BOBBY CALF POOLS

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 66, 10 December 1938, Page 4 (Supplement)

BOBBY CALF POOLS

Experience Oi Shannon

District

011 two occasions or recent months comment on the bobby cali “.dustry han been made iu these columns. A i mi tiu-lv some hurt appears to h.iM been to those concerned with the bliatinou bobby calf pool. .q’|,„ |> o - ln last Saturdays- issue ot Ibe Do minion" there appeared a letter Sl gned bv llie chairman and secietatj ol tin 171 Published with this- letter was the balance-sheet and statistics of the pools onerationo. These disclosed a ici.v s-.-tis I'aetorv payout, upon which the pool is to b< heartily congratulated. The hgun-s given in regard to operations serve favourable comment, being deal “"it‘is'desirable. however, that certain Stateuiento made in the letter be replied to as from these the general reader mi’"ht well gain an impression that, there was an element of personal conflict betoeeii “H.A.S." and the pool sponsor, and that, a personal antagonism actuated the comments published To clear this point I desire to state that many • ln iou.-, my personal friends are concerned with this pool. Further, both here and in the Waikato many hundreds of calves from farms of my own relatives and close friends were disposed ot through pools.. It s further desired clearly and unequivocally to state that no comments made have been in any way inspired by competitive influences. The original comment made on August 6 war? clearly beaded as coming from farmers opposed to the pool, in that very district These columns have always been open to such expressions of opinion, even though they may at the time be the views of a minority. Likewise are they open to opposing views. The letter refers to a second comment, appearing, a month ago, and speaks o this as though it were my own prophecy and 'i very wrong one. This was actually the quoted opinion of Waikato dairy interests, as given me in October ol tn that district by responsible people.