▁have ▁regional ▁variants , ▁usually ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁climate ▁extrem es . ▁▁ ▁Similarly , ▁where ▁the ▁climate ▁and ▁veget ation ▁allow , ▁especially ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁dog ▁f ence , ▁cattle ▁stations ▁are ▁similar ▁but ▁run ▁be ef ▁cattle ▁rather ▁than ▁sheep . ▁Some ▁properties ▁are ▁not ▁exclus ively ▁sheep ▁or ▁cattle ▁stations ▁but ▁may ▁have ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁cattle , ▁sheep , ▁cro pping ▁and ▁even ▁go ats ▁which ▁makes ▁the ▁owner ▁less ▁vulner able ▁to ▁changes ▁in ▁w ool ▁or ▁be ef ▁prices . ▁ ▁Walter ▁Pe ak ▁is ▁a ▁notable ▁old ▁sheep ▁station ▁that ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁shore ▁of ▁Lake ▁W ak at ip u , ▁South ▁Island , ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁It ▁is ▁ 1 3 ▁kilometres ▁across ▁Lake ▁W ak at ip u ▁from ▁Queen st own , ▁ 4 0 ▁minutes ▁ste aming ▁time ▁on ▁the ▁historic ▁T SS ▁Ear ns law ▁steam ship . ▁ ▁Management ▁of ▁a ▁sheep ▁station ▁ ▁Management ▁practices ▁vary ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁station ▁and ▁the ▁season ▁being ▁experienced . ▁For ▁instance , ▁dr ought ▁necess it ates ▁dec isions ▁concerning ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁stock ▁or ▁provision ▁of ▁supp lement ary ▁feed ing . ▁ ▁Rout ine ▁procedures ▁include ▁super vis ing ▁cr utch ing , ▁m ating , ▁she aring , ▁tre ating ▁for ▁t icks , ▁l ice ▁and ▁mag g ots ▁( if ▁necessary ), ▁l amb ing ▁and ▁l amb ▁mark ing . ▁Lamb s ▁are