fourth crosses give a marvellous return in wool — so 

 much so that with high cutting and careful sorting 

 of the wool we get the same price in London as for 

 the pure Merino. These are of course picked fleeces, 

 but, on the other hand, no flock ever became great 

 without heavy cutting and selection, a fact which 

 should be kept in mind by all settlers in a new 

 country. 



The cross obtained from using the Lincoln ram i,ii ncoi.n 

 with the native ewe in the first instance, and then orxdes. 

 Merino on each cross afterwards, has been very 

 successful. The wool from the 3rd and 4th cross of 

 this grade was very well reported on in Australia 

 and much liked by sheep fanners there. It is now 

 my intention to put Lincoln rams back on to the 

 3rd and 4th cross Native/Lincoln/Merino ewes, as 

 I feel sure that the result will be good as regards 

 both size and the paying quality of wool. Another 

 consideration is that the Lincoln or Romney Marsh 

 throws no dark colour with the Merino wool, while 

 at the same time it gives the Merino sizx'. 



The Sufi'olk purebred rams have done well, and Suffolk 

 the cross on the native ewe is all that could be 

 desired, and the rams of this cross are in great 

 demand with many settlers. We have up to the 

 fifth and sixth cross of this class on the Farm, and 

 also one where we used the Sufi'olk on the native 

 and then Merino on each cross afterwards. Though 

 this gives very nice sheep in the higher grades, the 

 wool is not anything like the same quality as that 

 obtained with the Lincoln cross. 



We also had crosses with Kerry Hill and native othkk 

 sheep, Welsh and native and Shropshire and native, crossks. 



Taken as a whole, the sheep on the Farm are 

 paying very well. The importations of purebred 

 Merino have been from Haddon Rig, Wanganella 

 and the famous Boonoke flock in Australia. The 

 rams and ewes from the last mentioned flock have 

 done exceptionally well. 



The stallion on the Farm "Royal Fox," an iroKSKS. 

 Irish hunter, has given every satisfaction, and many 

 of his progeny have been seen on the local race- 

 course. He is at the service of settlers for the low 



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