MEADOWVALE JERSEYS

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XLV, Issue 3079, 12 April 1927, Page 8

MEADOWVALE JERSEYS

YESTERDAY'S DISPERSAL SALE.

SATISFACTORY PRICES REALISED

Yesterday Messrs 11. M,atson and Co. held a clearing sale at " Meadowvale, ■'' Lakeside, on behalf of Mr H. Sehnclle, who is retiring from farming. Special interest was attached to the fixture because of the fine herd of Jersey cattle which Mr Sehnelle has built up during the past 20 years, and there was a large attendance from all parts of the county, besides a number of buyers from adjoining districts. On the whole the sale was highly successful. Competition for all the live and dead stock was keen and full market rates were obtained throughout. Had the Jerseys been brought under the hammer in the early spring instead of at the present time no doubt the prices would have been a good deal higher. Indications are, however, that the winter will bo rather longer than usual and that many farmers will be hard pushed for feed before the spring- grass comes away. The principal Jersey sales were as follows :— Fourth calver, 13$gs, Mr W. Mellraith, Lakeside. Second calver, 12gs, Messrs W. E. Candy and Son, Doyleston. Aged cow, llgs, Mr W. Mcllraith. Third calver, 17gs, Mr J. Legg, Lees- j ton. Aged cow, 16gs, Mr W. L. Donald, Doyleston. Second calver, 13gs, Mr F. L. Bailey, Southbridge. Aged cow, 15gs, Mr James Chapman, Little River. Third calver, 22gs, Mr G. Gordon, Lakeside. Second calver, 12gs, Mr 11. Candy, Brookside. Fourth ealver, lOgs, Mr G. W. R. Osborne, Doyleston. Heifer, first calver, 13gs, Miss McDonald, Springston. Aged cow, lljgs, Mr R. C. Millar, Brookside. Aged cow, 18gs, Mr C. J. Hastings, Brookside. Third calver, 12gs, Mr Gr. Lancaster, Springston. The cow, Darkie, failed to reach the owner's reserve, and was the only one passed in. Eighteen months heifers made 12gs, llgs, 13gs, 12?,gs, Bgs and 16gs. Heifer calves broight 7gs, 7-|gs, 7gs, 7gs, sgs, sgs, Ugs and 18*gs. ! The three-year old bull Florist's Gamboge brought logs and a bull calf by him made 7gs. The Border Leicester flock sold as follows:— 14 ewe lambs l§gs, 2 ram lambs 3|gs, 10 at 2£gs, 9 two-tooth ewes 2igs. A line of 21 aged ewes realised 15/The horse sales made were:—Aged draught mares £16 and £12 10s, geldings. £40 and £18, cob £11 10s. The principal implement sales were: Mower £19 10s, drays £19 and £20, grubber £19, D.F. plough £11, disc harrows £14, roller £14, drill £8, rake £7 10s, trolley £8.

An acre of mangolds sold for £20,