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From the Sussex Express, 14th September 1867
BEDDINGHAM, SUSSEX – Southdown Sheep and Lambs, Valuable and Powerful Cart Horses, Dairy Cows, useful Implements, Dairy and Brewing Utensils. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, BY MR S SOUTHERDEN, On the premises, at Little Preston Farm, Beddingham, near Lewes, on Wednesday, Sept 25th, 1867, by order of Mr John Jenner, who is quitting.

THE LIVE STOCK consists of four valuable and powerful cart horses, 105 full-mouthed Southdown ewes, 41 ewe lambs, and three half-bred Alderney cows.

The IMPLEMENTS will comprise a nearly new six-inch wheel waggon, narrow wheel do,, two six-inch wheel dung carts, three Sussex wheel ploughs, set of three one horse harrows, set of four do., water cask on wheels, wooden land roller, two edgets, one long ladder, two short do., 90 oak wattles, 20 hurdles, seven sheep coups, chaff cutting box, turnip cutter, seed sowing machine, four trace harnesses, three collar do., large iron horse trough, iron pig troughs, and the usual quantity of husbandry tools, and the valuable and useful dairy and brewing utensils, etc, etc.

Luncheon will be provided on the premises at half-past 11 o'clock, and the sale will commence at one o'clock precisely.


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