IMPORTANT PURCHASE OF HIGH-CLASS RAMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14267, 5 August 1910, Page 7

IMPORTANT PURCHASE OF HIGH-CLASS RAMS.

A "COMING" FLOCK,

A flock of which more is likely to be hoard in the near future is that owned by Mr .John A. Maofarlaue, of lien Lomond Estate, Hawked Bay.. N.'l. We are advised that recently Mr Maetarlane effected an important purchase of stud sheep from Mr Ernest Short, of Parorangi, Feilding, the noted Kjmney breeder, Die iot comprised one four-tooth ram and one six-tooth ram of the famous ''Record'' strain. Price, ono hundred guineas each. Those sheep cut 261b and "27ib of wool respectively—enormous fleeces for Pommy rams.

Mr Maefarlane also bought '26 stud ewes from the same celebrated flock at a long figure, but the actual price has not transpired. It may .be remembered that the Hen Lomond wool topped the Xapier sales in January last, realising the splendid prices of Ifrid for lambs'wool and 1.43 d lor ewe wool, the former, we believe, being among the highest, if not the highest price ever obtained for a similar class of wool in New Zealand. Mr Maefarlane is an enthusiastic believer in the merits of Quibell's Powder iJip, of winch lie is a constant user, and the results he is obtaining are a safe criterion as to his ability to judge of the best Dip to use...