HIGH-PRICED JERSEYS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 287, 31 May 1912, Page 6

HIGH-PRICED JERSEYS

TARAXAKI MEX PAY MV, PRICES. Auckland, May 28. The very general importance attached to the dairying industry and the« part played therein by the Jersey cow "as fully demonstrated at the sale of pedigree and grade Jerseys held today on account of Messrs. Willis Bros., Tapp and Moreland, all well-known ] breeders of the Jersey. The cattle were all in excellent condition, looking really well. Practically the whole of the stock offered by Willis Bros, and Mr. Tapp have been bred by themselves and have j sprung from the one source, viz., that [typical dairy Jersey cow Snowflake (160), which was a great prize-winner and a most persistent and rich milker, having produced 8»541bs of milk, testing from 5.4 to 0.0 butter-fat, during her second lactation period. None of the female descendants of the Snowdrift family !■ ive hitherto been offered for sale by either of the vendors on account of the extremely high value they have placed on their dairy qualities. The sale commenced with Messrs. Willis Bros.' stock, Snow Queen, winner of first and champion prizes at Waikato and Franklin shows, being the first offered. She was calved in 1909 and shows a register of 11.21bs of butter-fat :in seven days. She was purchased bv Mr. Hall, of Mangatoki, at 140gns, and j the _ same buyer secured two heifers (twin sisters) at lfiOgns. Avalanche, dam of the two previous heifers and an aged cow, was bought by Mr. Purdy. of Taranaki, at 147gns. Snowbird, a yearling heifer, realised 18flgns, Mrs. Watkins seeuring her, and the same buyer also took the yearling heifer Snow Girl at .275gns, the top price of the sale. Each Jof these highly-priced yearlings were by the imported bull Golden Swan. Other handsome prices realised by Messrs. Willis Bros, were as follows:—Magneat COgns, Fitzwilliam's Fancy 84gns, Fitzwilliam's Belle fiOgns, and Snowflick |Clgns.

On account of Mr. Tapp:—Snow (highest tost cow offered) was bought by Mr. Purdy, of Taranaki, at 122gn9, and the same buyer also took Snow Wreath at 09gns. Other prices obtained by Mr. Tapp were:—Snow Star lOlgns and. Snow Cap 77gns. On account of Mr. Moreland:—Sweet B 39gns, Sweet Lavender 30gns, Mountain Queen 43gns.

The bulls were not so much in demand. Buttercup's Boy realised 40gns, ■pitzwilliam 30gns, and the yearlings Snowdon and Whauriki 35 and 30gns .respectively. Grade cows, practically purebred, went as high as £26 10s. A two weeks' old heifer calf from Snow Cap realised 30gns, -and 0 and 8-months old high grades went up to lOgns. Without exception everything offered was sold, and the sale in eyery way demonstrated the value and irdliance placed by dairymen on the Jersejy breed.