PRINCIPAL honours were reversed at the second March Craven Dairy Auction show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart on Monday, when Mark Smith, of Rookery Farm, Winterburn, won the championship and the Lawson family, from Mill Farm, Arthington, the reserve championship.
Commercial dairy farmer Mr Smith, reserve champion at the opening monthly show a fortnight earlier, stepped up to take the latest title with his first prize newly calven heifer, by Aireburn Snowman, acquired from Bell Busk breeders Brian and Judith Moorhouse. Fifteen days calved and giving 32kg, the victor sold for top call of £2,000 to John Howard, of Heslaker Farm, Skipton.
Defending champions, father and daughter David and Suzy Lawson, who run the Newbirks pedigree Holstein Friesian herd, had to settle for reserve billing this time around with their first prize newly calven cow, Newbirks Blueblood 911, by Larcrest Cancun. The 14 days calved 39kg second calver made £1,780 when joining Brian Blezard of Richester. The Lawsons were also responsible for the second prize newly calven heifer, Newbirks Silver Heliotrope 382, by Seagull-Bay Silver.20 again to Brian Blezard of Ribchester.
The same day’s weekly rearing calf sale attracted a turnout of 50 youngsters, with the Moon family in Wigglesworth leading the way with a £455 British Blue-cross bull calf.
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