IN AND ABOUT THE FARM.

Waipa Post, Volume II, Issue 62, 17 November 1911, Page 4

IN AND ABOUT THE FARM.

THE LINCOLN REDS. J THE DUAL PURPOSE COW. [ A VALUABLE IMPORTATION j COMMENDABLE - ENTER- ] PRISE. ; There was no entry of greater , interest at the Waikato Show held at Hamilton last week than the Red Lincoln cattle exhibited ( by Mr Wm. Taylor, of "Greenhill." This exhibit was quite an innovation on the former shows, and the appearance of these strangers aroused very considerable interest amongst dairymen, not only of this district, but from all parts of the Dominion. This new class was not only favourably commented upon by dairymen, but the judges were keen in their appreciation of the many good qualities of this excellent breed, with the natural result that all were justly awarded the honours of their section. Of the five cattle in this class—all from "Greenhill," the Red Lincoln bull, " Crown Prince " (imp.), with the three-year-old heifer "Edwinstone Abbess," received a special and champion award. This is very fitting evidence of the sterling qualities of this breed. Commenting on this exhibit the Waikato Argus says : Mr Taylor's recent importations of Red Lincolns attracted considerable attention, and very general approval was expressed at his enterprise in introducing this breed to Waikato, where they will undoubtedly have a striking influence, especially as the imported animals are of a special milking strain. THE LINCOLN RED. The Lincoln Red, or to be more correct, the Lincoln Red Shorthorn, is famous in both Lincolnshire and Yorkshire for its qualities as a dual purpose cow.. Although for the past 120 years Lincoln Reds have been a distinct and recognised breed of Shorthorn, it is only during the last 16 years that.a registered Red Lincoln Herd Book has been drawn up. Previous to that date all records appeared in Coate's; and othef- works. Breeders throughout England in search of the best strain of milking Shorthorn, which when past tts milking prime would be a capable'- beef producer, have ; . upon the Lini&olM R'eds, ; and as a : . result of '- their e"xpef'ien'cr they have spared no eff ■" to uphold the; standard of this incrui-ir ,iy popular -breed.- ' '.:>:•;, ; Thejrlar a ision; of Jersey Ayrshire )>\.y >:]. int.- the herds ■>■ this 'Dominion has re- ■ suited in ; a*vsrholesalc/slaughteroi '■■ liull 'calces because-of their noj: being worth rearing for hear',.and the sale of old cevws iromith'? ' • stahdpo'int" 'pi.':s na.ncla i", Vffu^,S : j hardly iwprthy:;of cb'nsideM&ll& ' This': isWe - : : tank's -, to.-vthe\ ; ,eriterprise ; .; of J we;,ribw have .theiype'of anim-al't'wfeichJ§||ap-.'] able, up a herd fcd- ?; filling 4ps% bigh'fest , aimr»;-^[f > JBven;;j the. most/ sanguine d|!ry7haw|| -Summed.up the'characteristics'of this breed are '> mIK, size, fleshy ■; .constitution a '. K i u - form red' colour." i , i : $f

viously one of the first duties of the Breeders' Association to improve the colour and the yellow tinge which is so distinctly observant in red cattle has to a very large extent been eliminated. Not only does the buyer carefully avoid poor coloured cattle, but in the show yard good specimens are apt to be displaced solely on account of the particular hue which insinuates itself into the coat. It can be safely said'"that in show cattle the question of colour ranks first in the order of importance next to the good condition of the beast. In this respect the herd at " Greenhill" stands perfect. The colour is a uniform deep red, and even the most prejudiced faddist (and stock faddists do exist) could not hope to obtain greater perfection in colour than is to be found in this valuable herd. IN THE SHOW RING. The whole of the new herd at Greenhill come from stock that have a most enviable record. They come from well-knowu English breeders and were most carefully selected so that their breeding qualities, as to blood and strain, could not be improved upon. Two come from Mr John Even's famous herd of milkers at Burton, Lincolnshire, two from Mr F. B. Wilkinson, of Cavindish Lodge, Edwinstone, Londonthorpe, near Cranthan, and four (including the bull) from Mr S. Crawley, of Hemington, North Hants.' Judges throughout England have always accorded the herds of the above well-known breeders well deserved distinction and already in New Zealand Mr Taylor's herd has received the highest awards at the Manawatu and Waikato Shows. EXTRACTS. As we said before, the press throughout the Dominion commented most favourably upon Mr Taylor's importation at the time of arrival, and the following extracts show the opinion of prominent dairymen. "Quite the most important addition ever made to stud herds of the Dominion is seen in Mr Taylor's recent Importation of a complete herd of Red Lincoln Shorthorns."—Farmers' Weekly.

"T he popularity of the Lincoln Reds is steadily advancing. The merits of the breed as a general purpose animal! -or "farmer's friend" are being ' more widely recognised byjfarmers throughout the wqrldffpvl Sweden and other dairyingf/countriesii-South Affica and Ireland also are purchasing strongly. . . . The Lincoln'Reds&can do equally well in any country,, for by selection tljey can make either/rrfeat or milk, or animal fcombjung the farmer haifoow discovered to his advantage^'—N.Z. Herald. ./;;-, It has |Pen predicted recently in several! .dairying centres that ther i; wlp-b e,a tendency in future .to revelrtfto breeds such as the Shorthorn and Holstein that give large?quaritities of milk. This is broughfe.a>ftout Vr by the rapid, inthe ! nu J rnber of cheese ; -f||§||ses that are supplanting those that were ? formerly .uigp'exclusively, for?"thes raanuvfjppre;bf btttterif. There are a "lgifge dairymen who /retaining ihe ShortjSiprn str||rf in||their ..breads as a pasis|]for crossing, w|th; -their vb£ ; ; Jtiesland it*will be- int|restit|g| to watch 1 thei>esuitsft^t -f Tst-^|6r'si^^prtati^rft\of ;; .. ; r.er|tited milkJfigfcstiains of Lincoln Red Shorthorns." '- i WAIKATO. DISTRICT; \< • Wo would fail in ourdutywere to of >expr e ss i n g "sojjyyM I^}" Wk