CHIEF DAIRY BREBDS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1473, 22 June 1912, Page 14

CHIEF DAIRY BREBDS.

HOLSTEIW-FHI ESI ANS

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Jt (loos nof MKMii. to 'to Vi'r-y ni.a.tly yf-ai's n;,'o ill .Now /'r:i i ami w.hen the i.lViry ia.rn.ter who that ll.ii.Mcin.. 1% i,.-iaii c;rtIh' 111 ii; It t Some ti ii fk.i vjMIR'S was viewed wills s'i)V|(ii:iiin„ and a" I'll•-=>!! whose lirea fai .'..J,aliiiiiMhi' regarded as. cii v.-uiii'-A lot of liat>h ,1 '■! 1 f'its iyotv ,siv«l. atviurt iji.J liii't'll, anil in I'iic.i tilr la-ic .o; ; il'fjnon-t ini; llic t|iiali!ii\s til' liol~icii;.|V!i-i. ; i:< 1W ilairy caltio liaH lakfii ycar.s in. .ai'h.iinJjlisli. The (id'O, lias nbiv in: very strongly in I'avin.i.r i>; thi--.. <-:iilit', ami c'S[)ceially mi iii t-3).d- lic>"-i ; district; of thi-. lonn'.ry. 'vhi'if, \v.th liicii b'teat milk yicliLs'iin.i.l n't'licp virlii'l'fv lImI-

stcin-I nesians ■ .are. neeuliarly. .lulaplaole ill addition to ...what- they :can accomplishm the way ot buttei:-.tat; One ot i•- pre-seiit-dav tpat\iri's.-.ot; -dairy.eattlcrbrecdiiig; ill Nei /ciliij it. '( I -^i 1 Holbein cross, ol course-ironi/purebred-.bulls oi -oilsor the other suic/Jir 'view-.-ot .the- success ot Holstem-l' nesians .in- Nc«>;/ealaiuly andalso especially -mv :Ymenea-,.':partie.iuai's.of-their history arevof ■.interest. ■ It nuiy-;be. pointed out that ,some- .contusion' -lias- ejfe isted in the iutorpretat,ion.:oi. the ' names: "Dutch I'rinsian-" -and- ■■ .Hoistein-l'-i'ie-sian." Dutch lu'iesiansriiw.thcftnie >cth-, erlaiul type, while 1 tin; well-known .province which -is 200' miles from tncsland:.'.-: Mien 1111 nui;iuifr■ Jlii'ir: first lots m I.STO-and --18S0;. the Americansprocured them 'fi'oni. iiolstv.'iiii -ana, also lion lueslmi 1 in 1 u lit L lltt' botes

the two strains.-.b-ecame 'blenued- .in. 1 TTol-. &tein-l , 'riesian...-.-l'he> first -catile:- lmpartsdinto Aow /eaiaiid--re'atin« to- -tills- breed were Dutch J:riesiaii«.aiHl.-rcitli -the fusionbetween the descendants-of ,lhesc,:and : the Ilolstem-lriesiau .-liuportat-ions. irom America. the breed- in; .vew- Zealaiid-'is-under-. going a transformation-siiiiiiar- -to- -tliat experienced 111 the? : Umted.Statesi>.altho»(rii:it may Ijo mentioned that-'in -tlie-Holstciu Association htnil .Book;-.tile -two :t.V'pes are Ami ssrtwslvv

First-. Importations; To Me. John ■ Grigg. - tae; welirknowii' owner ot Loiuibcach.- tana'r.b.ur.v. bclonus the credit of iir.st inesian--cattle., lo "Now Zealanuv. .J his: -was in- 188!.. and the shipment comprised-cue'bul-1.-and; sevencowu. all Jlutcii -Irienaus;- 1-he. cattle arrived ill the .Lonu'ar-iro. li.nti.sji king. and:. \\ ;'iii]-';i. I he -Kin™. ot. tihe- lierd 1 . ivas ■J aul'cau (ltlti). a'.black ..ami .w-hi-;c bull.. bi:eu: 111 1882 bv Jtr. '.bictzc- de- -.i.onw ;ai' -bclnllard, and breti from a: : I :-H-~ia:i .bull anacow. I'aureau is: described as ijeing, :of fine, build, ife was beauiii.ully .Toundod with' a straight back-.- and. v. 1 tii strong-and wellbuilt hindquarters;, w-l.th a .siighil-.v rounds ed cross. He-stood-firect and- .tirin.. front' and back 111 excelleiit- proporl-ions. a jjrctl-v head-tutt and line- horns., .lie -had a line. sl:iti. flesh, and milk loi-nv, the r.iKlit, hind thigh being black -.down to:- -the iieelv Ike

rows' \v<'vu Si'Miii'V\v<'.!:', j{o^c:V>t.ul : ., .Spiyj - ., JEut,1 s 4 i:<iri.»,. Xlay INi-u, ii:fnl •v('l.lm')'hinii i's.i' \ ]y> |,rr(W| \y.iis hi-t'io-di.ircil li'dv l hXfirlii K'ht.iwi ii.v; 'My'-. <= '•<!l'<--'iiiii',ll l/irirfcips', t!io jjr/fsiilv-iMj ?)!•' t InV<• w Zruhiji/i, A^op'inI'.iMu i>iii : ]'-v T'VM'mm! 01' Dii'lin of I\;>» ]>. i?ir: :|/urrh'fi^•-:! fn.ni 'Mi.' Vii ; ij, •'l'li.c liit.'c.d u'a* rlu:ifl i.n Nuw //isi'liiiinl n>iM' in t.'hc : N-ariH Int.n 1 t.il.

Some Later linporls-. iii lllO'l'. ilii[i■!;ii''■-i.is nitiiibeiin.!: li.cnd. <i)' !'|.4ii>Jli;mi-.I .0.;i.1.M.c lyci'v ■ii«itlis i'lMMji America hy Nrivliiji K itin' iiiiil fy.reet' i/i' 'I'mi-ii'tiiViii, lylii'fe iii i.lin liiilmviitj w\ir .M< • A!- 1 1.ii'iiz-f.c jt-i'iil. i-ivf/li;!':!-;,. 11 1 st:ni tii'(h, imported : mi* liiil! ,:i nil': I inc. heifers in .('ii'l,!*. '.l:'.or vmu3< ICili'g lit)il .M.'.K'enzm. jultl i.m-i-iw-l- (l:i! i'.i' W. !. I.oveh.el,) liitvc iieim ipriijcipal enUJo ■ijroc.ilfM.'S' in lint Xoi'th i :nu) ri'rc i'rieiidly i;iv.ni.i\y Jsi<hvl>'e]|r the 'IVixaraiti niut Aliuiatfatir w|m'.W|ilai:ivi's. life beei? iiiic. .of -tlic c|iW i Wit iiie s oi dairy

i-xi:j lii!> ;i!.- v:!,-;ci:s Xoi ill M.ind -hows. A j'oc-cii-ti bnprirlalions. jif iiii'lch-li-io-ians aiv some % .Mes-i's. \V. 0. Hny■;.s ami K. 11. linel,erid!;e, nf \V.iir:'i;sji;i, i'rpiii "ve'i 1-lr.iiu.iCii Fariii :ii Alt'. A l . C< liiii!i.oinU »£ KOWVSV S'evi. VAtljs: 'IM'lO. JC-iitt'lo- jli.l pUlvl.H'f'.il, VV!lll i.n.ilkiitj.; 'v.-Jiicli shiinhi r<-n!l in t'lw animals bffomiii;;: a ■i'lii'j.tiicr important adj.iinc.l io'tihis -.slcclc-..

.Early .Efforts to Popularise {he Breed. . Ii may lio ni"nii:iii''ii thai far. ycar« Ml. Owkk's' t'livorfs tji, pmiula.Kisc' li.is lii-id. liio'l villi. iil'.U 1 sinami nmrv l.!i;in cnti: & .Stii'iinilr'il Id. ijtjp'iiii' 'iW<ir hat" ; t.h<i= spii'iidid scrv-iijc Mi'. fii;ii:i;'. VsMiiioi'i'O ih'o ■'jniliistry by hi'insliiK t : hu"ljrivti to : Zvajaiiii' is no.-.v' hyiiis t'ii.l'jy r'f'iv.i.i.-":--]. ii\* a'll xla'ii.-yni'.eii.-.. XrihaHand yiico!], line o'i" the pripiival i oavs, VaThi; Ureptl. has lad adva'siced ns'jich.. ill- favoar in tin- Smii ii Jsl.a'.iid; iitissijily Ik'cau.H: only tlie. sp.iitTiiini ■proviirtiiiS Sir ; iii :H(f ■<!ai ry,iii : !ia'S' .nia.ili: .jirca't a;ii%:a'ii'cs?s-. ; fiv lJif: -\oi't)l Islijiiil;' ■linimiit'i'iiK .anil hay«. hciit .oil. a fj'jiil.c ihsrii'iy ih'ij jsrts.t' l'cw yiar* in 'the: iN'pi'.lii Jslaiid. ami the lin.nl may''n said ia hiiv« lirtnly .c.-!a!dishi.'d iI. Titc >.'t'W Zi'i'huid i.iavorniiK'n!. also niadi' <'xto::>i.vo pnn-jia.-i-- of. p.ni'o'iri-d stuck i'mm tha 'lcrd iii" Mr. (irit' ; f. ; ;ui;l inijinrfainii's froiit Aini'iica. aad inii'i--(|xpfivinionts ;ji:p '.lioi iig- cnr.i';i<:(f' out at t-iit; Wcroioa .Stale Kann, .Levin. ■

Dairy Champions. ■ A -miikiiig.-recor.ih. in tact. -iiasjust beenostaiilisned. there by 'Donuno T-i-1-,- a'- descendant: lroui. olio :ot -111--.. J., tinsg'S': ui 11 il lmpo Utions ih" fig us lead 'Domino- 111. owned. by th«. .Stalß' I'aim, Wcreroa.. bred, .by Mr. C. iT.on'gbeaeh, Cam-erbur-Vi calved fccptoniber« ■1011-.. returiv .to end--of Tebriniry, -life -.days, UlilGll ol 11111k, li jl tst da\ s <■ pih, 1131b-; still 11111 ki 11 fv 71:1 i>. per ■ ilayvun. "M-jrp]! 2H- 1912'. Ij'.'Soii:-iiio end cl nei lot I e pi od 1 is "vpected s] lt m'l proiltie-tf at least 20.0001 ij?;- ot -milk,■'i'h'.S' 11 is. easifv- a dairy com" .six months! record for Jvcw ■■Zealand, but li does n'i! attain that which ha-' ui.-t "bfcif.-nstablrsli.oii bv iSano.s.tinu Holie Doml-,-: the-new "Queen 01. .1 ho dairy w.orld;/. : J'!iis'.Avnnde!'f.iil' cow has: ]ust produced j0.)8.311b.. ot biH'tor-.fo.ti produced. • 111. ...Mia: ij/ivs. She'-is five years old, anil during. ■the l year milked: -27404:!1 i>.of milk, testing 1 per -cent, ot-.-'bntier-iah . Hiesc- ,aro stnkn„ fi D U"s r 11 ell a rthnn of <9- gallons of milk pel:-day;; or- enough -Inlppl 1C t u lilies cith with 1 qnut of niiik-iilailv.. Ji : .lirade- inlo. butler her sat production: wouiit: -ciiual : 1.12:;92.i1b..:. -.ot butlei'.-ol:- over 1 AUb.-per da»;for;S(w.. days. 'I'ins ui -all-. -Clio more:, remai'icaolc.- becauseit i is 111 «o uithuit the cc\ 'tug lij

at" ali before freshening;..•...■No 1 >o.tuoiv. cc\v ! ■iiv ■the- world lias ever -produced such :m ■enormous amount, orbntter-fai'.in:a. yearlyIcm. aim or.'v lone'lo.rhoi: 'has-- ever ox-; ■eccded .tiie. m:lk record, l-'iie foregoing-i („m s mi to shoi win*- cm b t one !Witli-:-tius breed .111.-tuevwav. .ot: ..muk. -and" ■butter-production-; ■ . ©thei"points- 111 -favour---of -the Ho'stc-nr--•Frfesitftt are that iucy nr« hordy-.-.scasy ■ to iei, "ltd lii ei\ nnti ible ■Owiiig-to-tiro fact that thev .give.so-nuiei;-nu!:; "thev- ar.o- 11.000111111?, more-..and. iinoroi -.y-iluabltf to clieesanivaking -districts, ■■.and ■thev al'O nvoro usc-ml -also 1 'for-call-ioednig:: p t io«t tin tiul if the 1 ni'lnt oil eis tho lnnl" g-»cl beef <=o '01 „ 1 ■Hie ; -' 'wem well led-: -on- -good hat. ..stock--; yixn? -eomitrv-. In met the iieavust •bulUfclM 'ever reared in, .-America*. were.purebred Holbein?:. -.- - _> . ' The- -impoi-.taneo -ot Holftein-F.riesjans- is i-«inr>h'nsiseu bv the fact dint. .111 .;191T...an, i-'nesooiat.ioli was. tormedv -c.alleu: the- -New ■ /hh'i-uid- ll'olstein-I-riesian Association. ilnch 1 oi\ lunii VI men Vi L'o first- 'volume of the associations contained.' ■iVo' fewer tiiau WOO entries .of-purebred- ? stock, ..