SALE OF RED POLLS
Sir,-I have been a_ subscriber to The Listener for many years and have read the articles by "Sundowner" with interest and pleasure; but his comments in the May 24 issue on the dispersal sale of Red Polls at Sir Heaton Rhodes’s- property, Christchurch, are somewhat wide of the mark. I will agree that it was depressing to see such a beautiful place, "and not a soul left to care what followed." I am a _ breeder of Red Poll cattle, and was a buyer at the sale. I do not think the sale dragged: when buying one buys at the lowest Possible price, and does not try to push the sale along with quick bids. I for one value what I bought and do not think that Sir Heaten Rhodes spent his time, money and enthusiasm in vain, for I feel that there is a place in the New Zealand farming economy for the dual purpose Red Poll. The dispersal sale can mean a strengthening of the breed in New Zealand by new breeders taking up the Red Poll for what it is; a breed that milks very well and yet produces bull calves that will turn into excellent beef.
E. K.
DOWLING
(Blenheim)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 933, 28 June 1957, Page 11
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207SALE OF RED POLLS New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 933, 28 June 1957, Page 11
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