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AUCTIONS. DISPERSAL SALE of tho “HARUATAI” JERSEY HERD. THE PROPERTY OF CHAS. KILSBY, ESQ., MILL ROAD OTAKI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1926. MESSRS. ABRAHAM & WILLIAMS x ’-*- LTD., instructed as above will sell at 1.30 p.m.— 14 pedigree cows \ 8 pedigree heifers, first calrers 6 pedigree heiier calves 1 pedigree Jersey bull, "Meadowvale .Gambol.er.” NOTE: Mr. Kilsby has been a breeder of Jerseys for several years and this offering contains some fashionably bred animals in spleitftid condition. Both cows and heifers .are mostly all in. calf to tho bull Meadowvalo Gamboiler. Catalogues and fur&er particulars on application to Auctioneers, Levin. LIGHT LUNCHEON PROVIDED. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 22, At 2 o’clock, AT ROOMS, MANSE STREET. RARE NEW ZEALAND PUBLICATIONS. BULLER’S BIRDS, FIRST EDITIONBULLER’S BIRDS, SECOND ISSUE. POLYNESIAN MYTHOLOGY. Sir G\ Grey. CANTERBURY SETTLEMENT. Butler. ORIGINAL EDITIONS, BRACKEN. RUSTEN’S HISTORY OF NEW ZEALAND. HOOKER’S HANDBOOK. FLORA. MAORI ART, Hamilton. ■WHITE’S HISTORY OF MAORI, C VOLS. (complete). •p.ARK, REYNOLDS LIMITED are instructed by- A. BATHGATE, ESQ., to Sell by Auction the whole of his valuable collection. OLD NEW ZEALAND WORKS 1 as above and including the following: Aryan Maori (Tregear), Australia and New Zealand (Trollope), Adventures in New Zealand (Wakefield), Flowers of tho Freeland—Lays of the Land of Maori and Moa, Behind the Tomb (Bracken), Battle of Orakau (Pafiata and Mair), Cook’u Voyages (2 vuls.),' Canterbury Rhymes, Dictionary of New. Zealand (Williams), Defenders of New Zealand (Gudgeon), Fairy- Tales (Tiegear). Folk Tales (Grace), ’Forest Flora iKirk), First Gold Discoveries (Loughnan), Gold Discoveries in Otago (Pyke), Hawaiki (Percy Smith),. Historical Records (McNab), Last Maori Wars (Whitmore), Maori Grammar and Conversation (Ngata) Maori King (Gorst), Murihiku (McNab), The Maori (Best), New Zealand and its Inhabitants (Taylor), New Zealand Scenery (Gully), Pnkeha Maori (First Edition), and others too numerous to mention. Full details in printed Cathloguc now obtainable at the office of this paper. IMPORTANT DISPERSAL SALE OF STUD FLOCKS. AT SOLWAY SHOWGROUNDS, MASTERTON. • On TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1926, At 10 a.m. /"AWING to tho winding-up of the Estate of the late. Frank Percy, the Executors in that Estate, and Messrs. Percy Bros, have decided to hold a Dispersal Sale of the Whole of the THORNTON PARK LINCOLN AND ROMNEY STUD SHEEP, as follows:— LINCOLNS—--526 mixed aged stud ewes 160 stud cwo lambs 180 ram lambs 4 stud rams ROMNEYS120 mixed aged stud ewe» 40 stud ewe lambs 40 stud ram lumbs 400 mixed aped flock ewes 110 ewe lambs 150 ram lambs NOTE. —The success achieved by Messrs. Percy Bros, at the. various Ram Fairs throughout the Wairantpa and Hawke’s Bay is a sufficient guarantee of the quality of the stock to bo offered. As the whole ol the Lincoln and Romney Flocks are to be submitted to auction this sale affords a rare opportunity of securing sheep of outstanding quality. Catalogues are in course of preparation. and can be obtained from the Auctioneers—

DALGETY - AND CO., LTD. N.Z. LOAN AND M.A. CO., LTD. WRIGHT, STEPHENSON & CO., LTD. (In conjunction). DISPERSAL SALE. STUD ROMNEY SHEEP. Account TRUSTEES IN ESTATE LATE W. J. NIX, TA UHEREN IK AU, FEA THER STON. THURSDAY,’MARCH 4, 1926? At 11 a.m. LEVIN & CO., LTD., Masterton, DALGETY & CO., LTD., Masterton, Joint Auctioneers. FIRST ANNUAL SALE Of "BOSEVALE” STUD FRIESIANS, To be Held at OMIMI, ON MARCH 11, 'At 1 p.m. ITESSRS. DALGETY AND CO., LTD., have received instructions from MESSRS. H. NORTH AND SONS, to sell as above21 Registered Friesian Bulls, from 1 year to 2 years old 11 Registered Friesian Heifers, from 18 months to 2 years old 2 Young Cows, due to freshen before sale All the above, with the exception of Lot 14 in catalogue, to be sold without reserve. The Rosevale Stud is famous for being the home of rturkcyjo Sylvia Posch, now recognised as tho greatest cow in th o world. She was milked continuously for over 11 years, during which time she gave 100 tons of milk and 4 tons of butter, besides dropping 12 calves. Her average production for seven years, under test, was 726.501 b. of fat. Her oldest daughter (Rosevale Burkeyje Sylvia) has five records, which average 6571 b. of fat. Another daughter (Rosevale Sylvia Colantha) has four records which average 6781 b. of fat. Her sons also arc leaving great producers, thus proving her not only a producer, but a reproducer. All of the offering are descended from this famous cow. Seventy-five records made under semi-official test at "Rosevale” average 18.235.81 b. milk and 623.521 b. of buffer-fat. This fiord, therefore, holds the record for (Im number over all breeds in the Southern Hemisphere. Breeders and dairymen should not miss this opportunity of procuring cattle that have been bred for production, constitution and type. They have not been pampered in a.ny way, are therefore hardy; and will thrive anywhere. Slow trains stop at Omimi (on the property) or, morning of sale