PEDIGREE FRIESIANS.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 June 1920, Page 3

PEDIGREE FRIESIANS.

Unreserved dispersal sale of the famous Ashlea herd of pedigree Fries Inn cattle, i.ou pr ° Ilert y °f Mr. Joseph Llgglns, will be , j <■ tlie fa ™i Karere, near Longburn, ana four miles from Palmerston North on lnursday, 22nd Inst, the first day of the . lanawa.tu 4' iln( * Winter Show, when the catiilogue of 78 head to be offered Is a most aturaottve one, including imported! animals anu others very closely related to high milking Quality Imported blood animals. The foundaH° n ™ ow f of 11,13 herd were purchased from Mr. Charles Hopping and were by the imported sires, Colonel Manor of Riverside and Graces Netherland of Riverside; also a large numn » m " 10 •"■"'lent breeder, Mr. John Donam, of Wanganui. To retain the "Ashlea" nerd at Its now high standard, Mr. Llggins Imported two females, including the wellKnown Dutchland Colantha Mercena, who with , r ,3?Jf s ' ,ter ' lhe Palmerston North champion in 19U-191G, are Included In the offering. Having full regard for desirable' sires onlv stud bulls of milking repute were Introduced into the herd and Include the great Westmere Woodcrest Pontlac, born July 1, 191(1, who claims for his dam, the renowned Westmere Princess Pieterje, who as a junior four-vear-old recorded 24,199 lbs milk with 939.78 lbs butter-fat. in 365 days. A large number of stud cows and heifers have been bred to the bull just mentioned, and the balance to Ashlea. Rangatlra, a son of Ashlea Butterboy and putchland Colantha Mercena. The yearling heifers which are a particularly fine lot. are by Mestmere Woodcrest Pontlac and Ashlea 4™™,, ' whose dam, Daphne, has recorded 403.301bs fat In 3(12 days. Undoubtedly there will be consrderable Interest displayed at the ringside when Westme™ Woodcrest Pontlac stands before the public, and he will be given first place amongst the twelve bulls catalogued, and Intending purchasers will be well advised to bear this fact In mind. As Mr. Liggins has disposed of his Karere property, tlio Instructions to the auctioneers, Messrs. Dalgely and Co. Ltd., are to sell absolutely without reserve, and buyers are particularly requested to note the hour of starting, which is to bo 11 o'clock a.m. sharp. Catalogues are obtainable on apnllcatlon, and thoso requiring conveyance to sale are asked to advise the auctioneers as 'early as possible