JULY JERSEY SALES

Waikato Independent, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2971, 7 August 1928, Page 3

JULY JERSEY SALES

HOLLY OAK ANNIE, 400 GUINEAS. KEEN DEMAND FOE BULLS. Wright, Stephenson and Company, Limited, stud stock salesmen, report that a very keen demand has existed during the past month's sales, of pedigree dairy cattle, well-bred bulls in particular making substantial prices. The top price at the four sales held during the month was 400 guineas, which was paid for the British Empire champion cow, Holly Oak Annie, by Mr C. G. C. Dormer, "Waipiko," Cheltenham. This cow was one of the star lots at the part dispersal sale of the late W. T. Williams' To Ante Jersey stud. This sale held at Pukehou, Hawke's Bay. on the 26th July, attracted a very large attendance. Holly Oak Annie was originally purchased by the late Mr Williams for 360 guineas and he put up the great record with her of 10561bs butterfat and also won many championships with her. She is the most noted daughter of the great sire, Grannie's Knight, and was in calf to the famous champion imported bull, Sybil's Gamboge's Dreadnought, which was purchased in America for £I2OO. Mr Dermer already owns a son of Vivandiero, another of the 10001 b butterfat cows of the Jersey breed and his purpose ultimately is to mate these two outstanding animals and thus combine the blood of the Dominion's two most noted chainpion butterfat and show cows. A 2-year-old grandson of Holly Oak Annie realised 100 guineas, and a daughter which was unfortunately a little lame sold for 75 guineas. The top price, apart from the champion cow, was 105 guineas for a yearling bull sired by Sybil's Gamboge's Dreadnought, This was the only son of the champion sire in the sale. Three yearling sons by Vive La France's Last Son a great imported butterfat bull, whose two nearest, dams have records averaging lOlllbs butterfat were keenly competed -for and realised 85, 70 and 70 guineas. The six two-year-old bulls averaged 57 guineas, and the six yearling bulls 75 guineas; eight heifers averaged 47 guineas and 34 cows 51 guineas, the latter average not including several bought at beef prices. The top priced female, apart from Holly Oak Annie, was the eight-year-old cow, Eewa Amarion , bred by Mr W. 'cT. Booth, which realised 80 guineas. Eewa Amarion, who comes from a great show family, was sired by the champion, Ironmaster of Meadowbrook. Her son, by Eight at Last, realised 65 guineas. A large number of the buyers present at this sale were new breeders from the Gisborne and Wairoa districts. On 27th July the Hastings Jersey Breeders' Club held its first annual sale and females met with good competition, a number of the cows realising 30 guineas, and a three-year-old. Clairmont Lady, although in milk, sold for 40 guineas. The vendor of this cow, Mr A. Struthers, also topped the sale with the three-year-old bull, Patches Golden Glow. This bull, who was full of the famous Majesty blood, realised 35 guineas. Twenty-seven head of fo males and young bulls averaged 22£ guineas. On 20th July, we dispersed the Ferncrest Jersey stud owned by Mr A. C. Smith, near Otorohanga, King Country. This was a well-bred herd, although it was one that was not particularly well known. The top bid of the day was 120 guineas for the rising 3-yeaT-ohi herd sire, Volunteer's Goldon Fern, a bull whose sire and dam were both imported. This bid, however, was refused. The yearlings by this bull, of Mr W. H. Miers' breeding, were the feature of the sale, and sold up to 70 guineas, this price being paid for a daughter of .Marshlands Brilliant, which won first prize at the Otorohanga Show. The second prize heifer at tho same show, sired by Holly Oak Defender, and out of Otterburn Silver Queen, realised 50 guineas. A rising vearling bull by the same sire made 56 guineas, and a bull of similar age by Holly Oak Defender made 50 guineas.' Marshlands Brilliant, by Marshlands Masterpiece and the clam of the first prize yearling heifer mentioned above, made the top price of the sale, selling for 100 guineas. This cow was by the champion bull, Marshlands Masterpiece, and was bred by Mr W. J. Chynoweth. 104 head, all ages, were sold for an average of 30 guineas--45 cows averaging 34a guineas; 18 two-year-old cows 255 1-3 guineas; 21 yearling heifers 235 guineas; 17 yearling bulls 25* guineas; and two aged bulls 52$ guineas. On 10th July, Mr Fred Phillips held his annual sale of Meadowland Jerseys at Otorohanga. He also enjoyed a particularly successful' sale as his herd has become known as one of the heaviest producing butterfat herds in the Auckland province. The 30 head catalogued included 19 familes which were sold at an average of 43 guineas, and 12 bulls which averaged 52 guineas. The top priced heifer was Meadowland Perfection, by Eight at Last, from JoTscy Meadow Sunday; she realised 75 guinoas. 95 guineas was the top price paid for a two-year-old bull. This bull, Meadowland Briar's Lad, was outstanding amongst the two-year-olds. He is by Holly Oak Star Glow ,a son of Gran-

nie's Knight, and his dam has a butterfat. record of 6831b5. A feature of the sale was the inclusion of some of the oldest of the stock by the imported bull, Combination's Tidy Prince. There was keen competition for Violet's Prince, a lOi-months-old calf by him, and this most promising bull was finally knocked down at 90 guineas. During the past month we also completed a sale at private treaty ..of Mr S. E. Worboys' noted Majesty frerd at Woodville. This was an exceptionally high quality herd full of the blood of Majesty's Fox and Soumise Majesty. The principal sire for a number of years past was Noble Soumise, by Soumise Majesty from Alfrieston Noble 21st, an imported daughter of the great sire, Oxford You'll Do. The majority of the foundation animals in the herd were descended from the old Primrose line of champions. Another great breeding sire used was Jersey Brae's Sea Lion, a son of the famous sire, Soumise Prince, and the great champion cow, Sea Queen by Eileen's Fox. For its size the herd was one of the greatest in the Dominion for quality and development. The cows were of great constitution and carried splendid udders. All of the females from two years up were purchased by Mr W. H. Miers, who, some two.years ago, purchased the Jersey Brae herd outright from Mr Tom Church. He has now a remarkable collection of females of the Majesty blood and as his latest purchase in the way of a herd sire, Willonyx Oxford Lad, for which he paid the record price of 1020 guineas, is also full of Majesty Wood, Mr Miers will bo able to continue the line-breeding which has largely been responsible for the merit of his great herd. The younger stock were mostly sired by Hawkesbury Lordship, a bull also several times descended from Majesty and out of Hawkesbury Ladyship, which was reserve champion at tho International Show in the Argentine in 1924. Mr F. J. Saxby secured the line of yearling heifers for his Alfalfa herd. These are from some of the great dams of the herd and are sired by Noble Soumise and Hawkesbury Lordship. These he will mate to his famous champion butterfat sire, Waipiko Masterpiece.