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Crosemanor Suffolk Sheep Under Gavel
07/11/06

A rare opportunity to buy into one of the oldest and most successful pedigree Suffolk flocks in the country is in the offing. The adult portion of the Shropshire based Crosemanor flock, 109 females and four stud rams is to be sold on Friday, November 17.

Robyn Hulme with the Crosmanor ewes – a rare opportunity not only to purchase top quality bloodlines, but to buy into a highly successful part of the breed’s history.

Robyn Hulme with the Crosmanor ewes – a rare opportunity not only to purchase top quality bloodlines, but to buy into a highly successful part of the breed’s history.

The flock was established by the late Stanley Hulme 54 years ago, with ewes brought home on the train from Ipswich, in their native county of Suffolk, to Shropshire.

Since then the Crosemanor track record has notched up numerous nationally acclaimed championships and in the past 20 years alone has registered 350 rams and sold 1,400 ewes – earning the flock’s slogan “bred to breed.”

This month that slogan was endorsed when Tom Cox won the National Flock championship, Gold Cup, a flock established just six years ago, with Crosemanor females.

Crosemanor were also catalyst to the Edinburgh reserve champion 2004, Cairness Impact, which sold for 20,000gns; the Crosemanor dam of this ram having been jointly purchased by Cairness and Castlewellan at a previous reduction sale. Across the water Crosemanor rams have taken the Irish Sire of the Year title on two occasions, the latest being Crosemanor Ardri, 2002.

Says Robyn Hulme, who is commercial director to the Suffolk Sheep Society, “It is after much soul searching that I have reluctantly come to the conclusion that my ‘off-farm’ commitments make it no longer practical for me to keep the Crosemanor flock in its current entirety, however, looking to the future the 2006 ewe lamb crop will be transferred to my sons.”

The sale takes place at Ellesmere, Shropshire commencing 1pm, more information from auctioneers Straker Chadwick & Sons, T: 01873 852 624 and John Swan 01835 822 214

The sale comprises 82 ewes 27 gimmers and 4 stock rams.

link Williamsgill Pedigree Suffolk Flock Open Day
link Young breeder scoops Suffolk sheep top accolade
link Tomcroft Suffolk flock wins Bristol Gold Cup

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