A. AND P. ASSOCIATIONS.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17854, 29 August 1923, Page 5

A. AND P. ASSOCIATIONS.

COURTENAY. The General Committee cf the Courtenay A. and P. Association met or. Saturday. Present—Messrs D. Galiagher (in the chair), F. Westerway, J. W. Belgrave, H. Roper, i'. Vaughan, W. C. Bedford, "ft". Harwood, C. H. Adams, R. "W. Wilson, A. Anderson, W. B. Rout, A. W. Coles, A. Robertson, M. E. Jeniins, W. A. Wilson, F. McKie, £. Harris and the secretary (Mr G. T. Robertson). It was decided to ask the caterer ii a reduction cou*d not be made in tiie price ci niembeis', luncheons. It wia ag'reeu to grant Mr Cameron tee use oi lour loose bases, for twelve months at a rental of i'l2, and to recommend taut at the annual meeting he be granted the right of a renewal of the lease fox five Correspondence was received from the Canieioury una Bjni3 peninsula A. and P. Asjociations, giving the dales o: their shows, and the horse pariide. Mrs H. U. Cioss and Messrs McAnulty, M. Wiiham3, McKay, \V. A. Banks and K. J. Lowe wrote accepting positions as -udgw at the coming ehow. It was decided thut the building Oi tae kitchenette be left over until the autumn, and that a fund be started for the purpose, the proceeds of the weight-gTiessing competition, to be devoted to it. j It was resolved to get the >,orthern beU ] for pinus insigniS: and the ornamental shrubs planted at once, and to carry on. the held roots comoetiticn next season, but under . altered conditions. Messrs K. Murchison, D. ; Gal.agher, 1-'. Westerway and H. itopcr were ' appointed to draw up conditions and report to the next meeting. It was decided j to have the same classes as in last years ; competition. Messrs Kaye p.nd Carter pro- ■ jniscd a special prize, which was accepted , with thanis. , _. , ! A drawing of the Draught Horse dial- , leuoe Shield -was received from Messrs Ashbv °Ber"h and Co. The shield, heart shape, ; of oak, "with a silver shield in the centre, ; and surrounded by nine silver medallions u , to cost £lO. It was decided to accept the , offer. It was agreed that ribbons be given to the placed animals in the cattle class. Owing to the inclemency of the weather | on the date arranged for the pruning_ and { spraying demonstation, and tho veterinary , lecture, they were deferred, and the secre- , tary was instructed to communicate with tne j Department of Agriculture, with a view to petting the demonstration and lecture given on Friday afternoon. As this is the local sale day, it was thought that there should be a good attendance. ASHBURTON. I

A meeting of the General Committee of the Ashburton A. and P. Association was held yesterday. The president, Mr John Fmdlay, presided. , The following Show dates were announced: —Banks Peninsula, November 20th; Nelson, November '2oth and 21st; !Elle3mere, October 16th; Palmerston North, October 30th and 31st, and November Ist; Southland, December 11th and 12th. , . The Canterbury A. and P. Association intimated that the Christchurch horse parade would take place on September 19th, and that Lbe Christchurch Diamond Jubilee Show would be held on November Sth and 9th. Feeling that he could not give the attention that ha should, Mr J. H. Muirhead, of Lagmhor, tendered his resignation from the committee. The resignation was not accepted, and Mr Muirhead was gTanted indefinite leave of absence from committee meetings. In acknowledging receipt of an account for £1 as their membership fee, Measrs Mitchell and O'Brien stated that they had no doubt that the account was quite in order, but as' they were members only when exhibiting, they could not. afford to keep up annual memberships at all shows at which they showed occasionally. After a brief discussion, it was decided to send a remit to Conference dealing with this matter. Lengthy correspondjr.ee from the Council of Agriculture dealing with taxation and other matters was referred to a committee consisting of Messrs D. G. Wright, P. Shearer, Hunter-Morris, C. Reid, together with the president and the vice-president. Mr Chns. E. Griffiths, secretary of the newly-formed New Zealand Showman's Association, said it had a membership of 75. The objects of the Union wers to foater and encourage the unity and integrity of showmen in New Zealand, i>nd to exercise supervision over the business. The letter pointed out that stringent . rules had been framed, and provided dvastio penalties for misbehaviour, thus protecting the public from the attendance at shows of undesirables. The letter pointed out that the rules provided that space must be balloted for at each Show. This matter was also referred to the special committee Bet up. New mambers were elected as follows; Messrs W. J. Campbell, H. Evans, E. Staples, and S. Kingston. The chairman gave a resume of the meeting called to discuss the formation of a herdtesting association. He stated that at the meeting there was a lack of dairymen, and that the Ashburton Dairy Company had offered to do the testing. Mr Keid, a director of the company, said that the tester could do all the testing that was necessary for farmers. Mr A. Brown, chairman of the Ploughing Match Committee, presented a balance-sheet showing a credit ot £l3, which would possibly be increased when all lists were in. The ploughing match Social Committee also reported a credit balance of .£3 18s. A discussion took place as to whether the credit balances should be placed to the general fund or put to a special account for the Match Committee. Messrs Frampton and Fleming said that when collectors went round, the donors asked where the credit balance from last year was. It was decided that the credit be placed with the general fund in the usual course. Regarding funds to carry on the work of the Association, Mr Findlay suggested that collectors should be appointed to canvass the whole of the town. He looked to members tr, canvass the country people. The Cattle and Pigs Committee recommended >—(1) That a c!as3 bo added for: Milking Shorthorn cattle, open for competition to catttc entered in the New Zealand Milking Shorthorn Herd Book; (a) bull any lge; (b) cow any age, in milk or in cali; ,c) heifer calved since July Ist, 1921. (2) That Classes 87 and 88, Polled Angus, be leleted. (!i) That two classes be added: 'a) Ayrshire heifer calved Bin.ce July Ist, 1921; ;b) Ayrshire heifer calved'-'since July Ist, 1922. (4) That the three-year-old heifer bo allowed to compete in class for cow any age, in milk or in calf, in each cattle section. (5) That Class r26, fat heifpr, be altered to provide for a two-year-old instead of v yearling. (G) That the balance of the :attle classes bo adopted unaltered. (7) That the pig classes be adopted unaltered. Messrs A. 0 Siloock and A. Horsey opposed clause* one and four. Several members supported clause one, contending that the objects of the Society we're to set purebred stsndaid. Clause four was aelcuJ, and Mr Siloock moved to the effect tint in place of clause one a class be addpd for farmer*' irilking Shorthorns. The notion was and the report, with the one delation waa adopted.

OXFORD. A meeting of the General Committee of the Oxford A. and P. Association was held on Saturday. Tho president, Mr P. H. Thompson, presided, and there were present: Mewirs J. T. Perham, A. A. Pantham, A. Baxter, "W. J. Reed, J. T. Croy, T. Powell, J. McGrath, J. A. Wells, J. Budge, T. C. Horn, E. F. Hendereon, H. G. Cross, and D. J. Hawke. A number of apologies lor absence were received. Correspondence was received from tne Hangiora, High School Board of Governors asking for a contribution towards tho Agricultural Department of the school.. It was decided to make a grant of £5. A letter waa received from tho Canterbury branch of the N.Z. Milking Shorthorn Association offering to give £4 is towards the Milking Shorthorn section of the next show, on the reual conditions. It was decided to accept the offer with thanks The secretary of tha N.Z. Council of A<rri"ulture forwarded a copy of the proposed rules of the Koyal Agricultural -«Mty, and asking for recommendations. The Commitr tee decided that it was satisfied to leave the rules in the hands of the executive of th l deputation from the Canterbury branch of the N.Z. Friesian Association, consisting of Messrs O. H. Haasall and *•»««£ waited on the committee «n regaxd to the that it was out to assist the country shows. it Buleested that grade Friesians should not be SffiSd, but that they should not ™LeteTaffainst purebred*. It. therefore reC P that classee be provided for pureffi and done the Friesjan A«orsaHon would grant a substantial prize, t brief torsion "followed, and the president ewuU the donuUtion tb*t .»>* eft*

■would be made to meet their wishes on this important matter. It was decided that tho annual meeting of the Association bo held on October 6th, that nominations for tho General Committee be received up to September 13th, and that Messrs W. H. Evans and A. H. Scott act as scrutineers of the election. At tho request of Mr P. Fisher, tho secretary introduced the question of a calf club. He eaid Mr Fisher had been interesting himself in this matter, had secured good financial support, and if the Association would malce provision on its schedule for the club, substantial prizes' wou'd be given. The object was to encourage boys and girls in the proper and effective rearing of calves, systematic feedW, with due regard to cost. Competitors will take the calf in hand, attend to its feeding, record tho methods adopted, «nd the cost, and exhibit the calf at the show. It was decided ti apnrove of the proposal, make provision for the exhibition, and leave the matter of arranging details, etc., and giving information to intending competitors, to Mr Fisher. It is hoped that the calf exhibit will bo a special and novel feature of the show The 'secretary gave a brief report of the annual meeting of the N.Z. Council of Agriculture. He referred to the great possibilities for usefulness in the Council, and regretted the very meagre representation from the South Island. The members of the Board of Agriculture were present at all the sessions, and took part in the debates, and this fact increased the influence of the Council. He hoped that, as the Council had affirmed its desire that meetings shou'd be held occasionally in Christchurch, there would be, in future, a much better representation from the affiliated Associations of the South Island. The president referred to what the secretary had done while in Wellington in regard to Court business, as a result of which the Magistrate's Court was reinstated in Oxford, and he moved that he receive the thanks of the Association. The committee congratulated the secretary on his appointment as a Justice of the Peace. A motion of f-ympathy was passed to the family of the late Mr John Watson, of i Annat..