Overview
Wed. May. 17.
Drove down in cart to Bartholomew's yards at Weraroa + lifted the remaining 150 battens I ordered also purchased 4 gallons of tar @ 6d per gal. from the gasworks. Later rode down to Levin sale
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big yarding - fat ewes in great demand - prime fetching 35/-, others 30/- + 28/-. I bought 26 18 month steers at £5.9.0. Drafted out 6 of the poorest + youngest + put them on far 42. The rest I let range on Queen St. till after tea + took them up to Father's yards for branding tomorrow. Read "His Own People" by Booth Tarkington.
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