CALF-REARING CONTEST

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29389, 16 December 1960, Page 25

CALF-REARING CONTEST

Rangiora Sisters’

Success

Two winsome Jersey calves, the pride of two sisters who attend the Rangiora Borough School, took the top places in the calfrearing competition for the Tai Tapu Central Co-operative Dairy Company’s challenge cup which was held at Addington Show Grounds yesterday. The competition brought to the Show Grounds. The competition brought to the Show Grounds 26 calves from sox groups of the Boys’ and Girls’ Agricultural Club movement Waimakariri, Lincoln, Oxford, Eyre, Rangiora and Cust. The winner of the cup was Barbara Martyn, aged 13 years, with her Jersey, Silverlea Phoebe, which was bom on August 16. Her sister Helen, aged 11 years, who won the handsome cup last year, was second with another Jersey, Silverlea Valetta, which was bom tn August 30. The two girls are the daughters of Mr Don Martyn. Amid tall ryegrass on the central ring at the Show Grounds in brilliant sunshine the boy and girl! competitors paraded their calves—mainly black and whites —before Mr J. J. Hughey, a Rangiora Jersey breeder. Mr Hughey assessed the calves for leading and handling, care and attention and dairy type and to his marks were added those awarded by Mr B. B. Blackmore, an agricultural instructor of the Education Board, for the records books kept by the children. Three of the entrants scored full marks for their record books. These were very neatly kept with full records of the progress of .the lives of the calves supplemented by diagrams and photographs. Mr Hughey told the children that the calves were of a very high over-all standard and it was becoming more difficult year by year to separate them. He said that the standard of care and attention, which was the main feature of calf rearing, was especially high. Much Prized In presenting the Tai Tapu Central Co-operative Dairy Company’s cup to Barbara Martyn. Mr J. W. Rainey, of Flaxton, a director of the company, commented that the cup was obviously a very prized award for though it had been up for competition for 27 years it was almost like new. In congratulating the Martyn sisters afterwards on their success and jokingly inouirlng of them which sister would have the first choice of calf next year— Barbara’s calf was born a little earlier—Mr J. G. Lunstan, secretary of the company, remarked that it had also been an achievement for other competitors, who had not been in the top placing!. to get their calves to the stage that they had qualified for this competition. The competition, which brought children and calves from Weedons, Tai Tapu, Ladbrooks. Oxford, Lincoln. Clarkville, Rangiora. Greetipark, Leeston, West Eyreton and Prebbleton, was watched by a small gathering of mothers and fathers. placings were as follows: Barbara Martyn (Rangiora!. ITS points, 1; Helen Martyn (Rangiora), 921, 2; Yvonne Adams (Leeston), 88, 3: Judith Royds (Weedons), 86, 4; Ross Millar (Clarkville). 841, 5: Shirley Watson (Lincoln). 84. 8: Lyndal Craighead (Rangiora), 83*. 7: Margaret Hewitt (Rangiora) 83. 8: Vivienne Blackmore (West Eyreton) and Julie Tyson (Clarkville), 82J. equal 9.