BULL’S FINE RECORD

Hokitika Guardian, 6 January 1933, Page 8

BULL’S FINE RECORD

WAIKATO SHORTHORN. HAMILTON, January 4. A Shorthorn hull with a remarkable record as a prize-winner is Pine harm Gem IV.j,'o.vuecl by Mr 11. D. I>ux ; fiekl, of HorO'.u. Pine Farm Gem. IV., wliicn is now 10 years old, has won 38 championships, ii.clndmg the premier place at the Royal Shew in both the North and Soiuli Island five times. He has also been .reserve at the Royal Show twice. The bull an I his pujgeay have secured honours at shows no faver.than 303 times. Pine Farm Gem IF. has a common graiadsire, Emblem of Dai b alar a, with Me-ba NV. of Darbalara., a cow which a:- s:x years gave. 221,422. b.b 1 ,422. b. milk and 1316.81 b. buttor-fat in 365 days, and at seven years yielded 32,5221 b. .milk and itfUlb. I,utter-fat jn 365 days, Melba XV.’s perf or maxes was a world’s record. Her dam, 'Melba VTI., harfsir.'or of Pine Farm Gem IV.’s sire, gave 17,3641 b. milk and 1021.51 b. hutter-fa.t in 365 days.

Pine Farm Gem IV. was three times champion and three times reserve champion for the best of all breeds u,t ria.uk.Hn, and lie defeated Royal Show eh a mniorri in ct icr breeds.. He was also North-Island champion on two occasions. His sire was Marlborough of Darbalara, -and his dam Daisy Gem of Colville. He was the .progeny of imported stock, and was I red fy Sir .Jam.es Parkinson, of Opgicki. Mr Duxfield,bought the animal as a calf.