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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 80, 29 April 1949, Page 8

STOCK SALES T AUK AN GA AND TE PUKE JER'SEY SALES WEEK A wonderful offering of excellent Pedigree ‘Jersey cattle, which will attract wide and full attention from any person interested in top cattle. Altogether, approximately 400 choice pedigrees will be offered as follows: — MONDAY, MAY Z 82 Head CAERLEON JERSEYS At 11 a.m. at Katikati The property of Mr Edgar Hofmann, Katikati. Mr Hofmann is selling all cattle down to 2-year-olds, and as usual Will be a good easy vendor. There are some wonderfully-bred cattle to be offered, including quite a number which we expect on re-classi-fication, to get the highest honours. The cattle to be offered are, in the main, from Ivondale Waif’s Hero, whose dam has records up to 8841 b fat, and Cranbrook Vagabond Owler, a double grandson of Lucy’s Vagabond, one of the best breeding sons of Vagabond of Oaklands (Imp.), C. 8.8. Also to be offered at' this fixture are 5 in-calf heifers on account of Mr R. Rogers, of “CRANBROOK” Stud fame, whose dams have records up to 4001 b fat (approx.). These heifers are all closely related to Vagabond of Oaklands (Imp.), C. 8.8., either on the side of the .sire or the dams, and should prove good buying to anyone interested in good cattle. * Also to be offered is a small entry of 5 in-calf heifers and 2 yearling bulls on account of Messrs R. M. and W. C. Watkins, of the “WINROY” Jersey Stud. Messrs Watkins only have a small place at Katikati and have come to the stage when they must sell their surplus. The in-calf heifers are by the sire, Tamaki Flag’s King, which is closely related to the famous Fairy Flag’s Raleigh, C. 8.8., and from dams with records up to 3601b‘fat at 3 years. The two yearling Bulls to be offered are by Beechlands Inflation, who is by a son of Brampton Dreaming Royal (Imp.). TUESDAY, MAY 3 At 11 a.m. at Oropi, Tauranga, 70 Head WATTLE BRAE JERSEYS The property of Mr Geo. Costar, Oropi, Tauranga. Having sold over half of his farm, Mr Costar is only retaining this year’s calves. This is a wonderful opportunity to buy some of the best cows in the country. The Wattle Brae Stud has been built up over a lifetime of careful breeding and heavy culling, and it is seldom that the public are given an opportunity of securing such wonderful stock and with heavy production behind

them. Such well-known blood as Vagabond of Oaklands (Imp) C. 8.8., Kolora Royal Prince, C. 8.8., Ku Ku Bonny Owler, C. 8.8., Lobelia Palatine Sultan (Imp) C. 8.8., etc. Most of the younger cattle arb by Cloverfields Electra Sam, a son of Oddicombe Dreaming Sam, C. 8.8., from Penrose Elect, V.H.C., daughter of Ku Ku Bonny Owler, C. 8.8., and the cows and heifers are all in calf to either Electra Sam or Oddicombe Royal George, a son of Greenlane Owler Again, with wonderful show record and out of Oddicombe Georgette, V.H.C., with records up to 5931 b fat as 2-year-old. WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 At 11 a.m. at Papamoa, Te Puke, 67 Head BROKEN HILL JERSEYS The property of Mr K. A. Bennett, Papamoa. This is Broken Hill’s fifth annual sale and it is very pleasing to note that buyers at his earlier sale have come back each iyear to secure further animals from this wonderful and well-known Stud, which is now making Jersey history in New Zealand. Mr Bennett has concentrated ©n the Dreaming Sam strains and has successfully built up, perhaps, the top Commercial Pedigree Herd for New Zealand. There is very little we need say about this Stud a© results speak for themselves, both in type and consistent heavy production. Intending buyers should not miss this sale.

THURSDAY, MAY 5 At 11 a.m. at Paengaroa 56 Head “ALL-WAYS” AND “KITONU” JERSEYS The property of Mr L. E. Page and Mr A. Mark respectively. Both of these breeders are - comparatively young at the “game,” hut both have built up excellent production records which speak for themselves. Both Studs have been heavily and systematically culled ever since their inception and any cows sold have been sold as grades without a transfer. Mr Page, of the “ALL-WAYS” Stud, offered his first pedigree females to the public last year in three in-calf heifers at the Te Puke Heifer Sale, when they averaged 57£- guineas. Mr Page has already?