ENTERPRISING STOCK BREEDER

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 9 June 1923, Page 8

ENTERPRISING STOCK BREEDER

PiOXEISRS A XEW SALE FEATURE

1 There is no better known breeder < purebied dairy cattle in either Ac ! Zealand or Australia tJian Mv jou LUonald, of Vt'estmere, Wanganu . 'i'iirou{ihout iiis tivreer ire iu>.s uee ; noc-ed tor unu.suiU eiite.r]7rise. Mhe I but a lad he t.wk his first .show teai ; around Ae*v Zeauinci. ana in hik car! j twenties lie nau succeeded in ijoi breeding and exhibiting an intej national show cmunpion. Me wei abroiid and studied the methods c America's 1-eading bieeaeis, and brougl ' jsack with Jam one of their greater j bulls, a youni; sire specially bred to er I ter a nnllio-naire establishment, then th most famous her din U.S.A On lr j .return to Xew Zealand. Mr Donald con ' menced to test Ins cattle. He create a world's record with a two-year-ol heifer which produced 8051b of buttoi fat m 360 days, and followed this up b , later making a, record of 9391b with, full sister. Mr Donald has exporter very largely to Australia and Tasmania and some wonderful records hare bee made by his stock. At the presen time., too, a young cow bred by M DoiKtld i.s challenging the world's vecon for all breeds, 'iwo cows bred by hir wih probably exceed KJOOIb of fat fo the year, and another down in South land promises to produce DiJO lb of fa under rather difficult conditions. It i: therefore a matter for very "eneral re gret that Mr Donald has'found it ne cessKiry to dispose of his S reac lurci a- \\ estmere. The sale of the famous Westmere 1.-ere will be an event of most unusual interest. With his customary enterprise Mr Donald has resolved to conduct hit .sale under conditions which will give purchasers every protection. hi th« lirst place lie is having every animal tested for tuberculosis." This* practice is a refarm which, was bound to como, and Mr Donald is to be congratiihred on his decision to place Jn's Jiord uixiw tins test. . Only animals passed us I'-oo horn the di.sea.se will be sold. The testing is now proceeding, and so fV.r th"r<i are no reactors to the test Tim is i Further tribute to Mr Donald's met-li-Dds. His aim has always been to keep Ins herd disease i>ee. He has never iad at Westmere -either contagions liammitis or abortion. The blood""'test or abortion lias been freementiy ap)hed, but no member of his herd Jia> ieicted. In addition to taking evci y piejaution to ensure that his clients mir•nase cattle which are as near hun-an-v possible, disease free, M,r Donald is Iso guaranteeing all females served to ie m calf or he will'refund the full •urchase price. Mr "Donald is to be ongratulated on his decision to take lsitors to his sale into his confidence, nd now that stud stock has become so aluable, his decision will meet with ■ide approval. The arrangements for he Westmere sale, which will be held; t the homestead at Wanganui on Tuesay, June 26, have been" entrusted to lessrs AVright, Stenhenson and Co 's j tud stock department. Tins firm have [ready compiled and issued an ekihorte hundred-page illustrated catalogue Inch gives a full and excellent descrip:on of tlie Westmere stud, both past nd present. The catalosue and other articulars relating to the sale are obunable on application to M^essrs . right. Stephenson and Co. who are towing great enterprise in" thei r en- ' favours to aid the development of the I :ud stock industry. { j 1