SHIPMENT OF FRIESIANS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 130, 2 June 1923, Page 5

SHIPMENT OF FRIESIANS.

FOR SOUTH AUSTR'ATfIiA. HIGH PRICES FOR UNREGISTERED COWS. A further shipment of Friesian cattle has just been made to South Australia by Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and, Co., Ltd. Amongst the cattle are a number of unregistered cows bred by Mr. John Donald, of West mere, Wanganui. which were sold in a line at 50 guineas per | head. These cattle are purebred, but !as it is not possible to register them in the New Zealand Herd Book now, they only rank as grades. They were, liorn I while .Mr. Donald was in camp, and no ■ record' of the dams was kept. Mr. Arthur ! Collins, of Lucernedale, the purchaser, was unable to persuade Mr. Donald to sell him registered cattle, as tho latter . has already advertised the sale at auction |of his purbred herd, but was delighted !to secure these six fine cows. It is inj teresting to note that these great cows arc sired by Paul Pietertjc, who is the sire also of King Pietertjje, the bull given credit for siring the greater portion of the champion dairy heard in the Waikato, 100 of which were expected to average IflOlb of butterfat. When in Canterbury he also pursue.ded Mr. John Grigg to let him have the cow called Crimson Rambler —an unregistered cow also, but descended directly from the original imported stock fom Holland l . This cow was of exceptional type, and Mr. Collins paid £170 for her. The Australian fancier said she ! was worth that just to look at. Mr. I Collins already has 140 head of New Zealand-bred Priesians at Lucernedale. The veteran and successful breeder, Mr. Neil Carter, of Thornton, Bay of Plenty, also eontibuted ten head of purebreds to this shipment. It was a long and difficult task to get these cattle to Wellington for shipment, but they were finally landed in good order, and safely passed the official inspection. Five very I valuable cows were included in this se- | lection, all of them being pnzc-winncrs, and several having good butterfat records. There were also five heifers by I the noted bull. King Segis, of Friesland I Park. This bull is particularly well bred, i bis own sire and dam being two of the I most famous foundation animals of the breed, while he himself is an outstanding type—in fact he is held to be the best show bull in the Dominion to-day. This shipment created very considerable interest among breeders, as it was possible for them to review the work accomplished as a breeder by Mr. Carter, who is certainly under a great disadvantage in being so far back from the railway. He undoubtedly has a very line herd, and already one of the females bred by him has made a fine record in Australia. This cow- produced 0411b of fat under test, and her average test for the year was 14.2. This year she is expected to give 10001b of butterfat. ! -