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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Taylor, James B

Taylor, James B. , Farmer, Springbank, Kokoamo. Mr. Taylor was born in 1849, in the Orkney Islands, where he was educated and followed farming during his early years. He came to New Zealand, in 1871, by the ship “William Davie,” and took up his present farm of 558 acres. The country was then in its natural state and one could ride for ten miles without coming in contact with any fence. Mr. Taylor applied himself to the cultivation of wheat, which he sold for a number of years at an average of 4s per bushel, but after his farm was fenced and sub-divided, he bred and fattened crossbred sheep, the Leicester variety being his favourite. The stable is a substantial stone building, and the house is situated on elevated ground sheltered by a well-grown plantation. Mr. Taylor served on the Waitaki Road Board till it was merged in the County Council, and he is a member of the North Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association; he is also on the school committee, and took an active part in establishing the Kokoamo school and post office. Mr. Taylor was married, in 1879, to Miss Robertson, and has one son and six daughters.