WATSON MILKING HERD DISPERSAL SALE

GENERAL NOTES

TELEPHONE NUMBERS ON DAY OF THE SALE:

Michael Taaffe: 00 353 86 2545132

Brian Taaffe: 00 353 86 8626530

SETTLEMENT: Settlement in full is due immediately at the close of the sale and should be made at the auctioneers office.

TERMS: Cash, Cheque and Card Payment. The auctioneers reserve the right in certain instances to insist on card payment.

MOTORISTS PLEASE NOTE:

DUNGANNON FARMERS MART

90 Granville Road, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone BT70 1NJ

From M1/A4 Belfast/ Ballygawley Road take the A45 Exit for B35/ Granville/Dungannon Road. Proceed towards Dungannon. Mart located half mile on right.

Combination Auction: This a LIVE Auction + ONLINE Bidding

IMPORTANT: ONLINE BUYERS MUST REGISTER & BE APPROVED TO BID ONLINE

ALL ANIMALS MUST BE PAID FOR ON SALE DAY

ONLINE purchases must be paid by CARD payment only.

ONLINE BUYERS must make sure that they can collect their purchases on sale day.

FOREWORD

This is a herd of crossbred cows, mostly Montbeliarde and Shorthorn, that suit an extended grazing system - weather permitting!

The cows calve all year round and approximately 30 are due in the Summer months. These will be sold at a later stage.

At present, the cows have been running with 2 Bulls, an Aberdeen Angus and a Montbeliarde, which are rotated every few weeks to keep fresh. Heifers are Ai’d Montbeliarde for a first service and then run with an Angus Bull.

We started crossbreeding our cows over 30 years ago, Starting with MRI and then Norwegian Red. Then we purchased Montbeliarde and Shorthorn bulls from the best dairy herds we could find. British friesian Bulls from the Inch herd were purchased every 2-3 years and this helped to maintain a good hybrid vigour. The crossbred cows we have now, have all the traits that we required ie robustness, fertility, milk quality, health and calving ease. They stay in herd longer and lifetime yield of the herd has increased. Value of the cull cows is significantly higher than other breeds of dairy cows. Our Aberdeen Angus dropped calves are sold at market and are in high demand and achieve a top price.

At present, cows are easy fed block silage, with approximately 2 tonne of concentrates fed in parlour. They are paddock grazed from April through to early November.

All the herd has been scanned by vet prior vet prior to sale. This is normally done every 6-8 weeks and treatments are administered promptly when required. All heifers are checked at 10-14 days after calving.

Finally, we would like to thank everyone who bids or buys cows at the sale and wish them good luck

Alan + Christine Watson

Together We’re Stronger

From family owned farms in the beautiful lakelands of Ireland to the furthest, far away fields, Lakeland Dairies exports the finest dairy foodservice products, consumer foods and food ingredients to market leading customers worldwide.

Lakeland Dairies is committed to co-operative dairy farming and to the achievement of dairy industry scale, e ciency and competitiveness, for the long term benefit and sustainability of our milk producers and rural communities.

www.lakeland.ie

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The bidding is to be regulated by the Auctioneers, in terms of “Guinea” bids (£ 1.05) (exclusive of VAT) charged to the buyers The auctioneers will regulate bidding as they see fit, with no bid less than 5 Guineas between 100 and 200 Guineas; therefore not less than 10 Guineas.

The highest bidder for any lot shall be the buyer and the contract shall be concluded on the fall of the hammer. If any dispute should arise, the lot in dispute to be put up again and resold, or the Auctioneers may determine the dispute at their discretion and their decision shall be final.

The Auctioneers reserve the right to refuse the bid of any person without being called upon to give a reason for such action. The purchaser to give his name and dwelling place and pay for all lots at the close of the sale. No lot or lots shall be removed from the premises until paid for, and a pass-out slip is obtained from the Auctioneers clerk, but each and every lot shall immediately at the fall of the hammer be considered as delivered and be and remain in every respect at the absolute risk and expense of the respective purchaser or purchasers thereof and shall be removed from the sale at the purchaser’s expense.

Title (i.e. ownership) to any animal or animals knocked down or sold to any person or persons shall not pass to that person or persons until payment of the entire price bid by that person or persons shall have be discharged in full to Michael Taaffe trading as “Taaffe Auctions”, Milltown, Termonfeckin, Co. Louth. Tendering of a cheque which is not subsequently honoured or not paid for any reason shall not be deemed to constitute payment.

All loading shall be the duty and responsibility of the purchaser

All statements in the catalogue or any made by the Auctioneers at the time of sale, also the identification of the animals, are the entire responsibility of the vendors The Auctioneers take no personal responsibility for the correctness of such statements or identities.

The Auctioneers act as agents for the vendors and any action taken by a purchaser must be against the vendor and not against the Auctioneers, and “vice, versa.” Neither the vendors, nor the Auctioneers will be responsible for any accident through fire or any other cause whatsoever, nor for any damage done to, during or after the sale.

If any of these conditions are unfulfilled, the vendors or the Auctioneers shall have power to re-sell the lots, retaining any surplus and charging any deficiency and expense to the defaulter.

TERMS: Cash or advised cheque to BANK OF IRELAND, 12 TREVOR HILL, NEWRY, CO. DOWN.

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