PURCHASES OF STOCK.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 50, 26 January 1933, Page 7

PURCHASES OF STOCK.

BY VICTORIAN FARMERS

SELECTIONS IN MANAWATU

During the brief visit by the touring party of Victorian farmers to Palmerston North, two of their number made purchases of stud Southdown sheep f rom the flock owned by Mr J. A. ltussell. It is understood that further purchases are likely to be made from farmers adjacent to this centre on behalf of the visitors, who were impressed with the splendid strains of ,stud stock in the Manawatu, their interest including not only sheep and cattle, but pigs. The Victorian farmers were greatly impressed with the quality of the land which they saw, and the class of stock on it.

They • were met on their arrival on Tuesday evening by the committee aud secretary of the Manawatu Jersey Cattle Breeders’ Club, the officers of which were the guests of the visitors at an informal dinner. Welcomes were extended to the Victorian farmers by Mr C. G. C. Dermer (president of the New Zealand Jersey Cattle Breeders’ Association) and by Mr J. A. Russell (president of the Manawatu Jersey Cattle Breeders’ Club), which undertook full arrangements for the transport of the visitors in this district. Following upon the dinner on Tuesday evening, some 30 of the farmers were conveyed to farms adjacent to Palmerston North. They inspected the pedigree Jersey cattle and stud Romney flock of Mr J. A. Mitchell at Longburn, and paid a visit to the property of Mr J. A. Russell, Gillespie’s Line, where they saw his Jersey cattle, Southdown sheep and Canadian Berkshire pigs. Forty of the visitors yesterday morning inspected the Jersey herdsof Messrs A. Montgomerie (Rauwliata), J. O’Donnell (Bunnythorpe), W. E. Thomas (Aorangi), C. G. C. Dermei (Cheltenham), D. Kilgour and b. C. Ross (Kiwitea). - Subsequently,_ the visitors expressed their appreciation of the efforts o the Jersey Breeders’ Club in arranging the tour of inspection, and expressed regret that through New Zealand had been mad so hurried. Several individually expressed their intention of returning to the Dominion, for a more comprehensive visit, particularly to the Manawatu.