CLYDESDALES FOR THE DOMINIONS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3619, 24 July 1923, Page 12

CLYDESDALES FOR THE DOMINIONS.

HIG SHIPMENTS FOR NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA. (From Our Special Correspondent.) GLASGOW, (Scotland), May 9. nTf, are looking a bit brighter in the Clydesdale wor d. A number of Dominion breeders have been visiting the Homeland, and although many transactions have not been completed, the inquiry is fairly active Uur best customers are from the most distant parts, and if people at Home here play fair and square with the visitors, P a nty , of business may ensue. The < Ne i v Zealand and Australia are tor the best class of animals, and it will “ m PI .A lf some g reec) y individuals, who Would like to grow rich rapidly, take adjwitage of these merchants I have no tear of the men of repute at the head of r,® n, °y "] a y Khc a good price, hf de Pe n ded upon to offer " in d of animal. ' r hc dominions lvarer home like cheaper sorts. That is the only inducement to keep middling f e, !l lre n g °° d manv stallions— the nh ;" U ,TA the past - vear or two, and w a i ' at a gr6at man .v more were not treated long ago before they ever began to reproduce their kind. Mr Archibald Lambie, Kelso, Otago New Zealand, has purchased from Mr Charles Aitkenhead, Carr House Farm, Seahain Harbour two particularly well-bred Clydesdales of high individual merit. The first of these is the two-year-old colt Norton Westward Ho (20791), bred by Mr W. Fletcher, 1 Page Terrace, Norton. Stockton -onlees. Got ly the big-sized and handsome premium horse Dunure Freshfull (17867) oiit of the noted prize mare Mona of Thorntonlocb (29’23) hv the massive, premium horse Marmion (11429). Westward Ho is a colt of fine size, with all the best characteristics of the breed, having a grandly coupled frame with a line spring of rib, and an excellent fore-arm. His legs and feet are of the most approved kind. With wide, thin bones and the finest of featner, he moves to perfection, and _ with great vim. In the open he is o picture. And his breeding warrants it *1 Dunure Freshful, bis sire, has always been among the most, popular of premium sires being an animal of g-eat flfze and qualify and a great- goer. Rred In Aberdeenshire. He was got by Mr James Kilpatrick’s Perfect Motion (13123) which gained a first prize at the Scottish BfcaJlion Show and was second at. the Highland and AerF'dturaJ Society’s Show as long ago as 1902. Marmion the sire of nis dam, was ce of the biggest and best borsea of his time, and a successful show mimal. The second dam of Westward Ho

was the prize mare, Lady Helen (15214), bred in the celebrated stud at Seaham Harbour and got by the weighty quality stallion, Lord Stewart (10084). Letitia (10758), his third dam, was a great, thick, low-set mare by the famous Castlereagii (1C324), a prize-winner at the Royal in England and the Highland in Scotland, and a son of the renowned Darnley (222), out of a dam by the Merryton Prince of Wales (673). Lady Lawrence (3736), his fourth dam, was a great mare, and own sister to the famous St. Lawrence (3220), which won the Glasgow premium twice in succession away back in 1882 and 1883. Norton Westward Ho has only been shown once when he was placed first in his class. He is the kind of colt to please the breeders of New Zealand, who like size in combination with quality. Mr Lambie has made a notable purchase on behalf of Messrs Fleming Brothers, Springfield, Crookston. New Zealand. This is the great, four-year-old mare Bognhan Electra. She is bred upon splendid lines, and quite a number of people from the dominions, as well as Home breeders, have been offering for her Mr Lambie had to tender a long sum before be could claim her. Bred by the late Mr Stephen Mitchell, of Bognhan. Kippen. Electra is bv the famous breeding stallion Apukwa (14567), perhaps the greatest of the sons ot the famous Hiawatha, and sire of both the Cawdor Cup winners of 1915. and manv other great Clydesdales. Bounhan Heather (48548). her dam, was a great, massive mare of very pronounced quality and a splendid goer, she being a daughter of the renowned Baron of Buohlyvie. Her next dam was the beautiful mare Bognhan Belle Heather (37931). by the great, Hiawatha. so that she has a double cross of the blood of that, famous sire, which means a, great deal in these days, when the breed is merging so ranidlv into a. single line. ’U’e third dam of Electra. was the famous White Heather (16022). by Baron’s Pride (9122), and a great prize-winner in her time. This will be one of the finest mares ever sent, from Scotland to the dominions. She has been a noted prize-winner. At the Darlington show of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, she was third in a strong class of yearlings: as a two-vear-old she went, into the premier position at the Northumberland. Durham County, and Chester-le-Street shows; and she wlas first at, Chester-le-Street as a, ihree-vear-old. and first and cbamtiion at the Durham County show at, Welsingham in 1922. A great., thick and massive mare, she has a grand set of limbs with beautiful bushy

feather, and she moves to perfection both in front and behind. Electra and the colt arc to be shipped about the end of May. Before leaving, she will be served with Mr Aitkenhead’s fashionably-bred prize stallion, Elford. It is to be hoped that the pair will reach their destination in safety. They should make an impression in New Zealand. THE LOT FOR AUSTRALIA. Mr M. Ramsay, Prospect Farm, Newbridge, Victoria, Australia, has been investing in some very good sorts. Included in the shipment is the two-year-old colt Stamperland Star (20839), to which reference has already been made in this column. A notable purchase by Mr Ramsay is that of the big, stylish horse Drumry Equipment (19697), now six years old, and bred by Mr Andrew, at Auchenwynd Maybole, Ayrshire. He is by the world-famous Dunure footprint (15203), out of Dunure Jenny Lindsay (35250), a daughter of the famous Park Mains stud horse, Sir Hugo (10924). r lhe second dam of Drnmry Equipment is Aitkenbrae Jenny Anderson (23920), a wellknown prize-winning mare got by the famous Baron’s Pride (9122) and bred by Mr T. C. Lindsay, Aitkenbrae. Lady Anderson (14655), her third dam, is a wondeiful old mare, now well on in the ’twenties. She is by the Cawdor Cup cnampion, Royal Gart.hy (9844), a horse which died far too soon, if one may judge by the quality of his stock. After winning some big prizes in the hands of Mr John Pollock, now of Byres Farm, Pollockshaw, Glasgow. Lady Anderson passed to Mr T. C. Lindsay, who has her vet. I saw Lady Anderson the other week at Aitkenbrae. and she was looking remarkably well as she roamed about the farm. It was then expected that she was in foal to Mr Lindsay’s stud horse, a son of Dunure Footprint. Being bred on these lines. Drumry Equipment can hardly fail to do well in the "Commonwealth. As a two-year-old and three-veer-old he gained several im p or tint prizes, and he has been awarded some of the best district premiums. Another grand horse purchased bv Mr Ramsay is Scotland’s Signet, (]9°ss)'. got fi om Mr T. Furrlie Somerville, Sandilands, Lanark. This is an animal of great size and substance, with plenty of flat, flintv bones and good wide feet. He is a loudlifter, and just one if the kind which used to bo fancied in Australia. Bred by Mr H. C. Roberts, at Monk castle, Carlisle. Scotland’s Signet is by the great cart stallion Auchen-fiower (12097), the sire of the dam of Dunure Footprint, and of quite a lot of other famous Clydesdales. Ho is out of Selene (33640), by the famous Baron of Buohlyvie (11263) : his grand-dam is Queen of Ramornie (16508), bv Prince of dfky (10407). winner of the Glasgow and other important premiums; and his third dam was Blossom of Ramornie (16507) by Corsewall (1420). which on the three occasions on which he was exhibited at the shows of the Highland and Agricultural society of Scotland, was twice first and once second. An animal of capital type and with such breeding. Scotland’s Signet is sure to please in Australia. Next on the list is the four-year-old stallion, Worthy Mac (20678). bred by Mr D. Kerr, Drumtdl. East Kilbride. Got by Dunure Footprint, he is out of RoseLi,y (32508), by Montrave Mac (9958), one of the most wonderful horses known to the breled. Montirave Mao his name implies, was bred by the late Sir John Gilmour, Bart, of Moritrave. When less than two years old, Mr William Dunlop, Dunure Mains, gave £IOOO for him. . His breeding was of the most popular kind; got by the champion Macgregor, he was out of the Merryton Prince of Wales mare, Montrave Mauri, a winner of the Cawdor Cup, and she, in turn, was out of the world-famous Moss Rose. Mr Dunlop parted with Mac before he had him very long, but the horse lived until he was in his twenty-sixth year, and left a great number of valuable females. His outstanding son is Auchenflower. Worthy Mao is, therefore, from a :nare of grand breeding. His second dam is Montrave Rosetta (2.1098), by the fashionably-bred Montrave Magnus (12255) ; and his third dam, Montrave Ramold (16596) was by the Montrave stud horse. Prince of Albion (6178), (ha famous Highland and Agricultural Society prize-winning son of the Merryton Prince of Wales, for which Sir John Gilmour paid £3OOO. Prince of Albion was four times first at the Highland. The next dam of Worthy Mac must also he mentioned as showing the wonderful succession of illustrious animals figuring in his pedigree. She is Robina (12487), by Prince R,obert (7135), the sire of the celebrated Hiawatha (10067), which gained the Cawdor Cup on four successive occasions. A good ho-so himself, Worthy Mac has a wonderful family connection The next of Mr Ramsay’s purchases is Avon Print (19921). a good sized, black horse now approaching five years old. 110 was bred by Mr J. Lawrie, at West Newton. Strathavon. and was got by the noted Dunure Footprint, out of Dunure Clarinda (16644), bv the weighty draught stallion. Dunure Castle (11028). The grand-dam of Avon Print was the show rr.are Clarinda. (21963). by Montrave Mac; ] is next dam was Marv Miller (19150), a well-known and S"ooessful mare by the noted Skelmarlie (4027), a popular son of the Great Top Gallant, (1850): and his fourth dam was Bell Stirling-, hv Young Duke of Hamilton (4122). one of the earlier aristocrats of ttV; breed, which gained the Glasgow premium as long ago as 1887. Most of these horses were got through Mr .James Clark Netherlee. Pat-heart. Glasgow. who has also sold to Mr Ramsay his prize-winning black stallion, Kerrston (29597). bred at Harviestoun. and got by the famous Honors Footprint out of one of Mr J. E. Kerr’s best ma.res He holds the Cumnock premiom this vear. and o-nnot, get awav until the season is finished. so that, if is nroh-iHle he may he shinned—along w’tb Mr Black’s Plnshda.le. Ihe T.ockiehie premium hn.rso. and a. number of other -.nimals whieh th-f gentleman has got, together and which will leave for Austin lia, some time in August THE DAIRYING INDUSTRY. SYSTEMATIC TESTING ESSENTIAL. PALMERSTON NORTH, July 19. A conference of representatives of the dairy factories in Manawatu and the surrounding districts, held under the auspices of the Wellington Provincial Branch of the Farmers’ Union, was opened here to-day for the purpose of discussing herd-testing and the bacon industry Mr Small (President of the Wellington Provincial Branch of the Union) presided, and delegates were

present from the various branches of the union. At the recent dominion conference a resolution was carried that the question ot herd-testing lie referred to the dairy factories. Addressing the delegates, Mr Small said that the average production of the New Zealand cow was almost equalled by goats in Australia, which produced 1601 bof butter-fat. If the Government loaned a sum of between £3OOO and £4OOO for the next two or three years to enable dairv farmers to obtain the services of a good bull, combined with the benefit of some form of systematic herd-testing, it would do a great deal towards improving the herds. Referring to the bacon industry, Mi Small said if the question were grappled with on a co-operative basis, in four or five years the export of pork and bacon would be worth £4,000,000 to £5,000,000. THE POTATO MOTIT. In tne course of an artiede on the potato moth in the Australasian by F. W. G., he says, inter alia: The grub of the potato moth works imperceptibly and insiduously, playing havoc as it goes. Every season it is more or less prevalent, and while the aggregate loss sustained by potato-growers throughout the Commonwealth as the result of its ravages cannot be computed, it must amount to an enormous sum. The moths are most preva lent in dry, mild weather, and there are two broods. Methods of Control.— Up to the present season no satisfactory or successful method of combating this, the worst of all potato pests, has been discovered. It has, however, long been known that it could be controlled by clean cultivation and crop rotation. If stiff loams or clays are not well worked they are liable to become caked on the surface by the action of rain. Subsequent drying out by sun and wind tends to crack soils of this character, and to form small fissures through which the grub can gain access to the tubers. On the other hand, loose, sandy soils are liable to be washed down by rain, or beaten down by wind to such a degree that the tubers nearest to the surface are exposed to the moth. If either class of land is well cultivated the entrance of the grub is made difficult, and the potatoes are thus protected. Deep planting, rolling after the sets are put in, frequent intertillage to create and maitain a fine mulch, and fairly high hilling, throwing the mould well round the stems of the plants, may be recommended as a means of defeating the attacks of the grub on the crop. After the potatoes are dug they should not be left lying exposed, but ought to be immediately bagged and removed from the paddock. Growers who do not exercise care in dealing with their produce are an annoyance to their neighbours and a menace to any district. Testing a Remedy.— In February, 1922. an emulsified oil compound was subjected by Mr J. T. Ramsay, Government potato expert, to a trial under similar conditions to those existing where potatoes are usually stored. For the purpose of the test a supply of (a) perfectly clean tubers and (b) grub-infested tubers, all of which were unsprouted and recently dug, was secured and treated as follows : 1. Clean tubers were immersed in a 1 to 30 solution for 15 hours. 2. Infested tubers were similarly dealt with. 3. Infested tubers were immersed in a 1 in 30 solution for five minutes. 4. Infested tubers were left untreated. 5. Five lots of clean tubers were im mersed in a 1 in 30 solution for five minutes. 6. Two lots of clean tubers were left untreated for a check. 7. Infested tubers were stored adjacent to the above variously treated lots, so that the active moths and grubs would environ the whole of the stocks under test. The period of the test extended from February 27 to August 31, and the moth and grub were very active from the commencement until early in June.

Results. — The various treatments were under daily observation from the beginning of the test till the end of August, before which time the activities of the grub had apparently ceased. The results, with Mr Ramsay’s comments thereon, which are taken from the Journal of Agriculture, are given in the subjoined table: o 3 gj . &°2 f-g-p c £■ c"S So -g git I Hj? Remarks. G Ph Ah 1. 100 None Grubs were at times noticed crawling over the potatoes, which, however, remained undamaged 2. None 100 An odd dead grub was found. 3. None 100 A few dead grubs were discovered. 4. None ICO Tubers practically useless. 5. 100 None Tubers remained perfectly clean, although grubs were seen on them. 6. None 100 All potatoes damaged and practically useless. 7. None 100 Tubers practically useless. It is considered that the test as carried out is equally severe with any condition that would obtain in the ordinary storage of seed potatoes, yet in not one case was a treated tuber damaged by the grub, although grubs surrounded and crawled over them. The fact that sprouting is not affected by the solution and that an immersion of five minutes is sufficient to render tubers immune from damage is of great importance to growers. That potatoes intended for human consumption can be protected is proved, and moreover their culinary or eating properties are not impaired. Conclusion.— The utmost interest has been aroused in agricultural circles since the results of these tests were made known, and the Department of Agriculture has been inundated with letters from all over the Commonwealth asking for further particulars. The benefit potato-growers and the community of having any material that, will thwart the grub and can be used in a practical and economical manner is obvious. It is estimated that one gallon of the -compound will make sufficient dip to treat two tons of potatoes; and the greater the quantity treated the less material would ba necessary per ton. Hitherto none of the methods resorted to in order to suppress the pest, such as treating seed, spraying the growing crop, storage in moth-proof chambers, or fumigation, has proved either feasible or successful. For that reason potato-growers have been perforce compelled to allow the moth to carry on its work of destruction without let or hindrance. Now that they are provided with a means of defence they will be able to protect themselves against their most deadly enemy. This season a large number of Victorian growers are “trying out” the remedy, but it is yet too early to give a definite pronouncement regarding its effects. There is little if any doubt, however, that, if properly applied, it will move equally valuable on the farm as in tlie severe tests to which it was put by Mr Ramsay, who emphatically recommends its use. JERSEY BREEDERS. AUCKLAND, July 19. At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Jersey Breeders’ Association the president (Mr M’Lennan) presided. The report stated that, the membership is 1138. Cattle registered during the year numbered 6288, against 4311 in the preceding year; certificates issued 544. against 375, the grand total now being 1823, with an average of 420.21 pounds of butter fat. The receipts were £2737, and a credit balance of £960 was shown. Messrs E. D. MTxnman. A. E. Missen, and W. IT. Booth were elected members of the council.