IMPORTANT SALE OF LINCOLN SHEEP.
In our advertising columns the announcement appears that Mr Thomas F. Eutiedge has decided to dispose of the whole of his celebrated Werronggurb stud of high-clasa Lincoln sheep on Thursday, 31st March nest, ab Tooram, near Warrnambool, Victoria. In consequence of the ; Tooram estate having been sub-divided and sold, Mr Rutledge has found it impossible to secure another property on which to depasture his stud, and wit.h much reluctance is compelled to dispose of the whole of his fleck wibhout reserve. The sale may, without hesitation, bs regs-rded as an absolute one, as the property must be delivered on the 4th April next, and every ehesp will be sold to the highest bidder. Ths flock was originally established andkep*; at Farnbarn Park, where it justly earned a very wide reputation. The first importation was made by the Me Mr William Rut'edge in 1865, and the stud has remained in the hands of the came family to the present day. To show the appreciation ia which this stud has been held, it is only necessary to state that there are very few flocks of note in Australia that have not been improved by selections from WerroDggurt. A3 recently as 1894- 1260 sheep from this fleck averaged £3 15s at auction, and again at the annual sales in Melbourne in 1896 25 rarcs averaged 20gs (se'ling up to lOOgs) and 20 ewes lO^gs — striking testimony to the fact that it continues to hold its good name in the estimation of breeder?. "When last exhibited in any numbers — in 1885-6, at tha Sheepbreeders' show — Mr Rutledge succeeded in carrying off the two champions and many other prizes, whilsi ia 1880 he gained nine prizes with sis sheep, including two champions, four firsts, besides seconds and thirds. Baled wcol has only been shown on two occasions in Melbourne, and each time the Werrosggurt exhibits carried off the highest honours, being first in all the classes in which they competed with the exception of one. All ths sheep for sale have been admitted into the Flock Book of British Breeds about to be published. The dispersion of the Werronggutt Stud will certainly be the most important sale of Lincoln sheep that has been held in the colonies, and oft'er3 a unique opportunity to breeders generally of securing a selection that could not otherwise be obtained outside the old country. Every sheep will be sold to the highest bidder without the slightest reserve. Catalogues are in course of preparation, and may be had from Messrs Powers, Rutherford, and Co., Melbourne, or Messrs Armstrong, Howe, and Co , Geelong, to whom this sale has been entrusted.
IMPORTANT SALE OF LINCOLN SHEEP.
Otago Witness, Issue 2298, 17 March 1898, Page 7
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