KIMBOLTON CLEARING SALE

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 166, 13 June 1940, Page 12

KIMBOLTON CLEARING SALE

An excellent inquiry for the complete offering is reported by the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., on the clearing sale conducted on behalf of Mr G. E. Lintott, Kintbolton. The herd, which came forward in excellent order, comprised mainly August 'calvers and for these an average of £9 was obtained; for the July calving cows, £lO 5s was the average; with the September ealvers averaging £9. The top price of £l3 was paid for'an early August calver which had a record of 3881 b of fat in 283 days. Other cow 6 with records of over 300 and 2nd ealvers made from £lO to £ll 10s. The 30 purebred but unregistered ewes met with keen competition, the two top pens of 10 and 12 making £2 and £2 Is. An outside entry of well grown and good conditioned ewe lambs made 25s 6d. The pigs and yearling heifers were also keenly sought after, prices being w'ell up to late quotations. The outside offering of in-calf Jersey heifers did not make the vendors’ reserve, only one entry being sold at £7 ss. The aged light draught horses made £6 each. For the machines, motors and implements an excellent inquiry was in evidence, full value being obtained throughout. Quotations: July ealvers. £lO to £lO 10s; August ealvers, £6 10s, £B. £8 10s, £8 15s, £lO ss, £ll, £ll 10s to £l3; September ealvers, £7- 15s, £9 5s to £lO ss; December ealvers, £4 10s to £4 15s; threequarter cows, £4 ICte to £5; sp"\ heifers, £7 ss; weaner heifers, £2 19s; Tamworth sows, due August. £4 7s 6d to £6; Berkshire boar, £2; TO rn.a. ewes r.w. stud ram, 28s; 12 rn.a. ewes r.w. stud ram, £2 15s; 9 rn.a. ewes r.w. stud ram, £2; b.f. lambs, 15s; ewe lambs, 25s 6d; aged horses, £6; 2-cow plant, 1 h.p. motor and vacuum pump, £3l; 50gal separator, £ls; i h,p. motor, ~£s 10s; milk pump. £s_ 10s; heater and condenser,, £10; vat, 355; tip dray, £3; discs, 30s; harrows, £5 s=; sween, £4 15s; mower, £3O, 200 feet piping, £7; scarifier, £3 ss; knnaki. 20s; sheep netting, 34s roll; s.f. plough, £2l; vyce, £2 ss; mangold cutter, £2 7s 6d; stumping jack, £2 17s 6d; wire strainer, 30s.

Favourable Season. In reviewing the seasonal conditions in the Waikato from a farmer's point of view, a prominent dairyman stated that the autumn had been a most favourable one and that the general conditions were good. The stock on the whole were in excellent condition, .and there was far more than the average green feed available! In fact it was many years since such a favourable season had been experienced. Production had readied a phenomenally high; level, while prospects for next seascon appeared to bo excellent.