GUERNSEY IMPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1653, 21 January 1913, Page 8

GUERNSEY IMPORTS.

"'SOME; VALUABLE ANIMALS.

.Further,,particulars 1 '.of the Guernsey cattle purcnase; at Home by Mr. Geo. M.oiild,. of Canterbury, and referred to in. tins column ou Saturday, are given in tne (Jhristcfturch "i'ress." .. Writing to. a friend'in' Chrik'cliurcn, Air. Gould says:— * '''U'hftve 'just shipped, alter many delays owing* to the-'fooPand-mouth disease, six ' 'young Guernsey cattle per' s.s. Knifcoura. Thorp- tiro .four heifers 'from; .'/thirteenmonths ,to two .(.and a half years old, all but the-youngest in calf to, bulls ..of the most fasnionaDle pedigrees, and two ris.ing yearling bulls, botn- from "cows" yields >ing,over,lo.uo gallons per'annum: of milk,, about ■ 5,' per centrrbntjer-fat; d'liey. are from the herds, of. Sir-Everard' .Hambro and Mr. P.. Pratt-Barlow,. both, .weUdinbwii • breeders.' Y-. I {was fortunate 'in'.gettiug a Golden Cherry heifer,,as this lino has'probably produced taoro winners both in tho prize-ring and butter tests than any other in/lingland. , The old ■ -cow herself took the first' -prize again, .this. year, .at - the , London Dairy. : Show, while., auoth'er- : of-.. her progeny •' is ' probabjy ; tho /best Guernsey 1 cow .in England 'tb'-Qay/'*. Another -JiMter from . Sir . E/ : /Hainbrojis'Hayes! Olive 6th, the: Olive's also, being quite in the front, rank.. Ono ..of'thq young bulls is..out/of Dewdrop : 2nd of the gave 55.801b. of.nulk at: the Guildford-Show,, as well as gaining third' prize in/the ring amongst about, twenty,vand; thd;,other is by Goldseeker, ty;:'cliiMsion:-iulljof/.Bngiand'.-fdr,".two, recently'sold to America, it is said; "tor ',£2500,/ out 'of lady /Flora '3rd, ■ a- iOOO-gallon "cow > and- a-, good/ winner - in ;t.he.shoiy'ririg;'.;:,'";../■ ,/.'.' /,-'• ►/ ; "Tlie- breed -.has made' tremedoiis strides both.iri.Eriglhnd"|ahd America'*during. the. fast, five; years.-' ".Up till then ono seldom saw more than-ono or' J two exhibits ht; tlib leading shows;- in.'fact, I ci'n re- , member/when;.there.jivas only one regular 'exhibitor'.' ' But how'the Guertiseys-rival ■tlid,'Jerseys :in inumbei? at the, principal, 'shows in the Southern Counties, and the ' Herd' Book :,containsabout 250 registered herds. I liuve no doubt that under/ the influence of : show- • ;nh'g.,competition arid ' selection, .- the. breed ' is/:making)';'antl /will lcontiiiUß ■to make, steady' improvement)- as 'I.'am. it-formed, that' .until decent times-/the, Guernsey. - breeders were .very/casual in ih«r raeth- .' ■ ids..;./; There, is'little to choose,eilter. in. ; ,'or quantity. btiween,.the! ■produce-.'of--'-'Jerseys/and Guernseys,-but >1 'think 'the latter.'.were .the.' most ijcnf-'rally' ustjful 'breed; 'being larger and'-pnte. quite • so. : refined.:' Their/colour, varying■/from' flight yellow:'arid white 'to red and white, is. jriost ;to me,' and .they. cross jihost -excellently 'with Shorthorns.. ./ Sir , 'Henry',Lennard, .of Wickham :Court,'-the! ■laU;,o.vvnor;of/Goldsecker/'has-/one." cf-the' best herds in Great Britain, and to give an:idt*a of what may-bo expected-of a: good Guernsey cow, I -will give .you the returns - from 'some of his: best/coirs' in 191 Cl— 1 . > '.)■'/ • Per •

■'{■it'.{ -i;v-.' Per-.'..'" ■' i: Cent., No. of . {■'.Name. :-V .Gals.!--"'fat.''. calves. ' Lidy S3 113" 8 585 7th L'ady 89-V '1020.6 i' 4.55 ■r' Sth"^ ■jWickhain'Fancy.';, i 1130.9 5.10{. 2nd • : AVickham llaj . 901 525 l<t 'Dairymaid^;'..Blo 5.10' Ist-: :; \i."The« returns.from only' inediuik-sized• ! cattlo. vrill,,l ■ am 1 sure,'convinoa' yob that the best of the, breed'are very' good indeed,' vhile I am satisfied .that the : average) -Guernsey., isrquito l a{ useful, "animal. .'One y point in ar9; Vcrjri.much 5 superior to ■ the' average Jersey . is : in their ,fifie-sized;and well-plaCed : J.teats, iwhilo,".the richj buttei'-cblourfid skiiTtfliich* is found in many- of th'o: best Jerseys .is .'still more .a,feature.of'the.Giiernseys. ,V For all this, I think it' will be a long time -before I; i;get : anything to.beat,-.'or,perhaps to 'equal, l , .tlie.gijod;old Sijnfloiver strain of the'. Jer-; ;ceys. I do' hope -thcj r arrive safely,: and-' may ;p!rove. worthy iof ; being the pioneers' ' of '.tfi«:breed'.iri {New.-Zealand."; ■{■ The. bulls: arc: plain-headed beasts, - which no - one !'wiuld'keep-{for.'-ornament .'only,-j but when . |: ;j'o'u-;do :get : ;a .r'eally^good;,Guernsey: cow \think sy is';- jujt about- the 'perfection' '•'of. what. a/(|airy cow 'should be.",'{.- " .'|-{' -tf ■■v