr,ful, during , tH.o- past "'show' season—champion ram' at Pal- i merston, '. and--'ewo' at' •Wail-' ganui,. and Vfirst i at , Hawera; wilOiffercnt- < sheep.- At-the'; threflvShows,' fourteen'.'first' ; prizes- wero' taken , this; season. / The .'oham-° pion; rain ' clipped' -13 pounds' of ' wool,' and ' : scal«l;'372lbs'. . - : .':Froih the Elslea 06c1c, ; olio; : hundred ewes and six ;rams have been-.serit out "of tho Dominion, .at j.vpnr satisfactory ' "T": o !'. ox Po' r .'oii c ed'breeders:.from the i Old Country, on seeing tho champion;, statiid they had nothing to touch .him-in tho flocks : at Home, and.that .if ho was put'on the ErigT hsh market' lie would probably, fetch 1500 guineas.; 'Rams have ■bee;i :sold ;this. up: to 100 guineiis, -and: several'at 70 andiSO fiy>nea S . Tho v.;hole.flock,'all:ages; averaged 14ijb. of- wool at shearing.' A great advantago .heTo. is that, tho: Wnonuakura'- railway-' station.sis. on tho property, so that when; sheep 'a.ro; being' sent, away ."thero is. very' litfclo;-driving.; To any ■■ one. interested in Lincoln .3hocp, d visit. to Mr.' >'.• Wyhpurne's'. at;Elslea..yill prove most-interesting.','.. '