Sheep on "Matsubara" farm, Bunnythorpe

Description

English Leicester sheep on A S Aldrich’s farm “Matsubara”, Bunnythorpe, north of Palmerston North. These sheep had long, coarse, lustrous wool, a pioneer breed well suited to the wetter conditions and rough grazing on North Island hill country. Leicester sheep were used extensively as a crossing sire to develop sheep most suited to New Zealand conditions. By the early 1900’s flocks of these sheep declined in numbers.

Identification

Relation

Public Photograph Collection Sf 12

Date

circa 1908

Digitisation id

2007N_Sf12_RTL_0891

Held in

Coolstore