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2010 Sheep Articles
December 2010
Shearing.
With unending amounts of rain shearing dragged on and on.
Many thanks to Ginger Lowry and the team for persevering and getting the job done, just in time for Christmas.
The shearing team - what a group of "ring-ins"!!!
The sheep were hard to muster and find in all the feed and wet mud.
The view from the ute for Tarsh and Rocket getting back home
in a down-pour.
Smiley Jack.
The "big" boys waiting for their haircuts.
Ginger not quite as smiley as Jack.
Ricky Worthy.
Mick Green the presser helping out with the rams.
Lyle Bush.
Lyle's nephew, Athol.
The team in full swing.
Roberta "Bert" Wereta.
Nikita working hard on her school holidays (to pay
off her mobile phone bill we think).
Kate Aldred - what a pro!!!!
November / December 2010
Classing of sire and ewes for joining.
All stud sheep on Keri-Keri were classed for joining to take place in January 2011.
Dr Jim Watts was here for a few days and along with Andrew and Tarsh there were a few extra helpers of "Rocket" and "The Eades" - and the job was done in no time.
About 5 different stud groups were identified and the joining plans made.
September 13th 2010
Annual Keri-Keri Ram Sale
A total of 100 rams were offered for sale.All 100 rams were cleared at an average price of $1,181.00.
The top priced ram on the day (Lot 77) sold for $4,200.00 to Tim Christoperson of Four Mile Creek, South of Orange.
This ram's wool figures were:
Micron: 20.1; SD:3.11; CV:15.5; CF:99.8.
L-R: Lot 79 $2,750, Lot 78 $2,600 & Lot 77 $4,200.The breakdown of the sale is as follows:
76 Keri-Keri 2009 drop rams sold for an average price of $1,029.60.Thanks once again must go to our selling agents of Joe O'Reilly and his team from B.R.&C., and to all others who helped, and were involved with the sale.
The highest priced Keri-Keri ram (Lot 65) was bought by Jock Robertson of "Chowilla Station", Renmark for $2,400.00.
This ram's wool figures are: Micron:19.1; SD:3.33; CV:17.4; CF:99.8.
24 Australian Meat Merino (AMM) 2009 drop rams sold for an average price of $1,660.42.
The highest AMM ram sold for $4,200.00, as mentioned above.
Again, thank you to those who supported and continue to support our sales - it would have been a bit of a surprise to see the amazing amount of feed here on the place this time (especially in comparison to say, 2008!!!).
All rams are guaranteed and we welcome feedback on how they perform.
Good luck to all for the remainder of the 2010 - let's hope these amazing sheep prices continue for sometime.
Looking over the rams before the sale begins.
Andrew's mother, Sue, came to the sale for the day.
Auction time.
C'mon, we're outta here.
Click here to view a full gallery of 2010 Ram Sale photos (around 100 photos).
To download the Keri-Keri 2010 Ram Sale Catalogue click on the link below:
Ram Sale Catalogue 2010 (PDF)To download the Keri-Keri and AMM Ram Sale ASBV schedules click on the links below:
Lots 1 - 76 (pdf) Lots 77 - 100 (pdf)
August 2010 - Final Classing
On the 17th of August the final selection took place of the rams that will be offered for sale on the 13th of September 2010.
A total of 100 rams will be put up for sale - 76 Keri-Keri rams and 24 AMM rams.
Catalogue available above.
Below are photos taken of the rams in the paddock at this time.
June 2010 - Classing
A Preliminary Classing was done of the rams prior to the final selection that will take place in August 2010.
The rams were in the yards to have their horns tipped and classed so when these photos were taken they had been in the yards for just on 48hours.
For a look over last years' ram sale, the rams and their progress in the
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months before go to: The 2009 Archives Section,
7th & 8th of May 2010
Broken Hill's 10th 2010 Biennial Agfair.
This event attracts up to 12,000 visitors over two days. Attractions at the Agfair are agricultural and horticultural displays, machinery and equipment, rural merchandise, clothing and much, much more.
In 2010 6 SRS® studs displayed in a large SRS® Company Site. The participants being Australian Meat Merino, Baderloo Poll Merino Stud (Spalding, SA), Karbullah Poll Merino Stud (Goondiwindi, Qld), Kelvale Poll Merino Stud (Farrell Flat, SA), Leahcim Merino Stud (Snowtown, SA) and Parkdale Merino Stud (Dubbo).
The site had a display of poll and horned merinos - ewes and rams. There were also some very notable wool fleeces on display.
Agfair 2010 again was extremely worthwhile for all the studs.
Sheep producers are positive about breeding with the Merino in the pastoral area as it survives, thrives and can produce a wool income on top of meat.
The SRS® site.
AMM® ewes and young AMM® weaners.
AMM® ewes - April shorn.
Parkdale sheep.
Kelvale rams.
Baderloo sheep.
Karbullah display.
There is always one !!!!
Ann Hammat - Baderloo - always in for a laugh.
The very impressive Leachim sheep.
3rd & 4th of May 2010
MLA Scanning
Stefan Spiker of Advance Livestock Services was here for a day and a half weighing rams. The rams were weighed, had EMD, Fat Depth & Scrotal Circumferences measurements performed.
The 2009 drop Rams that will be on offer at this years sale have been weighed at weaning as well. They will be weighed again one more time before the sale.
April 2010
Shearing
Tony McQualter from Moulamein.
Rick Worthy, Cohuna
Gary Myers woolclassing, but probably thinking more
about his upcoming holiday-cruise the following week.
Last day of shearing finishing off the odd Wether with 3 months wool.
Rick Worthy & Tony McQualter
(better known as "Tweedle Dee
& Tweedle Dum"!!!!).
Jeff Hamilton from Wakool.
New boy on the block - Neville Bischard
Kate Aldred knows what she's doing
Ride 'em cowboy Eade
One Extreme To Another
Mid-March 2010
From devastating drought conditions in 2008, to water as far as we could see.
The water run off through a naturally occurring low point across the Hay plains resulted in the below amount of water being caught at a channel bank in mid-March.
January 2010
Summer feed
Although it had dried off, the amount of dry feed and green bush shows how much better 2009 was than 2008.
Family Visitors
Late 2009 - Early 2010
Jack, Grace, Harry & Di Austin , from Balmoral, all looking pretty hot after a day of mustering.
Ted Hines from Cootamundra, our nephew, showing us how to cover ground quickly.
Paula, Nick and Nessa made the trip from SA for a weekend of catching up.
Andrew Dowling | Keri-Keri, Moulamein NSW 2733 | T 03 5034 0591 | M 0429 340 581 | F 03 5034 0555 | UHF 23 | E: keri@kerimerino.com.au
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