Buchanan brothers to disperse Dorset flock.(News)

From: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland) | Date: October 6, 2001 | Copyright information

BROTHERS James and John Buchanan, from Clough, Ballymena, have taken the decision to disperse their prizewinning Lakeside Polled Dorset flock, at the annual autumn Dorset show and sale on Wednesday evening, in McClelland's Mart, Ballyclare.

The flock was established in 1993 while the brothers were both still at school.

The decision to sell this successful flock has been reluctantly taken but, due to other work commitments, the brothes have been forced to take...

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