GUERNSEY CATTLE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8331, 17 January 1913, Page 8

GUERNSEY CATTLE

PURCHASES FOR NEW ZEALAND. Special to the '*Tsmes." CHRISTCHURCH, January Vk Mr George Gould has purchased ia England a number of purebred dairy cattle of the famous Guernsey breed, and in connection therewith he writes to a friend in Christchurch as follows: "I have just shipped, after many delays diving to tho toot and mouth disease, six young Guernsey cattle per s.s. Kaikoura. There are four heifers from thirteen months to two and a half years old, all but the youngest in. calf to bulls of the most fashionable pedigrees, and two rising yearling bulls, both from cows yielding over 1000 gallons per annum of milk, averaging about 5 per cent, butter-fat. They are from the herds of Sir Bvorard Hambro and Mr F. Pratt Carlow, both well-known breeders. I was fortunate in getting a Golden Cherry heifer as thia line has probably produced more winners both in the prize ring and butter testa than any other in England. The old cow herself took the first prize again this year at the London Dairy Show, while another of her progeny is probably tho best Guernsey cow in England today. Another heifer from Sir E. Hambro is Hayes Olive 6th, the Olives also being quite in the front rank. One of the young bulls is out of Dewdrop 2nd of the Park, who gave 55.801 b of milk at the Guildford Show as well as gaining third prize in the ring amongst about twenty, and the other is by Gold-Seeker, tho champion bull of England for two years past, and recently sold to America, it is said for JSOOO, out of Lady Flora, 3rd, a 1000 gallon cow and a good winner in the show ring."