DEMAND FOR RED POLLS

Southland Times, Issue 23026, 21 October 1936, Page 13

DEMAND FOR RED POLLS

CONSIGNMENTS FOR SOUTH AFRICA AND KENYA LIVELY EXPORT TRADE The overseas demand for Red Polls continues to increase and the further embarkation of eleven head for South Africa and Kenya which follows several previous consignments this year is indicative of the developments in those parts of the Empire, states an English correspondent. The South African contingent comprised a two-year-old bull Chipstead Founder, and a heifer Chipstead Catherine from the Surrey herd at Upper Gatton belonging to Mr C. H. Cearn. The bull, a first prize Royal Show winner is the son of a four times champion sire, and a grandson of the champion bull of the breed for the last three years, Abbeycombe Drake. His dam is a 900 gallon milk yielder. The heifer out of a second prize Royal Show cow which averaged 880 gallons of milk for., seven years, is also the daughter of a champion sire, Abbeycombe Fencer, also the sire of Chipstead Founder. These have been bought by Mr F. M. Garrett of Danielsrust, Orange Free State. Nine have gone to Kenya. Mr W. E. Powys, Kisima, Nanyuki, purchasing eight, comprising five young bulls from the Rutlandshire herd of Mr Owen H. Smith, last year’s president of the Red Poll Cattle Society, and three heifers from Mr C. H. Cearn. Another young bull sold by Mrs M. L. Griffith of Little Hallingbury Park, West Essex, has been bought by another Kenya farmer in Mrs Baynes. A yearling bull exported by Mr Herbert King, of Aiderton, Woodbridge, to Brazil has an interesting history since four of his maternal ancestors are still in the herd; his dam is six years old, his g. dam nine years and has bred five calves; his gg. dam is 13 years old and has bred ten calves, and his g.g.g. dam is 14 years old and has also bred 10 calves.

Remarkable Overseas Development. This extensive overseas trade is the outcome of big developments reflected in the recently issued statement of the South African Government on a report received from Smithfield Market on a shipment of chilled Red Poll beef grazed without the use of artificials in the following terms:— “The quality of most of the shipment was really excellent. We had enthusiastic comments by butchers on the cutting qualities of the meat, one of the hinds being equal to any quarter of Scottish beef the butcher had ever cut. What impressed us most was the enormous improvement in the fores; some were equal in quality and shape to the best Argentine.” The big demand in Kenya is explained by a statement that it is proposed to form a Red Poll association in that colony which will be the tenth Red Poll breed society to be established outside Great Britain, but within the Empire. An indication of the progress overseas is reflected in the record entries of 1507 animals in the Australian Herd Book jqst issued,.and. of more than average entries with increased membership in the new Herd Book volume of the New Zealand Society. The South African Stud Book gives an entry of 329 bulls against 219 registration in the previous volume, while of cows there are 374 entries against 220 in the last issue. South African farmers, are now inspecting Red Poll herds in England with a view to further purchases.