STUD STOCK

Grey River Argus, 27 June 1945, Page 5

STUD STOCK

N.Z. RESTITUTION ON IMPORTS QUESTIONED

P.A. . WELLINGTON, June 26 A. decision to ask the Royal Agricultural Society to request the Government to lire restrictions on the livestock importation direct to New Zealand, as soon as a quarantine station in Britain is operating, was maae to-day by a meeting of the Breed Society representatives held betore the annual meeting of tne Royal Agricultural Society. It was pointed out that the cost of importing high class sires was prohibitive. Mr. G. W. Dowick, Palmerston North of the Jersey Breeders Society said that many small breeders of the Society are considering artificial insemination. He said that through this method high ciass strains would be available to members. • Others at the meeting declared New Zealand was in danger of losing ground because of the difficulty in importing stud sheep. LONDON, June 25

Three pedigree Aberdeen Angus bulls, and' one pedigree Ayrshire bull have been brought in Scotland on behalf of New Zealand buyers. Two Aberdeen Angus bulls were bought from J. Sinclair, Edinburgh, Recate, of Douneside for P. Borthwick, of Master ton, and Jan Eric, of Hampton Lucy, for J. D. Roberts, of Midaiemarch, Otago. The third named Baron Black the Fifth, was shipped by J. S- Grant, Strichen, Aberdeenshire, to his brother, D. G. Grant, of Dannevirke. The Ayrshire pedigree is Netherton Typhoon, bought on behalf of Mr. Donald, of Featherston. The prices are not available. All the bulls come from prize-winning strains. The average price for which sires or dams exchanged hands was about 800 guineas.