The young farmers in the final

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32998, 18 August 1972, Page 19

The young farmers in the final

G. Bruce Evans Hawarden, North Canterbury): Mr Evans is aged 28 years. He was brought up in the Hawarden district and was educated at the Hawarden school and St Andrew’s College. He farms a 4098-acre hill country property with his brother, Mr O. W. Evans, on which they carry about 6500 Corriedale sheep and 250 Hereford cattle and grow about 150 acres of grain crops. He is a former chairman and secretary of the Hawarden - Waikari Young Farmers' Club and has also been chairman of the North Canterbury district committee of Young

Farmers’ Clubs and a delegate to the Canterbury council of the movement. He is also a foundation member of the HawardenWaikari Junior Chamber of Commerce. Roderick Hedley (Kaipara. North Auckland): Roderick, who is aged 29 years, was educated at New Plymouth Boys’ High School. He farms 870 acres of rolling sandy loam and steeper light sandy country, of which 430 acres are effective, and carries 600 ewes, 120 beef cows and 130 Friesian bulls. He has been chairman and secretary of the Kaipara Young Farmers’ Club and chair-

man of the local district committee. John D. Jennings (Otara, Southland): Aged 24 years, Mr Jennings was educated at Southland Boys’ High School. He farms with his father and is in the process of taking over the mainly undulating property of 482 acres, on which the stock includes 1920 Romney and Border Leicester Romney cross ewes, 400 hoggets, 20 stud cows, six bulls and 10 heifers. They also grow crops including 40 acres of Hilgendorf wheat. John’s record of offices include chairman of the Southland Young Farmers’ Club and of the local district committee and also a council delegate. L. Ross Wisnewski (Inglewood, Taranaki): This contestant is aged 25 years. He farms 316 acres of rolling volcanic country in partnership with his father. The stocking includes wintering 105 cows and heifers, 93 yearling bulls, seven heifers, 15 autumn calves, 500 ewes and 70 hoggets. A member of the Tarata Young Farmers’ Club, he has also been chairman, secretary and reporter and a delegate to the local district commit-

tee and the district committee’s radio compere. He is a student member of the New Zealand Institute of Valuers.