Old McDonald Had A Farm ( Franklin) Mystery Cache
Old McDonald Had A Farm ( Franklin)
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Dont go to the listed coordinates as its an airstrip.
This is a simple discover and count the letters puzzle. Far to easy
for the real experienced puzzle Masters ( Maybe) .
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McDonalds New Zealand Farm had many animals.
( A ) He had a few pigs. Count the number of letters in the Breed
name. Less 8.
During the nineteenth century this breed was refined to an
early-maturing black pig – often with white on its short legs
and dished face. It was extremely popular, and a Breed Society was
formed in 1885.
( B ) He had a dog named Old Hemp who was named after another dog
born in the 1800,s Find the names of these Parents and add both
names together.Less 5
( C ) He had lots of sheep. Counting sheep was one of his favourite
tasks……..yawn.
The sheep he has are described as the first New Zealand breed
resulting from crossing Merinos with English long wool breeds.
Count the letters in this resulting breed. Less 3
( D ) There were also some goats running about that ate his
vegetable patch all the time.
Female goats are referred to as “does” or
“nannies” and intact males are referred to as
“bucks” or “?”. What is another name to go
where the ? Is. ( plural). Count the letters.
( E ) No horses on the Farm but there is a question to solve. What
is the name of the only truly wild horse breed that now only exists
in captivity. There is an “s” on the end of the name,
include this in your counting. Ignore the apostrophe in your count.
Less 9
( F ) Lots of cows on the Farm. Does a cow have to get in calf to
produce milk. Count the letters in your answer and add 1.
( G ) More cow questions: what breed of cow on average gives the
bigger volume of milk. Either Jersey or Friesian. Double this
number and deduct 7.
( H ) ( A+B ) - ( I )
( I )There were tame ducks on the farm and they all had names. What
duck who had treasure is mentioned in a book called “ The Old
Castles Secret” Count the letters. Double it and deduct
30.
( J ) Of course McDonald had a wife on the Farm to help. Being a
local Patumahoe Lass she loved flowers and most of all Water
Lilies. She kept taking the day off work to visit an old quarry in
Patumahoe that has been reclaimed for water Lilies and other
things. The quarry has been transformed into a garden. What size is
this garden. Just use the digit not a word for this one. Add this
to ( E )-( 6 times A).
Cache is a med size screw top container camoed. No need to stand on
anything other than the road surface. Retaining is a bit tired so
dont sit on it.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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