Publication No. 92 2013-2014 Ram Profiles Paratu foreground, Tarata background Robin Hilson 3600 State Highway 2 RD1 Waipukurau, Hawke s Bay, 4281 Ph: (06) 855-8335 Mob: 027 444-1806 robin@onestopramshop.co.nz Peter Kettle 106 Scenic Road. RD3 Waipukurau Hawke s Bay, 4283 Ph: (06) 858-9258 Mob: 027 483-9595 kitandcharlie@xtra.co.nz Colin Burlace Blairgrowie Road. RD Ormondville Dannevirke, 4977 Ph: (06) 374-1843 Mob: 027 273-8394 CHRIS SOUTHGATE 20 Gordon Street P.O. Box 147 Dannevirke 4942 Ph: (06) 374-9862 Mob: 027 484-6576 cw.southgate@xtra.co.nz 1 Dennis Meade Matariki RD2, Wakefield Nelson 7096 Ph: (03) 522-4112 meade@clear.net.nz 1/4 Finn 1/4 Texel 1/2 Perendale rams for Argyle Station, Southland BLAIR GALLAGHER 571 Upper Plain Road RD8 Ashburton South Canterbury 7778 Ph: (03) 303-9819 Mob: 021 022-31522 gallagher@rangiatea.co.nz JEFF MOSS 3726 Old Coach Road RD1 Clinton Otago 9583 Ph: (03) 415-7707 sue.jeff.moss@xtra.co.nz CDP 121742

FINN TEXEL Tough lambs, extremely hardy Well muscled Durable, fertile ewes Fecund hoggets Easy-care sheep Improving facial eczema tolerance All SIL Recorded; NZ Animal Breeding Trust (Bureau) ¼ FINN ¼ TEXEL ½ ROMNEY Finn prolificacy Texel muscling and hardiness Romney look Tough, long living sheep Suitable for most environments Longevity 2 ⅜ FINN ⅜ TEXEL ¼ ROMNEY Clear faced, bold Tough Visually attractive Sexy and prolific Very productive Scans 180%+, few triplets

¼ FINN ¼ TEXEL ½ PERENDALE Tough lambs, extremely hardy Well muscled Durable, fertile ewes Fecund hoggets Easy-care sheep Scans 180%+, few triplets All SIL Recorded; NZ Animal Breeding Trust (Bureau) TEXEL Hardy, tough and good natured Rams either terminal or breeder sires Extremely well-muscled White, bright, bulky 34 micron wool Minimal winter feed requirements High tolerance to parasites 3 FINN Rams and ewes sexually precocious A fecund breed, 50% more lambs Browsers rather than grazers Good tolerance to facial eczema Excellent survival, Longevity Productive, with repeatable performance

PERENDALE TEXEL Very hardy, very tough, good natured Best as maternal sires. Extremely well muscled White, bulky 34 micron wool Low maintainance sheep Outstanding lamb survival All SIL Recorded; NZ Animal Breeding Trust (Bureau) TMG OBJECTIVES PRIMARY To put more money in farmer s pockets. SECONDARY Establishing Texel meat as a specialist branded product distinct from commodity sheepmeat. Facilitating store stock sales of both breeding and finishing sheep within the North and South Island. TEXEL SUFFOLK Ideal sire for trouble-free hogget mating Prime at low live weights High liveweight to carcase weight yield Ideal meat for niche markets Hardy, tough lambs Growth rates up to 400gms/day All SIL Recorded; NZ Animal Breeding Trust (Bureau) DORPER Rapid early growth rates Non-seasonal mating Highly fecund Unmatched lamb survival Muscled carcase, high yielding Best ram for hogget mating 4

Out of season lambing using Dorpers involves thorough planning by Peter Apthorp, Pahiatua. He will succeed and enjoy the sheep performance. Dorper lambs at dusk. Sept 2011 OSRS team. Colin Burlace (Mgr Tarata), Dayanne, Robin, Sue and Jeff Moss (OSRS South) at the Southern Fieldays, Waimumu, Feb 2012. Translation: NZ and China cooperation and friendship forever. It flows and combines water resource, the land, the cooperation forever. Prof He Shengjiang, Bijie Farm. Performance recording since 1950. OSRS flocks are now seeking increased genetic gain in the traits of survival and growth rate. These traits have been the objectives for over a decade since the fertility reached ideal levels. Experience gleaned from exporting and processing both sheepmeat and wool is incorporated into OSRS breeding programmes. 5 66 day old OSRS hogget lambs. Superb, small carcases ranging from 10.1 to 13.7 kgs. Finns and Texels have been farmed for 25 years. OSRS, TMG (Texel Marketing Group) and client s stock are ideally positioned to take up any emerging market opportunity. OSRS provides ideal genetics for pasture to plate technology. OSRS stabilised sheep breeds are found throughout all New Zealand environments.

TEXEL Perendale SIL Recorded Top Elite Commercial Texel 1000 800-700 600-500 Finn Texel 1000 800-700 600-500 Perendale Texel 1000 800-700 600-500 ½ P ¼ F ¼ T 1000 800-700 600-500 ROMNEY ½ R ¼ F ¼ T 1000 800-700 600-500 ¼ R ³/8 F ³/8 T 1000 800-700 600-500 Texel Texel Suffolk 1000 800-700 600-500 Dorper Dorper 1000 800-700 600-500 Finn Finn 1000 800-700 600-500 FE., TOLERANT FINN-TEXEL 1000 800-700 600-500 Freight to South Island $25/head. Top Finn, Texel semen $25/straw. Teasers, all Finn crosses, young and sexy $190. Jeff Moss, OSRS, Otago "What do you give your father for his seventieth birthday when he undoubtedly has everything he wants and has a reputation of running on the smell of an oily rag anyway? The artwork above is from the pen of Malcolm Evans, of "Edna" fame. The Hero in the middle will be recognised by hundreds of like-minded sheep people all over New Zealand- a pretty good likeness, you will agree. The opportunity to add the other side of Robin into this bit of history was too good to miss. You will have recognised the face but did you know about all the other things that spin his wheels? The One Stop Ram Shop sign had to go in there. And some sheep. Robin's phobias and dislikes are possibly a bit arse-about-face- he hates paradise ducks (note the smoking gun and the expired duck) and he has always loved spiders (there's one in the tree behind him). And not many grandfathers maintain a lifelong love of frogs either and one of life's joys for Robin is the pursuit of tadpoles and the rearing of copious quantities of fully fledged frogs from that old aquarium that sits outside the front door. The pigs are kune kunes and they have been ever-present in Old MacDonald's yard since Richard brought two back from Hanmer over twenty years ago. The current pair are not the originals, mind you. Rhododendrons and cacti are also important- witness the forest of rhodos that followed Robin from "Tarata" to "Paratu". A labour of love and hopefully not included in his will! And what caricature of RJD would be complete without Ram 4U? It was a second hand purchase in the first place and has been driven all over the country by the bloke who was so bad at teaching his own kids to drive that their mother had to take over the job after just one day. The fact that Ram 4U is automatic has no doubt helped immensely as Robin never really got the hang of clutches or the general order of gears. So it is indeed fitting that both the Old Man and his trusty Old Car have made this significant milestone and we are immensely proud of what he has packed into the forty-odd years we've known him. But what do you give him for his eightieth? A new car?" Richard, Jane and Alastair Takapau 6 Robin Hilson Hawkes Bay Otago Sale Venue Farm Location Homestead

Low rainfall makes irrigation crucial to grow feed for lambs. Bahia, Brazil, June 2012 Alaskan iceberg. Time to read a OSRS newsletter, no sheep to look at. Lambs graze irrigated paddocks by day then join their mothers at night. Bahia, June 2012 Curitiba s parks also have roaming capybaras, the biggest rodent on earth. Dayanne in South Brazil Professional ram manicure. South Brazil, June 2012 Logical comments to the media about levy wastage led to M&W NZ s ignominious loss of the wool levy. TV3 with Robin a Waimumu, Southland; political interview. Farmers and consultants walked through paddocks and discussed pasture management. Central SP, June 2012 Remote places hide youngsters who know sheep but not a camera. Bahia, June 2012 Sheepnutters. Robin Terry McAtamaney (Otago), Kerry Dunlop (Southland). Old friends meet at Waimumu. Wairarapa College Students visit annually as do other educational institutions. OSRS, Paratu. Paulo Schwab, Dayanne and Robin. Texel talk. Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, March 2011 New sheep farmers learn by trial and error. Much capital is lost before professional help is sought. West Sao Paulo (SP), June 2012. 7 OSRS s exhibit was visited by over 1100 adults. Our fourth exhibit; our most successful. We enjoyed Waimumu. Southland, Feb 2012 Scott and Bruce Wills, Robin at OSRS Openday. Bruce is the Federated Farmers chairman.

Victoria Tavener and Clare Callow; Animal Breeding Trust and SIL, experts who collate performance data for OSRS flocks. Affable, questioning. 22 farmers from Cootamundra, NSW were the best international group. 23 Aug, 2012 Greg Bennett (Taihape) and Murray Peters (Dannevirke) have been clients for 20 years. Ram buying almost becomes secondary when we meet. Experienced, farmers. Nov 2011 Pam Dunne, Pita Sharples, Robin Hilson, all from Takapau, Hawke s Bay. Pam is deputy head of the Beijing Mission, Pita is Minister of Maori, Robin, a farmer. Amazing Takapau. Beijing Embasssy Marae. Brazilian anacondas are big, but are they this big? Texel-Suffolk ewes scanned at near record levels. 2011. Taratahi (Masterton) and Welsh students. Dayanne is discussing the merits of different OSRS sheep. Paratu, Jan 2012 TV 1 News. Pita Sharples, Embassy staff, Maori Business Delegation at the Great Wall. A secure boundary; no sheep could get out of China or in from Mongolia. June 2012 Presentation by Dayanne and Robin. Performance recording, sheep managementm marketing, future trends at OSRS. SP State University, Botucatu, 2011. Impressive ¼ Finn ¼ Texel ½ Perendale hoggets. Robin, Peter Sorenson, Glen King. More lambs, better finishing, excellent wool. Profitable sheep. Pongaroa. April, 2012 Richard Wedd, Glentui, Waipawa, selecting Texel-Suffolk rams. OSRS rams have been used by the Wedds for two decades. Nov 2011 I have been to your farm. It is very good, very big. Prof He translated. Moutai gets better and better with each toast. Robin Hilson lecturing to bright young students about NZ sheep farming, performance recording, crossbreeding. Guizhou University, China. June 2012 PLEASE RETURN YOUR FREEPOST RAM ORDER Superb presentation of meticulously prepared food. Exotic tastes. Guizhou government banquet for the delegation. China. June 2012 8 Dayanne got hopelessly bogged. With Lass driving she hauled the ute to solid ground. Well done Lasses. Paratu, March 2012 RAM 4U has now completed 619,756 eventful kms. Next milestone (kilometrestone): 700,000 kms?