Farming Operations
Total effective area farmed - King Country 8,200 ha
Paparata is made up of 7,000 ha grazing country and 1,200 ha of forestry. Paparata is farmed in five management units. The recorded flock is farmed on the Heao block which is managed by Seymour Spence and wife Susan. Seymour is an excellent stockman and the performance of the flock has continued to lift under his management.
Location
50 kms west of Taumarunui on the Forgotten World Highway.
Contour
Mostly hill country with some being regarded as steep.
Soil Type
Hills mostly mudstone with mairoa ash terraces and river silt flats.
Rainfall
1,600mm that was once reliable.
Sheep
20,000 | Commercial Romney ewes |
1,800 | Recorded Romney ewes |
500 | Ram hoggets |
6,000 | Ewe hoggets |
Cattle
2,700 | Cows |
2,200 | Rising 1 year cattle |
500 | Rising 2 year steers |
100 | Bulls |