Chiller-Type Beef Competition

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31018, 25 March 1966, Page 17

Chiller-Type Beef Competition

A call for the Meat Producers’ Board to decide what was the most suitable sort of cattle to produce for overseas markets and then for the payment of a premium for these cattle was made by Mr T. E. Weily, of Winton, after judging entries in the Canterbury chiller-type beef competition on the hoof at Addington saleyards yesterday.

Mr Weily said that this would act as an incentive for the production of more better quality cattie. Sixty-four cattie, from Amberley to the Mackenzie Country, were entered for the competition this year compared with 44 last year and Mr Weily, who also judged the cattle on the hoof last year, said he thought they were much ahead of last year's selection. They were a very even line of cattle on this occasion and the breeders had done a very good job in their selection of cattle for the competition. Mr Weily, who is a member of the stud stock department of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand. Ltd., working in Otago ■nd Southland, and also has ■ 240-acre farm at Winton, said he felt that farmers were

doing their part in trying to produce cattle with the correct fleshing, but in existing, circumstances no more was paid for the top quality than for the lower quality beef. District Does Weil South Canterbury cattle did well in the “on the hoof” section of the competition taking four of the first six placings. Mount Peel station, Peel Forest, which has had an excellent record in the competition, being placed third tor the whole of the country in London last year, was

placed first with one of its Aberdeen Angus entries. Mr Weily said that this was a very nicely balanced animal with a beautiful top line and it did not appear to have any surplus fat on it. Another black beast from A. K. Linton, Carew, Ashburton, was placed second, and Peel Forest estate, Geraldine, was third with another Aberdeen Angus. Mr Weily said that a lot of the unplaced cattle were very close to the placed entries. The competition is run by

the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association in collaboration wtih the Meat Board. The president of the association, Mr E. G. O. Rutherford, said it seemed to be the general opinion that this was one of the best entries that they had ever had in the competition. The carcases will be judged at the Islington works of the New Zealand Refrigerating Company on Monday when a field day will be held at the works. Six exhibits will be selected from the entry to be sent to the United Kingdom to form the Canterbury entry in the New Zealand chiller type beef competition. Placings on the hoof were: Mount Peel station (Peel Forest) Aberdeen Angus, born September, 1964 1. A. K. Linton (Carew, Ashburton), Aberdeen Angus, September, 1964 2. Peel Forest estate (Geraldine), Aberdeen Angus, August, 1964 3. J. J. Ford (Foxdown, Timaru), Aberdeen Angus, October, 1964 4. M. S. Turton (Alford station),

Aberdeen Angus, September, 1964 5. Peel Forest estate (Geraldine). Aberdeen Angus, August, 1964. Almost all cattle entered this year were bom in August, September or October, 1964. The photograph shows Mr Mark Acland with the 18-month-old Aberdeen Angus steer from Mount Peel station, Peel Forest, which was placed first.