FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 November 1926, Page 4

FARM AND DAIRY.

A PROFITABLE BUSINESS. EXPORT OF STUD SHEEP. TWO CONSIGNMENTS, £50,000. A very valuable business to the Dominion and one that appears to be growing is the export of stud sheep. In this connection particular note may be made of the Corriedale, inasmuch as tins is a distinctive breed which originated in the Dominion. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have lately been receiving very large and valuable orders for stud sheep for ship ment to Patagonia, Falkland Islands and British East Africa, and as. a number of the consignments now’ being filled are repeat orders, it is gratifying to know that overseas breeders recognise the merit and value of New Zealand bred sheep Many previous shipments have been made to Patagonia, but the Falklands Islands and British East Africa trade is comparatively new and well worth fostering, especially to the North Island, as the Romney breed is in most request. Patagonia leans more to the fine wool breed, Corriedale and Merino being the most inquired for. Per e.s. Kia Ora, which sailed on the October 24, Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., shipped 252 sheep for special orders to the Falkland Islands. The consignment consisted 53 Ilommey rams, 173 Romney ewes, 16 Corriedales -and 10 Merino rams, and out of the above, 165 Romneys were on account of the colonial Government who are founding a stud flock on a special area set aside as an experimental farm. A manager and competent farm-hand, who will take charge of the experimental estate, travelled by the same Boat. Early in December a valuable shipment of Corriedales, and Merinos is to be dispatched to Punta Arenas per s.s. Maraari. In ail 414 sheep and some valuable ewes and rams of each breed are going forward. The landed value of the two consignments will run well over £50,060. By the same boat, in December, Mt. J. A. Johnstone, of Bushey Park, is also shipping to Punta Arenas, for a special order, I’2o Corriedale ram hoggets. A BIG YIELDING COW. Monavale Queen Bess, the holder of the New Zealand records for all dairy breeds for junior two-year-olds (740.51 b fat) and for junior three-year-olds (800.181 b fat) and who, as a mature cow, produced 950.91 b fat in 332 days, is again on semiofficial test. Her yields for the first three months are as follows:—August, 2755.61 b milk, 100.021 b fat; September, 2846.81 b milk, 104.191 b fat; October, 3106.41 b milk, 115.241 b fat. Her total yield to end of October ■is 8866.61 b milk and 325.171 b fat in 95 days. On her period on semi-official test her yields were: —December, 1924, 94.331 b fat; January, 1925, 113.821 b fat; February, 1925, 103.731 b fat. Her total to the end of February was 370.231 b fat in 110 days.