Story: Sheep farming All images & media From page 1 – Importance of the sheep industry Sheep tourism Sheep numbers in New Zealand, 1851–2002 From page 2 – The establishment phase Waimate Mission Station, 1845 Driving sheep around the coast (1st of 2) Sheep in the Wairarapa (2nd of 2) Take-up of Canterbury sheep stations Sheep and cattle, Taranaki From page 3 – The Merino – the earliest breed The Spanish or Merino ram Footrotting Merino and Romney wool From page 4 – Early imports of British sheep breeds English Leicester ewe ‘The Old Lincoln Breed’ Prize Romney Marsh ram Cheviot sheep Border Leicester, Tōtara Estate From page 5 – The refrigerated meat trade New Zealand farm to London market Growth of the frozen meat trade, 1882–2001 Sheep feeding on swedes Shrek the sheep Tough sheep for tough conditions From page 6 – New Zealand sheep breeds James Little’s memoirs Romneys on coastal hill country Drysdale ram (1st of 2) Dr Dry with a Drysdale ram (2nd of 2) A fertile Perendale Coopworth ewes From page 7 – Changes from the 20th century Researching the ‘shower of fertility’ Helping the farmer through a crisis Lamburger Turanganui Romneys From page 8 – Recently introduced breeds Texels for meat production High-fertility Finn sheep Milking East Friesian ewes Kelso sheep From page 9 – Environment and sheep farming High-country muster Hill-country Romneys Halfbreds in the South Island foothills Sheep and cattle grazing hill country Break-feeding turnips and grass From page 10 – The seasonal round The sheep farming year Tailing time in the high country, 1950 Using a swim dip, 1906 Crutching time
