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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Pukemata Station - May 9


Today we went to Pukemata Station with Rongomatane. We spent the morning learning about farm life and the job of a farmer.  This introductory visit was to familiarise ourselves with a farm and the types of jobs and needs that a farmer has to do.   We watched the dogs working and a sheep being shorn!  Not a single nick!  Well done Wock!  And well done Angus for your wool sweeping skills!


From there we went to lunch and Wock even cooked us some sausages!  What a treat.  Angus, Mrs Allan and Wock were excellent hosts and we had a lovely time playing on the tennis court and tramp!


After lunch it was time for some science.  We put our square metres out with tent pegs and began to investigate what was in the soil and around the stems of the grass.  We had to count the species.  For some species there was too many to count so we had to use < and > to describe the amount.  It is interesting how farmers use different types of pasture to fatten the stock up!  Scientists work with farmers closely and lots of data collection is done the same way we did it!

Thank you to the parents who accompanied us, Ro, Tracey, Karen and Pam - Ethan's Nana.  Thank you also to Mrs Spence and Rachel who helped us in the morning.

It was a lovely day and we were treated to some spectacular views.  Thank you Allans!




38 comments:

  1. I like it on the farm it is a fun place to practice my skills with animals

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    1. You are right! It is a skilful job! It takes a certain type of person who loves animals!

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  2. cool photos and video! I liked learning about the farm and the way they do things there I really enjoyed my time there.

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  3. the farm and all the animals were so fascinating I especially liked the big muscly Bulls:).

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  5. Thanks Angus Mrs allan and Wok for showing us around your guys farm it was a great time to get out of your comfort zone and explore the lifestyle

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    1. Glad you enjoyed it Kate. It was great to be able to share this place with you all.

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  7. I loved how we could do tests because it is really going to help with our data for sure.And also the animals are really cool like the Peacock and Bulls!

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  8. i loved how much land they owned. also How much a farmer has to go through just keep everything running smoothly and not have any problems with also getting out there and getting to see so many animals also seeing the sheep getting shawn

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    1. Imagine having to shear 300 sheep a day for a job! Glad you enjoyed your day Isla.

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  9. Nice story about the farm It was cool and fun watching sheep getting shorn playing on the tramp, tennis mini tennis, rugby and dasketball
    and looking at what was in the 4m of ground we had and grabbing dirt to test.

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  10. The farm trip was awsome Thanks a lot to miss Allan and Wok
    The best bit was watching the dog herd the sheep

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    1. The dogs are certainly very clever. A farmer's job would be very difficult without them!

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  11. I liked watching the dog herd the sheep it look cool and a little funny. i had fun it I enjoyed it alot! my favorite part was seeing all the sheep coming along with Wok on the Quad bike.

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  12. Thank you Angus,mrs allan and wok for showing us how to shear a sheep and showing us how to move sheep it was fun.

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    1. It's been a while since Wok had to shear a sheep Charlie. Lucky he still remembers how to do it:)

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  13. Thank you Mrs Allan, Wok and agus for letting us be your guests at your farm. It was a lovely place to be at the time. I found how each dog knew everyone of the different commands, and how the dogs and Wok can remember them without forgetting the commands. I really liked the area of your farm and where it's located. It was a cool and fun experience! I really enjoyed itl lots!

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    1. Thanks Georgia, I'm glad you enjoyed your day at the farm. Those dogs are very clever and save Wok a lot of time.

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  14. thank you mrs allin and wok for letting as go on your farm and looking around. I learnt some more things about farming.

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    1. That's great Sam. It's interesting to see the differences and similarities between farms isn't it.

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  15. I liked it because we learnt about the farm and some of the animals and also it was really fun also I like looking at the bulls because I have not seen one I think.

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  16. Nice story about the farm It was cool and fun watching sheep getting shorn playing on the tramp, tennis mini tennis, rugby and basketball
    and looking at what was in the 4m of ground we had and grabbing dirt to test.

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  17. Thank you wock Mrs allan and Angus for the wonderful visit at your farm first starting of with the dogs herding the sheep its cool how the dogs listen and all of the fascinating animals like the peacock and all of the other animals. And especially thank you for that amazing lunch and playing all of those games so thank you Mrs allan, Wock and Angus.

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    2. It amazes me that wok can remember all the different whistle signals and that each dog recognises it’s own commands from wok. Thanks Leah.

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  18. I had a lot of fun at the farm and It was amazing watching the dogs shifting the sheep and the sheep were very well behaved.

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  19. I really thought it was cool how each dog has a different whistle to do different things. I think those dogs are very smart to know how to do that. when the sheep were getting shorn it was satisfying to watch the wool come off. the wool feel so fluffy and so weird but nice at the same time.

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    1. Yes you could feel the oil in the wool! Wool has so many uses!

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  20. Thanks Angus Mrs allan and wok for letting us on your farm. I liked when the sheep were going over the dirt mound it looked like they were on top of each other.

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    1. Sheep certainly do some silly things sometimes Cody. They follow each other even though the leader may be going in completely the wrong direction! When they go through narrow spaces, like a gateway, the farmer has to be very careful that they don't all rush through at the same time, or they can end up on top of each other. This is called a smother and can cause the sheep to suffocate.

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  21. thank you mrs allan and wok for letting us on your beautiful farm i liked looking at the different parts of your farm it was a pleasure to go there and hope we visit your farm again.

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    1. Thank you Angus! We will be going there on May 30 to complete our testing!

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  22. i found it interesting about the different pasture and how many there are. it is all so cool how the sheep get shorn and have a cm of woll
    on them in the winter time.

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  23. it was so cool to watch the dog herd the sheep thanks Wok

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    1. I think Wok really enjoyed sharing his day with you all and showing you how he works with his dogs. Glad you enjoyed it Tayla.

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  24. I had a fantastic day at pukemata learning about how to shed the sheep and watch how wock used this razer thing to cut them. at lunch we all went to angus's to have a barbercue it was yum. after that we all went to apart of there farm and did our research about what we found in our 1 meter by 1 meter sqaure. we all went back to school and then went home.

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  25. I had a fantastic day at Pukemata learning about the farm life and what farmers do.Looking at the dogs rounding the sheep.The barbercue was yummy and playing was really fun i played on the skateboard most the time.

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