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Otago Witness, Issue 3337, 27 February 1918, Page 25

AUCTIONS. IMPORTANT DISPERSAL SALE At Springfield Estate (near Methven). THURSDAY AND .FRIDAY, MARCH 7 and 8, 1918. STIHE NATIONAL MORTGAGE & . AGENCY GO. of N.Z. (LIMITED) have received instructions from Thomas Dowling, Esq., of Springfield Estate, Methven, to sell by public auction, as above: The Whole of his PUREBRED STUD FLOCK of LINCOLN, BORDER LEICESTER, and SOUTHDOWN SHEEP, STUD SHORTHORN CATTLE; also PUREBRED BERKSHIRE PIGS. Consisting of (Registered in N.Z. Flocl: Book as No. 271). 7 stud Lincoln Hams, one to four shear 150 flock Lincoln Ewes, one to four shear 60 Lincoln Ram Lambs 55 Lincoln Ewe Lambs 12 one-shear Lincoln Flock Rams. BORDER LEICESTER STUD SHEEP. (Registered in N.Z. Flock Book as No. 369). 4. Stud Border Leicester Rams, one to four shear 40 Flock Border Leicester Rams, mostly one-shear 94 Flock Border Leicester Ewes, one to four shear 40 Flock Border Leicester Ewe Lambs 35 Flock Border Leicester Ram Lambs. SOUTHDOWN STUD SHEEP (Registered in N.Z. Flock Book as No. 141). 6 Stud Southdown Rams, one to four shear 2.00 Flock Southdown Ewes, one to lour shear 130 Flock Southdown Rams, mostly oneshear 60 Flock Southdown Ewe Lambs 52 Flock Southdown Ram Lambs. PUREBRED SHORTHORN CATTLE (All Registered in Stud Book). 1 purebred Shorthorn Cow 3 purebred Shorthorn Heifers 4 purebred Shorthorn Heifer Calves 1 purebred Shorthorn Heifer, I^-year 1 purebred Shorthorn Bull, 2 years old. PUREBRED BERKSHIRE PIGS. 5 purebred Berkshire Sows 1 purebred Berkshire Boar 40 purebred Berkshire Weaners. Also, THE WHOLE OF HIS FLOCK Of . . THREE-QUARTEEBRED SHEEP. FAT LAMBS, FAT CATTLE, HORSES, PLANT, AND IMPLEMENTS, Consisting of SHEEP. 800 fine three-quarterbred two-tooth Ewes 1100 tine thre.e-qun. cerbred four and six .tooth Ewes C 1400 fine three-quarterbred eight-tdo'tli and eound-mouthed Ewes 140 extra heavy prime fat Wethers 1503 extra prime fat Lambs 750 fat Lambs 250 Ewe Lambs (Lincoln. Rams out of halfbred Ewes) 280 halfbred four to six too'th forward Wethers. CATTLE. 50 head of fat Cattle, extra prime 50 head one and two year old Shorthorn Cross Cattle, bred by owner. HORSES. 20 good working draught Mares and Geldings, straight out of work 20 well-bred light harness and standardbred trotting Mares and Geldings (ages, yearling and onwards), by the following well-known trotting Sires: Rothschild, Wildwood Junior, El Carbine, Brent Locando, Celdstream Bells, Princ*e Imperial. St. Kevin, and Advance. Included in the above arc two specially Well-bred Mares stinted to Brent Locando. PLANT AND IMPLEMENTS. 4 Massey-llarrie binders, 3 grass seed strippers, 3 d.f. ploughs, 1 threefurrow plough, 2 sets disc harrows, ■ 1 rotary harrow, 2 sets tine harrows, 2 Cambridge rollers, 4 farm drays, 1 hay mower, 1 17-coulter Duncan drill. 1 eaw and saw bench, 2 portable whores, large quantity of harness; also contents of blacksmith's, carpenter's, and saddlery shops, sundries, etc. THE WHOLE WILL BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. Mr Dowling is reluctantly compelled to dispose of his old-established flocks owing to advancing years and failing health, and more particularly as his only son, who has supervised the Estate, has been called up by the Military Service Board. ORDER OF SALE: FIRST DAY. THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1918. Implements and plant, starting at 10.30 a.m. sharp. Stud Sheep, stud Cattle, and Pigs, starting 1 p.m. sharp. SECOND DAY, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1918. Implements and plant, starting 10.30 a.m. sharp. .Fat Sheep, Lambs, Cattle, store Sheep, store Cattle, and Horses, starting 1 p.m. sharp Luncheon Provided.