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October 2011
Supreme Clip of the Month Nomination
Dowling Keri-Keri Pastoral Company was selected as one of the better prepared clips in the Elders sale catalogue.
It will be considered for the monthly award.
This clip was classed by Gary Myers.
October 2011
Blue Ribbon Special Swan Hill Sheep Sale
Keri-Keri along with a number of its clients sold breeder ewes, and a selection of wethers, at the Annual Blue Ribbon Special Swan Hill Sheep Sale.
The day was wet and miserable, as Murray Arnel of the Stock & Land said in his report:"good buying opportunities were abundant as buyers were possibly scared away by hotly contested recent sales".The market top of the day went to Keri-Keri bred sheep from Ivanhoe. These were a line of 2009 drop Keri-Keri blood ewes from Alan & Jill Crozier of Marfield Station.
Photos below of the Keri-Keri wethers leaving Keri-Keri early that morning and a number of sale pens on the day in Swan Hill.
Laurence Borchard & Andrew getting the wethers loaded for Swan Hill.
Alan & Jill Crozier's sale topping Aug/Sep '09 drop ewes.
Sold for $216.
Alan & Jill Crozier year younger Aug/Sep '10 drop ewes.
These made $210.00
Tim & Tam Mulholland sold a line of magnificently presented
June/July '10 drop ewes.
They were bred from AMM rams over Keri-Keri ewes.
They sold for $120.00.
Wyam Pastoral sold 109 J/J '10 drop ewes for $126.00
The Nadler family sold a group of older mixed age Keri-Keri blood ewes.
The BR&C boys in full flight.
Our June/July '10 drop wethers.
These wethers were quoted as being "some of the largest grown wethers for their age group offered at any off-shears sales this spring" by the Stock & Land, October 13, 2011.
They sold for $130.00.
September 5th 2011
Annual Keri-Keri / AMM Ram Sale
A total of 99 rams were offered for saleAll 99 rams were cleared at an average price of $1,519.70.
The top priced Keri-Keri ram on the day (Lot 27) sold for $4,100.00 to Martin Cash and his son, also Martin, of Cash
Pastoral Company, Port Kenny in South Australia.
This ram's wool figures were:
Micron: 20.6; SD:3.53; CV:17.1; CF:99.5.
The top priced AMM ram on the day (Lot 88) also sold for $4,100.00 to returning buyers Tim & Tam Mulholland, Barham.
This ram's wool figures were:
Micron: 17.9; SD:3.19; CV:17.8; CF:99.8.
Martin Cash(Port Kenny) & Andrew Dowling (Keri-Keri) with Keri-Keri Lot 27.
Jim Watts (AMM & SRS); Tim Mulholland (Barham); Andrew Dowling (AMM & Keri-Keri) & Jim
Willcox (Agent for Tim Mulholland) with AMM Lot 88.The breakdown of the sale is as follows:
All 54 Keri-Keri 2010 drop rams sold for an average price of $1,400.00.
All 45 Australian Meat Merino (AMM) 2010 drop rams sold for an average price of $1,663.33.
All rams are guaranteed and we welcome feedback on how they perform.
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.
Again, thank you to those who supported and continue to support our sales.
Good luck to all for the remainder of the 2011 - let's hope the sheep and wool prices remain strong.
Looking over the rams before the sale begins.
Russell Martin (right) and his new right hand man Chris.
Rod Pearson, Janelle Pearson & Andrew Dowling looking over the rams before lunch.
The Gordon "boys" from Wakool.
Lunchtime.
Our Godson Dan Mahy at his first ram sale.
Emma Mahy and her father Renny.
Sue Dowling.
Peter Dowling
Thank you to Nikita for all her help.
Bidding has begun.
The BR&C Agents hard at work on the microphone and the desk.
Jessie Pearson waiting for mum to finish work with grandfather Rod.Additional details and photos in our Ram and Ewe Sales Section
July 2011
Ram Classing
On the 11th of July the first selection took place of the rams that will be offered for sale at the 5th of September '11 sale.
Between them Keri-Keri & AMM aim to offer approximately 100 rams again for auction this year.
The rams will be side sampled soon and then the catalogue finalised. This catalogue will be posted on this website as soon as possible.
Photos from classing below.
Laine Eade in charge of keeping the rams up to
the scales - a job well done.
The "old boys" watching on.
March 2011
MLA Scanning
Chris Parker of Advance Livestock Services was here for a day and a half weighing & scanning the rams. The rams were weighed, had EMD, Fat Depth & Scrotal Circumferences measurements performed.
Due to the rain earlier on in the year we hadn't been able to get them in for a weaning weight record so this was the first lot of data we managed to get on this year's sale drop.
Waiting to be done.
Jim came and gave a hand - under the pump a bit here Jim!!!
Scanned and on the way out.
January 2011
Rain, rain, rain........
Keri-Keri didn't escape the unusual amount of rain to fall in the summer around Australia.
Notice all the ibis feeding in the distance behind the gate.
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.
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
