Friesians Take Top Places

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31837, 15 November 1968, Page 12

Friesians Take Top Places

Friesians look the top three places in the market milk cow competition yesterday. The contest is sponsored each year by Canterbury Dairy Farmers, Ltd. The first prize of $136.50 went to Eric L. Adams’s Pitcairns P.l. Ina. The second prize of $52.50 was awarded to N. J. Sheriff and Sons’s Deloraine M.D. Vivian, and the third went to the same entrant’s Deloraine Magic Echo. The contest was judged on I the card system by the four] dairy breeds judges: Mr G. i Brazendale, of Carterton [ (Ayrshire), Mr J. Hellyer, of, Dunedin (Jersey), Mr A. Williams, of Motueka (Milking i Shorthorn), and Mr M. Camp- [ bell, of Bogota, South: America (Friesian). The top cow, Pitcairns P.L j Ina, was born on August 15, [ 1963, by Pukerora Isar Im-1 perial from Pitcairns P.T. I Irella. In 305 days at four| years her production was |

' 15,5441 b milk 4.6 test, 7101 b I fat. The second-placed animal had a production of 6481 b of fat at four years. She was ;born on September 1, 1963, , by Deloraine Magic Don from i Deloraine Posch Daphne. The ! third place-getter, with a production of 7281 b fat, was born on October 19, 1959, by Rosafe Magic C.H.B. from Deloraine P.B. Echo.

There were seven entries for the contest. Mr Campbell said the top cow was an excellent milk cow with a lot of production, which gave her quite a few points. She was a good, sound, dairv cow, and would compare well [with animals in Colombia. She had a good udder which had | held up very well. The second-placed animal, i Deloraine M.D. Vivian, was an 'outstanding cow, small but with ja lot of dairy character. She was typical of the New Zealand (type of Friesian. All of the top I cows were superior to those at the other two New Zealand [shows at which he had judged. Palmerston North and Hastings, jMr Campbell said. Of the other two dairy classes judged yesterday, the all-breeds dairy class and the all-breeds dairy heifer class. Mr Campbell said the top cows were all verv good animals and were quite I consistent.