NEW SOUTH WALES STOCK RETURNS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3029, 16 March 1917, Page 8

NEW SOUTH WALES STOCK RETURNS

>. Sydney, Mnreli 15. i Tho livo stock roturns for New South Wales showed that tm December 31 horses totalled 679,829, cattle 2,245,226, and sheep 83,516,412, Horses show a decrease and sheep and cattlo an increase compared with the previous year—Press Assn. STUD BOOKS 'STANDARDISATION SUGGESTED'. The question of • the possibility cf standardising tho stud,, flock, and herd books of tho Dominion was informally 'and interestingly discussed at Lincoln College at the conclusion, of the meot'ing of the Board of Governors, the subject being introduced by tho director. It'was mentioued that at the present limo there wero breed societies established in tho North and South Islands for particular breeds of sheep, cattle, and horses, and theso societies wore more or loss antagonistic to each other. For examplo, the society controlling a certain breed of sheep in the North Island would refuse registration to South Island flocks, and tho .same attitude might bo taken up by a South Island society with reference to a North Island flock. . The trouble nroso from tho different standards laid down by the different societies, which standards had to he complied with beforo registration cotild be effected. Tho samo trouble arose with regard to some stud and herd books, and tho net result of this system was distinctly had, 'looking at tho matter from an economic point of view. For example, it was stated that a breeder from Australia or America might come over lieio with a Tiew to tho purchase of stud sheep of a particular breed. Ho would probably find ono standard set by one breed society and another standard bv another, both societies dealing with the same breed.of sheep. Such a. state of affairs clid not tend to engender the confidence of an outsido breeder by any means, and finding such a lack of uniformity in tho Dominion, he might very well dccido that it would not be good business to purchase at all, seeing that, tho controlling bodies here could not agree properly on a system "or standard. This was very much against the interests of an export trade - in stud stock, and if such a stato of affairs was allowed to continue il. might result in enormous loss to New Zealand. There, was nothing in huv to prevent any forty persons banding together to form a cattlo or sheep-breed-ing society, and setting up a standard, and it was within the bounds of possibility to have societies in all the dif- ; forent districts, all connected with a i similar breed of stock and all differing ' in their standards. Not nutch argu- : ment. was 'needed to prove that this i was detrimental to the welfare of any ' breed. 1 Tt was suggested, aud generally ap- : proved, that it would bo an excellent .' thing if the Board of Agriculture would , tako steps to get societies to come together and confer so that the prcsont I anomalous position could bo rectified. 1 If some amicable settlement could bo f 3 arrived at it' would result in- tho sav-! j ing of much unnecessary'expense and!; clerical work, and valuable uniformity fr would be obtained.- " c

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