PURE-BRED POLLED ANGUS STOCK .

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2795, 13 June 1916, Page 8

PURE-BRED POLLED ANGUS STOCK .

IMPORTATIONS FROM SCOTLAND. . Tharo ■were landed yesterday from quarantine, ex the' s.s; Turakina, three purebred Polled Angus heifers, purchased in Scotland for Mr. A. S. Carlyon, of ■ Gwavasherd. .These heifers are.of the s choicest ; blood procurable in Scotland, . ' and werorselected from tho herds of Lord Bosebcry; of Dalmeny, Mr; J. E. Kerr, of Hamestciwu Castle, Dollas, and Mr. I).' P. Elliot,of Nisßet ■ Hill,. Duns. ; Tho selection ironv'the Dalmeny herd , li> a tivo-year-old heifer of Pride of Aberdeen, family—"Pure 'Pride of Dalmeny," by I'rince Buller, oue of Lord Bosebery's chief stud bulls, whose sire was the Trojan Erica bull Euthalito. Pure. Pride's dam ,is Pride of Dalmeny 16th, by Ebbero, bred by Sir George M'Pherson ■ Grant, and used as chief stock bull for many years by Lord Rosebery. . . > The selection from ■ the Harviestown .herd' is a . particularly well-bred Trojari Erica, Eunice of Harviestown, by Prido 'of the Wassail. 'fHis latter animal is described>as beingitEebest breeding Mmll ■in existence to-day, and has sired more .winners than any other bull in recent -years. His stock at Perth, sales, 1915, averaged'-nearly 300 guineas per head as :yearlings. Eunice's dam" is Eureka of -r. Sands,; by. Sutherland, sire of many .famous animals in his day. Eureka, traces her" doscent through generations of aris- :;. tocratio dams to Emily, by . Old Jock, " : the" first bull entered in the Aberdeen

• Angus Hord Book. ■■••-..■ '1 he heifer chosen from Mr. Elliot's i hord is Elga 2nd, another Trojan Erica of the Edith of Ballindalloch strain. Sign 2nd is by the Blackbird; sire Black Jackin of BallindollacK, and is probably the, first of the Blackbird, family introduced into New Zealand, and as experts ■ know is the strain which is most in demand by breeders in both North and South America at tho present time. These additions, together with tho re. cently-imported bull Quality of Maisemere, from the herd of Mr. T. T. Cridlan, of Smithfield famo, will strengthen the Gwavas herd immensely. ,

J. C. Swlngton. and ,T. <G. ICjestrup. have been appointed delegates of the Masterton Dairy Company to tho annual meeting of the National, Dairy -Association.

The/ Masterton Dairy Company's factory closed down' for the season on Saturday. . The last shipments of the company realised 1645. per cwt. in the London market..

, Machinery taken care of lasts twice as long. Those .Milking Machines and En-gine;-now lying,idle should be thoroughly- overhauled. Let Parton undertake'the job. Expert work and very lowcharge are sureties. Call or write for details. A. J. PARTON, Plumbing Works, Pembrpke Street, Carterton—Advt. -

: Never, has the demand for .clear-headed constructive thinking in 'business been bo urgent as it is right now. We are living in a progressive age, and must take advantage of all up-toniate methods. ' It is in savings from, waste of any description that money is- made to-day',' and by concentrating' one's effort's on; all details ,of our business-we claim to be able to produce results for our many cream.'suppliers. - We want more cream. Can you supply us? Further particulars, Wanganui Fresh-Pood ■ Co.—Advt