DAIRY CATTLE.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19154, 10 November 1927, Page 15

DAIRY CATTLE.

_^ B Rg' FEDERATION. ANNUAL MEETING. -__Miiial meeting of the New Z«t?i£r Breeders' Federation was *i_tb.a- Ground 3 y ester , day ' ** * Green New Z<valand M,lkmg » Ir i'hon;^ tion ' i,rcsiding - Thero &oftb rp^ MessrßA - E - Mi H' **• C G. C- Denraer, and AG ',Sck (New Zealand Jersey AssoalTa Wbb, T. Webb, and F. ffteJ Zealand Ayrshire Associa- '*;» Kalaujjher (lion, secretary), ""V iin-leton (director of the Dairy f '*.t C M Hume (Dominion Hem D » Aviation), l'roi_or Kiddeb „£ Agricultural College), .Messrs ffibrcUt (New Zealand * riesian _i£s and Jt. D. Huxiield (New gS Milking tihortborn Assoc.* ■til secretary said the receipts tor JiTaSounted to £B7 J6s, and the __Sto£3 1353.1. The balance at tlTfoUowing officers were elected : iMddent, Mr A. W. Green ; vice-_>resi-Mr A. E. -Missen; hon. secretary, W j P. Kalaugher. . , recognition of his services in the i the secretary was voted an honoSon of £5 ss. 1 letter was read from the. New Zen--0 j e d Polled Association resigning bathe Federation. jjns decided to ask the Association lit would continue membership with „ delegate, which would make the Option three guineas. Should the ipeiftion accept that the rules of the Itaition would be altered to permit piersbip on those terms. jw_s decided to take steps to ascer*wh.t constituted a legal gate, the flHtry being instructed to write to a Minister for Agriculture.

"Scrub" Bulls--1 discussion took place on the subkt ef joint advertising to bring about it elimination of scrub bulls. MrHfesen said that over 70 per cent. A the bulls in the Waikato district r» pedigree animals. Scrub bulls w» being eliminated. Mr Hume said that four years ago i Waikato not 25 per cent, of the tods had a pedigree bull. In a few (Ml' time all the scrub bulls would k eliminated. Mr Dermer said the results in the fiikito showed that the earlier recommdations were sound. He did not gink combined advertising would imjrore the position. The vaiious Assoettions were keeping a close watch on fbe position. 1m secretary expressed "the opinion (kt joint advertising would not be as ifertive as Associations adveitising on ibeir own.

[ Mr G. Finn spoke in favour of cornUsed advertising to eliminate the scrub Ml. Waikato had made great progress, bnt some other districts had not. He produced a specimen copy of a journal which could be produced to educate fanners. Each breed could hare its own issue in rotation. Advertising must be thorough and efficiently done to be effective. Mr Ksjaugher supported the scheme «f a monthly book as suggested by Mr Finn, believing that it would bo in the interests of the various societies. The secretary and Mr Missen were ippointd a Bub-connnitee to draft a twine for consideration at the meeting «f the Federation to lie held in Feilding * February. Mr Mills, referring to the ajjpointwat of judges at the A. and P. shows, ualiis Association thought it desirable »»t where Breed Associations wished * should be allowed to nominate WW. It would bo to the advantage "toe A. and P. Associations as well *to the breed. The societies could W*in a list of judges and the A. and [•association could select their judges nauem.

Herd-Testing. y Hume expressed thanks tc tho |™|ii Associations and tho Federation I st the support given to the herd-test-JCjMvement, He added that as herdJjapg increased there would be au pwwd demand for pedigree bulls *«rßted that in a short period there "J" be considerably moro pedigree ?{» undergoing touts. The cost was "Ismail now—only 5 S a head. He ? wxious to see tho day come when *««ninion would follow Victoria, :** ©very pedigree had to undergo E™g and tho records were published. /*•? must be a crowd of pedigree r*?. Dominion which are pediSL"™*. said Mr Hume, who advoSJJ«t all tested cows should be T*« m some way. * «e course of a brief discussion OS*"?! 1 was expressed to compulsory * ' Maretary reported that with reJE» toe purchase of a bull he had 2k2L a ' eKa * opinion to the effect •4frT n * * armcr bought a bull and <tt* COm J wlnv advanced part or all jy" 8 Purchase price, it could secure WaSiS tho Chnttris Transfer Act ' * «n of sale.