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LONG GREEN FARM
Long
Green is on the eastern edge of Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales,
running from 1200ft to 1500ft above sea level. It is a family
run farm comprising 500ha of bleak hill grazing. The Pedigree
Swaledale flock has been farmed by the Marwood family for sixty
years; some sheep can be traced back throughout this whole period.
Notable achievement by the Long Green flock include a breed
record for a Swaledale aged ram (£12,000) and breed record
for a pen of ten ewes (£780 each and pictured above)
(Pictured left is Long Green
Napolean, sold for
£6,000 to ME & CM Bell and JR Dalton, 2005)
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STOCK
FOR SALE
All
the stock for sale is either scrapie tested or from tested parents.
Check
for updated information throughout the year
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Date:
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Stock
for Sale:
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15th
September 2006
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200
pedigree Swaledale gimmer lambs [see picture below]
@ Midldleton Auction Mart
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22rd
September 2005
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Between
10 and 15 Elite pedigree Swaledale ewes
@ Kirkby Stephen Auction Mart
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29th
September 2005
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50
pedigree Swaledale gimmer lambs
@ Kirkby Stephen Auction Mart
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5th
October 2005
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200
pedigree Swaledale draft ewes
@ Kirkby Stephen Auction Mart
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19th
or 20st October 2005
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25
Swaledale shearling rams,
scrapie tested groups 1 and 2
@ Kirkby Stephen and then Hawes Auction Marts
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25th
or 26th October 2005
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March 2007
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Between
5 and 10 Elite pedigreeSwaledale in-lamb ewes.
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1st
prize gimmer lambs and winner of the Stan Davis Trophy at Middleton
2005, sold for £180 each to M Wallace.
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BLOODLINES
AT LONG GREEN
Present
sires include:
'Gillies Ace' bought Oct 2004 for £28,000 having
recently been awarded Supreme Champion at Tan Hill Show 2005.
'Mossdale Whiskey' a jointly owned sire bought for £42,000
has several sons for sale in 2005.
A lot of sale sheep can be traced back to 'West Stonesdale
Fabulous' (£39,000) and 'Long Green Tony' who
made a breed record for an aged ram when sold in 2003 for £12,000
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'Gillies Ace' photographed as Supreme Champion
Tan Hill Show 2005
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SHOW
RING SUCCESS
Recent
results include Supreme Champion at Tan Hill show 2005 with
'Gillies Ace' also nine 1st prizes at the same show including
Champion gimmer hogg (a 'Stonesdale Fabulous' daughter
), 1st prize for pair of tup hoggs and 1st prize for group of
three tup hoggs.
Long
Green sheep have been regular prize winners at Reeth Show over
the years.
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Champion
Gimmer Hogg - Tan Hill 2005
A Stonesdale Fabulous daughter |
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HEALTHY SHEEP!
Long Green
is farm assured, all rams and 95% female sheep are scrapie gene
tested (mostly group one or two). All females are abortion vaccinated
with no cases for twenty years. 400 to 500 breeding females
are sold every year all with a very high health status and record
Please
do not hesitate to contact us regarding Long Green Swaledales.
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