Northumberland, farming, humour, dialect, Daft Laddies, history, 1950s By Donald Clegg Don’s watch by H Samuel’s of Newcastle upon Tyne. It’s now in gentle retirement with a new boot lace to keep it safe Do you remember the H Samuel Ever-Right pocket watch? It cost all of 30/- (£1.50) in the 1950’s and was a must for … Read more
By Dr Clive Dalton Meg tied up at her kennel but ‘on alert’ – a good sign.What would she turn out to be?Her genetics were right – would her training complete the job? MEGAround the mid 1980s, Kevin Meredith, a farm manager and keen dog trialist got a new heading bitch pup, and I was … Read more
By Dr Clive Dalton PART 7 These are the last two pathways where emphasis is on the males. Pathway 3: Selecting males to breed females.Pathway 4: Selecting males to breed males. Pathway 3: Selecting males to breed females Pathway 4: Selecting males to breed males Inbreeding: Final points to ponder What to do if you hit a worm crisis?
By Dr Clive Dalton PART 5 Two-tooth ewes from the A team nucleus Planning the two-tooths’ matingDecision needed: What rams are you going to join with these top two-tooths? They deserve very special consideration after all the work you’ve put into them. Ram options Option 1: Stud breeders rams at pubic auction but few FEC records … Read more
By Dr Clive Dalton PART 3 Getting started Essential features First: To keep the job simple and avoid getting bogged in paper.Second: To keep costs to a bare minimum. Genetic theoryThomas Bakewell in the 1700s used the principles used in this exercise to improve Longhorn cattle and Leicester sheep, so they’ve been well tested! He … Read more
By Dr Clive Dalton Clive addresses a crowd of farmers and MAF staff at a Lands & Survey Angus field-day in 1976. Farmers constantly need new information To keep farmers and their staff up to date with new developments, good communication is essential by the many technical people, (consultants, farm advisers, sales and advertising people) … Read more
By Dr Clive Dalton PART 1 Introduction Dagging and drenching What a prospect to have to clean up this sheep’s rear end! Major mind change needed Sheep are never keen to cooperate This advert in a 1970 New Zealand Farmer was certainly convincing.Back then, nobody thought about long-term implications of thenew wonder chemicals! Breeding is … Read more
By Clive Dalton & Claire Rumble. Now a new Google knol – click here to read online. Originally published by the Auckland Livestock Improvement Association, Private Bag, Hamilton. ISBN 0-473-00294-9 April 1985 The cover of the book shows Moria Toomath (daughter of the late A.S. Wiley) of the Puhinui Jersey stud on her Koranui farm … Read more