Overview
Wed. Mar. 24.
Drizzly showers all day. Kirkaldie + Gordon brought 1200 sheep to dip + on acc. of rain the yards were a quagmire when they had finished. We got in the 276 2-tooth ewes mustered from South Bl[oc]k yesterday + Father picked out 230 for his young ewes lot. I then picked out 30 for my flock (price 17/6). In afternoon Father, Mother + Dora went to the garden party at Mrs. Jas. Prouse's + Andy + I mixed the grass seed for the burns on North Block. The total weight of seed was 932 lbs + the details as follows:-
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6 lbs Rye @ 3 lbs Italian Rye @ 8 lbs Cocksfoot @ 2 lbs Dogstail @ 2 lbs Timothy @ 2 lbs Poa pratensis [?] @ 1 1/4 Chewings fescue @ 1 lb White clover @ 1 lb Trefoil @ This is the mixture for the 2nd burn (bush) + hills; for the flats we leave out the Chewings fescue.
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