2014 SA Merino Directory Expo

2014FINE START: Elders SA stud stock marketing manager Tom Penna and manager Tony Wetherall at the 2013 Elders SA Stud Merino Expo atBurra. West Coasters have traditionally been good bidders and that attitude tends to flow on to sales that follow across the rest of the state.West Coasters bring a smileBy TOM PENNAAUCTIONEERS have good andbad days.We come across tough salesthat are no fun for anyone. But,selling Merino and Poll Merino ramsin recent years has been good fun.There are probably not manyother industries that see the sameenthusiasm and purpose as we dofrom a group of on-property rambuyers. There may only be 40-50people at a sale, but when ‘SaleOh!’ is called it is action stations,things happen, people invest withconfidence.The mood of our ram selling seasonis initiated on Eyre Peninsula – orThe West Coast as it affectionatelyknown. Their early sales setthe scene. West Coasters havetraditionally been good bidders andthat attitude tends to flow on to salesthat follow across the rest of thestate.Ben Dickenson, Elders, Cummins,said: “Due to the wool market gettingstronger and less volatile, Merinos onthe West Coast are moving forward infavour. Also in favour are our youngewes – one of my clients attained$140 for surplus ewe lambs last year”.“Our wether lamb job has alsogained traction. We are seeing more‘traders’ looking to backgroundyoung Merino wether lambs thatreturn higher skin and wool prices.We have had increased interest inour pastoral wether lambs, selling at$45-$62,” he said.“We have also seen increasedinterest for our breeding ewes fromSouth East and NSW buyers lookingfor wool-cut and true West Coastframe for terminal lamb production.Our clients are realising a moresustainable long-term focus, with ourewes making $120 plus.”Another aspect to success of manyMerino sales has been the uppingof the ante by pastoralists. We areseeing buyers from the bush operatein the $800-$1500 range at sales.They are astute and, in many cases,long-standing stud clients who haveseen the merit of buying betterquality rams.Greg Foster, Elders Port Augusta,said that the rains that came midyearin 2013 gave the North WestPastoral district a new lease of lifeafter a prolonged dry period.“Grown sheep responded quicklyto the fresh winter feed and theJuly to September-drop lambingpercentages were at record levels,”he said.“Markets responded favourablyand lifted as the opportunity to placestore sheep placed pressure on theprocesses, forcing a change in thesupply-demand equation.“Spring and early summer of 2013was dry but there was a bulk ofwinter feed to carry sheep through.As always the next rain is welcome.”Craig Shearer, Elders Port Augusta,said “the last 12 months had alsobeen positive for northern pastoralgrowers”.“The 21u ranged from 1057 centsclean in early May to a high of 1274cclean in early December. At thehigher end of these levels the 21-23uwools have been trading in the 95pcdecile range since 1991 and returningbetween $1250 a bale for burry fleecewools and $1700 a bale for freestylewools,” he said.“Cuts were back in parts of the areabut we saw microns also lower, yieldssimilar to other years to lower levelsin some areas and vegetable matterconsiderably lower than normal.“The forward market has beentrading at spot auction prices and attimes to a premium to the market,giving growers very good hedgingopportunities.”While it must be said that it takesbuyers from everywhere to make asuccessful selling season, I can tellyou that auctioneers feel better aboutlife when a car load of West Coastersand or pastoralists drive through thegate on sale day.16 Merino Annual 2014www.elders.com.au

2014 Day One – On-propertyGREENFIELDSGreenfields Merino stud, founded in 1949 on Ashrosebloodlines, had regular purchases of Ashrose stud rams andewes as well as stud rams and semen from Collinsville. Collinsville bloodformed the basis of the Greenfields Poll Merino Stud, founded in 1957. Thestud sells rams to all parts of SA and interstate and they are keenly soughtfor their well-nourished, bright, stylish wool and large, plain bodies. Emphasisis on breeding early-maturing sheep with strong constitutions. Greenfieldsclients regularly achieve high returns for their quality wool clip and top pricesfor livestock sold at saleyards. In 2013, the stud offered and sold sevenstud Merino and Poll Merino rams at the Royal Adelaide Show ram saleto a top price of $15,000, averaging $9214. Its annual on-property sale inSeptember was another highlight, where 98 rams sold to a top of $5200,averaging $1900. In the mini-auction, 35 rams averaged $668. Greenfieldshas two lambings a year, enabling quality rams to be available for selectionthroughout. Studmasters Jim, Robert and James Sullivan are committed tobreeding top-quality Merinos and Poll Merinos, constantly striving to producerams with superior genetics. They are available to assist clients with classingand provide general advice with ram selection and flock management. Ahighlight of this year’s field day display will be some outstanding progenyof East Mundalla Jonty, Collinsville Olympic 111121, Greenfields XP87 (soldfor $29000 to Collandra North Stud) and Bruno (sold for $10000 to KylieStud, Western Australia). The stud’s annual on-property production sale is onMonday, September 15, where 150 rams and 300 stud ewes will be offered.GUM HILLEstablished in 1885, Gum Hill Merino Stud has experienced and survivedmany economic and seasonal changes. The challenges that havecome from these experiences have directed the type of Merino that thestudmasters, over many years, have chosen to pursue. As one of only twosurviving studs which originally began practising extensive measurementfor economic factors from the mid 1950s onwards, the need for a profitableand productive animal has resulted in the stud producing plain-bodied,strong-constitution, fertile, easycare animals that are performing for clientsunder a range of commercial environments. It believes that the individualanimal’s all-round performance for fleece weight, body weight, micron,comfort factor, and fleece rot or flystrike is as important as pedigrees. GumHill is a family-owned and run business, having been in the Lines family since1885, and covers properties at Mount Bryan in the Mid North and Keith inthe South East, allowing for an increase and diversity in client requirements.Rams are bred at both properties, and the top 60 per cent of the drop areoffered for private selection in July and October. Gum Hill does not auction itsrams because it believes that clients need individual time to make the correctbreeding selection for their flocks. With clients spread across Australia, thestud’s breeding flock can meet most commercial sheep breeders’ objectivesrequired from the modern Merino.Details: www.linesgumhill.com.auHAMILTON RUNThe Hamilton Run Poll Merino stud is a continuation of stud Merino sheepbreeding which began in the 1950s by the Andrews family. Thirdgenerationstud Merino breeder Greg Andrews has established and basedthe stud in the undulating country at Jamestown. Sheep are run betweenthe home property and pastoral country of the Southern Flinders ranges.Hamilton Run produces sheep with outstanding constitution and structure,growing stylish medium wool of high follicle density. Its genetics influenceflocks over a wide range of environs including south east Qld, central andnorthern NSW, the southern and Wimmera areas in Vic, plus all regions ofSA. Client successes support the versatility and adaptability of HamiltonRun sheep. Wool type selection that is so important in the range of testingclimatic conditions in this country and Hamilton Run’s highly waxed andlow suint wools, enhanced with the Well Gully infusions have excelled in allareas. At Hamilton Run an electronic tagging system is used for collection ofdata. Rams are selected visually and backed by the use of ASBVs, providingadditional selection pressure at classing. A Pedigree Matchmaker systemprovides accuracy of mothering over its large ewe base, saving a lot of labourand time. In line with demand and to keep prices affordable for regularclients, the Hamilton Run Poll Merino ewe base has grown, with a largernumber of rams being offered this year, giving a wider selection range.Together with a flock of an additional 1000 meat-predominant stud ewes,more than 600 rams are sold annually by auction and private selection. At its2013 annual on-property ram sale at Jamestown, 100 Poll Merino rams soldto $3200 and averaged $1478. To assist repeat clients, Hamilton Run offersfree ram delivery and complimentary ewe classing services. The HamiltonRun ram sale at Jamestown is held annually in September and this year, ison Thursday, September 4. A ram selection day at Mundulla is staged in lateSeptember for southern and Victorian producers who are unable to make theJamestown sale. The stud welcomes enquiries for private selection rams thatare available anytime.MOORUNDIE PARKMoorundie Park Poll Merino Stud was founded by Eric Davidson in1955. His grandson Tom now operates the stud at Gulnare in thestate’s Mid North. Moorundie Park sheep are noted for their large framesand free-growing white wool. The stud continues to maintain a focus onprofit-driving attributes such as fertility, early maturity and robustness. Ameasure of its success has been the excellent results achieved by its clientswho consistently feature in all regional livestock markets. Moorundie Park willhost an on-property field day as part of the Mid North Field Days in March,where a large number of sheep will be on display. Rams will be offeredat The Adelaide Ram Sale in September and there will be an on-propertyram sale of 180 rams on Friday, September 19. The stud held a successfulon-property sale in 2013, selling all 180 rams on offer with an average of$1428. Moorundie Park endeavours to breed profitable Merinos and build anhonest and friendly relationship with its clients.NORTH ASHROSENorth Ashrose’s breeding program and continuous improvement promiseanother exceptional year in 2014. The ewe flock is ever evolving withcontinual assessment and evaluation of market trends and technology.Created from a Collinsville-blood base, North Ashrose has a solid backgroundof structural soundness and constitution within the ewe flock whose five-yearmicron average is 20.4. The flock is moving forward, ensuring clients aresecuring and selecting from good sheep for the future. These sheep havesound conformation and improving carcase and meat traits along withquality, well-nourished fibre while maintaining fleece weight on a plainbodiedMerino. This consistent breeding has been evident throughout 2013,where North Ashrose Metric was awarded the supreme champion Merinoexhibit at the Royal Adelaide Show. North Ashrose Cubic was awardedthe reserve grand champion Poll Merino ram while the stud also won thesupreme champion fleece at the show. At the 2013 Adelaide Ram Sale, thestud recorded a solid average for 10 rams which sold to a top of $12,500,and averaged $8800 with strong competition from all states and internationalclients. Its on-property sale held annually in September is always a highlightin the ram selling calendar for the stud. In 2013, North Ashrose recorded atop price of $7000 and $1845 average for the 160 rams offered and sold.Clients report consistently high returns for their quality wool clip and havereputable livestock sales at sheep markets. North Ashrose is always strivingfor excellence and firmly building on solid foundations, integrity, service andreputation with clients. It is anticipated that the progeny of North AshroseImperial family and Lustre family will be a focal point of the 2014 field days.These are exciting young sires that show outstanding wool qualities withimpressive frames and deep bodies. North Ashrose’s annual on-property ramsale is on Wednesday, September 17.Details: www.northashrose.com.auNYOWEEThe Nyowee Poll Merino Stud, operating as BA Michael & Co,Balaklava,was founded in 1955. In recent years, it has concentrated onusing Nyowee sires, with some semen from leading eastern state studs, inartificial insemination matings. The stud aims to produce sheep with largeframes and a high percentage of top-quality, nourished, long-staple wool. Itplaces more emphasis on using rams with good dual-purpose traits. Nyoweewill once again display on-property, enabling visitors to inspect a goodcross-section of sheep bred in the stud. It will feature rams reserved for theAdelaide and on-property sales and pens of graded hogget rams rising oneyear-olds.Ewes and ewe hoggets will be penned for inspection and youngewes rising 1.5 years will be shorn, fleece-weighed and valued during theday. The stud will participate and display at the 2014 Broken Hill Ag Fair, theBendigo Sheep Show in Vic and offer and show rams and ewes at the RoyalAdelaide Show and Ram Sale. It has had a successful 2013 Adelaide ramsale, selling 8 rams to an average of $5250 and a top price of $12,500. Thistop-selling ram was sold to the Hilton Heath Stud. Nyowee had a successfulon-property ram sale in September last year, selling 130 rams for an average18 Merino Annual 2014www.elders.com.au

Day One – On-propertyprice of $1650 and a top of $4900. Nyowee annually sells between 450 and500 rams which go into all parts of SA and the western division of NSW. Itwill hold its 15th on-property sale on Wednesday, September 17 at 1pm.OLD ASHROSEOld Ashrose was first registered in 1979, following the division of the Ashbyfamily’s Ashrose stud which was founded in 1910. Old Ashrose is basedon Collinsville blood, which was introduced in the 1930s. Sires have beenintroduced in recent years from studs of a similar type, including Collinsville,Ashrose, North Ashrose, Kolindale, Greenfields and Charinga. The stud aimsto breed large-frame, plainer-body sheep with sound conformation andconstitution. Weaning and yearling weights are used to focus on early maturity.Wools are well nourished, soft handling and white, with strong selectionplaced on wool quality, staple length, strength and yield. The five-year averagefibre diameter is 21µ. The aim is to continue to produce a 21µ clip whileincreasing fleece and body weights and lambing percentages. Market trendsfor wool and meat quality are continually reviewed to ensure Old Ashrosesheep remain relevant to current and future requirements. In 2013, a total of2800 Merino and Poll Merino stud ewes were mated. At the 2013 on-propertysale, 94 rams in the main auction were offered and sold to a top of $5200for an $1774 average while 48 mini auction rams averaged $714. A pleasingfeature of the sale was the number of interstate and local ram breeders whobought quality stud rams at reasonable prices. Ram marketing in Septemberwill continue to focus on the on-property auction and the Adelaide Ram Sale.The annual on-property ram sale is on Thursday, September 18 at 1pm.Private selections are available by appointment throughout the year.Details: www.oldashrose.com.au or follow Old Ashrose on facebookDay Two – Burra OvalWhat, where, whenWhat: Elders SA Stud Merino ExpoWhere: Burra OvalWhen: Tuesday, March 18Times: From 9am. Competitions mid-afternoon. Food andrefreshments availableJudges: Wool: Gavin Norrish, Agenup Merinos and Poll Merinos, WAMeat: Clayton Rowett, Ulandi Poll Dorsets)Participating studs1AshroseBradfieldBrimannaBunyaraCalcookaraCarricowieCollandra NorthCollinsvilleEast BungareeGlenvilleGreenfieldsGunalloHamilton RunHilton HeathKamora NetleyParkKamora ParkKelvaleLucernbraeMernowieMorleyMulloorieNorth CowieOld AshroseOld KelvaleOrrie CowiePepper WellPindariRadnorRices CreekRoemahkitaSherlockSouthroseSpringvale NorthWhite RiverSPRINGVALE NORTH2014Springvale North Poll Merino stud was founded after thedivision of the Springvale stud in 1997 and has a breeding history datingback to 1977. It is now run by Peter Stockman Snr and his sons Alex andPeter and their families, based at Burra. The stud aims to breed large-frame,early maturing, plain-bodied sheep with free-growing, long-stapled,bright white wools with plenty of character that can survive and thrive inall environments. It also aims to breed dual-purpose, highly productivesheep – the modern Merino – that can improve the profitability of clientflocks. Springvale North will have a complete display on-property on Monday,March 17, and exhibit at Burra Oval on Tuesday, March 18, as part of the SAStud Merino Expo. The stud is able to offer clients numerous opportunitiesto select rams as it runs two lines of stud ewes, with one lambing in April/May and another in September/October. This gives it two complete lines of1.5-year-old rams for sale each year – one line at field days in March byprivate selection and another line for its on-property auction in September.Springvale North achieved an outstanding result at the RAHS ram sale in2012, topping at $26,000. Smacko 555, sired by Mulloorie 1157, son ofNyowee 430, now resides in Argentina. Aged 1.4 years at the time of sale,Smacko weighed 122 kilograms with tests of 21.4µ, 3.5 standard deviation,16.4 per cent coefficient of variation and 99pc comfort factor. SpringvaleNorth retained semen and using it in its AI program. Smacko showed greatbalance with outstanding width and top line, and finished with a wellnourished,heavy cutting, bright, lustrous medium wool and a strong, purehead. The stud now has young progeny on the ground showing great sirepotential. A new stud sire, Greenfields PW170, was bought at the RAHS ramsale in 2013 for $13,500. He is a very well balanced ram with outstandingcrimpy wool, which shows great style and character. His muzzle is super softand pure. His figures are 19.1µ, 3.41 SD, 16.2CV and 99.4CF. At last year’son-property auction, 80 rams sold to a top of $3200 (twice) and averaged$1020. Springvale North continues to focus on serving its growing clientbase. Its annual on-property auction is on Friday, September 19 at The Grove.Truro StJust StBARRIER HWYMarket StCommercial StChurch StSmelts RdBath StBurraOvalPaxton TceKingston StThames Tham StChapel St1Stock StAllen StQuarry StHONOUR BOARD2013 Elders SA Stud MerinoExpo CompetitionChampion Merino PairMulloorieRam of the YearNorth AshroseAll Purpose Pair of Ram LambsGreenfieldsAyers StASHROSEThe iconic Ashrose Poll Merino stud is one of SA’s oldest studs,having more than 100 years of experience in breeding. The stud,located at Mundulla in SA’s upper south east, has 800 stud breedingewes under the direction of the Graetz family. Stud principals David,Tim and Jono also run a large commercial Merino fl ock. The studfocusses on breeding commercially based rams and aims for fastgrowth rates with a large uncomplicated frame draped in stylish, softhandling, white, positive microning wools, with high comfort factorand yield. The rams are suited to extreme climates, from the pastoralregions right through to the high-rainfall areas of Mount Gambierand into Vic. Ashrose has gone against the trend and endeavours torun rams with minimal supplementary feeding (season permitting),to offer a commercially true, transparent ram to clients. In 2013, thestud breeding ewes shorn at 10 months wool growth measured 84millimetres length and averaged 19.5µ, with a 73 per cent yield andachieved more than 900 cents per kilogram greasy price. Ashroserams will be on display at Burra Oval on March 18, The South EastMerino fi eld day at Keith on July 23 and on-property at its annual saleon August 28. Enquiries and inspections are welcome.Details Tim Graetz 0428 733 065 or David Graetz 08 8752 0833www.elders.com.auMerino Annual 2014 19

2014 Day Two – Burra OvalBRADFIELDThe Bradtke Merino Stud was founded in 1942 and thePoll Merino Stud in 2004. Both studs aim to breed freegrowing,reliable and profitable sires that continuously maximise returnsin meat and wool. Their true dual-purpose rams weigh, test and breedwell. The 2014 line-up has been influenced by a need from their clientsto have sires that simply continue to breed, survive and thrive. Based notonly on their own proven genetics but also that of Leachcim and GlenleaPark, Bradfield is enjoying great success with infusions of specific geneticsfor wool over its renowned Bradfield frame. Bradfield sires are truly earlymaturing,correct and large-framed, wrinkle free and have high fertilityrates with free-growing, easycare fleeces – the whole package. Based atMannanarie in the Mid North, Bradfield is pleased to host its on-propertysale on Friday, September 5. Stud masters Stacey and Gary are alwaysavailable to assist clients with classing, general advice or assistance toimprove their sheep business. Come and see them in the tent at Burra fora chat about what they can do for you – you never know what you mightfind!BRIMANNABrimanna is 23 kilometres north-west of Yeelanna on the Eyre Peninsula.After a successful 2013, it looks forward to offering more top-quality siresfor selection. After placing in the top 6 in the Ramsey Bros All-Purpose Pairof Ram Lambs Competition at Burra last year, the stud believes it is on theright track to produce truly dual-purpose Merinos – this was highlighted withone of these rams having the highest eye muscle depth in the competition.Last year also saw Brimanna sell to its highest auction average of $1312,50 per cent of which still sold for under $1000, providing quality rams forpeople with all budgets. A highlight of 2013 was the purchase of supersire Minta 215 at Classings Classic for $15,500. This ram will enhance itsalready successful breeding program. He exhibits brilliant crimpy white woolon a structurally sound large frame – just the type of sire the stud had beenlooking for. Brimanna will be exhibiting at the SA Merino Expo at Burra andthe EP Pre-Sale Merino Expo at Wudinna. Well-grown young rams will beon display and later offered at its on-roperty ram sale. Progeny offered willfeature more sons of Ridgway Advance B80, a ram that has bred on andbeen a feature of auctions in the past two years. Also on offer will be thefirst sons of Brimanna 40 (a B80 son) which are showing huge potential withgreat early growth and excellent wool coverage. The stud looks forward toseeing you at one of the expos or at its on-property sale on Monday, July 28at 2pm.Details: Jayden Harris 08 8686 7037, 0459 101 834 or brimanna@activ8.net.auBUNYARABunyara Merino and Poll Merinos are renowned for their outstanding woolquality. The stud aims to produce large-framed, plain-bodied sheep withstylish white wool which is free growing and long stapled . It also strives tohave low-micron sheep without compromising on wool cut. At Bunyara’s29th annual on-property auction in September last year, 60 rams averaged$1347, with a top price of $2900, giving clients quality sires at an affordableprice. In recent years, clients have topped meat and wool markets – Bunyaragenetics are an ideal fit for both production options. Bunyara rams suita range of environmental conditions, from station country to sheep andcropping enterprises to high-rainfall grazing properties. Its 30th annualon-property auction is on Thursday , September 18 at 1.30pc at BunyaraMoculta. Its next-generation rams will be exhibited at local country showsand the Royal Adelaide Show this year.Details: Ian Koch 0408 554 180CALCOOKARACalcookara has always strived to breed the whitest, softest wool possibleon a large, uncomplicated, easycare frame. Its stock suit all environments,from 600 millimetres down to 175mm-rainfall districts. The stud is very stricton conformation to get the best out of sheep. It owns a lot of big-rolling hillsand stock must be fit to survive these conditions. The stud rarely pampersits sheep and even display teams are only moderately prepared. Sale teamsare only fed hay and barley under paddock conditions from December on tosale time. The 2013 on-property auction was solid, with clearances slightlydown, but the average held firm at $1160 overall. There were plenty of ramssold in the $600-$900 range to suit all budgets. The sale saw a top of $4600for a Poll ram, going to Paul and Jo Turner, Cleve. The stud rated this ramas possibly the best one it had sold to date. He was large and uncomplicatedwith a well-marked, ultra white, waxy wool measuring 18µ, 15 per centcoefficient of variation, 2.8 standard deviation and 99.7pc comfort factor.The current breeding program is extremely exciting – the first ewe lambsfrom L858 were up for their first mating on December. The stud has soldsemen from L858 to numerous studs and all feedback to date has beenvery positive to say the least. His nourishment and white crimpy wools arehis trademark but it also comes on a well-built correct carcase, putting himamong some of the industry’s most elite sires. This, along with the fact thatin the past two years the whole ewe flock has come in at an average of19.3µ gives the stud great confidence with its future breeding program. Lastyear, the Calcookara woolclip averaged 940 cents a kilogram or $1850 abale for the entire clip at 19.3µ. With such ewes, the stud looks forward tothe next generation of lambs. With a good spring selling season for privateselection rams, including a couple of new clients, Calcookara looks forwardto 2014 where 80 quality rams will be penned for its on-property auction onFriday, September 5, with inspection from 11am for a 1:30pm start.CARRICOWIECarricowie Poll Merino stud was established in 1984 with mated studewes from Orrie Cowie stud. It is renowned for breeding big-frame sheepwith heavy cutting, well-nourished, soft handling white wool of a mediumquality. Each year, the stud runs an artificial insemination program usinggenetics to enhance its objectives. All sale rams are paddock-run and exhibittremendous potential, helping clients achieve great results. Progeny will beavailable from Moorundie Park R007 and Terrick West 1.3, both bought atthe 2012 Adelaide ram sale. Robin, Judith, Bronte and Lee are excited aboutthe 2014 sale team and look forward to welcoming clients and friends totheir inspection day on Wednesday, August 13 and their on-property sale onWednesday, August 20 at 2.30pm.COLLANDRA NORTHOn Thursday, August 21 Collandra North Poll Merino Stud – founded in1977 – will offer 110 well-grown quality rams with heavy cutting mediumwool and a brilliant constitution. These rams have been carefully selectedand bred by renowned stud consultant Tom Padbury and owners Sydneyand Graeme Lawrie. At its 2013 on-property sale, 103 of the 108 ramsoffered were sold with an average of $1449.03. The top price ram was soldto AW Lawrence, Ivanhoe, NSW for $5200 – it weighed 121 kilograms at 17months, 22.2µ, 3.1 standard deviation, 13.5 per cent coefficient of variationand 98.7pc comfort factor. Elite Sires include Bond XP87, a son of Maximusbought from Greenfields for $29,000 in 2011; Hot spot, son of Ashrose BluePrint bought from Charinga in 2008 for $8000; Collandra North Yellow 198,son of Hot Spot; and Collandra North Green 095, great-grand son of BartonHill 015. The 34 years of selective breeding from Collinsvile, Greenfields,Charinga, Barton Hill and Collandra North genetics has resulted in superiorsires which clients from across NSW and SA have used to achieve topqualityflocks which in turn has meant strong financial gains. “We believethat the rams we are producing are the true modern rams that will cuthigh-yielding white wool and wether lambs with early growth that sheepbreeders need to meet their markets or ewes which go on to make greatmothers. Our clients are proving all that and more,” Sydney said. The studwill be presenting rams at Bendigo Sheep and Wool Show on July 18-20 andthe Royal Adelaide Show on September 9-13, and offering for sale by auctiontwo rams on Saturday, September 13 at the Adelaide show.Details: Sydney Lawrie 0428 828 216 or 08 8688 2845 Graeme Lawrie 0428 846 408, 088688 2307 fax 08 8688 1825COLLINSVILLECollinsville produces superior genetics with a consistent commitment tocommercial profitability. The stud directly influences a large number offlocks across Australia, giving producers more wool, more meat and morelambs. Its ongoing aim is to breed sheep that are large-framed, plain-bodiedand highly fertile with sound conformation while growing heavy cutting andhigh-quality stylish, medium wool fleeces in the 21-22µ range. This is whyCollinsville sheep are particularly suited to Australia’s pastoral zones. Atthe 2013 Adelaide Ram Sale, Collinsville sold nine stud sires for a $12,611average. Congratulations to all buyers, especially the Daniell family of WhiteRiver Merino Stud, SA, for securing a superb Poll Merino for the $34,000top price. Ram marketing will kick off in September with selected ramsavailable for private selection at the Mid North on-property inspection day at20 Merino Annual 2014www.elders.com.au

Day Two – Burra OvalGreenacres on Friday, September 12. Stud sires will again be offered at the2014 Adelaide Ram Sale. Large selections of top quality and affordable flockimprovingrams will be available throughout 2014 by appointment. Semenfrom Collinsville’s top selected sires is always available. Collinsville will havea selection of rams and ewes on display at the SA Stud Merino Field Days atthe Burra Oval on Tuesday, March 18.Details: Collinsville office 08 8893 2394 or Tim Dalla 0488 773 329EAST BUNGAREEEast Bungaree was founded after the division of the original Bungaree Stud.From 1980 to 1986 the Wylie family, Kangaringa, held the stud. In 1986the Hawker family repurchased the stud and kept it until late 1995, whenthe stud and property were sold to the Litchfield family, Hazeldean Stud,Cooma, NSW. In November 2005, East Bungaree was bought by Tony andMark Brooks and will continue to be maintained as a distinct strain of SouthAustralian Merino. The objective is to retain the valuable attributes of the EastBungaree Merinos – including size, fertility and the ability to thrive in pastoralcountry – and at the same time improve the quality of wool they grow.There are 3300 ewes in the stud, 800 of which are elite ewes artificiallyinseminated to the best sires it could identify. These sires are a combinationof East Bungaree and outside sires of proven ability to maintain wool qualityand carcase value. East Bungaree Merinos are bred for producers looking forproductive dual-purpose sheep that deliver in a range of environments. At itsannual on-property sale on September 24, 2013, East Bungaree offered andsold 240 rams and averaged $1440 with a top price of $4400. The annualram sale is on Tuesday, September 23 at 1pm.GLENVILLENourished long-stapled, bright, deeply crimped wool on a plain body withexcellent carcase length has always been the Glenville trademark, makingfor an easycare sheep. In 2013, mature stud ewes cut 43 bales of AAAMwhich averaged 20µ selling at 800 cents and ewe hoggets cut 8 bales ofAAAM at 18µ. Rams on display at Burra will include sires used within thestud this year, and some of them will be available for sale. Burra last yearwas busy with semen sales and sold four stud rams – three into SA andone to Charinga stud, Vic. At Glenville’s 52nd on-property sale, 140 ramswere offered and sold in the main auction for a $1934 average. Seven siressold to studs and a further 28 rams were sold in a mini auction for a $500average. The top price Poll sold to Oak Farms stud SA for $6000 and topprice Merino to Glendale SA for $2600. The quality line-up created strongcompetition, and all were impressed by the size and good-cutting nourishedcrimpy wools- there were six new buyers on the day. Private selection salesmet strong demand with 130 rams sold in the $500 to $1500 range and studrams going up to $4000. Glenville’s 53rd on-property sale is on Tuesday,August 5 at 1.30pm and has increased numbers to meet demand. There willbe 180 paddock-run rams – 150 Polls and 30 Merinos; with current tests.A further 180 rams will be available for private selection. The first sons ofME-25, ME-42 & W20-302, rams that created enormous interest at the fielddays last year, will be available this year. The stud offers free flock classingand delivery services.Details: Barry Smith 08 8628 5036, 0428 285 036 Daryl Smith 08 8628 5032, 0428 285 033GREENFIELDSGreenfields Merino stud, founded in 1949 on Ashrose bloodlines, hadregular purchases of Ashrose stud rams and ewes as well as studrams and semen from Collinsville. Collinsville blood formed the basis of theGreenfields Poll Merino Stud, founded in 1957. The stud sells rams to allparts of SA and interstate and they are keenly sought for their well-nourished,bright, stylish wool and large, plain bodies. Emphasis is on breedingearly-maturing sheep with strong constitutions. Greenfields clients regularlyachieve high returns for their quality wool clip and top prices for livestocksold at saleyards. In 2013, the stud offered and sold seven stud Merinoand Poll Merino rams at the Royal Adelaide Show ram sale to a top price of$15,000, averaging $9214. Its annual on-property sale in September wasanother highlight, where 98 rams sold to a top of $5200, averaging $1900.In the mini-auction, 35 rams averaged $668. Greenfields has two lambingsa year, enabling quality rams to be available for selection throughout.Studmasters Jim, Robert and James Sullivan are committed to breedingtop-quality Merinos and Poll Merinos, constantly striving to produce ramswith superior genetics. They are available to assist clients with classingand provide general advice with ram selection and flock management. Ahighlight of this year’s field day display will be some outstanding progeny of2014East Mundalla Jonty, Collinsville Olympic 111121, GreenfieldsXP87 (sold for $29000 to Collandra North Stud) and Bruno (soldfor $10000 to Kylie Stud, WA). The stud’s annual on-propertyproduction sale is on Monday, September 15, where 150 ramsand 300 stud ewes will be offered.GUNALLOGunallo Poll Merino and Merino stud is 8 kilometres south of the MalleeHighway between Murrayville, Vic, and Pinnaroo, SA. The stud breedsuncomplicated sheep that are early maturing, fertile with long-stapled,crimpy white wools on the large frame that its sheep are noted for. Theyalso have strong constitutions and are working towards a mules-free sheep.Extensive artificial insemination, some embryo transfer, and advice from itsstud classer Bill Walker have been instrumental in achieving these goals. In2013, Gunallo sold rams to a top price of $22,000, with rams going to WA,SA, Vic, and NSW. Once again, it was happy to see clients receiving goodprices for their wether lambs, young ewes and old ewes at off-shears salesaround the country. Gunallo is quite excited about this year’s young ramswhich are showing plenty of potential, with more having elite, free-growingwools on large frames. Sires used for this year’s rams include Kamora Park37, Leahcim 282, Leahcim 438, Gunallo 593, Wallaloo Park 160, Roemahkita1269, Lea 190, Lea 203, and other leading sires. Gunallo will be displayingrams at Burra, Karoonda, Bendigo and Hamilton and selling at Hamilton,Adelaide, Classing Classic and its annual on-property sale. Current wool testswill be available on all rams to be offered as well as ASBV’s from SheepGenetics. Gunallo is accredited brucellosis-free and is MN3 status is thesheep market assurance program. Its annual on-property sale is on Thursday,September 4 at 1pm. Inspections are welcome by appointment.Details: Ray 0427 778 485, ray@gunallo.com.au Brad 0400 335 660, bradleyschroeder@hotmail.com, stud classer Bill Walker 0428 973 804 or www.gunallo.com.auHAMILTON RUNThe Hamilton Run Poll Merino stud is a continuation of stud Merino sheepbreeding which began in the 1950s by the Andrews family. Thirdgenerationstud Merino breeder Greg Andrews has established and basedthe stud in the undulating country at Jamestown. Sheep are run betweenthe home property and pastoral country of the Southern Flinders ranges.Hamilton Run produces sheep with outstanding constitution and structure,growing stylish medium wool of high follicle density. Its genetics influenceflocks over a wide range of environs including south east Qld, central andnorthern NSW, the southern and Wimmera areas in Vic, plus all regions ofSA. Client successes support the versatility and adaptability of HamiltonRun sheep. Wool type selection that is so important in the range of testingclimatic conditions in this country and Hamilton Run’s highly waxed andlow suint wools, enhanced with the Well Gully infusions have excelled in allareas. At Hamilton Run an electronic tagging system is used for collection ofdata. Rams are selected visually and backed by the use of ASBVs, providingadditional selection pressure at classing. A Pedigree Matchmaker systemprovides accuracy of mothering over its large ewe base, saving a lot of labourand time. In line with demand and to keep prices affordable for regularclients, the Hamilton Run Poll Merino ewe base has grown, with a largernumber of rams being offered this year, giving a wider selection range.Together with a flock of an additional 1000 meat-predominant stud ewes,more than 600 rams are sold annually by auction and private selection. At its2013 annual on-property ram sale at Jamestown, 100 Poll Merino rams soldto $3200 and averaged $1478. To assist repeat clients, Hamilton Run offersfree ram delivery and complimentary ewe classing services. The HamiltonRun ram sale at Jamestown is held annually in September and this year, ison Thursday, September 4. A ram selection day at Mundulla is staged in lateSeptember for southern and Victorian producers who are unable to make theJamestown sale. The stud welcomes enquiries for private selection rams thatare available anytime.HILTON HEATHHilton Heath Merino and Poll Merino studs are run at Sanderston, east ofMount Lofty Ranges and at Keith in the South East on properties withrainfall between 275 millimetres and 425mm. The stud consistently produceshigh-yielding wools, and in the past few years has received higher pricesin wool sales. Higher prices mean more money in the bank. If the tip andnourishment is right you can keep the dust out of the wool and that is wherethe higher wool prices come in. 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2014 Day Two – Burra Ovalto Nyowee L7-15, Collinsville 110, 102 & 612, Poll Bonooke25 & 4 and Glenlea Park along with Hilton Heath sires. Merinomatings are to Collinsville 529, Wanganella and Hilton Heathsires. All sale rams will have current tests at selection time.Sheep and hogget classing is available to clients. Hilton Heathwill be at Burra Expo, South East Mallee Field Day, and at the Bendigo andAdelaide Shows.Details: Roger and Wayne 08 8569 3031, Trevor and Matt 08 8754 2013KAMORA NETLEY PARKAfter a breakout 2012 when Paul and Justin Boughen and families soldrams to $25,000, the Kamora Netley Park test was to back up thatsuccess in 2013. They did this with flying colours, with the sale of threerams for $10,000 – the first, KN121, to Kilcoolin Pastoral Co at Hamilton,KN285 to the Charinga stud, and KNP34 to the Minta stud at the AdelaideRoyal ram sale. These top sales were backed up by the on-property saleresult where 142 rams topped at $4200 and averaged a very solid $1287,while four rams averaged $5750 at Adelaide. Big, relatively plain-bodiedPoll Merino rams with wonderful free-growing wools with definition, densityand natural nourishment are the reason the regular Kamora Netley Parkclients are gaining new clients each year. Paul and Justin Boughen have notrested on their laurels though and after several significant sire investmentsin recent years, 2013 was no different. They paid $11,000 at the Adelaideram sale for a ram from Charinga then attended their on-property ram saleand paid $24,000 for another top ram that will blend well with the KamoraNetley Park breeding ewes. Plain bodies with good wool cutting skins werethe main attraction of these two new sires. Another top line-up of KamoraNetley Park rams will be offered this year. They will include more impressivesons of the highly successful Kamora 1, Moorundie Park NE20 (by Nyowee430 and purchased in partnership with Nyowee for $8000), Kamora 270(by Moorundie Park B297), Kamora 206 (by Moorundie Park G181), Uardry($16,000 purchase) and Nyowee L88 and his sons. Kamora Netley Park willbe displaying rams at Burra, Bendigo, Hamilton, Karoonda and Adelaide in2014. Its annual ram sale is on Friday, August 1 with about 200 Poll Merinorams on offer.KAMORA PARKDual-purpose, fine medium woolled Poll Merinos that offer consistentand repeatable performance is the key breeding objective of Colin andJulie Boughen and family, Kamora Park stud, Sandalwood. Their maturebreeding ewe flock averages just on 20µ fibre diameter. To achieve theirbreeding objectives, the stud has been selecting for dual-purpose traitsof carcase and wool since 1963, for bigger, plainer-bodied sheep forwell over a decade, and for early growth and improved muscling throughmeasurement with Merino Select. Independent assessment of theirprogress is achieved through Merino Select rankings and improvement.This is reinforced by successes in show classes, particularly the RAS FibreMeat class where Kamora Park has been the most successful exhibitorthroughout the history of this class with two outright wins, plus two winsfor three highest-scoring rams. The stud also won in a similar class atthe Bendigo Sheep and Wool Show (all-purpose class) in 2012. In CRCtrials, KP304 (RAS Fibre-meat winner) excelled in the Turretfield SARDIdemonstration flock and was consequently placed in the top ten siresnationally in all three indices (FP+, MP+ and DP+). Understandably, semenorders for this ram have come from across Australia and semen is stillavailable from KP304 and the other top sires. Continued client successesin sheep and wool sales and hogget competitions are Kamora Park’smost important measuring stick of progress. At its 2013 annual sale,157 rams sold to $3100 and averaged $963. At Classings Classic, sevenmore rams sold to $5000 (x2) and averaged $2764, highlighting depth ofclient satisfaction. This was topped off by a $15,000 high at Adelaide andthree rams averaging $8800. Overall Kamora Park sold 167 Poll Merinosat auction for an $1179 average, but there were plenty of very goodrams at great value in those results. In 2014, Kamora Park will again bedisplaying at the Burra Merino Expo on March 18, Bendigo Sheep and WoolShow in July, Karoonda Districts Merino Field Day on July 25, HamiltonSheepvention on August 4-5 and Royal Adelaide Show on September10-12. Kamora Park will be offering rams at its annual on-property ramsale on Friday, August 1 at 11am, with about 180 rams in the main auctionplus mini auction rams, plus the Classings Classic on Monday, September8 at Murray Bridge. Colin, Julie, Wade and Katelyn Boughen welcome yourenquiry and inspection.KELVALEThe Kelvale Poll Merino Stud was founded in 1966 by the Kellock familyand is now managed by Stephen and Peta Kellock with guidance fromDavid and Bev Kellock. Originating at Farrell Flat in the Mid North, throughsecession, it has now been relocated to Keith in the South East. There arecurrently 1000 stud ewes that are mated to Kelvale bred sires with a littleoutside influence, through AI and ET programs. Its main breeding objective isto improve the density, length and quality of the wool grown by plain-bodiedsheep. Breeding a highly productive animal with high growth rates and goodmuscle patterning has given the stud faster-growing animals which excel incurrent markets. Kelvale is currently shearing every six months and obtainingtesting lengths in excess of 60 millimetres with some lines above 70mm. Inthe current wool market, no discounts are being incurred at this length butthe aim is to genetically breed the length to above 70mm consistently. Avaluable tool the stud employs is the individual sampling of skin, to test thedensity and length of wool follicles. Deep crimping and bold, white wools aregrown with an average flock micron of 19.5 but the goal is to achieve 19within the next few years. Kelvale is actively involved in the collection anduse of data for the Sheep Genetics program – it has found the data invaluableto continually evaluate and improve carcase traits. Maintaining and breedingfor a plain-bodied sheep has allowed for the practice of mulesing to begradually phased out of the stud since 2005. No lambs have been mulesedin the stud or commercial flocks since 2008. Kelvale has also increasedlambing percentage to be consistently above 110 per cent from ewes matedwith some mobs achieving more than 130pc in the past three years. Thestud is prepared to look outside the square to breed a highly productivesheep that will thrive anywhere in Australia. It is now selling rams into Tas,Vic, NSW, Qld and across SA. Kelvale will display sheep throughout the yearand welcomes an inspection and chat at any of the following events: MidNorth Field Days at Burra, South East Field Days at Lucindale, Broken HillAgfair, Australian Sheep and Wool Show at Bendigo, South East Stud MerinoBreeders Field Day at Keith, and the Hamilton Sheepvention. An on-propertyram sale will be held at Keith on Friday, August 8 at 1pm.Details: Stephen 08 8755 1761 or contact your local stock agent. Website: www.kelvalepollmerinos.com.auLUCERNBRAELucernbrae says ‘wool is our business’ and has continued to enhancethe quality of its sheep over a long period, starting with Merinos in the1950s leading to the development of a Poll Merino stud in the 1980s.The progression toward the modern wool Merino in 2001 focused on acommitment towards growing plain-body, uncomplicated skins and freegrowing-woolsheep. Less skin means minimal flystrike, fewer chemicals,and no mulesing, reduced second cuts at shearing, and emphasis on theability of the ewe flock to rear a lamb each year. Achievements include aflock average of 20µ. All rams and ewes are subjectively and objectivelyclassed by renowned Classings Pty Ltd classer Bill Walker. The stud hasbrucellosis-free accreditation and Ovine Johnes Disease MN2 status. Sires inuse are Wallaloo Park, Lorelmo-Willalooka, Leahcim, Roemahikta, Ridgwayand Lucernbrae. Lucernbrae is a member of the Superior Wool Syndicate,and displaying on-property and at Classings Classic.Details: Keith and Judy Paech 08 8538 5092, 0415 701 493 lucernbrae@internode.on.net orwww.lucernbrae.comMERNOWIEMernowie Poll Merino stud was formed by current studmaster Ian Rowettin 1975. It is at Marrabel which is 50 kilometres south of Burra and100km north of Adelaide. The stud is renowned for its ability to producequality white wool on a large-framed, plain-bodied animal. There is emphasison conformation in order to withstand moderate to high rainfall. A constitutionto handle high stocking rates and develop genetic resistance to worms isalso a priority. The stud has a structured management program to increasefertility genetically. A number of clients consistently wean up to 130 per centlambs and regularly achieve outstanding results for sheep and wool sales.Growth rates and carcase traits have always been important at Mernowie.There is emphasis on post weaning weight gain with ASBVs +10 and abovebeing targeted. Mernowie Escalator won the 2010 Fibre Meat class at theAdelaide Royal Show and is now ranked tenth on the all-time Sire EvaluationMP+ index (all Merino Select wool types included). Mernowie’s annual onproperty auction in on Friday, September 19. Private inspections and salesare welcome.Details: Ian 08 8847 2274, 0418 486 050 or David 0419 839 28022 Merino Annual 2014www.elders.com.au

Day Two – Burra OvalMORLEYMorley’s aim is for easycare, early maturing sheep with an abundanceof high-quality wool and rapid body weight gain. Rams are weighed atregular intervals to assist with this aim. Sale rams achieve weight gains of15-20 kilograms in the six weeks leading up to auction day and continue tomove forward thereafter. They are paddock-run with minimal supplementaryfeeding and are therefore immediately ‘paddock ready’. The stud hasrecently added sires from Nyowee and Mulloorie, Sherlock, Terrick Westand Roemahkita to its genetic pool. These sires are specifically selected andcomplement its existing Morley, Mernowie and Collinsville families which arekeenly sought after by current and new clients. More than 300 rams are bredat Morley each year. The stud will again offer 60 in its on-property auctionon Friday, August 22. Paul Cousins classes its sale rams and selects itsauction team. Private selections are available after the ram sale and timingsare flexible to suit individuals. Complimentary flock classing is offered withall purchases for those who wish to utilise this service. The stud will beattending the SA Stud Merino field days at Burra in March, EP stud MerinoExpo at Wudinna in July and the Eyre Peninsula Field Days in Cleve in theweek before its on-property sale. Morley invites you to inspect its displays.It welcomes enquiries at any time and is always happy to have a chat. Studprincipal Leonie Mills is available on mobile and email, and in the evenings athome. Rams are kept close and available for a look for anyone dropping by.The stud’s on-property auction is on Friday, August 22 at 2pm and inspectionis at 11am.Details: Leonie Mills 0427 631 358, 08 8628 5080 or mills.pankala@activ8.net.auMULLOORIEThe Mulloorie Merino stud was founded on Orrie Cowie bloodlines whilethe Mulloorie Poll Merino Stud was founded on Donara and Nyoweebloodlines. The purchase of a property at Tintinara in the Upper South Easthas enhanced Mulloorie’s breeding programs. The stud continues to usevisual assessment along with additional measurement on ewes and ramsto achieve low coefficient of variation and standard deviation with goodcomfort factors. Body structures, body weight and eye muscle measurementsenhance the profitability of Mulloorie-blood sheep for clients requiringdual-purpose animals for today’s market. The success of the stud in thisarea is reflected in the performance at the Bendigo Sheep Show, winningthe Champion All Purpose two-tooth ram judged on wool and meat resultsin 2010. In 2007, the stud won the Fibre Meat Class at the Adelaide RoyalShow, also judged on wool and meat tests for rams showing not more thantwo teeth. Mulloorie’s expo displays at Burra on Tuesday, March 18 and atKeith on Wednesday, July 23. The stud will conduct its third on-propertyauction at Tintinara offering 35 rams on Thursday, July 24 at 2.30pm. Theannual on-property auction will be held at Brinkworth on Monday, September22 at 1pm where it will offer 70 rams. The stud will also offer six rams at theAdelaide Ram Sale on Friday, September 12. Mulloorie-blood sheep performin all types of environments. Inspections welcome.NORTH COWIENorth Cowie Merino and Poll Merino Studs were founded in 1978 as aresult of the Orrie Cowie Stud being split between the Murdoch family.The late Vic Murdoch retained Orrie Cowie and Roger and Garry Murdochformed North Cowie. In 1991 Garry and Gwen Murdoch took over theownership and running of North Cowie. In 2012, their oldest son Joseph alsoentered the partnership and helps with the running of the studs. In 1987North Cowie began selling rams by holding an on-property auction in Julyeach year. This year, the sale will be held on Wednesday, July 23 on itsproperty at North Cowie, 10 kilometres west of Warooka on southern YorkePeninsula. This year the stud has mated 750 Poll Merino ewes, of which 50have been artificially inseminated to Orrie Cowie 523, a young sire retainedby Orrie Cowie, and 50 to Collandra North Y877 which was bought for$10,000 by Uardry at the 2011 Australian Sheep and Wool Show at Bendigo.Other Poll sires used in the stud include rams from Ridgway, Glenville,Mulloorie and North Cowie. The stud has also mated 600 Merino ewes, 50 ofwhich have been artificially inseminated to Uardry 8.600 (Mortlock), a Merinoram that was sashed the Australian Fibre/Meat Champion at Bendigo in2009. The Merino rams used this year are sires retained in the North Cowiestud. At its on-property sale in 2013, 30 of 32 Poll Merino rams sold to a topof $3000 and averaged $1300 while 21 of 24 Merino rams sold to a top of$3800 and averaged $1145. There were 56 other rams that sold in the miniauction and private selection, to a top of $650. At the 2014 ram sale, NorthCowie will be offering rams sired by the very successful Mulloorie ‘Kenny’ aswell as rams by its two new stud sires bought in 2012 – Ridgway 237 and2014Springvale North 0500. The stud aims to breed large-framed,plain-bodied sheep with really stylish, bright, white, nourishedwools, in the 19-21µ range. It also aims to return more dollarsa hectare for buyers’ sheep enterprise. North Cowie sheep haveproven themselves to perform well in all environments, fromhigh-rainfall areas to pastoral zones in SA and NSW. The stud prides itselfon producing today’s easycare Merinos with great quality wools, available atvery affordable prices. This year North Cowie will be displaying at the BrokenHill Ag Fair in May for the first time. The stud looks forward to catching upwith you at Burra in March and Broken Hill in May, and welcomes clients andnew visitors to its on-property sale.OLD ASHROSEOld Ashrose was first registered in 1979, following the division of the Ashbyfamily’s Ashrose stud which was founded in 1910. Old Ashrose is basedon Collinsville blood, which was introduced in the 1930s. Sires have beenintroduced in recent years from studs of a similar type, including Collinsville,Ashrose, North Ashrose, Kolindale, Greenfields and Charinga. The studaims to breed large-frame, plainer-body sheep with sound conformationand constitution. Weaning and yearling weights are used to focus on earlymaturity. Wools are well nourished, soft handling and white, with strongselection placed on wool quality, staple length, strength and yield. Thefive-year average fibre diameter is 21µ. The aim is to continue to produce a21µ clip while increasing fleece and body weights and lambing percentages.Market trends for wool and meat quality are continually reviewed to ensureOld Ashrose sheep remain relevant to current and future requirements. In2013, a total of 2800 Merino and Poll Merino stud ewes were mated. At the2013 on-property sale, 94 rams in the main auction were offered and sold toa top of $5200 for an $1774 average while 48 mini auction rams averaged$714. A pleasing feature of the sale was the number of interstate and localram breeders who bought quality stud rams at reasonable prices. Rammarketing in September will continue to focus on the on-property auctionand the Adelaide Ram Sale. The annual on-property ram sale is on Thursday,September 18 at 1pm. Private selections are available by appointmentthroughout the year.Details: www.oldashrose.com.au or follow Old Ashrose on facebookOLD KELVALEBy running 4500 commercial ewes on its pastoral country, Old Kelvaleis well aware of the importance of having sheep that are strong, easyto care for and able to achieve the maximum return possible in wool cut,lambing percentages and early growth lambs. Its aim is to produce sheepthat maximise profitability in wool and carcase markets for their businessand yours. Bred in the lower-rainfall pastoral country east of Burra, OldKelvale sheep are renowned for their strong constitution and ability to thriveand reproduce under erratic seasonal conditions. Breeding with sound andconsistent genetics has resulted in a dual-purpose sheep that is profitablein the wool market, possesses a large, plain body and a heavy wool cuttingability with a soft, white 21-22µ fleece. The large, early-maturing frame ofOld Kelvale sheep maximise profitability in the carcase market. In the pastfive years, its wether lambs averaged well above $100 a head – a consistentand profitable return. Micron testing, eye muscle testing and visual classingprovides us with valuable guidelines for breeding and sire selection, resultingin sheep that are successful in ram sales, wool sales and commercial sheepmarkets. A number of Old Kelvale rams will be displayed at the field days atthe Burra Oval, along with the Royal Adelaide show team for 2014. Privateselection of rams is available, which allows time for selecting the rightgenetics to suit your needs, without the pressure of an auction.Details: Graham Kellock 08 8892 2011 or David Hill 08 8893 5027, 0429 935 034ORRIE COWIEOrrie Cowie Merinos and Poll Merinos are renowned as large-framed,heavy cutting sheep carrying waxy, well nourished, white, bright, stylishand soft handling wools. For stud principals Dennis and Heather Dalla, thereis no better recommendation than the success of their genetics in clients’flocks over wide-ranging climatic conditions with long-term repeat buyersfrom three states. In last year’s sale, a total clearance of 77 rams to a topof $9500 and average of $1862 highlighted the quality of the Orrie Cowiegenetics while 42 mini auction rams averaged $702. Breeding for Profit hasbeen a motto at Orrie Cowie since its inception in 1937. The stud has alwayshad a clear and strong focus on this, ensuring it is constantly evolving toproduce more productive and efficient sheep that increase the profitabilitywww.elders.com.auMerino Annual 2014 23

2014 Day Two – Burra Ovalof client flocks. The Dallas’ have placed more emphasis onplainer bodies, higher growth and improved carcase traits inthe past two decades, but not at the expense of wool cut andnourishment. Selection for lower microns, staple length andnatural nourishment now sees them producing an averageof 9 kilograms of 20µ wool over their entire ewe flock. This clearly meansmore profit. The stud’s wool cut and quality in 2013 was phenomenal. Visualassessment and experience is supported by actual measurement of fibrediameter, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, comfort factor, bodywrinkle score, wool quality index, bodyweight (growth), fat, eye muscle depth,and scrotal circumference, thus eliminating guesswork and speeding up flockimprovement. Orrie Cowie will display at Burra in March and Bendigo in July,with a cross-section of all its successful family lines. ‘The right wool withthe right genetics on the right body’ is a line applicable to Orrie Cowie, fromthe paddock right through to the fashionable consumer. This also fits withthe purchase last year of a magnificent Coddington Poll ram for $28,000.With figures of 16.5M, 2.6SD, 15.8CV and 99.7CF, his progeny are muchanticipated. The Orrie Cowie lambing in 2013 was outstanding and will leadto a wider selection. In their Poll families, the rams that are performing reallywell are: Flinders (Nepowie) – progeny are outstanding, quick early growersand also mature into very big sheep; Earle (Exceller) – progeny have somemagnificent wools and are still big sheep; Regal (M66) – producing someabsolute pearlers; and Prince (Napoleon) – breeding as good as he looked,which was always impressive. Their Merino (horned) families of specialinterest are: Exceller – still pumping out rich white crimpy wools; and Aris(Radnor-Banavie) – young rams showing some excellent early growth andbig plain bodies. Dennis and Heather said the demand for semen from thesetop-performing sires had been very pleasing, and they invite further semenenquiries. Orrie Cowie’s 2014 annual sale is on Wednesday, August 13on-property at Warooka. The Dalla family invites you to inspect their sheep atthe field days, or on-property by arrangement.Details: www.orriecowie.com.auPEPPER WELLPepper Well Poll Merino stud has property at Keyneton , Sedan andCambrai in SA. The stud was founded on ewes and rams bought fromRidgway Advance in 2005, has been on the Ridgway Advance bloodsince 2001, with some infusion from Calcookara Stud. Before this, it wasMernowie, Kelvale, Barton Hill, Moorundie Park and Craiglee in the 1970s,80s and 90s. Pepper Well Poll selects for early-maturing, big long-framedsheep, heavily muscled in the right places, loin and hind leg, which isattached to a huge pelvic area. These animals are always covered withuncomplicated skin, draped in very long , white , bold staples of silkysoft , deeply crimped , aligned wool. Mature ewes average 20µ. About90 per cent maiden ewes are used in the stud mob to fast-track geneticgain. It dislikes pampered stock -stock are run tough, stud included, withno shedding and little strategic supplementary feeding. Simplistically, itall boils down to how much profit your sheep make for you from eachmouthful of grass they eat. Pepper Well Poll ceased mulesing with the2008-drop – too easy. Fertility rates have been as high as 131pc lambsmarked to ewes mated. Robust sheep that breed on with high fertility,good early growth with excellent wool and the ability to put on weightfast when the feed is on is what the stud is all about. Pepper Well hasbeen OJD vaccinating since 2006, is brucellosis-free and waiting for itsrecent PFC 350 results. This, combined with minimal or no shedding, nofoot trimming and with ASBVs (coming soon) make the right ram selectiona breeze. The 2010 stud drop of 120 ram lambs weaned at 100 daysweighed 40 kilograms in average body weight, topping at 53kg bodyweight after trucking and a 24-hour feed and water curfew. Think aboutthose numbers for a second: that is some serious early vigour! To backthis up this year, the entire drop, with 100-day weaning weight of 38 kg,are now 172 days old at 54kg, ranging from 20 to 69kg. Pepper Well’s2014 sale will be held at its Keyneton property on Tuesday, September 2,and inspections can be arranged by appointment. See them on day twoof the SA Stud Merino Expo at Burra on March 18 or the Karoonda MerinoField Day on July 25.Details: Pepper Well is on facebookPINDARIPindari Merino Stud was formed in 1966, while the Poll Merino studwas registered in 1980, with many infusions of Moorundie Park overtime. In recent years Robin, Mary-Anne and Greg Schwartz have soughtthe judicious use of plain-bodied, free-growing, crimpy woolled ramswhile maintaining conformation, to produce a modern Poll Merino. Thestud strives to produce consistent lambing percentages of more than100 per cent. We retain sires with good all-round attributes includingabove-average eye muscle depth. This emphasis leads to clientsconsistently achieving good lambing percentages and growth rates fromlow-maintenance Merinos. Mature ewes are consistently testing in the20-21µ range, cutting 8 kilograms of wool at high winter stocking rates.Its clip fleece wools achieved commendable prices which, coupled withsolid lamb and sheepmeat prices, is great icing on the Merino cake! Thestud’s lambs all drop in late July/August and rams are offered for thefirst time at 13 months of age. These will be displayed as paddock-run,seven-month-olds during the Stud Merino Expo. Pindari will also havean on-property display at Waterloo on the Monday where it will displaya cross-section of long-stapled young ewes running with stud sires, andram lambs reserved for the September sale. It will also have a display atBurra Oval on Tuesday, March18 in what will be an exciting showcase ofthe SA Merino industry. The stud continues to offer a free classing serviceto all clients. Its annual on-property auction is on Tuesday, September 23.RADNORThe Radnor Merino and Poll Merino Sheep Stud was founded in 1982by keen and passionate stock breeders Eric and Stephen Koehler. Thestud is known for its large frames, white, crimpy wools and easy caresheep and is breeding a true ‘dual purpose’ animal – evident through itsmany successes in various meat and fibre classes. Utilising genetics fromall over Australia including Charinga, Collinsville, Moorundie Park, OrrieCowie and Wallaloo Park, Radnor has scoured the industry for the idealsires and bloodlines. It aims to produce an animal which can survive andthrive, display good size, bone structure and constitution, and produce ahigh-quality, long-stapled, white, crimpy wool which is high-yielding. Thiswool is highly sought after by processers. Recent notable achievementsinclude accolades for sire Prince Harrison, March-shorn MediumChampion, August-shorn Fine Wool Poll Merino Ewe and Junior ChampionRam Norm Fiebig Prize in Adelaide 2013. Radnor has also experiencedsome encouraging inter-state show results in recent times, including MostSuccessful Merino Exhibitor at the Hamilton Sheepvention and PrinceHarrison’s top four success at Hay. Progeny from Collinsville Emperor 532,bought for $15,000, Radnor Trent, Dangerfield, Rutten and Old Charingafamilies will feature heavily in its on-property sale. Radnor is a regulardisplayer at Burra, Hay, Bendigo, Karoonda and Hamilton. Its annual ramsale will be held at the Brinkley property on Friday, August 8.RICES CREEKEstablished in 1925, Rices Creek is run by the Vandeleur family fromproperties at Saddleworth in the Mid North, and Tintinara in the UpperSouth East of SA. The stud aims to consistently breed big, early maturing,plain-bodied sheep with productive skins and white wools. Rams are soughtfrom all Merino breeding areas, from semi-arid pastoral to high-rainfallintensive grazing country. Their well-nourished wools help handle anyclimatic extremes. The stud’s annual artificial insemination program usestop Rice’s Creek rams, and the best available outside genetics to finetuneits breeding program for continuous improvement. The Rices Creek annualon-property sale in August 2013 at Tintinara achieved a top of $4000, andan average of $1731. Rams offered at Adelaide Ram Sale topped at $8000,while Glenville Stud took home RC214 for $9000 at the Classings Classic,which was a highlight of the selling season for the stud. In 2014 Rices Creekwill display rams at the Mid North field day at Burra, Broken Hill Ag Fair,South East field day at Keith, and the Bendigo Sheep Show. The stud’s sellingseason will begin with the on-property sale at Tintinara on Thursday, August7 after which rams will be offered at the Adelaide Ram Sale and ClassingsClassic. This will be followed by private selections.ROEMAHKITARoemahkita Poll Merino stud is a Collinsville-based daughter studwith infusions since the late 1990s from Wallaloo Park, Vic, Leahcimand Kamora Park, SA, and more recently Nerstane, NSW. It is on themagnificent Lower Eyre Peninsula, 10 kilometres south of Cummins, ina reliable mixed farming district that receives about 450-500 millimetresof annual rainfall. The stud is 660km west of Adelaide by road and 60kmnorth of Port Lincoln. Roemahkita’s stud classer is Bill Walker, MurrayBridge. The stud’s objective is to produce large-frame, highly fertile, earlymaturing, uncomplicated and easycare sheep with a strong constitutionthat have soft handling, crimpy, lustrous white wool of a medium to fine24 Merino Annual 2014www.elders.com.au

Day Two – Burra Ovalmicron and a high comfort factor with excellent cutting ability that fillbales – the complete package of meat and fibre. At the SA Elders BurraField Day in March 2011 and 2012, Roemahkita won first place in theRamsey Bros Case IH Pair of All Purpose ram lambs. In recent years,the stud has successfully sold rams and semen to stud breeders andcommercial clients in Vic, SA, NSW and WA. Roemahkita is delightedwith positive feedback from clients about the great breeding results withits genetics. In 2013, it offered 109 rams and sold 105 for an averageof $1545, with 45 per cent clearing at less than $1000. The top-priceram at its on-property sale made $4600, selling to Morry & Barb Collins,Mount Pleasant. In Murray Bridge at Classings Classic and Adelaide itsold seven rams to a top of $10,500 and $8500. The stud offers gradedprivate selections from early August each year. The sires of this year’ssale rams are sired by Roemahkita 9352, Roemahkita 1031, Roemahkita1156, WP Casper, WP 214, WP 063, Roemahkita 1552, Roemahkita1388 and Ridgway 186. All these sires ooze size, meat, muscle and fibre.Roemahkita continues to class rams and ewes stringently by assessingbody structure, conformation and wool, using regular measurements toaid selections. This incorporates Sheep Genetics Australia’s Merino SelectProgram which includes all fleece measurements, eye muscle, regularbody weights, growth rates, breech and body wrinkle and estimatedbreeding values. The stud looks forward to this ram selling season withenthusiasm and confidence, and invites your inspection. Its on-propertyinspection is on Thursday, July 24 from 10.30am to 4pm. Its 24th annualon-property ram sale is on Tuesday, July 29, with inspection from10.30am and sale starting at 2pm. A light luncheon will be provided.SHERLOCKWes and Andy Titley run Sherlock Poll Merinos on 350-millimetrelimestone country without irrigation. Sheep are bred to survive andthrive, passing rigorous classing for robustness, structure and nourishedquality wools into truly modern and profitable Merino. The stud does notchase fads. Showing is used to benchmark sheep. Elite ewes – somejudged Grand Champions at major shows by its peers – are flushed foraccelerated genetic gain. Sherlock ewes have found favour as foundationewes for Poll studs. The ewes have a reputation for white crimpy woolwhich tests well and resists water damage. The stud’s 15-year averagemicron is 20. 2013 stud ewe tests average 19.2µ. A magnificent five-baleline of AAAM weaners tested 16.7µ. Sherlock rated these future breedersso highly that they were artificially inseminated at 12-14 months old. Theytypify the stud’s long-term aims of early maturity and growth. Sherlocklooks forward to April and May when progeny of two large AI programsto six industry leading rams from three states will be born. Attention ispaid to finer points on all of sheep – it believes that quality wool on theextremities equals an easier task to maintain micron and that sheep mustbe easycare and well covered. Its 2013 stud ewe bellies measured 88millimetres. Majestic (now seven years) and his sons are breeding fastgrowingbig rams, Howard sons are great all-rounders and Blue Hills165looks to be the stud’s next boom sire, breeding wool of absolute quality.He is clicking well with Majestic’s daughters. Sherlock’s 30th annualauction last year was a standout when, on the back of increased woolprices, its heavy cutting long-stapled rams found favour with a recordcrowd. Sustained animated bidding saw the rams’ average price increaseby $400 against a prevailing downward trend. Buyers appreciated theeasy access to its haltered sale team. Sherlock also attends most majorshows. Its 2014 sale will see an increased number on offer to maintainthe rams’ value for money. The stud welcomes interest in its sheep anytime by appointment. Rams will be available for inspection from 11am onits 31st annual sale day on Tuesday, August 12. Sale starts at 1pm.Details: Wes Titley 0438 743 084SOUTHROSEThe Southrose Merino and Poll Merino Stud is run by Jono Ashby, theeldest son of Jim and Hilary Ashby who established the stud in 1988.Jono and his wife Hazel are maintaining Southrose’s history of breedingsheep that consistently produce high volumes of outstanding brightwhite fine/medium to medium wool in a range of environments – fromthe extremes of pastoral grazing country through to high-rainfall areas.In recent years, Southrose has begun incorporating the use of electronictags and estimated breeding values (through the national Merino Selectprogram) into breeding and classing strategies for sheep. Combined withthorough visual assessment, the figures provided help identify rams andewes that exhibit the genetic potential to make gains in wool quality,volume, early maturity and fertility. It is these characteristics that Southroseclients consistently select for each year and by including ASBVs with all2014rams sold, they are able to confidently choose rams that suittheir individual breeding objectives. Clients have the option ofselecting from mulesed or un-mulesed rams and from 2014,all rams available will also be approved Gudair vaccinates inaddition to maintaining their Sheep MAP status. Throughoutthe year, Southrose rams will travel to field days, shows and regional sales,allowing existing and potential clients the opportunity to see a selectionof rams from the current breeding program. The stud will hold its annualon-property sale on Wednesday, September 3. Rams will also be availablefor private selection. The Southrose website is updated regularly throughoutthe year with sires, sale information and current stud news.Details: Jono Ashby: 0427 045 223 or www.southrose.comSPRINGVALE NORTHSpringvale North Poll Merino stud was founded after the division of theSpringvale stud in 1997 and has a breeding history dating back to1977. It is now run by Peter Stockman Snr and his sons Alex and Peterand their families, based at Burra. The stud aims to breed large-frame,early maturing, plain-bodied sheep with free-growing, long-stapled,bright white wools with plenty of character that can survive and thrive inall environments. It also aims to breed dual-purpose, highly productivesheep – the modern Merino – that can improve the profitability of clientflocks. Springvale North will have a complete display on-property onMonday, March 17, and exhibit at Burra Oval on Tuesday, March 18,as part of the SA Stud Merino Expo. The stud is able to offer clientsnumerous opportunities to select rams as it runs two lines of stud ewes,with one lambing in April/May and another in September/October. Thisgives it two complete lines of 1.5-year-old rams for sale each year – oneline at field days in March by private selection and another line forits on-property auction in September. Springvale North achieved anoutstanding result at the RAHS ram sale in 2012, topping at $26,000.Smacko 555, sired by Mulloorie 1157, son of Nyowee 430, now residesin Argentina. Aged 1.4 years at the time of sale, Smacko weighed 122kilograms with tests of 21.4µ, 3.5 standard deviation, 16.4 per centcoefficient of variation and 99pc comfort factor. Springvale North retainedsemen and using it in its AI program. Smacko showed great balancewith outstanding width and top line, and finished with a well-nourished,heavy cutting, bright, lustrous medium wool and a strong, pure head. Thestud now has young progeny on the ground showing great sire potential.A new stud sire, Greenfields PW170, was bought at the RAHS ram salein 2013 for $13,500. He is a very well balanced ram with outstandingcrimpy wool, which shows great style and character. His muzzle is supersoft and pure. His figures are 19.1µ, 3.41 SD, 16.2CV and 99.4CF. Atlast year’s on-property auction, 80 rams sold to a top of $3,200 (twice)and averaged $1020. Springvale North continues to focus on servingits growing client base. Its annual on-property auction is on Friday,September 19 at The Grove.WHITE RIVERThe White River on-property ram sale, that will offer 200 rams – 100from each of the Merino and Poll Merino flock programs – will beheld a week later than last year, on Tuesday, August 19. This change isto avoid a clash with the bi-annual Cleve Field Days, a major event forEyre Peninsula producers. Most of the big, productive White River ramswill be fully paddock-reared, and the leading 10 from each stud havehad extra preparation to fully display their genetic capabilities. This yearmarks the start of a new chapter in the evolution and development ofthe White River Merino and Poll Merino studs. After relocating the entireoperation on upper Eyre Peninsula at Minnipa and Poochera and buildingthe Poll Merino numbers up to match the annual Merino offering ,theDaniell family is now settled and ready to make the transition ‘back tothe future’. It has always been their objective to get back to offeringselect rams at the Adelaide Ram Sale after the stud relocated, so look outfor a good selection of White River rams in Adelaide in 2014. The familyhas invested strongly and astutely in new genetic infusions in the pastfive years, especially in their Poll Merino program as it has been built up.Expect to see some of those new genetics on display at Burra in March.The latest investment, and arguably the most significant, was at the 2013Adelaide Royal Show when White River paid the $34,000 top price forCollinsville Poll 120102. While the ram obviously impressed John andWes Daniell then, they are even more impressed now. “He has put on18 kilograms of bodyweight since Adelaide and cut 11kg of 20µ wool atjust over seven months wool growth. That wool is so well-defined andnourished, which is very important for clients in our environment,” Johnsaid.www.elders.com.auMerino Annual 2014 25