CATTLE ENTRIES WILL BE A FEATURE

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31835, 13 November 1968, Page 27

CATTLE ENTRIES WILL BE A FEATURE

Good entries of cattle will be one of the features of the livestock section at this year’s show. In the dairy classes 170 individual Friesians have been entered, while in the beef section entries have jumped from 78 last year to 102. Considering that Canterbury is not a dairying province, the dairy, cattle entries, particularly those

for Friesians, are regarded as excellent. In the beef section, the Hereford section with 54 entries, will account for more than half of the total entry. Entries for all sections are well up to average, the total being .4271 compared with 4144 last year. . Details of entriei are: 1968 1967

Entries for wool have had to be estimated, because exhibition is by post entry. With increased Interest in beef raising, a break-down of the beef cattle entries is worth-while. They are:

Sheep .. 1303 1339 Cattle .. 561 562 Pigs ... 148 164 Horses.. 1324 1202 Goats • • 7 • 15 Dr 7 trials 58 47 Poultry 160 178 Produce 268 223 Wool 5 150 145 Art, handcraft 2M 264 Implements .. 3 5 Total 4271 4144

Beef Shorthorn . . 14 8 A. Angus .. . 28 20 Hereford .. . 54 45 Galloway .. 8 5 Total 102 78 ■I ■