FRIESIANS SHIPPED

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20887, 19 August 1939, Page 27 (Supplement)

FRIESIANS SHIPPED

ORDERS FOR OVERSEAS TOTARA PARK SELECTIONS t That a good demand exists for New Zealand Friesians overseas is shown 1 by the fact that the Piri Land Coml pany, Oriui, shipped from Auckland 1 through Messrs Dulgety and Co., Ltd., - a bull for the Fiji Pastoral Co., Suva, - Fiji, and three in-calf two-year-old : heifers on the Wanganella on July 20, ’ for Mr A. Beaumont, Dorrigo, New i South Wales. The bull selected for the Fiji Pasf toral Company was Totara Courtier • Huntsman T. Colantha Courtier—T. I Netherland Colantha, C.O.R. 5331 b fat L at 2 years;, a 13-months-old bull of ‘; excellent type and constitution. This , young sire, who is a maternal brother { to the twice Royal Champion, Totara s Colantha Cavalier, is line-bred to that ; great matron, Clunv Netherland Co- » lantha Bth, C.O.R. 7551 b fat at 4 years, { his sire being a great grandson of and , his dam a grand-daughter of this 5 proved matron, the relationship occurring in both instances through 1 Cluny Netherland Colantha 10th, dam ! of Totara Sylvia Colantha, 10241 b fat. [ The bull also carries three strains of i Rosevale King Sylvia and two of i Vaeman Pontiac Prince, which should ' enhance «iis value as a breeding sire. i Outstanding Heifers The heifers forwarded to Mr Beaui mont included a grand-daughter of 1 Totara C. R. Buttercup, 10791 b and 1 10501 b fat and a daughter and a grand-daughter of the latter's 100 per cent sister. Totara C. R. Muskrose, C.O.R. 7221 b and ! 7781 b fat and twice North Island ( Champion cow. The heifers were:— a, Totara Superior Buttermint T. Netherland Superior 2nd—T. K.P. Buttercup, holder of 4 C.O.R. up to 8071 b fat . The seven nearest darns of this heifer average 8651 b fat and she is closely line-bred, tracing four limes to West mere Princess Pietertje, 9391 b fat at 4yrs, three times to Rosevale King Sylvia and twice to Aicarlra Clothilde Pietje, 11451 b fat. .b> Totara Conquest Muskrose T. , j lulled Conquest—T. C.R. Muskrose), ■ I whose three nearest dams average | 7761 b fat. This heifer carries three , i strains of Rosevale King Sylvia and j her sire is a son of the latter’s twice j Royal Champion daughter, Totara I . Sylvia Trixy, 8311 b fal. The heifer : is also intensely bred to Alcartra j Clothilde Pietje, her sire and dam be- » ing sired by the full brothers, Totara j Pontiac I'nited and Totara Pontiac , Clothilde. Reformer, grandsons this lliolb fat cow. I (c) Totara Converter Gift (T. Vee- , man Converter—T. Olive Gift, C.O.R. 6071 b fat at junior 2yrs, and winner 1932 Friesian Derby). The three t nearest dams of this heifer average > 6711 b fat and her sire is by Yecman ! Pontiac Prince 15 daughters with 21 I | records averaging 6071 b fat), and from ■ ! l.cbrina Clothilde Ucartra, 6381 b fat ' at junior 2yrs, while her dam is by a . son of Cluny Pietje Kale sth and from . Totara C. R. Muskrose.