DAIRY BULL VALUES

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 31, 31 October 1942, Page 4

DAIRY BULL VALUES

The big event of the dairy bull season in the lower North Island was the fourteenth spring national show and sale, held in Feildiug on October 8. Here was an offering of 207 bulls, about 72 per eent. of which were Jerseys, and with 23 Friesians, 21 Milking Shorthorns aud 16 Ayrshire bulls providing the balance. My catalogue records for the opening run of the Jerseys—:37 lots—live were not there, eight passed,' and 24 sold to average 27 guineas. About one-third of these were two-year-olds and two-thirds yearlings. The price average approximates closely to that’ secured at other leading North Island dairy bull sales; as in Waikato and Bay of Plenty. Among the leading vendors were F. V. Bryant and Sons, who offered the first prize two-year-old, which made 50 guineas, together with two yearlings sold at 32 and 33 guineas; Kilgour Sisters, Kiwitea, who sold two yearling bulls at 624 and 67 guineas; these going to Taranaki and to 11. G- Fourneau of Hastings, respectively; H. Wilson, of Hastings, who sold four yearlings in bis first run to average 37 guineas, with a top price of 45 and then sold the two very last bulls of the sale, yearlings, at 34 and 29 guineas. .11. J. Fourneau aud Son, of Hastings, was another successful Hawke's Bay vendor, who sold three yearlings in his first run at an average of 3-1 1-3 guineas, and a top of 40 guineas. The Woodville breeder, M. D. Murray, sold two yearlings at 45 aud 30 guineas and a two-year-old at 30 guineas. A. Montgomerie, of Awahuri, sold two yearlings at 47 and 27 guineas. From Levin J. H. Taylor sold a three-year-old bull at 30 guineas and three yearlings at 26 guineas average, with 42j lop. R. L. Horn, of Kuku, sold a two-year-old at 474 guineas aud two yearlings at 46 and 30 guineas. Alan Horn sold two two-year-olds n,l 45 and 40 guineas, and a yearling at 20, and J. G. Horn two yearlings at -10 and 25 guineas, and a two-year-old at 20 guineas. The Friesians did not have n very succesful sale despite the fact that the quality in both breeding and condition of this offering was really excellent. Of 23 lots offered, three were not present, seven were passed in and 13 were sold. The yearlings averaged 15 2-3 guineas, with a 41-guinea top price, and (wo-year-olds averaged 21 guineas with a 28-guineu top price. I noted of one yearling bull from u highly reputed stud, which sold at nine guineas—“good backing and excellent size

and looks well.” And then again of a two-year-old, sold at 154 guineas—“nothing wrong with condition or type and one of the best for his backing (i,e. butterfat).” Strangely enough I have since attended two clearing sales aud at both the most sought-after cows were those with a Friesian cross, which in each case made top price and the overall best average. Milking Shorthorns .met a better reception altogether. 'Miss G. Breen, of Hastings, sold two yearlings by her imported sire, at 40 and 394 guineas. Another useful yearling made 28 guineas on account of Mrs. B. A. Bond, Rungiotu.

The Ayrshire entry was unfortunate in that too’many vendors did not bring out their bulln in proper condition. This breed had the distinction of winning the supreme championship on file day. with a yearling offered by Mr. R. H. Hill, at Tionpotcn. which nitidc guineas. A. wonderfully-grown youngster, typey, exceedingly low-set and of great rib-spread. Unfortunately his dam is young and has not been tested. Top price in this breed went to a two-year-old bull offered by Mr. J. Kyle, of Aokautere, sold at 35 guineas.