IMPORTANT SALE AT PUNIHO.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 25 July 1907, Page 3

IMPORTANT SALE AT PUNIHO.

An important silc of Jerseys and other dairv -toik. horses, eic. is to Ik. held l,y Mr X..wtc.u Kin- under instructions frmii tin' executors' oi the lute Mr Alien Bell. at tin- 11-.nx.st.atf, Puniho (near nkatoi on Wednesday next. 3M inst. The Jersey herd has lieoii lireit and annually culled for tin- past £2 years, during which time the estate never had a clearing sale. Tin- I'.ab cork tester has heen freely used, and, aa result, the herd has the reputation of containing cows of very high-testing qualities. Amongst the pedigree hulls IJr William Mauris out prominently, mid compevnt judges have expressed the opinion that he would hold his gronnd I in any show-ring in the colony. Ab a I '2 year-old he carried off first ). '/.a at the Taranaki A. and I*. Show ; i I'M. In 1905 he again toot Ist prize in his class and also won the championship •rophy a< the "best pure-bred bull suitthle for breeding dairy cattle" (against •II breeds], Fn IflOfi he again carried lft" first and champion prizes. Some of his progeny will aNo be offered, and should meet with keen competition. A notable feature about thfs old-established herd is that the cow are all young and in good condition. Sueeial attention has l>een paid to the breeding of draught horses, and those in search of this class of stock will do well to attend the sale.