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High of 60,000 for Swaledale rams at Kirkby Stephen

THE three days of Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association ‘C’ District ram sales at Kirkby Stephen topped at 60,000 for Mark Nelson from the Bull and Cave flock, Clapham.

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High of 60,000 for Swaledale rams at Kirkby Stephen

THE three days of Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association ‘C' District ram sales at Kirkby Stephen topped at £60,000 for Mark Nelson from the Bull and Cave flock, Clapham. The pen leader was Bull and Cave...

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