FAMOUS JERSEY SIRES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 2 December 1924, Page 2

FAMOUS JERSEY SIRES.

PURCHASED' FOR' NEW ZEALAND. While in North America., upon his recent trip abroad, Mr C. E. Robertson, the well-known New Zealand dairy cattle judge, was under promise to endeavour to. iselect and acquire several sires of the Jersey breed, of outstanding merit. Mr. Robertson informed a Dominion representative that he was successful in securing two such bulls, which lie believes are of such quality and breeding as to bp capable of further improving the Jersey herds of the Dominion. In pursuit of these bulls, he visited shows in both the Eastern and Western States of the United States, and over a dozen of the outstanding Jersey herds in the United States and Canada, and in all saw well over 1000 picked Jerseys, including the best of the cattle bred on the Island of Jersey. One of the bulls purchased was the famous herd ,sire You’ll Do’s Victor, heading the herd of Americas greatest breeder, Mr. T. S. Cooper. Mr. Cooper sold this bull two years ago for a sensational price, but within a short time purchased him back. His oldest daughters have since won the greatest honours for their years- possible in America. Three of his daughters from different dams in the past two years have won the 1922 junior championship at the Eastern States Exposition (beating there the heifer which won both the- American national junior and grand championships), junior championship at the American National Dairy Show of 1923, and first prizes at such great shows as the South Eastern States Pair, the New York State Fair, and the Michigan State Fair. The sire of this.bull, in Oxford You’ll Do-, has world-wide endorsement as the most notable bull in the. history of the Jersey breed. You’ll Do’s. Victor is brother also to Oxford’s- Wexford Spot, the -highest producing butter-fat cow bred on the Island of Jersey, with a record of 9851 b. butter-fat in 365 days, and she is -the dam of the undefeated grand champion bull of America tor the past three years. You’ll Do’s victor (now a .six-year-old) has also wonderful breeding on his dam’s side. -His -sister, Beautiful Vesta, is one of the great cows of the breed, while ins dam, a famous winner and test cow on Jersey Island, was described by MiCopper m 1919 as- one of the greatest dairy cows he had ever owned. She is twice descended from the great sire Eminent, which sold for 10,000 dollars years back, and lias close connection with the world’s champion public 'but-ter-fat test cow, Vesta’s Daisy, and Oxford Briar Flower, the 10,000-dollar cow. Great sires derived from the same strains include such notable bulls as Combination’s Premier, just sold at theage of 14 years for 13,500 dollars, and the foundation sires Rower and Golden hern s Lad You’ll Do’s Victor is destined for the herd of Mr. H. Sal way, New Plymouth, who owns one of the best Jersey herds in the Taranaki province. IVo of this bull’s daughters were also iseeured. Mr. Robertson has no- authority to disclose the purchase price.

lhe second bull selected is a- prize winning yearling at the recent American National Dairy Show, son of the S o i-r/ S reeord-pneed Jersey bull, nn-i f' Gamboge, lS °ld at auction in IJI9 lor the sum of 65,000 dollars, by-bil s Gamboge is world-famous as the greatest sire of the present decade Dess than a year ago he was resold at the age of ten years for £15,000, but was lost through an accident a few. months ago. Owing to- the success of the Majesty line of breeding in New Zealand, Mr.. Robertson was very anxiops to- secure a son of this bull, , as he -has no- fewer than four crosses of Majesty blood. He inspected all the important herds specialising in this a T-ri r. ntl , was veil satisfied . that oyml ,s Camboge was an unusually prepotent sire. Two of his -sons of outstanding mer-t was ultimately found of the quality necessary, but as both were bemg used m Mr. J. S. Ellsworth’s Percl, winch is famed as owning the greatest team of females in America it was a different matter to- get a price on one *TW days before hlr. Robei? son sailed, however, negotiations were completed for the purchase of Sybil’s Gamboge s Dreadnought at a record price. This bull is expected to prove a gieat wniner and isire in New Zealand, fli-s full-brother won second prize at the American National Dairy Show last year, and his three sisters are all of exceptional type. His dam already has a record as a heifer of 6161 b. buttertat, and an average test of over 6 per cent, for the year. She is tivice descended from the world-famous £ilooo cow of Jersey Island, in. Cowslip 16th and from Golden Maid’s Prince, three of whose grand-daughters inspected by Mr. Robertson, will shortly have completed records averaging for the year at least lOOOlib butter-fat. This bull was selected and purchased for the joint ownership of Messrs. W. T. WUliains i (Pukehou, Hawke’s Bay) and S. Goulter (Mernwee, Haumoana). statistics of the winnings of the progeny of his sire fo-r the 1924 season are not yet available, but those for the year 1923 show that a-t the American National Dairy Show and the twelve leading S-tate fairs- of that country, 63 championships and first prizes were won by his progeny.. These winnings included nine grand championships. Ten daughters of Sybil’s Gamboge have to elate, a-t an average age of three years ana five months, been credited with bU <rnf r ~- rs I cor 4 s wlli ch average 6501 b. lhe introduction to- New Zealand of two of the best sons of two- of the most noted bulls m the history of the Jersey breed, it is claimed, will have a very important bearing on the progress of the Jersey breed. Before these bulls can enter the Dominion they will be quarantined for -a lengthy period.