PARTICULARS OF YORKSHIRES IMPORTED BY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

Otago Witness, Issue 3030, 10 April 1912, Page 19

PARTICULARS OF YORKSHIRES IMPORTED BY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

Several weeks ago the seven Ayrshire* imported from Scotland by the Agricultural Department arrived at the Moumahaki State Farm, after spending- the compulsory term in quarantine in Wellington. I'he animals wore purchased for the Agricultural Department by Mr Jas. Dunlop, one of tho Scotch Agricultural Commissioners who recently toured the Dominion. All wero born and bred in the county of Ayrshire itself, and were selected on the milking records of their dams. Particulars as fcl»w were supplied by Mr Dunlop concerning each of the animals:—"Tho heifer Farkhead Dewdrop is out of a cow which won the competition at Fenwick this year for the best cow and best milker combined. In this competition 23 of tho best cows in the district were entered. For her appearance she received almost full marks, while her milk yield, after being 18 weeks in milk, was 551 b per day, with a 3.3 per cent, of butter-fat. Her record as a five-year-old cow was 949 gal at 3.5 per cent, of

wick Cherry belongs to o:ie of the 'milkiest' strains of all Her dam as a four-year-old has a record of nearly 1000 gal, while her sire, which was bred by me, came from the deepest milking strains I ever possessed. East Newton Beauty is bred on similar lines to Fen-wick Cherry. Her dam was bought last year for 70g% by a breeder who has been trying to purchase cows in the country. As a two-and-a-half-year heifer she gave sgal of milk per day, and her record as a four-year-old is expected to reach lOOOgai. Dalmusternock White Blair came from a cow of exceptional merit, the record of which is over 9Oogal of about 4 per cent, butter-fat. Long-dike Rally will I expect, be regarded in New Zealand as the best heifer of the lot. Her dam's record is 975 gal with a test of 3.3 Her uterine sister won at the Fenwick Show as « three-year pld this year, and was purchased at a, h.gh figure and taken to America. The bull Lctherton Bonus comes from an exceptionally fi ne three-year heifer Her record ,s not yet finished, but she has already given over 700ga! of 4.5 butter-fat Her dam is also an exceptional milker For years she has given about 900 gal with a test of from 4 to 4.5. The champion bufi o [hi™*T-, Net . Milkman, and man" other note,] an.mais are grandsons. His sire bood Gift, is regarded as one of the best in the country, his dam havinff l record of 103*ga] of 3.5 butter fat " S