"GRASING UP.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1252, 7 October 1911, Page 8

"GRASING UP.

VALUABLE STOCK. FROM: ENGLAND.

: ■In'ffdditiorrto the' stildrß.oiHlißy ram for Mr. J. AV. Harding r of • Waipukurau, the stiul Southdown ram for Hr. A. J. StoneWig 2, at Opaki, ond the stud- RoinneyMarsh: ram lamb for Mr. E. Short, Purorangi, Feildiug, mentioned in,this column yesterday as having arrived., from London by tho Kia Ora, tho vessel;-also has on board-'several other, valuable animals, -which-, wjll assist in the process of grading up the.flocks and .herds:that have been so much-in evidence/mi-Nciv- Zealand of late.-'- , '. .•.-;.' : ; ! :v. , ::;.::;:,;.:^ , .>.. '. .. . A . North Deyon-.-bull-tirid-.two licifers arrived'foOfr'; W- J-"Bu"ick7 ; bf Thorosby. Martoh , . Tho.bull, Claudius, isifroin.His M"aiesty. .tho King's .."Windsor herd. NotAvithstaiiclius hisbeing.six-iuoDths.younger =feull -carried -off third •'prize: vat the late Rftvalr.Show .at. Korlolk;.. The heifers, Highland China Cup and Highfield Vanity, are from the wellknown herd owned by Mr. C. Morris, of Highfield Hall, near St. AJbans. They are by the celebrated bull Pound Bellringer, and are in calf to stud bulls. The North Devons,- or "Red Rubies," are %vell .known in the '.highest ,"<iualit}\,.of )JceT.~ v-Tliey.. also ■'shoiv.'a very/good milking .record, so that it may be said tkey are a good dualpurposd r.brecd. i , These DeVon cattle are very hardy, and good doers; a beautiful colour, and havo a very attractive appearanCo, so they will be a great acquisition to the cattle oJ the Dominion. Dcvons have been the favourite cattle- in New South Wales for' some time. ■ A further addition to the .ler?ey herds conies iii two brills for Mr. E. Eagle, of Carterton. The bulls were purchased for Mr. Eagle by Mr. Stuckey at tho Jersey salo held at Ashtou Court on June 9 by Lady Smythe. One of tho bulls is by ;Ashtori Noble—Bobbette, his- granddani being Lustre, winner o£ six first, prizes, :inctiitliiig first at the Spring Showiih 1907 and'l9oß, and second-at the Boyal:Show, at 'Newcastle-on-Tyne,. in. 1908... Ashtoii Noble was bj- Noble of Oaklands, a. son .of the celebrated champion . prize cow Lady Viola; out ofOctavia. winner of-the first prize for Jersey, and the Slythewood Bowl in 190", and various other prizes. Bobbette was R.H.C. in her class, and was awarded

Hie- certificate of. merit in the butter test "at-Trips Show, 1910. Tho'''Other bull is Bobby—Walcombe Sturstoiie. and .comes of a -particularly good milking strain. The latter was Wond ■'.in the butter test prize, and E.J.B.S. bronze medal, and won several other: prizes. In ISO 7 she yielded 853051b. milk, in 1908 68111b., and in 1909 8816}lb. Shorthorn breeders will bo interested in a pedigree Shorthorn bull which comes ta the'order of Mr. W. T. Williams, of Awarna, Pukehou, Hawke's Bay. Tho bull is Baoton Mascot, and is from the

herd of Dean Willis, Bapton. Manor, :Wiltshire, who has sold many high-priced animals to go to the Argentine. The new arrival is a dark red animal of groat quality and substance, and possessing a beautiful head and neck.' He is 20 months : old,- and was .selected by Mf.-Stucke.y. Th.ero':,wero many inquiries -after this animal,' which was ."secured.-., for 600 guineas". ' ■ ■ ~-■■'■"■■- ' ' The '.-Kia Ora also brought :. Romney rains and 10 owes for Messrs. Wright, Stepherison and Co., Dunedin, and .the four-year-old Clydesdale stallion. Black Doiic'las, imported by Mr. J. Boag, for the Middlerigg Stud. Black Doug'.as, who was described in this column some time ago, was bred by Mr. G. Alston, of Darvel, Ayrshire, and has had some important successes in the show ring. As a year-

ling he took 1 first at the Glasgow Stallion Show, and second at the Highland Show; asa three-year-old third at the Highland, and this year fifth at the same event, a ff ainst tencompetitors. He is a black horse flicked with grey hairs, standing 1G hands 3 inches, with good quality and considerable weight. He is a grandson of tho famous breeding horso Baron's Pride. The five-year-old Clydesdale mare, Bathgate, with foal at foot, which was- purchased for Hγ. E. Short, of Paroransri, hv Mr. Boag, and who came out in the Kia Ora. were taken oif tho vessel at Auckland. ■ : . ■ .