JERSEY CATTLE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2496, 10 July 1888, Page 2

JERSEY CATTLE.

OS Saturday last, by the kind permission of Mr Richard Reynolds, of Cambridge, wo had the good fortune to inspect the imported Jerseys referred to in our issue of Juno lfltli. The little lot of cattle consisting of a bull, two heifers, aad their offspring are probably the highest grade cattle or thin breed tlv.it have yet been imported into tlio Australian colonies. Some months ago Mr R iiph Brown, of Melbourne, brother of Mrs !•:. 13. Walker and Mrs it. Reynolds, who already owns an extensive herd of this breed, sent an order Hum- to Mr Fowler, the noted judge and dealer in this breed, to procure" tin; best cattle possible, making ii.i limit as to cost. To an he at some idea of tho value placed upon the bull i<airy Biv " we may i-tito that ho is insured for £700, we also learnt from Mr Marshall, the gentleman in charge of tbe<o cattle, that the sire and grand sire of the bull " I'airy Boy" have an unbeaten record, as they havo in their days secured lirst honours in all tho agricultural shows held in the island. These cattle have been unfurtunale in ..vperiencing rather hard usage as owing to the restrictions on the importation of stock in Victoria, they were unable to be landed in Melbourne and to get over this difficulty, they had first to bo domiciled in I'iji where they remained two or three months, and were then shipped to New Zealand. The two heifers, "Baroness Pot' and "Queen of the Isles," were both shipped in c-ilf to sires of a different strain of breeding to I'airy Boy, so that tho progeny woul'l bs of no relationship. Both hoifers calved on the passage out, "Baroness Pet" giving birth to a bull calf, "Pet's King," and "Queen of the Isles " to a heifer calf, "Lily of the Valley/ Wβ were fortunate in being with Mr Day, ofTamahere, when these cattle were shown us, and as this gentleman has devoted a great deal of attention to this breed of cattle, his opinion is of considerable value. Mr "Day looks upon them as perfect specimens of Jerseys. They are of tho

fancy colour, silver grey, narrow and' deep-chested, broad across the loins, with deep sides and flunk. It is a matter for regret that they are not destined to remain in the district. In \ 10toria this breed is coining rapidly into favour, as the dairymen in that colony have realized their value in the improvement of their herds. As it is the intention of the owner to enter these cattle at the forthcoming exhibition show, they had to leave Waikato yesterday for shipment by the Manapouri to-day. Although a farther rest would have been most beneficial, there was some risk of setting accommodation during the next few weeks, which the owner desired to avoid. In addition to the foregoing, Mr Richard Reynolds has purchased for sale in Melbourne some fifteen head of cows and heifers from tha stud herds of Messrs Clark and Morrin, and \ve have no douK, considering the demand for these cattle in Victoria, that this inv«iiment of Mr Reynolds) will be as profitable a one as we trust it will.