| Our stall at the Farmers Market in Pokeno is going from strength to
strength with the salami and the sausages still proving to be our best
sellers with the eye and scotch fillets coming a close second. The corned
silverside is also proving to be popular.
Our editorial promotion in the NZ Lifestyle Farmer, by Stephanie
Maunsell in the February 2010 Edition is now on our website, we hope you
enjoy it.
Our hay is now in the shed and we are having to feed some of it out to
the herd because of the severe drought conditions. It's a real blessing
that we have plenty of hay and we don't have to sell off any of our stock
because of the dry conditions.
Our plans are all in place for the trip to Sydney in April to attend
"The Great Australian Lowline Cattle Muster" at the Sydney Royal
Easter Show where this year Lowline's are the feature breed.
At the Kumeu Show at the weekend we ran a competition "Guess My
Weight" to raise funds for the breakfast the New Zealanders are
hosting at the Sydney Show on the Friday morning for the American
breeders. We didn't raise as much as we were hoping for but it was
interesting the wide range of guesses that were put down in an attempt to
be the winner of $600.00 worth of our prime Lowline infused beef. No one
guessed the actual weight which was 482.5kgs. The winner was Yvonne Perry
of Birkenhead who guessed 475kgs and was the closest and just 7.5kgs away,
and was really excited when Robert rang her to give her the good news,
congratulations Yvonne. There were 2 guesses that were only 8kgs off the
mark. The full results are below.
|
Receipt Number
|
Guessed
Weight
|
Actual
Weight of 482.5kgs Less Guessed Weight
|
|
Receipt
Number
|
Guessed
Weight
|
Actual
Weight of 482.5kgs Less Guessed Weight
|
|
Receipt
Number
|
Guessed
Weight
|
Actual
Weight of 482.5kgs Less Guessed Weight
|
|
1292641
|
1496.0
|
1013.50
|
|
1312037
|
685.0
|
202.50
|
|
1951729
|
250.0
|
-232.50
|
|
1292642
|
674.0
|
191.50
|
|
1312038
|
Blank
Receipt
|
482.50
|
|
1951730
|
350.0
|
-132.50
|
|
1292643
|
750.0
|
267.50
|
|
1312039
|
360.0
|
-122.50
|
|
1951731
|
400.0
|
-82.50
|
|
1292644
|
436.0
|
-46.50
|
|
1312040
|
855.0
|
372.50
|
|
1951732
|
453.0
|
-29.50
|
|
1292645
|
874.0
|
391.50
|
|
1485761
|
Blank
Receipt
|
482.50
|
|
1951733
|
896.0
|
413.50
|
|
1292646
|
932.0
|
449.50
|
|
1485762
|
474.5
|
-8.00
|
|
1951734
|
850.0
|
367.50
|
|
1292647
|
987.0
|
504.50
|
|
1485763
|
686.0
|
203.50
|
|
1951735
|
640.0
|
157.50
|
|
1292648
|
472.0
|
-10.50
|
|
1485764
|
658.0
|
175.50
|
|
1951736
|
665.0
|
182.50
|
|
1292649
|
672.0
|
189.50
|
|
1951681
|
650.0
|
167.50
|
|
1951737
|
645.5
|
163.00
|
|
1292650
|
680.0
|
197.50
|
|
1951682
|
525.0
|
42.50
|
|
1951738
|
545.0
|
62.50
|
|
1292651
|
585.0
|
102.50
|
|
1951683
|
547.0
|
64.50
|
|
1951739
|
629.0
|
146.50
|
|
1292652
|
820.0
|
337.50
|
|
1951684
|
575.0
|
92.50
|
|
1951740
|
602.0
|
119.50
|
|
1292653
|
580.0
|
97.50
|
|
1951685
|
495.0
|
12.50
|
|
1951741
|
789.0
|
306.50
|
|
1292654
|
676.0
|
193.50
|
|
1951686
|
432.0
|
-50.50
|
|
1951742
|
888.0
|
405.50
|
|
1292655
|
1250.0
|
767.50
|
|
1951687
|
932.0
|
449.50
|
|
1951743
|
704.0
|
221.50
|
|
1292656
|
505.5
|
23.00
|
|
1951688
|
1159.0
|
676.50
|
|
1951744
|
645.0
|
162.50
|
|
1292657
|
450.0
|
-32.50
|
|
1951689
|
1000.0
|
517.50
|
|
1951745
|
695.0
|
212.50
|
|
1292658
|
500.0
|
17.50
|
|
1951690
|
852.0
|
369.50
|
|
1951746
|
850.0
|
367.50
|
|
1292659
|
750.0
|
267.50
|
|
1951691
|
721.5
|
239.00
|
|
1951747
|
750.0
|
267.50
|
|
1292660
|
674.5
|
192.00
|
|
1951692
|
778.5
|
296.00
|
|
1951748
|
656.0
|
173.50
|
|
1292661
|
475.0
|
-7.50
|
|
1951693
|
600.0
|
117.50
|
|
1951749
|
630.0
|
147.50
|
|
1292662
|
641.0
|
158.50
|
|
1951694
|
585.0
|
102.50
|
|
1951750
|
562.0
|
79.50
|
|
1292663
|
777.0
|
294.50
|
|
1951695
|
612.0
|
129.50
|
|
1951751
|
635.5
|
153.00
|
|
1292664
|
631.5
|
149.00
|
|
1951696
|
721.0
|
238.50
|
|
1951752
|
461.5
|
-21.00
|
|
1292665
|
Blank
Receipt
|
482.50
|
|
1951697
|
895.0
|
412.50
|
|
1951753
|
638.0
|
155.50
|
|
1292666
|
Blank
Receipt
|
482.50
|
|
1951698
|
430.0
|
-52.50
|
|
1951754
|
295.0
|
-187.50
|
|
1292667
|
Blank
Receipt
|
482.50
|
|
1951699
|
474.5
|
-8.00
|
|
1951755
|
630.0
|
147.50
|
|
1292668
|
650.0
|
167.50
|
|
1951700
|
325.0
|
-157.50
|
|
1951756
|
638.3
|
155.80
|
|
1312001
|
650.0
|
167.50
|
|
1951701
|
595.0
|
112.50
|
|
1951757
|
642.0
|
159.50
|
|
1312002
|
720.0
|
237.50
|
|
1951702
|
850.0
|
367.50
|
|
1951758
|
645.0
|
162.50
|
|
1312003
|
621.0
|
138.50
|
|
1951703
|
620.0
|
137.50
|
|
1951759
|
613.0
|
130.50
|
|
1312004
|
522.0
|
39.50
|
|
1951704
|
638.5
|
156.00
|
|
1951760
|
687.0
|
204.50
|
|
1312005
|
675.0
|
192.50
|
|
1951705
|
228.0
|
-254.50
|
|
1951761
|
785.0
|
302.50
|
|
1312006
|
525.0
|
42.50
|
|
1951706
|
320.0
|
-162.50
|
|
1951762
|
650.0
|
167.50
|
|
1312007
|
473.0
|
-9.50
|
|
1951707
|
847.0
|
364.50
|
|
1951763
|
673.5
|
191.00
|
|
1312008
|
687.0
|
204.50
|
|
1951708
|
943.0
|
460.50
|
|
1951764
|
669.0
|
186.50
|
|
1312009
|
689.5
|
207.00
|
|
1951708
|
959.0
|
476.50
|
|
3488641
|
748.7
|
266.20
|
|
1312010
|
1117.7
|
635.15
|
|
1951709
|
598.0
|
115.50
|
|
3488642
|
1780.0
|
1297.50
|
|
1312011
|
658.0
|
175.50
|
|
1951709
|
599.0
|
116.50
|
|
3488643
|
830.0
|
347.50
|
|
1312012
|
578.0
|
95.50
|
|
1951709
|
599.5
|
117.00
|
|
3488644
|
280.0
|
-202.50
|
|
1312013
|
536.0
|
53.50
|
|
1951709
|
600.0
|
117.50
|
|
3488645
|
418.0
|
-64.50
|
|
1312014
|
547.0
|
64.50
|
|
1951710
|
600.5
|
118.00
|
|
3488646
|
550.0
|
67.50
|
|
1312015
|
615.0
|
132.50
|
|
1951710
|
601.0
|
118.50
|
|
3488647
|
517.0
|
34.50
|
|
1312016
|
668.0
|
185.50
|
|
1951710
|
601.5
|
119.00
|
|
3488648
|
888.0
|
405.50
|
|
1312017
|
674.0
|
191.50
|
|
1951710
|
602.0
|
119.50
|
|
3488649
|
632.0
|
149.50
|
|
1312018
|
885.0
|
402.50
|
|
1951711
|
602.5
|
120.00
|
|
3488650
|
670.0
|
187.50
|
|
1312019
|
840.0
|
357.50
|
|
1951711
|
603.0
|
120.50
|
|
3488651
|
462.0
|
-20.50
|
|
1312020
|
737.5
|
255.00
|
|
1951712
|
582.0
|
99.50
|
|
3488652
|
527.0
|
44.50
|
|
1312021
|
567.0
|
84.50
|
|
1951713
|
750.0
|
267.50
|
|
3488653
|
689.0
|
206.50
|
|
1312022
|
620.0
|
137.50
|
|
1951714
|
645.5
|
163.00
|
|
3488654
|
736.0
|
253.50
|
|
1312023
|
705.0
|
222.50
|
|
1951715
|
525.5
|
43.00
|
|
3488655
|
915.0
|
432.50
|
|
1312024
|
725.0
|
242.50
|
|
1951716
|
843.0
|
360.50
|
|
3488656
|
543.0
|
60.50
|
|
1312025
|
720.0
|
237.50
|
|
1951717
|
926.0
|
443.50
|
|
3488657
|
543.5
|
61.00
|
|
1312026
|
498.5
|
16.00
|
|
1951718
|
857.0
|
374.50
|
|
3488658
|
938.0
|
455.50
|
|
1312027
|
435.0
|
-47.50
|
|
1951719
|
376.0
|
-106.50
|
|
3488659
|
671.5
|
189.00
|
|
1312028
|
553.5
|
71.00
|
|
1951720
|
587.5
|
105.00
|
|
3488660
|
603.0
|
120.50
|
|
1312029
|
630.0
|
147.50
|
|
1951721
|
418.0
|
-64.50
|
|
3488661
|
637.0
|
154.50
|
|
1312030
|
433.6
|
-48.90
|
|
1951722
|
425.0
|
-57.50
|
|
3488662
|
467.5
|
-15.00
|
|
1312031
|
412.0
|
-70.50
|
|
1951723
|
380.0
|
-102.50
|
|
3488663
|
645.0
|
162.50
|
|
1312032
|
674.0
|
191.50
|
|
1951724
|
551.0
|
68.50
|
|
3488664
|
575.5
|
93.00
|
|
1312033
|
585.0
|
102.50
|
|
1951725
|
650.0
|
167.50
|
|
3488665
|
Blank
Receipt
|
482.50
|
|
1312034
|
668.8
|
186.25
|
|
1951726
|
396.0
|
-86.50
|
|
3488666
|
Blank
Receipt
|
482.50
|
|
1312035
|
678.0
|
195.50
|
|
1951727
|
415.0
|
-67.50
|
|
3488667
|
Blank
Receipt
|
482.50
|
|
1312036
|
650.0
|
167.50
|
|
1951728
|
444.0
|
-38.50
|
|
3488668
|
393.0
|
-89.50
|
|
