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DISTRICT OF NEW ENGLAND

SALES OF STOCK 1851

IN NEW ENGLAND

FIve hundred Sheep & five hundred lambs were purchased in March this year at two Shillings per head

SEPTR 1851

Fat weathers were Sold in Armadale at five Shillings a head at this Season wool to the Value of two Shillings is Considered to be upon the Sheep

DECEMBER 1851

One thousand wethers were Sold in New England at 3/10? to be delivered within 40 Miles from where they were running

SHEEP GIVEN IN EXCHANGE FOR CATTLE

Sheep given in exchange for Cattle have been three Sheep for one head in 1851 two Sheep were given in exchange for one beast over Six Months old each party taking away their exchange  —  In 1852 nThree Sheep were offered for one head of Cattle over six Months old.

In 1851 & 1852 Wethers for fattening in the low Country either for boiling down or for mthe Market were purchased from the range on hill Country at three Shillings & Six pence per head in Condition  Say three years old and upwards, none broken Mouthed, or Crawlers & to be delivered at a distance of forty or fifty Miles

A good Sheep weighing 55lbs is Considered to yield 18lbs of fat by the boiling process  —  Sheep in Condition for boiling Should yield one third of their weight in fat & never less than ten pounds of fat otherwise they are Considered unprofitable for the boiling down establishments

IMPROVING THE BREED OF SHEEP

Previous to the year 1852 no Sheep of the Cheviot breed were introduced into the flocks of New South Wales — These Sheep are a low Set & hardy breed, the wool is good, & they have a Close Staple upon them. The oldest Stockholders prefer the long Staple, Sound in fibre, fine & Close on the back of the animal, this they Consider best Suited for the London Market — The Cold Climates produce a Sound & Valuable wool more So than that produced in a hot Climate — It is a Matter of remark that the Coarsest breed of Leicester Sheep run fine after a few years grazing in New England. Well bred & fine woolled Colonial rams were Sold in New England in 1852 at from20/ to 30/ a head, good Sound Colonial bred ewes at from five to Six Shillings a head.

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