CERTIFICATE-OF-RECORD BULLS.

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume XIII, Issue 2, 21 August 1916, Page 126

CERTIFICATE-OF-RECORD BULLS.

W. M. SINGLETON, Assistant Director, Dairy Division

EMINENT’S FONTAINE

The subject of this sketch was born in Virginia, United States of America, in 1907. , His sire, Eminent, has, according to the 1915 Register of Merit of the American Jersey Cattle Club, some twentyone daughters with authenticated yearly records, and he is also sire of at . least fifteen sons whose daughters have qualified in the authenticated yearly test in the United States. •

Eminent’s Fontaine was imported to New Zealand by Mr. C. G. C. Dermer, of Cheltenham, in 1908, and is still retained at the head of his herd. Eminent's Fontaine has sired twelve certificate-of-record daughters, some of which, considering age and testing conditions, are probably equal in production to those. of the best daughters of the other sons of, Eminent.

The highest-record daughter of Eminent’s Fontaine is Eminent’s Maggie, of which an illustration appeared in the July number of the Journal. This young cow, commencing as a senior two-year-old,’ produced in 365 days 11,103 lb. milk, containing 572-13 lb. butter-fat, which more than doubled her certificate requirement. Three .daughters, each probably after her second calving, produced over 500 lb. fat.. Eminent’s Sherry, whose second record was reported also in 'the last issue of the Journal, is one of these. Bred by Mr. C. G. 'C. Dermer, she was purchased and developed by Mr. F. E. Hellyer, of North-east Harbour, Dunedin. This heifer commenced her first record at the age of 2 years 20 days, and in 365 days produced 424-52 lb. fat. Her following season was started at the.- age of 3 years 57 days, and during, this second lactation period she made the nice record of 554-10 lb. fat, this yield exceeding he :■ standard by 2711 b. , Considering the short interval between the completion of her first 365-day period and her second calving, her repeat record is all the more creditable.

Eminent's Girl, bred and tested by Mr. Dermer, produced 515-06 lb. fat during a lactation period started at the age of 3 years 60 days, this being a margin of 232 lb. above the standard requirement. Eminent’s Mozelle, also bred and tested by Mr. Dermer, lacked but little to attain the 500 lb. mark, her yield being

494-42 lb. fat in the class for senior three-year-olds. The next highest record daughter of Eminent's Fontaine was tested by Mr. D. H. Kilgour, of Kiwitea. This cow, Famous, as a senior two-year-old produced 446-08 lb. . fat, a yield which stamps her as one of the good daughters of the bull in question.

Eminent’s d’Norah, in the three-year-old class, has just completed her record with 441-16 lb. fat in , 341. days. This young cow was also bred by Mr. Dermer, and was. tested by Mr. Hellyer. She makes the twelfth daughter of Eminent’s Fontaine to receive

a certificate of record, which now gives this sire more C.O.R. daughters than any other Jersey bull in New Zealand, his nearest competitor being K.C.8., with eleven such daughters.

The pedigree of Eminent's Fontaine shows a considerable concentration of the hereditary factors transmitted by one of the noted bulls of the breed—namely, Golden Fern’s Lad. The latter was imported from Jersey Island to the United States, and at the .age •of nine years was purchased at 441 guineas, and then used for five years in Cooper’s “ Linden Grove ” herd.

. Under a Commonwealth of Australia Proclamation, Townsville and Rockhampton, in Queensland, ; have been declared ports where imported plants may be landed. '