STUD JERSEYS

Waikato Independent, Volume XXIV, Issue 3224, 27 May 1924, Page 6

STUD JERSEYS

IMPORTANT SALES, . IN FEILDING DISTKIG'IX Messrs Wright, Stephenson and; Co*, Ltd.,, report, having conducted two .sale, a of stud .Jerseys in the Fpildiug ■district on account of Messrs, C> ft.- Qi -.Denijor, Q-Waipiko, ’ ’ and Ivilgour:. and - Gibson, Middlewpod..* ’: These,; sales had to. be postponed recently on account of the strike, and as is gem:rally; 'the. case, .in such ' circumstances the at.tondnncie,’ especially of buyers:from a d'i'styncg,-.suf-fered severely. .Nevertheless,. 92 head-, all ages, were, sold a> the ttvo stiles, for. an average exceeding. 50 guineas.. .

At. 'the first day’s ; sale conducted in conjunction with Messrs Levin and Co., a drait of 52 head from the “ Waipiko” herd were offered. This herd has produced in the descendants of Eminent’s Fontaine (imp.) some of the greatest bntterfat. producers and sires of pro’ducers in the ' Dominion, bii-t owing to the fact that there was a* reserve On the pick of the cattle offered, bidding was not spirited. Thirty-one head' were sold at an average price of 05 guineas. Competition was■ keenest for the - 9-nionths-bld bulls, which averaged 75 guinea* for the seven head sold, which is sound proof that dairymen are at last awakened to the necessity for heading their herds with pedigree 'sires’ bred from proved biitterfaf producing strains. The ’top price of 102 guineas was paid bv Mr M. CrimininS, Waikino, Thames, for a 7-montlis-old calf" out of Waipiko Jolly, wiiich produced ’010.41b butt erf situs a junior 2-year:6ld, and won second prize in the Hawcra £SOO C.0.1i. stakes. Top prices for female's were 185 and 100 guineas for 'daughters of \ .0. (imp.) and out of Eminent’s Fontaine cows. The purchasers were Messrs A. N. F. Bignell, Whangaheu; S. W. Wearing, Nelson; C. J. Masters, Hunterville; M. Crinmiins, Waikino;’ Mrs I). E. Syines, Takaka. Nelson; .T. Ormonde, Wallingford. H. 8.; C. Larsen, 'Cunninghams: G. C. Hare, Cheltenham; j. 5 Lawson, Waikato- B. N. Sandilaiidsi Feilding; Haniish Wilson, Bulls; A. C. Hall, Kuahine; F. Hoult, Fedding; O. Dixon, Rongatea; and J. Nairn, Foifiling.

At the second day’s sale, held in conjunction with Messrs Abraham a.nd Williams,-Ltd., the buying public soon made il apparent that they appreciated the fact, that the complete herd was offered without .reserve, . Although it could not be claimed that the “Middlewood” herd had a wealth, of butter!at

backing supporting the stock offered, the lines of breeding represented were > known to be standard ones for production. Bred, on country 1800 ft above sea level if was, also certain that tin: stock would do,, well . ill any district,hence competition. . was consistent right through the sale, and the 01 .head averaged- 41 guineas. The best prices were ■paid -for heifers sired by Bridge,View Magnet, a. grandson of the great butterfat sire K.C.8., and a son of Pulchra’s Queen, 0501 b fat at 4.years of age. The top priced heifer, a rising 3-vear-old by this sire, realised .110 guineas, to the bid’ of Mr W. Ross, of Foxton. This was a, heifer of very handsome appearance. The 42 in-calf females averaged 401 guineas, and the 10 heifer calves averaged 201 guineas, while the herd

sire mentioned above, a rising 5-year-old, realised 50 guineas.. A number of commissions for distant buyers were executed by Mr C. E. Robertson, this system' of representation at these sales being now a very popular one with clients, and the cattle were distributed as follows;.—Messrs R, Evans, Levin; A.: Hall, Fordell; W. G. Clapham, Feilding; A. G. Somerville, Talcapau; G. W. Shannon, Palmerston North; J. I. Fox, Feilding; E. Hale, Hamilton; T. Watson,. Wanganui;. W. ,E. Thomas, Feilding; C-..J. Bennett, Feilding; H. Hall, Foildingj'Tj. R. Kelly, Feilding; J. Mason, Feilding;. H. Williams, Tokomaru; E, li. Robinson, Manakau; W. Ross, Foxton; A. Benge, Aorangi; R. Martin, Kiwitoa; W. E. Thomas, Aorangi;' -H. Boa Ison, Aorangi; J. H. Y. Hughes, Marlborough; J. A. Cornfoot, Pahiatua: J. Livingstone, Kiwitoa; Chisholm Bros., Huntorville; A. Hodgkirtsoa, Nelson; B. N. Sandilands, Feilding; D. Wright; Palmerston South; Mrs A. Banks-and Son, Kiwitoa; and J. T. Kotlowski. Pahiatua.