M'GREGOR BROS' LINCOLNS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 11266, 6 February 1912, Page 5

M'GREGOR BROS' LINCOLNS.

.._. .*. — ... — THE DISPERSAL SALE.

This flock which is to be offered to' public competition at the vendors' dispersal sale uext Thursdiry, is one ot the oldest established in the Wairarapa. originally started with ewes bred by the lata Mr Edwin Meredith, of whom in his day, it is said, no one possessed a belter eye for sheep, and breeders of the present day admit that- the trnejehuractei .stio is prominent to the eye, even of the unitiated. The best of "stud rams have been used from time to time from the flocks of Messrs William Perry, W, 11. Wy-boui-io. Bland Rayner and others, and many stud nuns from the "Ngutuawa" "flock have been sold in Masterton and outside districts, always giving every satisfaction to various breeders. Wo understand the sheep to be sold will all be ottered in their natural condition, and have been, like tho Rouineys, machine-shorn, consequently buyers will see exactly what they are purchasing, ami not be troubled with the objectionable tactics of trimming, slurping,etc., so prominently brought before the public in the press some twelve mouths ago. The Lincoln, as a sire, still retains its popularity of many years' standing, and breeders inform us that the demaud locally and from outside districts this season is very keen—more so than Juts been experienced for a number of years—a demand caused mainly from farmers calling for more weight in their clips. Where properly treated, the Lincoln is said to give a phenomenal weight in a single fleece, which although not selling at the same rate per pound as the finer wools, gives the grower a greater nett return per head on account of the increased weight in fleece itself. To those who are thinking of starting flocks of their own, this sale presents sin exceptional opportunity of securing ewes of high merit, which would not occur but. for the fact of the vendors having disposed of the property, and it is a matter of regret to learn that a stud so successfully managed for a ji umber of years is to be brought under tho hammer and sold absolutely without reserve at prices the public may think fit to offer.