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Drafting lambs

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Newton Brown started his career as a stock agent in 1946. This video shows him drafting lambs for the freezing works with one of his long-term clients. Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients is an important part of a stock agent’s job.

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Hugh Stringleman, Stock and station agencies – Role in the community, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/17396/drafting-lambs (accessed 5 July 2026).

Story by Hugh Stringleman, published 1 March 2009.