The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-08-14 00:00:00

WOODY ATV.

Mr. WILLIAM DAY'S Sugar SALIL —On Thursday
last. Messrs. Ewa and Winatanley sold by auction, at
Woods atea, the important and well known Bock of
about /.100 stock ewes and chilver and ram lamb., the
property of Mr. William Day, who has riven up breeding
and intends in future to keep • dry (look on the remain.
ing portion of his farm. The sale was admitted on all
hands to be the best ever known in this part of En and
The quality of the sheep wa. AA good as mull be desired
and the bidding. were liberal and rapid. At the close
of the Plc Mr. Day and Mr. Ewer were congratulated
on all aides on the cue Pent result of the sale. Diving
the day His grace the Deka of Hamilton, who has jest
purchased of Mr. Day the Alndiston estate, sent a
telegram to Mr. George Rawlenoe to buy 200 of
the best of the Bock, and that gentlemen
was the purchaser of • large number of animals.
After luncheon, the auctioneer recited the conditions
of sale, and said that for 25 years he had never had
but one flock for absolute sale so good as that which he
was about to offer that day. Its begged to call the
attention of purchaser+ to the important fact that the
sheep wou'd all be 'old without remover He might
mention that this valuable flock was wholly depended
from rams purchased at Fuvant some years since of Mr.
James Futcher and Mr. Aaron Futriber, by rams per.
chased by Mr. Day, regirdlers of carmine, at Mr. Jlll3lOl
RaWletICV.ll annual Plea. They would be found, on
inspection, to combine quality and sise with superior
growth of wool, and would in hickey's', if not surpass',
any Bock of Improved Memo-hire Downs in this country.
The flock fur sale °Desisted a 200 tiro-teeth ewes, 24i
fouo-teeth *wee, 200 no-teeth ewes, and 200 fell.
mouthed eyes, 200 ehilver lambs, GO ram lambs,
and 8 rams. The sale commenced with the
Hampshire Down ram lamb., which were sold singly
rind is pairs. The single lambs realised respectively
;gip, 21ga, IPas., 100., Gigs., 111 es., 101..., 910.,
71p., and 7ga. The pairs realised prices varying front
2.nrs. down to figs. The eight Ilarsishire dowa rams
realised as follow. :-171p., 17gs., 160., 11p., 91gs.,
81gs., 7145., 71p. The rams and lambs toera t 5,.
per head. The Down cl.ilver lambs were sold in L.tel of
twenty and ten, and realised 675. to 12.. per head, the
average behn about £2 Be. 6.1. each. The two
ewes realness! from 115.. to h7s., Averaging about
P.l 17s. N. per head. The fi uo-leeth ewes sold at from
120.. to 61a, and realised nearly 110.. per head. The
Nis-teeth ewes sold from 110.. to 645, and realised about
1.1 2s. 0.1. per head. The trAal pmeeeds of the sale
amounted to E 3,975 18s. lid. Among the heyers were
the following :—HI. Grace the Duke of Hamilton,
Messrs. J. B. Starkey (Spye Park). Rose (Beals),
;MIN Bawler.* (Belbridge), W. Shittler (Bishop-
atone), Perks (Winne] Farm, Winchester), Jo-4h Read,
Walter Read, John Read, James Jeffries. E. Benjo-
field, Collier, John Taunton, William Taunton, Charles
Godwin, Morriee (Rockborne), Gifford (Durvrestoe),
Davis (Warnford Farm, Bishop's Waltham), Hayter
(Woodyates), Charles Parbam,ll. Fookes. Harvey, 11.
Marsh, H. Brine, R. Brine, T. Mayo, Mayo (Chalk),
John Rebbeck„ Huddle. Ferris ( rollard Itoyal),
Allen (Pytihouse), Rigors (Alvediston), /cc. he..