SALE OF MR THOS. LINN'S HERD.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 9 June 1923, Page 11

SALE OF MR THOS. LINN'S HERD.

LARGE ATTENDANCE AND GOOD

PRICES

At the unreserved dispersal sale of the ! pedigree Jersey herd of Mr Tom Linn, ' of Mangatoki the whole herd of 56 was put under the hammer, and an excellent sale resulted in all the stock being' cleared at good prices. There was a ■ record attendance or' buyers, and the majority oi the stock iel't the district, j The sale was conduced by Messrs' Newton. King, Ltd., Messrs K. Kirk, j and C. S. "Williams weilding the hammer. A marquee -was provided and the arrangements were all that could be desired. The sale was started up to time, and the whole catalogue was put through without delay. Twenty-nine cows averaged 74 guineas, seven two-year-old heifers 76 guineas, aifd seven bulls 34^ guineas, the gross total for the 56 lots being 3494 guineas, or a naverage of 62 s guineas. The highest figure was obtained i'or a cow Cream of 0.X., 360 guineas, which went to Oakura. Amongst the best other prices and the provincial buyers were the following: — BULLS. General Sunlight, July, T922.—FanView—Fair "View Sunlight; 15gns., It. J. Liny. Fair View Laddie, August, 1922.— Sterling—Fair View Lala; iJOgns., S. Teed, New Plymouth. COWS. Fair View Solid Gold, November, 1919.—Sweet "Velvet's Farewell—Neat jOlga; lOOgns., It. H. Watkins, Takairai. Fair View Cream. August, 1920.— \ Eaton's Joft're's Jewell —Cream of O.K. ; 160gns., R. H. Watkins. Oakvale's Silver Flower, July, 1918. —X See 7th —Silver Mayflower; TOgns.. R. .11 Dean, Te Kuiti. Neat Olga, August, 1913.—Mermaid's Sultan—Sweet Olga; 67gns., R. R. Dean. Cream of 0.X., September, 1915.— The General—Xeat Olga; 360gns., (J. H. Bell. Oakura, Holly Bank Mermaid. August, 1917. —Holly Bank Squire —Seashore; Ougns,

'■ J. E. Young, Otakeho. \ '■ : Fair View Lassie. September, 1920.— Prince Soumise —Fair View Patch; 32 • gns., R. J. Linn. ' j Fair View Sungleam, x\ugust, 1921. \ ~-Sterling—Fair View Sunlight: 100; gns., Tvuby King, Stratford. t , Fatr View Rubina, August, 1921.— ' I Sterling—Meadow Queen's Ruby ; 70 Igns., Truby King. j View llutiereup. January. 1922.. I—Sterling— Neat Olga ; ICOgns... E. J, • Kirkwood, StratfoviL J HEIFERS. j Fair View Favourite (heifer call), 100 gns..- C H. Weston. Fair View Milkmaid. October, 1922. —Fair YietV General —Fair View Gift:! E4ViJs. Truby Kiiig< '• Fair View Gold, December. 1922.— ' 1 Sterling—Fair Vieu--Solid Gold; 44 ,• guineas. C. Astbury, M&rigatoki. j