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cattle / The late November Border & Lakeland Show & Sale at Borderway, Carlisle despite the weather which depleted numbers forward, attracted several really classy fresh heifers. These included the overall Champion – an awesome uddered homebred daughter of Bomaz Homestead from the Telfer’s famous, long established Dixie family – “Branchal Homestead Dixie 242”. The Telfer family’s “Branchal” herd of Holsteins is the oldest Black and White herd in the UK and celebrated the Holstein Society’s Anniversary last year with a very successful production sale at Borderway. This heifer made 2000gns abd was bought by Messrs Clark of the Whins, Ecclefechan, who also succeeded in taking the top price heifer, the 2200gns Boclair Merchant Barbara 4 from Messrs Brewster’s herd near Glasgow.
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| Champion – Ian Plews from Cogent, Cheryl Watson from Paragon, Branchal Homstead Dixie 242 with Andrew Telfer, and James Telfer |
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| Reserve Champion - Ian Plews from Cogent, Cheryl Watson from Paragon, with Boclair Laurin Colleen with David Brewster |
| Leading Prices | |||
| Lot | Gns | Vendor | Purchaser |
| 8 | 2200 | J Brewster, Boclair Farm, Glasgow | Firm of WA Clark, Whins, Ecclefechan |
| 4 | 2000 | J Telfer, High Branchal, Bridge of Weir | Firm of WA Clark, Whins, Ecclefechan |
| 9 | 1900 | J Brewster, Boclair Farm, Glasgow | R&M Harvey, Nether Keir, Auldgirth |
| 20 | 1900 | M Young, Beuchan Farm, Thornhill | R&M Harvey, Nether Keir, Auldgirth |
| 10 | 1850 | Skirwith Hall Farms Ltd, Skirwith, Penrith | H Smith & Son, Barneight Hill, Mauchline |
| 16 | 1820 | M Young, Beuchan Farm, Thornhill | Firm of RF Forsyth, Balteir, Whithorn |
| 15 | 1820 | Skirwith Hall Farms Ltd, Skirwith, Penrith | Newhouse Farms Ltd, Dumfries |
Averages
4 Cows in Milk = £1640.62
15 Heifers in Milk = £1789.90