A NOTABLE JERSEY HERO.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 241, 7 November 1903, Page 2

A NOTABLE JERSEY HERO.

MR LKl'l'Kß'ri ifOiU'HCOMING SALE. To anyone intsrosted in dairying —tha mains'ay of Taran;iki—there is only 000 thing mora attractive r,nd interestlrg than i'g a cli >ice ihtJ in . puiobred and g win i raejs iv.d that, iis th'j possession Ji such a coll icfcio.. !.'

stock c.sis to bo found on Mr 11. I>. i Lappor's f.« in ar'joining Leppwt I..;! \ station, This we ■•it they are a« if wero an united hIJ happy family, next week wi:l a;e them diapers A under |Mr Ndtvuca Kii.g's hammer arid weuding their ways to pastures new, helping many owners, infateid of one, to obtain the btist test at the factory ai:.d materially kcreaVing the prosperity of

Uifiir various ov-nors. Such a sde as this is one that ca'b for more than passing notice, aud the interest which the Daily Niavs has always shown in

furthering the dairying industry—especially in the dircc'ion of improvements in tha strain of cows—was sufficient to iaipi-1 one of its representatives to pay a visit to the charming spot on which Mr Leppot's grand stock are now running. Naturally the fi»st specimens that meet tho eye are [ho hav;dfed c;ilves, in the homestead pad-do-jk. These at once convince the

visitor as to tho dominant breed of the! cjws on the farm. They are veritable piciuros of graco and beauty showing their breed in faca and limb. That they are healthy and stroDg is cot surprising considering they are fed on puro milk It may not pay to give special time, carr, and attention to (ha progeny of a gosd imauy of the cows to ba found on dtiry farm', bub with such a valuable a?set

as Jerseys aoy reasonable outlay is remunerative for they are eirly breeders, itnd therefore the necessity of a good start, epwt from the mere intrinsic value of the productive animal, is a matter of great moment. Doubtless it is to good management that Mr Lepp'r owes the splendid results obtained from his cows. Another feature-the ou'come of care and kindly treatment - is the quietness md docility of all tb/i beat stock on the farm,' This of itself givas additional /alue to the cws, especially from the view of those buying for private use. Indeed, for this latter purpose it would be impossible to find a collection of cows and young stock offering greater advantages, and though the price may amount to a pound or two more than for ordinary siock, they are worth three times as much when all things are considered, and are cheap at that. Doming to the cows, buyers will have good scope for their ohoun in the forty Jeisays to ba submitted to auction. Naturally they art> nqt all of the same or.d that novae take the fancy more thin othrrs. This is right from a competitive print of view, but what is also important is that there is not a single cow that cannot be deacribed aa. good, while there are many that reach the suparlative point;. The heifers and yearlings are b;und to attract keen competition. These, with tha calves, numbar 100, and a liner or more attractive looking lot could not be imt with in the district. Could any one person sacure the whole lot be would possess material which in time would grow into a fortune, but there are too many people who know a good thirjg when they s;e it to permit of ona man sweeping the p'ol. Last, but not there are tha bulls. Tfcu young stock are visible evidences of the qualities cf their eires. " Retford " and " L r J Oaslow " are bo'h bo well and favourably ktovvnthit neither needs a word of praise beyond the fact chat they are «rand specimens of Jerseys, and apparently safe and quiet, The youn« ' bulls give every ' promise of rivalltna; their sires. The sale should prove a record one for Paraoaki. Looked at from our point of view it sefms a thousand pities to disperse Euch an unique cullestior:, but then- "kismot." We any mention that there are several good horses to be sold aa well as the fine lot of grade Jersjys, on atouut of other vendors. In all probability buyers will be pre sent from all parts of the colony, and the gathering at lunch time should tax the powers of the caterer.