CALF-REARING PROJECT

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume LX, Issue 18, 7 March 1939, Page 4

CALF-REARING PROJECT

Boys' and Girls' Agricultural Clubs J Results of Championship P()ijits Awarded for Dairy Type, Condition, and Records by Pupil The North Canterbury Executive of the Boys' and Girls' Agricultural Club movement has completed the judging of the calf-rearing competition. The area from Kaikoura to the Rakaia was organised into 14 groups each of which conducted a competition to find the champion calf in its own area. The 14 calves so selected were again judged by the central judges. Points were awarded for dairy type, condition, and records kept by pupil. Details of- the judging follow:— DAIRY TYPE (40 Points) Dorothy Parkin, Leestoh 314 points ..... ..... 1 Leslie Lassen, Greenpark 31! '•■»■■ .-• - 1 Murray Frahm, Oxford 31£ ...... ... 1 Ethel Johnson, Sefton 301 --. 4 Albert Stewart, Barry's. Bay 293* 5 William Shaw, Cheviot ..... .... 29 .... ... ; 6 Patricia Philpott, Medbury .... 28| ... ... 7 Lester Wason, Russell's Flat 28£ ...... ...... 7 Joyce Blake, Rotherham 28 ..'..:. ...... 9 Leslie Wright, Little River 273 10 James Sambrook, Kaiapoi 27J 11 Michael Smith, Hapuku 26i ...... 12 Stewart Busch, West Eyreton 26 *: 13 John Jebson, Waddington : ::.... 25J ..... 14 CONDITION (40 Points) Dorothy Parkin, Leestoh < 35| ...... ..... ..... .... l Leslie Lassen, Greenpark 35 ■....„. 2 Ethel Johnson, Sef ton .... 34 3 Albert Stewart, Barry's Bay 34 ....„ ..... ...... 3_ Murray FraW, Oxford 34 ..,,.. 3 William Shaw, Cheviot 33| ' .:.... 6 Patricia Philpott, Medbury 33 , ..... 7 Lester. Wason, Russell's Flat ..... 33 ....„ 7 Leslie Wright, Little River 33 ...... ...... 7 Joyce Blake, Rotherham 32J . 10 Stewart Busch, West Eyreton 32 ...... ....„ ....:. ...... n John Jebson, Waddington 32 ... x li James Sambrook, Kaiapoi 3l| . 13 Michael Smith, Hapuku 31 . 14 RECORD OR NOTE BOOK (20 Points) Albert Stewart, Barry's Bay 19 ...... ' 1' Murray Frahm, Oxford 19 1 -^ Ethel Johnson, Sef ton 15 \ 3 Dorothy Parkin, Leestoh « 14 ...... ' 4 Leslie Wright, Little River ...... 14 .... ...... 4 Leslie Lassen, Greenpark 12 ...... ;.„!.. 6 Michael Smith, Hapuku 11| ...... ...;.. 7 John Jebson, Waddington 11l ..... .......:. 7 Patricia Philpott, Medbury 10| ;.... 9 William Shaw, Cheviot 10 1... ... : ..- ..... 10 Joyce Blake, Rotherham - 9| ...... ....;. 11 Lester Wason, Russell's Flat 8i ....„ 12 Stewart Busch, West Eyreton ..... 6 , ..... 13 James Sambrook, Kaiapoi - ...... 14 SUMMARY—CHAMPIONSHIP Type Condition Record Total I Murray Frahm, Oxford 31 \ 34 . 19 84| 1 Albert Stewart, Barry's Bay 29| 34 19 82V ..... 2 Dorothy Parkin, Leeston 31| 35| 14 80| 3 Ethel Johnson, Sef ton 3Q3 34 15| 80J .'..... 4 Leslie Lassen, Greenpark ' 31| 35 12 78| 5 Leslie Wright, Little River 27| 33 14 743 ■-■ 6 William Shaw, Cheviot ...... 29 33| 10 72£ :. 7 Patricia Philpott, Medbury 281 33 10J 72 8 Joyce Blake, Rotherham 28 32| 9| 70 ....: 9 Lester Wason, Russell's Flat 28| 33 . * 8| .70 9 Michael Smith, Hapuku 26£ 31 11£ 69 ... 11 John Jebson, Waddington . 25£ 32 11 1 69 11 Stewart Bush, West Eyreton 26 32 6 64 ..... 13 James Sambrook, Kaiapoi ..?... 27 \ 31J - 58£ ... 14 Of the two Ellesmere-Springs pupils whose names figure prominently in the award list, Dorothy Parkin (Leeston) gained first for type and condition, but lost points for her record book. She is a Std. 3 pupil. Leslie Lassen-is a son of Mr G. A. Lassen, chairman of the Greenpark School Committee, a .member of the executive for Canterbury, and a very keen supporter of the movement. Competition was open to pupils of Stds. 3, 4, 5, ,and 6 of all Canterbury schools.