JERSEY BREEDERS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 27 January 1927, Page 10

JERSEY BREEDERS.

TARANAKI COUNCIL INTERESTING DISCUSSIONS. Many subjects of general interest and importance to the Jersey breed were brought up and discussed _at some length at the quarterly meeting of the Taranaki Jersey Breeders Council, held at Kaponga yesterday. There was a good attendance of delecrates from North and South Taranaki. Mr S. J. Hollard (president) being in the chair. All present took a keen and close interest in the various questions discussed. CONFERENCE OF JUDGES. Continuing the discussion on the ouestion of convening a conference of judges in an endeavour to arrive at a common basts of work in the ring, Mr Griffiths said the Dominion Council had resolved that the best thing to do was to put the matter before the Mr TL A. Hunt (Stratford) suggested convening a conference at New Plymouth as a definite first move. He considered there could be no harm in circularising judges. Mr Barr said the Friesian fudges had tried it out and had voted it a great success. Mr H. C. Sampson (New Plymouth) said he considered the parent hodv should not have pushed it back on this council. There would be expenses and thev had no funds. The main council said they wanted to help, but he considered thev did not wish to recognise Taranaki. But he believed it would he verv useful, and considered no one knew so much that he did not wish to know more. A conference would he a good move. for judges nr l st come to one level in their work. Mr Hunt suggested all the cluhs ■shro-inrr +he exnense incurred bv the club holding the first conference.

Mr Peterson (Inglewood) endorsed the suggestion, and said that, while the parent body seemed against the council, they would probably later have to come to the latter’s assistance.

The president approved the 'lsland scheme, and said they must get the backing of the parent body. Mr Sampson said he was in favour of a. North Island conference. Mr Hunt considered it would be wiser to try the scheme in Taranaki, and then if it were a success they could get the assistance of the Dominion Council in any larger proposal. Mr Griffiths said the council considered it impossible to get all judges together, and it had proposed conferences in Taranaki and Waikato and at Palmerston North. If the judges were keen on the work they would not mind bearing their own expenses. He proposed that Taranaki should call a conference at Bell Block and invite the Taranaki judges. Mr Lepper said that would mean getting a demonstrator, for it was certain some young judges would try to follow up what they had seen and heard at shows. Mr Hunt did not agree with this, for that would mean plainly following one man’s ideas. Mr Lepper said most judges had an ideal in their mind’s eye, and this variation in ideal resulted in cows taking first place at one show not being placed at another. But if they got the judges together good must result. The president agreed with Mr Hunt that a Taranaki conference could easily he held. Mr Hunt then moved the following motion: “That the New Plymouth Club he asked to call the first- conference of Taranaki judges and advise the other chibs in Taranaki, so as to have a general and free discussion.” Mr Peterson expressed the opinion that it would he preferable to hold .the conference at Palmerston North. Mr Griffiths urged that it would he better to have a small conference first and then ask the council to help with the expenses. The motion, on being put, was carried unanimously. STATUS OF COUNCIL. Mr Hunt referred to the status of the provincial council with the parent body, and said the latter was giving weight only to matters coming from the clubs. Mr Griffiths explained that the clubs were specially recognised only in so far as they were, perhaps, “registered.” In conforming to the rules laid down, the clubs were in the position of receiving assistance required from the council. It was wrong, however, to say the executive was not recognised by the parent body, and all business would he acknowledged by the council. Mr Hunt insisted that the provincial council appeared to have no official standing. Mr Peterson remarked that the executive carried more weight than the cluhs. because it spoke for the whole of Taranaki. The matter then dropped. CARRIAGE ON STOCK ON RAIL. Some rather scathing comments were passed by members on the way show stock was handled by the railways. The secretary .said the matter was so serious that it had been sent on to the Federation of Breed Societies. The importance of the matter was stressed, Mr Lepper relating how he had seen prize animals at Lepper.ton very severely and carelessly handled and knocked about by bad shunting. It was suggested, and this found much favour, that members should bring the matter under the notice of the members of Parliament for their districts. DEMONSTRATIONS. The president, referring to this matter, said that no reply had been received from Mr Watson and that all were willing to share the expenses. In addition Wanganui breeders wished to participate. Mr Griffiths said that the council had not been unanimous in regard to demonstrations in Taranaki, but if the latter thought it would do so much good they were justified in asking assistance. Applications must be put in before January 31. It was decided to communicate with the New Zealand Council. OTAGO CONSIGNMENT.

It was agreed that the only matter left to he clone was to send out notices to members of clubs telling them the amount due by each, this sum being, it was understood, £2 9s Bd.. It was resolved that a detailed statement of the transactions be sent to each member, an® that the secretary of each club undertake to collect from his members. FUTURITY STAKES OR OAKS. ‘‘That it be a recommendation to all Jersey clubs to include in, future oaks or Futurity Stakes provision for a minimum of butter-fat as a [necessary qualification, and that judging be not fixed on the sliuing scale of points in

accordance with C.O.R. certificates, final seection to be left to the judge, as ;n the case of dairy classes of A. and P. shows. ” This Stratford remit was moved by Mr Hunt, who said the idea was to get more unanimity in the competitions. Mr Griffiths said the clubs would (not make any alteration in conditions. The council donated £4O on the condition tha judging was done jointly on production and type. Hei considered it advisable to have the proposal discussed throughout New Zealand, ,so as to obtain general support. Mr Peterson said that they must get animals that have nroduction, and *they could not -he satisfied only with type. They might get an animal of average type and giving 6001bs of fat, and in contrast a cow with more type and less production. He was satisfied they could not sacrifice production for type, and the ore sent method was the best. Mr Sampson suggested a fifty-fifty proportion. A Jersey cow should be. a real Jersev and he did not believe in a cow beatin a one -erf pronounced type because of production. The remit was sent on to the parent bodv. C.O.R. TESTS. “Whereas the N.Z.J.C.8.A., having turned down, a recommendation in favour of the CO.R. test being conducted on the 30:7 days period, they should be asked to take a referendum of all Jersey breeders and accept such ballot, as an instruction.” Mr Leunor supported this remit, and said lie used to be in favour of the 365 days period, hut he was convinced it was a mistake, because cows were seriously damaged bv holding on for too Long a period. It made thorn, late: in coming in. and often they were two and throe-quavers’ cows. Mr Snunison said that he would like to give the council’s point of view. Mr It, J. Linn had said ‘that towards the end of the test was th? place- where the Jersev caught all other breeds, and that if the 305 da- test wa. s adopted the heavy breeds might catch the .Jersev. He was personally in favour of 305 davs with ‘ the option of having 365 davs if wished. A referendum should lie held, and the parent body should not flout the unanimous recommendation of the Provincial Council. Mr Griffiths said that in every country there was the optional test, and New Zealand was the last to accept JUS ' CLUB SALES. After a long: discussion, the matter of club sales of pedigrees was left with the president to confer, if necessary, with the cub presidents, -so as to avoid clashing of dates. The northern members said they were willing to allow priority in date: to the South this year if they wished, and a recommendation to this effect was made, giving the south (Hawera to Opunake and to Tariki) precedence of dates for 1927. Heartv votes of thanks to the Ivaponga Club for hospitality extended terminated the meeting.