WAIRARAPA SHOW

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2887, 27 September 1916, Page 8

WAIRARAPA SHOW

Siuce tho schedule for tho Wairarapa Show lias been printed a special prizo has boen donated by Mr. J. Harvey for tho host colt or filly exhibited at tho show by Rockefeller. Mr. J. G. Oatos also offers a 6pocial prise, valuo £2 25., for the best yearling' Ayrshire bull or hoifer brod by tho exhibitor in tho Wairarapa and Bush districts. Messrs. Pink and Hall's special prize, valuo £5 55., lias been allotted to Class 135 (heifer tlirco years old, in milk).

Mr. Nowton King Ims recoivcd a Jottot from Mr. Goo. Aitchison, of Kaitangata, givinp; further rccords of another cow and a. lioifer got by a son of "Nazii Do Kol," tho bull bred by Mr. King and sold to Mr. Aitchison. "Nazli Do Kol" .was by the champion Inill "Sir Do Kol Inka Pictcrje," practically tbo .fathor of tho Willowvalo bord. Mr. Aitchison saysr "I am sendbig you a littlo more in conncction i\'ibh 'Nazli Do Kol' which may interest yon. 'Corona' and 'Meta' uro both granddaughters of his, both by a son of his, out of two of bis daughters. Inbred . somo would say, and I would say to some purposo. 'Corona,' senior, bwcKVear-old, gave 17,9671b. of milk, 626.501b. fat. Sineo Motherland Princess 4th has died this is the highost two-year-old in New Zealand. 'Meta,' four years 24, days, has ?iven 18.2851b. milk, 6751b. butter-fat in 346 days, and calved again on tho 3Goth day. This is the highest four-S'oar-old in Now Zealand, averago for )lio two, 358 days, milk 18,1261b., fat 350.751b. This 'should satisfy almost my dairyman. Both aro very fine cows,, ind aro looking well at presont."