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John Miller - Established 1989
When you visit the farm Winston, of The
Miller Family in the picturesque
Hogsback area near Cathcart in the
Eastern Cape, you will find
medium-framed, veld hardy cattle that
can be described as the “Modern South
Devon”. The Winston South Devon herd is
run extensively on natural sour veld and
consists of approximately 250 cows. The
Hogsback area experiences severe winter
conditions with regular snowfalls and
uncompromising temperatures. Summers are
short with an annual rainfall of
approximately 600 mm.
The fertility of the Winston herd is
undoubtedly an outstanding
characteristic and has often been the
best within the South Devon Society. The
average ICP of the Winston herd varies
between 373 and 382 days. Cow weights
vary between 500 and 530 kg, and weaning
weights between 230 and 250 kg. Here at
Winston we believe in breeding the right
size and right type of cattle that can
be raised on harsh veld conditions and
in freezing temperatures. Over the last
27 years the Winston South Devon herd
has built up a reputation for breeding
bulls that can adapt quickly to their
new climates and excel almost anywhere
in South Africa.
The Annual Winston South Devon
Production Sale is held on Winston Farm
every August where we aim to produce 30
hardy, fertile 2 year old Bulls that
will complement your herd. 30 top
quality South Devon bulls will be on
offer and the auction will be held under
the auspices of the South Devon Cattle
Breeder’s Society.
We encourage all our existing and any
new potential clients to come a visit us
at Winston Farm to come and view our
cattle at any time of the year to get a
true reflection of what you are buying.
Please feel free to contact us at any
time and we would love to show you these
magnificent pedigree cattle in their
everyday condition.
We believe in breeding fertile,
adaptable and thick-set cattle with a
good temperament that perform in our
tough conditions and make working with
them a pleasure. Come have a look at the
cattle that have added bulk onto our
carcass and onto our bottom line.
In Calf, In Shape and In Demand
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2016 Sale News
2016 Winston South Devon Production Sale
held on Winston Farm in the Cathcart
district on Thursday the 11th August.
The 24 bulls offered on the sale were
all sold for an average of R29 916.00.
Dan Kriek owner of the Bellary South
Devon Stud from Tweeling in the Free
State bought Lot 3 WINSTON ERIK JM 14
1786 for the top price of R55 000-00.
The Sale was well supported by loyal
local buyers and Stud Breeders from the
Northern Cape and the Free State.
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Click here to view the stud sires
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John &
James Miller
Cathcart ● South Africa
Tel: 045 843 1736
Fax: 086 611 0957
John: 083 659 8269
john@winstonfarms.co.za
James: 082 517 4887
james@winstonfarms.co.za
Visitors always welcome!
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● Fertility
● Ease of Calving
● Milk production
● Growthand and Heavy
Weaners
● Adaptability
● Medium framed animals
● Soft and smooth haircoats
● Good temperament
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Since 2010 the Winston South Devon Herd
has claimed a number of awards and we
are extremely proud of the following
achievements:
● 5 Farmers Weekly ARC Best
Elite Cow awards
● 4 Landbouweekblad Elite
Platinum Cow awards
● Elite SA Studbook Bull
Growth Test Class - JM 12 1367 (Winston Chester)
● 2015 BLUP Bull of the year
- JM 13 1588 (Winston Double Caddy)
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