AUCKLAND JERSEYS ON TOP.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 135, 9 June 1926, Page 20

AUCKLAND JERSEYS ON TOP.

THE 1925 MEDALLISTS. STRIKING EECOKDS. Ail analysis of the list of pedigree Jersey cows which gained medals for buttorfat production during the year 1925 discloses the fact that breeders in the Auckland Province are again well to the fore. Of the total of 15 medals allocated to the whole Dominion, no fewer than Jive went to Aucklandowned cows. The star Auckland performer for i the period under review proved to be Mr. G. E. Yelehich's Keston Flower, which not only won the gold medal among the junior two-year-olds, with a production of 694.281b fat from 11,472.21b milk in 3C3 days, but also established a new breed record for her age—she was under 2 years of age at the commencement of her great effort. Keston Flower represents an intense combination of those two great producing strains, Eminent's Fontaine pnd Majesty's Fox. there beinjr but very little other blood in her pedigree. The Waikato-owned cow, Olyndyfrdwy Clara, annexed the bronze medal in the junior two-year-old ela?s with a production of 631.761b fat from 10.32011) milk in 001 days. She was purchased by her owner, Mr. J. R. Kelly, from Mr. F. J. Saxby. and her sire. Tllpaus. is largely of the same breeding n<; the Waikato champion butterfnt bull, Waipiko Masterpiece, both bulls having Eminpnt's Fontaine and Bilbery's Goddington as ancestors in common.

Beeehland's Preference, the third Auckland medallist, was bred by her owners. Messrs. A. Moreland and Sons. of To Rapa. who during the past twenty years have bred ninny show and butterfat champion*. Thi* young cow won the bronze medal in the senior two-year-old division with a C.O.T!. of (>.V>.4oil> fat from 12.012.21b milk in 3Go days. Her sire, Reid Park Lord, is 100 per cent imported English blood, whilst her dam, Carnation's Beauty, is largely of the Twvlish strain.

Yet another Auckland medal winner Is Fernai;* Faustina, bred by Mr. A. MeLellan, M.P., and owned by Mr. IT. Peoples, of Drury. Fernaig Faustina won tho bronze medal among the three-vear-olrl= by virtue of her C.O.Tt. of fUO.nTlh fat from 10.732.71h milk in -".Go days. Her sire. Reid Park Teazel, is a son of the English-bred imported bull, Cnrsicnm's Maple.

Dinnelln, who wins the bronze medal in the maturo class, with a production of R25.421h fat from 14.841.41h milk in 365 day?, was tested by her owner. Mr. R. R. Dean, of Tc Kuiti. and shp was tlip third liijrhest producer for the year. The Auckland Province also provided the fourth highest producer for 1025 in Mr. A. E. Watkin's outstanding matron .Towel's Mystery, who nut up 800.701b fnt from '12.534.91b nvlk in ?ix days short of the year. She was awarded a special frold medal by the New Zealand •Tprsey Cattle Breeders' Association for her effort. It is interesting to note that Jewel's Mystery was the only Jersey cow tested in New Zealand last year to complpts a fourth semi-official record for butterfat production.