MR P. A. ANDERSON’S JERSEY HERD

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 April 1935, Page 3

MR P. A. ANDERSON’S JERSEY HERD

OUTLINE OF HISTORY OF VALU ABLE STOCK.

The subject of a field day given by the Ho'rowhenua Jersey Cattle Breeders’ Club recently were two members of Air P. A. Anderson’s Tararua Jcrl sey herd. The demonstration, was given on Air Anderson’s Farm in Bartholomew Road and at the conclusion, Air W. A. Smith gave the following outline of the history of the herd to a “Chronicle” representative. “It may be interesting to know that practically every animal in this stud, which was founded about 15 years ago, descends from four females secured by Air Anderson as foundation cows. These were Rewa Alone, by Ironmaster of Aleadowbrook from Anemone, bred by Air W. Howard Booth,' of Carterton; Hillcrest Sunkist, by Billy Alandarin from Hillcrest Gleam, bred by Air E. S. Lancaster, of Levin; Rambler Rose, by Grannie’s Campanile Sultan from Lapagena, bred by Mr J. Nicolson, of Alanakau; and Voice’s Queen, by Whcilukii Frisky Lad from Voice, bred by Air J. Gordon Glassford at Inglewood.

“Rewa Mone, H.C., C.P., the first cow mentioned, is a granddaughter of Silverlocks Duke (imp.) and a greatgranddaughter o'f two other great imported bulls, Silver King and Dry Monopolc., Her daughters at present in the herd are Mone’s Hope, 11. C., C.P., Tararua Mone’s Sunflower, H.C., Tararua Owls Victoria, H.C., and Tararua M.one’s Primrose. Her first daughter, Mono’s Hope, is in turn the dam of Tararua Charm, H.C., Tararua Hope’s Princess, H.C., and Tararua Devotion, lI.C. Tararua Charm is the dam of Tararua Charm’s Daisy, H.C., who has a C.O.R. record of 498 lb. fat as a 3-year-old, and is in turn the dam of Tararua Clematis, H.C., C.0.R., 621 lbs fat as a 3-year-old. Tararua Mone’s Sunflower is the dam of Tararua Goiden Sunflower, lI.C. “HiUcrest Sunkist, the second foundation cow, who is a descendant of MaJjesty’s Pox, Starlight and Sabeau 11., is perhaps the most important, numbering among her descendants Tararua Silver Dawn, H.C., C.0.R., 742 3-year-old, Tararua Silver Leaf, V.11.C,. C.0.R., 712 lb. fat, Tararua Golden Locks, V.H.C., C.OR., 515 lb. fat as a 3-year-old, Tararua Silver Leaf, VH.C., now under C.O.R. test with a production to date of 315 lb. fat in 141 days, Tararua Delight’s Lola, V.H.C., also now under C.O.R. test with a production to date of 367 lb. fat in 175 days, Tararua Silverlocks, now a 3-year-old and the winner of many prizes in the show ring, and Tararua Silver Ripple, a 2-year-old, the winner of second prize in the Manawatu Jersey Club’s first Derby, and of several first awards in breed and dairy classes at recent shows.

“Rambler Rose, the third foundation cow, is the dam of Tararua Rosebud, H.C., who’ is by Centurion, a son of K.C.8., and is the dam of Tararua Cream Rose, V.H.C., a cow who has scored in the show ring and is at present under C.O.R. test. So far she has produced 491 lb. fat in 224 days. “Voice’s Queen, the fourth cow, is a granddaughter of K.C.8., and a great-granddaughter of • Larkspur’s Optician, another well-known imported bull. She is the dam of Voice’s Merry Girl, whose sire, Belmont Merry Boy, was also a grandson of K.C.B. through Miro Meadow’s Major. Merry Girl registered a C.O.R. of 496 lb. fat as a junioT two-year-old, and two of her daughters, Tararua Merry Gleam and Tararua May Blossom, H.C., are respectively the dams of Tararua Winsome Girl, V.H.C., and Tararua Mayflower, V.H.C., C.O.R. 693 lb. fat as a 4-year-old Mayflower, at present is a five-year-old, is at present the holder of two breed championships, three reserves, and three dairy championships.

“Three other cows have representatives in the herd. They are Jersey Meadow’s Dorothy, dam of Thrarua Dorothy, a well-known prize-winner in the South Island; Ncwland’s Sunbeam, dam of Tararua Sunbeam’s Glow, lI.C. and Parisian Diamond, H.C., by Butter mar Lad (imp.), dam of Tararua Dia mond Sparkle, 11f.’C..,, and;' granddam of Tararua Sensation, H.C., the last named having produced so far 407 lb fat in 201 days under C.O.R. test. No other outside cows have been introduc ed into the herd for over 10 years.

“.Perhaps the most interesting feature of the building up of the herd to its present stage is the method of linebreeding followed' by Mr Anderson. The first bull used to any extent was Kuku Boss Boy, bred by Mr R. L. Horn, Boss Boy was a, son of Owler of Puketapu from Kuku Bossy, who 1 was by K. See XVIII, from " St. Lambert’s Bossy. In the Tararua stud he sired Tararua Cream Rose, V.H.C.; Tararua May Blossom, iI.C., dam of Tararua Mayflower, Y.11.C.; Tararua Sunkist’s Delight, 11. C., C.P., dam of Tararua Delight’s Lola, V.H.C.; Sunkist’s Sunmaid, dam of Tararua Golden Locks, V.H C., Tararua Dorothy, also previously mentioned; and Sunkist’s Silver Bell, dam of Tararua Silver Dawn. “Following Kuku Boss Boy came Kuku Light Owler. also by Owler of Puketapu and from Kuku Lightfoor, another daughter of K. See XVIII. from Ravenswood Lily. Light Owler has left his mark upon the herd, his daughters including Tararua Silver Ring, Tararua Merry Gleam, Tararua Silver Dawn, Tararua Golden Locks and Tararua Delight’s Lola, all of whom have already been mentioned. “Kuku Prince, by Owler of Puketapu from Ku Ku Princess, a full sister of Kuku Bessy, was also used for a few seasons, and is the sire of Tara-

rua Silverloclcs, who is now a 3-year-old and has won both Horowhenua and Manawatu Jersey Club Cups for 2-year-olds, tied for the Johnnie Walker Cup, and won the Dermer Cup. “The present herd sire is Springlea Qwler Again, bred by Mr W. H. Hall, of Carterton. He is by a son of Owler of Puketapu, Kuku Lily’s Omega, who is from Kuku Lily, from Kuku Lilyvale, a full sister to the dam of Kuku Light Owler. The dam of Springlea pwler Again, Rewa Ambrosia, is also the dam of Owler of Puketapu, so that he is a half brother to that famous bull, as well as being his grandson. “Springlea Owler Again has proved most successful as a herd sire, in spite of the opinion expressed in some quarters that the use of such an intensely bred bull would be dangerous. He has already three V.H.C. daughters to his credit, the oldest of them being a

(i-ycar-old. His first two daughters submitted for C.O.R. test produced 693 fat at 4 years, and 621 lb. fat at 3 years respectively, while two others now under test should equal or exceed these figures. ’ ’