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...last 16 years the Hay Creek Ranch has been owned by William U. Sanderson, a onetime Australian sheepman, who took the Wichman house, ranch and cattle in Kauai in part payment for his ranch. The full price for Hay Creek remained a secret. Under Sheepman Sanderson its flock of 20,000 Rambouillets became the world's finest. For breeding purposes the Soviet Commissar of Agriculture has bought a total of 27,000. Hay Creek Rambouillet sheep are so big that the herders entertain visitors by riding them. Other Hay Creek livestock include 100 blooded horses, 5,000 purebred Herefords...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Ranch Swap | 1/18/1937 | See Source »

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