Ayrshires for Japan

Southland Times, Issue 14800, 17 November 1900, Page 2 (Supplement)

Ayrshires for Japan

if they go on as they have been doicg of lato, Ayrßhires will so >n hi found all over the habitable globe. Lasli week there was shxpped from London a particularly nice dratr. of fifteen which had been purchased. iv Ayr, Dumfries, and Renfrewshire, on behalf of tue Government of JapaD, by Mr Wada, Minister of Agncul ure. Tha animals which included three cows, six two-year-old heifers, one two-year-old bull, and five one-year-old bullß, were purchased fiom a number of leading breed* r-«. including Mr Wilson, Manawru)*-; Mr Wilsod, Boghall; Mr Tliomas Barr, Monkland ;Mr John Hunter Foulr.nn ; aad Sir Mark J. M'T. Stewart' Mr Wilsoi supplied all the cows, one of them being the nneanimtl Heiressof Auchenbenzie, 11257, whioh was n'r^t at the Highland Sjciety last year. The others were also very good oowa in Jea ie 3rd of Manswraes and Mayflower 10th of Munswraeg the latter being out of another Highland winner, in Mayflower 3-d. From Mr Wilson, B )ghall, were bought two beautiful two-year-old heiferß, whilh frnm Mr Thos. Ha-r came a one-year-oH bu'l, bred by Mr MoKiolay, Hillh'iuße, and a prizs-winoing twuj year-old heifer. Mr W*ri* was alao successful in from Mr B^rr the prizvwinning two-year-old bull Oeueral of Morikl.»Ld, 4314, which was ntver aeen to better alvouttge lu'n year, aud is sure to giva ea*infection t~> hia ne v owners. The o lur aiinv^H iuclude.d two very mefu! heifers punhise ) from Mr Hunter, Foullon ( nuci two very welibrt'd oie-yta- old bjlls secured from Mr Lee», L gg. AJr Biyd, manager to SrMa k J. Ste*?»r', Bart., was tempted to part wi'ti thrf-e beauties, one of rhe.m being tha prig.hull B-JOCiie Lad lit of So'ithtvu-k, which «v.*s lirsfc this year at C»dt ; e- Douglas nod K'lmarrock, and third at Ayr, wkure, howev.T, he Wris shown out of form. Tni* w^s-ron-<:rt. j red one of the very best yeivrlingn of (-lie diy, and t.he price w»h probably the highest that ba« yei been pdi for an at i-nai of the ag :. Tlio other B'>ucbv»iok animaU. if ths rl r.\ft were another yearling buT, bred by Mo«*ra Huoter, Focjfcon, and the fi-.e heif»r Myr ! le 4;.h of Souihwit-k, by Viinc 2nd of Knockdon, for whicn Sir Matk give 72JS. at Ayr Show. Altogether, the stlec tiou was one of the very best that has recently lefc this country, having been pur chased without regud to trouble or expense Mr W'ida was assisted in makiDg hi* selection by Mr John Cochrsne, Nethercraig,and the animals were all tested and certified prior to leaving.— N B. Agriculturist.