Well, today we will be writing two blogs. We stayed in a very old motel in Wagga Wagga that was just lovely..ha ha....like Mary Ann and Ellen said the 3of us were staying in a "cottage" that didn't have free internet like the other rooms, leaky toilet, very little heat, smells like a wet dog lives in here, etc..needless to say it was very nasty and we are there for 2 nights!
Now that you know our nice accommodations, I will continue on with our blog....
It was a very foggy morning traveling to Trigger Vale Suffolks. They are the leaders in performance testing sheep in Australia. They were a great family and had very good sheep. For lunch we traveled to the "rock" and visited an emu farm. They are very aggressive at this time of this time of the year because it is mating season. You may see the females more aggressive than the males. Their beaks are not harmful but you oughta watch out for their web feet. We tried feeding them bread and some got close but some students freaked out and pulled back.
We then continued north to Spry families shorthorn stud. They are the premier shorthorn breeder in Australia. We were able to witness there top selling bull at$48,000 and he was very impressive.We finished the visit with a barby (BBQ). It was great to finish the day with a home cooked meal!
Day 6
We start the day with a quick shower because there is not enough hot water to go around and we wade through water because the toilet leaked all night. What a great start!
Our first visit started with a trip to the Wagga sale yards. The auctioneer did not have the typical chant us Americans are used to. Each commission company was allowed to sell 500 head in a hour. Today's sale included 2850 head and can't wait to show our friend Garren Walrod what the auctioneers and buyers look like here at the down under. We were able to visit the Cargill plant in Wagga and was surely more Americanized than the plant we visited a couple days ago(JBS). We finished the day off with the Cargill feedlot that currently feed 15,000 and a ration that was made up of 85% steamed flaked wheat.
We have enjoyed reading your blog posts! Do you think GW could have a career down under? He wanted me to pass along how jealous he was not to be able to "swap" something at an Australian auction!! You guys have fun, be safe and we'll see you soon! -HW
ReplyDelete