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1 Yamba Woorandara Amoilla Wyvern Burrabogie Bedarbidgal Wargam Cooinbil Willurah 11

2 Yamba Northern Area Trading Name: GH and HM Morphett Address: Yamba Station Booligal NSW 2711 Phone: - yamba@bigpond.com UHF: 20 Principals Names: Graham and Helen Morphett Name of Classer: Graham Morphett Area of Property: 17,152HA Blood lines last ten years: Alma Shearing month: August ewes, October lambs Rainfall 2014: 275mm Months it fell: till end April 120mm total, till end of Sept 204mm total, storm in nov Number of flock breeding ewes joined: 4, / 4, Date joined: 12/10/13, 19/10/14 Date rams taken out: 05/01/14, 05/01/15 Date lambing commenced: 10/03/14, 17/03/15 Date lambing completed: - Flock ewe lambs 2013 or 2014: 1, , 2, Wether lambs 2013 or 2014: 1, , 2, Number of flock ewes 2014 drop retained after classing: 1, , to be classed April Date Classed: April Number of flock ewes 2013 drop classed out: 550 Percentage classed out: 32% Please state if sheep have been supplementary fed or run on irrigation: NEVER EVER! Breeders comments: 2014 was a very variable season at Yamba, 25mm extra rain in August would have given a great spring, instead we had 6 bad frosts. Wool and Sheep sales very good, sheep joined fat. Property operation, program of dates: Lamb marking- 1 st June, Shearing and Weaning lambs from 1 st August, Sheep Sales depend on season but looking to sell all wether lambs by mid September and young and older ewes for sale by end of September. Crutching early Feb Wool Results: 124 bales AAAM averaged 21.9M, 1.8% UM, 70.8% yield, MF surplus sheep sales: Wth lambs averaged $85.00, Ly ewes $172, 6y ewes $90 Type of country on property: Saltbush- perennial and annual oldrian, winter herbage General Comments: Sheep grew exceptional wool, whole clip very sound and clean, yielded above 70%, with new lamb markets able to sell all lambs average 18.5kg, good result for average season. 12

3 Woorandara Northern Area Trading Name: GJ and BL Turner Address: Brassbutt, Hay NSW 2711 Phone: UHF: 21 Principals Names: Gordon and Bronwyn Turner Name of Classer: Pat Brown Area of Property: 28,400 HA (Woorandara) Blood lines last ten years: Pooginook Shearing month: April-May Rainfall 2014: 272mm Months it fell: - Number of flock breeding ewes joined: 7,800 Date joined : 28/12/13 Date rams taken out: 10/03/14 Date lambing commenced: 01/06/14 Date lambing completed: 06/08/14 Flock ewe lambs 2014: 3,580 Wether lambs 2014: 3,580 Number of flock ewes 2014 drop retained after classing: Not Classed Date Classed: - Number of flock ewes 2013 drop classed out: - Percentage classed out: - Please state if sheep have been supplementary fed or run on irrigation: Nil Breeders comments: Lambs born on Woorandara done well. Lambs born on Brassbutt didn t do as well due to less rain in Oxley area. Property operation, program of dates: Lamb- June/July, Shear- April/May, Crutch and Wean Lambs- November, Shear Lambs at general shearing Wool Results: surplus sheep sales: - Type of country on property: Saltbush, Lignum creek areas General Comments: Brassbutt flock run over Woorandara and Brassbutt irrigation used to finish wether lambs when water available. 13

4 Burrabogie Southern Area Trading Name: Australian Food and Agriculture Company Address: Burrabogie, Hay NSW 2711 Phone: UHF: 26 Principal s Name: Colin Bell Name of Classer: Chris Bowman Area of Property: 58,000 HA Blood lines last ten years: Wanganella Shearing month: September Rainfall 2014: 255mm Months it fell: - Number of flock breeding ewes joined: 20,000 to merinos Date joined: 01/12/14 Date rams taken out: 01/02/15 Date lambing commenced: 01/05/14 Date lambing completed: 01/07/14 Flock ewe lambs 2013 or 2014: 5,220/2014 Wether lambs 2013 or 2014: 5,180/2014 Number of flock ewes 2013 or 2014 drop retained after classing: 2,800/2013 Date Classed: 27/05/14 Number of flock ewes 2013 drop classed out: 914 Percentage classed out: 25% Please state if sheep have been supplementary fed or run on irrigation: Maiden ewes fed barley, weaner ewes on wheat stubble Breeders comments: - Property operation, program of dates: Crutching- March, Lamb Marking- July, Classing- May, Shearing/Weaning- September Wool Results: surplus sheep sales: Wethers av 67, Cull ewes $126, CFA ewes $85 Type of country on property: Herbage and grass country Directions: Travel approximately 40kms East of Hay on the Sturt Highway to the Mulberrygong Truck Stop. Turn right, the Mulberrygong woolshed is about 6km in. 14

5 Cooinbil Southern Area Trading Name: Paraway Pastoral, Cooinbil Address: Cooinbil, Coleambally 2707 Phone: UHF: 21 Principal s Name: Nick Wood Name of Classer: David Taylor Area of Property: 89,000 HA Blood lines last ten years: Mungadal 6yrs, Pooginook 4 yrs Shearing month: March Rainfall 2014: 291 mm Months it fell: - Number of flock breeding ewes joined: 31,834 Date joined: 8/12/14 Date rams taken out: Shearing time Date lambing commenced: 15/05/14 Date lambing completed: 01/07/14 Flock ewe lambs 2013 or 2014: 15,971 Wether lambs 2013 or 2014: 15,321 Number of flock ewes 2013 or 2014 drop retained after classing: 100% Date Classed: - Number of flock ewes 2013 drop classed out: 6500 These sheep had a tail taken (2200) out earlier in the year due to dry and sold for $61 and then classed up properly in late July. Sold 4304 $ for spring Percentage classed out: 42% Please state if sheep have been supplementary fed or run on irrigation: Fed corn in Apr/May 2014 Breeders comments: Pooginook Horn and Poll Merino with emphasis around high yielding wool cut and good structural conformation. Property operation, program of dates: Shearing Feb/Mar, Lambmarking Jun/Jul, Classing & Spring shear entire Maidans (2 nd shearing for year) Jul/Aug, Sell surplus ewes in September and sell wether lamb drop Sept/Oct/Nov, Crutch the rest of flock Oct, Feed rams 6 weeks prior to Join 10 th December at 1.6% 2014 Wool Results: 21 micron, 316,560kg sold for $6.85. We shear the entire flock in Feb/Mar and then re-shear entire Maidan drop at 6 months (Aug) and crutch the rest of the flock surplus sheep sales: Sold 13,155 $96.81 and sold 13,087 wether $70.13 Type of country on property: Open downs country leading into Boree downs and black box creek lines/swamps. Murrumbidgee frontage. A good mixture of both black and red cracking clays. 15

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7 Willurah Southern Area Trading Name: John Lamb Pastoral Co. Address: Willurah, Conargo NSW 2710 Phone : jlpcompany@bigpond.com UHF: 9 Principal s Name: James Maslen Name of Classer: Ian Lilburne Area of Property: 42,500HA Blood lines last ten years: Willurah Shearing month: Feb-March/ October Rainfall 2014: 303mm Months it fell: Each month in 2014 Number of flock breeding ewes joined: 5,712 Date joined: 23/12/2013 Date rams taken out: 11/02/2014 Date lambing commenced: 22/05/2014 Date lambing completed: 09/07/2014 Flock ewe lambs 2013 or 2014: 3,128 Wether lambs 2013 or 2014: 3,048 Number of flock ewes 2014 drop retained after classing: unclassed Date Classed: - Number of flock ewes 2013 drop classed out: - Percentage classed out: - Please state if sheep have been supplementary fed or run on irrigation: - Breeders comments: - Above average lambing 2014, sheep in reasonable condition considering dry spring/summer Property operation, program of dates: Joining- Jan/Feb, Shearing- Feb/March, Scanning- April, Lambing- June/July, Marking- August, CRT/Weaning- October 2014 Wool Results: - Lambs shorn October 14, Averaged 650c 2014 surplus sheep sales: - Type of country on property: Open plains with pine ridges, heavy box country 17

8 Wargam Southern Area Trading Name: Willera Merinos Wargam Station. Address: 1493 Wargam Road, Booroorban NSW 2710 Phone: Will Hooke and Karl Hooke and UHF: 12 Principals Names: Robert & Cathie Hooke, Karl & Kate Hooke and Will & Kia Hooke Name of Classer: Ian Lilburne Area of Property: 29,700 acres Blood lines last ten years: Willera Merinos Shearing month: Every sheep is shorn twice annually in March & September Rainfall in 2014 & the months it fell: J-25mm; F-53mm;M-33mm; A-31mm; J-70mm; J-9mm; A-0mm; S-35mm; O-9mm; N-26mm; D-17mm Number of flock breeding ewes joined: 6,000 hd Date joined: Mid December Date rams taken out: Rams stirred up and moved between mobs, taken out at the end of January Date lambing commenced: 1 st May Date lambing completed: Bulk of ewes generally 90% to 95%, from 1st scan completed mid June. Rejoins or later joined ewes end September. Flock ewe lambs 2013 or 2014: 2013 Drop Ewe Lambs hd 2013 Drop Spring Drop Ewes Lambs 506 hd Supplementary Fed 2013 drop lambs from September 2012 through to March Lambed down 60% of twin bearing ewes on Autumn - Winter Irrigated pasture in Drop Ewe Lambs 2436 hd 2014 Drop Rejoin Spring drop ewes Lambs 347 hd Wether lambs 2013 or 2014: 2013 Drop Wether Lambs 1909 hd 2013 Drop Spring Drop Wether Lambs 517 hd 2014 Drop Wether Lambs 2429 hd 2014 Drop Rejoin Spring drop wether Lambs 347 hd 2014 Drop White Suffolk Cross Lambs 980 hd Number of flock ewes 2013 or 2014 drop retained after classing: 2013 Drop Classing Retained 1000 Breeders after classing. Date Classed: July 2014 Number of flock ewes 2013 or 2014 drop classed out: Drop Ewes Retained after early but not main classing. Percentage classed out: Date classed: January 2015 Please state if sheep have been supplementary fed or run on irrigation: No Supplementary feed. Breeders Comments: Property operation, program of dates: Mid December Rams Out. January Class up ewe lambs over 42kg considered to join depending on season. February Will often add a few rams into each mob to Stir each other up in case they are getting complacent as we leave them in until scanning to manage late joinings around double shearing. Early March Scan to pick up first 3 cycles. Rams out and left only in dry mob for a further 2 weeks, considering majority will be in lamb already. Mid March, Shearing. June July, Lamb marking July, Classing. Mid September, Shearing. September, Truck out Wether lambs unless conditions are favourable. October, Store Sheep Sales. 18

9 Bedarbidgal Southern Area Trading Name: Bedarbidgal Address: Bedarbidgal, Hay NSW 2711 Phone: UHF: 19 Principals Names: Bert and Liz Matthews Name of Classer: Rob Russell Area of Property: 6,895HA Blood lines last ten years: Pooginook Shearing month: August/September Rainfall 2014: 256mm Months it fell: Every months Number of flock breeding ewes joined: 2,000 Date joined : 01/12/13 Date rams taken out: 07/01/14 Date lambing commenced: 01/05/14 Date lambing completed: 04/06/14 Flock ewe lambs 2013 or 2014: - Wether lambs 2013 or 2014: - Number of flock ewes 2014 drop retained after classing: Unclassed usually cull 30% Date Classed: 20/07/14 Number of flock ewes 2013 drop classed out: Percentage classed out: - Please state if sheep have been supplementary fed or run on irrigation: Supplementary fed as required Breeders comments: - Property operation, program of dates: Join- December, Lamb- May/June, Wean- September, Shear- August/September, Crutch- February 2014 Wool Results: surplus sheep sales: - Type of country on property: Open grass country lightly timbered with Box and Rosewood Pines and Acacias General Comments: Sheep have done really well on limited rainfall, timing of rain has been beneficial 19

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