STUD LAMBS STOLEN

Evening Star, Issue 22252, 1 February 1936, Page 11

STUD LAMBS STOLEN

CARRIED AWAY BY LORRY DARING THEFT AT STIRLING Au audacious theft of 74 stud Romney and BordeV Leicester lambs—mostly, ewes—occurred* between Sunday and AVednesday last from AVilson’s grazing paddocks in Stirling. The stud sheep, which were owned by Mr Robert Lochhead, of Balclutha, were part of a flock of 200 lambs. They were seen grazing in the paddock on Sunday afternoon by Mr Wilson. On Wednesday Mr AVilson noticed that there did not appear to bo the full number in the llock. and on a muster being made a shortage of 74 was discovered. An examination of the paddocks and roads showed that some of the lambs had been driven from the paddock where they were grazing into another paddock, and then on to the Jvai-tangata-Stirling road, and into another paddock 200 yards further along the road towards Stirling. There was evidence that they had been herded in the corner of the paddock and loaded on to a lorry, winch, by the tracks left, had been backed in. The missing lambs were valued at £2 8s each. They were not earmarked, but were branded by a black dot about three inches in diameter on the left side. One or two, by special rams, had two red dots on the right side in addition. The lambs were bred by Mr Lochhead. The police are investigating the theft, and will be pleased to receive any information.