PEDIGREE STOCK

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1330, 6 January 1912, Page 8

PEDIGREE STOCK

A VALUABLE IMPORTATION. "On. the ( occasion of, Mr. Lovelock's re- . cent visit to America, says the "Hanawatu Standard," he took a commission from Mr. Joseph Liggins, of "Ashlea," Tokomaru, to purchase a heifer in calf from tho famous herd of HolsteinFriesians of Fred. F. Field, Massachtisetts. Mr. Lovelock secured a two-year-old daughter of the famous Colantha Lad, out of Mercena Schinling 2nd. A son of Johanna Lad was recently sold for 10,000 dollars. Colantha Johanna Lad has nineteen A.R.O. daughters. Merceiin, Schinling 2nd is by a son of a 23.SUU). cow. Iter sire is a full-brother to a heifer that held the world's championship in the senior two-year-old class for over eight years. This heifer was Alta Posch, 27.081b. at 2i years. Mr. Liggins's heifer on Saturday dropped a fine bull calf, sired by Dutchland Sir I'ietertyo Ilengerveld, a three-fourths brother to Heady Change, 31.101b., a halfbrother to Blanche Lyons de Ifol, 33.31b., a son of Changeling, who gave GGli.Dlb. of milk and 29.231b. of butter in seven days. Ilis sire has 02 A.R.O. daughters, and" is one of the most famous of the great A.R.O. sires. Mr. Liggins has already been offered three figures for the calf, but he is not for salo at any price, as ho will be required to mate with tho heifers from Ilia present herd of registered Holsteins that may be sired by his Ashlea King, a son of the Dominion's champion, Cliffsido Lnddie. The new arrival is named Sir Pietortyo Hengerveld's 'Dutchland Johanna Lad. .