Paul emigrated to New Zealand in 1976 and worked his way up through the share farming system to full farm ownership with his wife Shirley. They sold their hilly 89ha dairy farm on the North Island last year and have converted a 160ha sheep farm on theSouth Island to dairying. What is the difference between a Kiwi farmer and a pigeon? A pigeon can still make a deposit on a new tractor! Sorry about that, but it sets the tone for me to moan, Perhaps the reason for the predominance of Highland Scots inSouthland is that they were the only immigrants who found our local weather an improvement on their natural climate.
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