SALE OF JERSEYS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 158, 22 July 1937, Page 6

SALE OF JERSEYS

Kotare Herd Disposed Of QUALITY 0FFERING Disappointing prices, which were well below values for cows of this quality, were offered for the high-class dairy herd of grade Jerseys offered on account of Mr Brian L. Williams f of Kutare, Pukehou, to-day. The offering, which was a complete dispersal sale, was made by Williams and Kettle, Ltd., and took place at the Stortford Lodge saleyards. The cows came forward in quite good order, but were a little empty after having been on the road for three days. The herd had been heavily culled, only high quality sires with heavy butterfat backing being used. For the last four seasons the herd had been under the Group Herd-Test-ing Association, and last year 85 cows, including a number of heifers, attained the good qverage of 3101bs. butterfat, with individual records rauging as high as 590lbs. There was a good attendance of dairymen and others interested. The top price was £11 2/6, for a three-year-old, which last year produced 346 Ibs. of fat in 304 days. A six-year-old, which gave 4(K)lbs. last season and 590 lbs. the pre^ious season in 250 days, realised £7 10/-. Another similar-aged cow with a good performance sold at £8 10/-. A fifth calver, producing 326 lbs. in 184 days', sold at £4 15/-. A four-year-old, due to calve in September and producing 3561 bs. in 256 days, sold at £4 10/-. A six-year-old, producing 3401bs. in 226 days, was sold very eheaply at £3. Some three-year-olds producing 2501bs. in 180 days, were sold at the same price. The heifers provided the best selling of the day. All depastured with Kutare Golden Sun sjnce November 1 sold to £6. The three-year-old heifers brought to the same value. . The heifers, which shotted good production on the dam side, were fairly grown and in good condition, making an attractive line of young stock. Many of these are likely to be railed to the W aikato. Most of the herd offered were August and September calvers, with a few due to calve in October A number of these had depastured with Te Aute Gqlden Mars. This bull, which was purchased at 60 guineas as a yearling, contained some of the best Jersey blood, including the noted imported K.C B. and Golden strains. The sale afforded dairymen a paiticularly good opportunity of improving their herda, with well-bred, highproducing cows. -