The Farmers Mart Dec/Jan 2015 - Issue 37 | Page 49

BENTHAM AUCTION MART Albert Hall Farms Quality Calf Suppliers Pleased to be supporting Bentham Auction Mart for many years, and wish them luck for the future Tel: 07850 484291 Manor House Farm, Strensall, York, YO32 5XS Bentham’s growth for the past 32 years. “There is a lot of competition as there are seven auction marts within a 25 mile radius,” he told me. “But we are getting our share and have just had our best autumn ever for breeding sales. This area is predominantly focussed around Mules whether they are North Country Mules, Swaledale ewes breeding them or Blue Faced Leicester rams. Twenty years ago we were regarded as small fry in relation to some of the other markets but our gimmer lamb sales are now highly significant. Other than Lazonby’s main day, ours will be the largest one-day To read more, visit www.farmers-mart.co.uk Pearsons Farm Supplies Ltd Performance For Stock www.pearsonsfarmsupplies.co.uk The team at Pearsons Farm Supplies are proud to be associated with Bentham Auction Mart and wish them all the look in the future. FREE DELIVER DELIVERY SER SERVICE Tel: 01282 842932 (Garewen Office: 01248 422486) West Marton, Gisburn, Skipton, Otley & Bentham Auction also at Gaerwen, Anglesey sale of Mule ewe lambs in the country with 11,000 this year. Over our two days we will sell more than 15,000. We are very much on the map now whereas years ago, we were just seen as ‘this little mart.’ Our sale of draft Swaledale ewes is regarded as one of the year’s leading sales.” ‘Our sale of draft Swaledale ewes is one of the year’s leading sales’ Stephen hails from Burythorpe near Malton, and has followed in his father’s footsteps: David Dennis FarmersMart Dec/Jan 2015 49