DAIRY CATTLE SHOW.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 14 March 1927, Page 10

DAIRY CATTLE SHOW.

GOOD DISPLAY AT OTAKEHO. As at> each of the. eight shows of dairy cattle held -under the auspices of the Farmers’ Union, Otakeho branch, there was on Saturday a capital array of dairy cattle entered for the 1927 show, held on Mr F«. T. Burke’s paddock. The arrangements for holding the stock for the judging ring were .such as would do credit to any A. and P. show, and the preliminary details necessary were carried through expeditiously and efficiently under the direction of the president and committee of management. . . The facilities for judging—an excellent ring well roped off close to the pens so that animals were quick y brought in at one side and taken away at the other —were complete, and the award boards showing a complete liSu of events with awards as made, the list of entries and the prize-winners in the class as taken were very convenient and - gave the spectators all possit»' particulars as the .show proceeded. For this the society is indebted very much to the good work of the secretary. Mr H. R. Wood, who put in a lot'of hard and useful work. The stewards assisting iin the> various classes were Messrs J. E. Young (vice-president), E. Davison, John Daley, A. Laurie, J Campbell, A. C. Walker. E. Hen wood, R J. Byrne, C. A. Bourke, E. 11. Putt. H George H. le Fleming, A..Ha.stie, J. D Bashford, T. Horgan. S. le Fleming, J. Ni col son, S. J. Bennett. A,n: excellent luncheon and afternoon tea. were served bv the -ladies’ committee, who had a- busy time a 1! day making preparations and looking after the crowd of people present There were over 200 from mam- parts ot the aisAmong those present were Messrs H. Hodo-e,- president of the South Taranaki executive of the union, R. Diinn, of Auroa. W. A. Hewitt, and C. J. Dickie, of Hawera, and many other leading men of the district. . , Mr E Griffiths was the cattle judge and demonstrator, and with him m the ring was Mr Cox, of Sydney, a leading Jersey breeder, who took a keen interest in the proceedings He spoke in complimentary terms of the fine catto en M^ e< Hodge also congratulated the branch of the union on its enterprise, and expressed his pleasure at seeing so many good cattle of high standard exhibited. r The judge of an added class tor mr U-carter-s was Mr Charles. -Jones,. ot Manaia. The six entries in that class were good useful animals, and the owners were complimented by the the afternoon sheep judging and stepping the chain competitions were held, and attracted a lot of mterIt was unfortunate that rain fed' l , during the afternoon, and this somewhat debited proceedings, but despite tins, and' the fact that judging was somewhat late in starting, it was finished in pood time. . Before concluding, Mr E. T. Buirke thanked the judges for the work done by them and the assistance rendered. He also thanked Mr Griffiths for Ins able and careful demonstrations winch were very Vciluflble to «v'»l present, and enabled the Farmers’ Union to carry on the' good work don? for a number of years. The entries, he added, were not quite as numerous, but the quality was well up to the .standard, and lye was glad to see the amount of public support- given to the show. Special' y was bo pleased to see Mr H. Hodge present. On behalf of the committee, he heartily thanked the ladies and the press for assistance given. In reply. Mr Griffiths .said he considered it a compliment to be asked to judge, and if liis remarks had been helpful he was more than p'eased. He considered the farmers owed a lpt_ to the branch of the union for organising these shows, which gave the farmers an opportunity to get together and discuss matters of common interest. There were many good classes, but one which earned great commendation was that for children’s calves, in which no less than seventeen paraded, all nice little animals. Two were lea by tiny children of about three years old, Alice' Davison and Claire Nicolson, children of two of the exhibitors. The complete, list of awards is as below : A"=d bull. —J. D. Bashford’s Hound Bush .Roberts 1, J. Is icolson’.s ICLv-er-wood Golden Boy 2, C. A. Burke’s Aster’s August Child 3. The. second and third animals were full brothers. The judge said they were all fine bulls, with little between first and second. The first excelled in head, eye, and muzzle, and was a little ahead in body conformation. The second was better finished at the tail end, and in depth and heart 100 m. it was id bettor condition, but a trifle inclined to be hammy. The third had a good head, fine depth, and good skin. All five entered were, however, of good quality. Bull, 2J years.—H. J. Berry’s Grasmere Governor 1, A. Laurie’s Count’s Son 2 j E Young's Squire of Otakeho 3. The first bull was good in general outline and beat the second and third in the head, and was also better behind than the other two. Bull, 18 months (7 entries).—Mr. S. J. Bennett’s Thornycroft’s Warrior 1, Mr. J E. Young’s Squire of Otakeho 2, Mr'. A. Hastie’s bull grandson of Belvedere Bilberry’s Last 3. All were nice little animals, with which the judge was pleased, but he said that all could be taught bettei show manners. The winner was better made and had a nice tail setting and good depth. The second had better width and nice body conformation, good horn setting, with fine dish. Champion bull (three entries). Mr. J. D Bashford’s Round Bush Roberts, a five-year-old from Belvedere Aladdin —Oanga. .This hull lias only been shown four times, and has taken four first prizes. The other two bulls entered for championship were H. J. Berry’s Grasmere Governor and J. Xicolson’s Riverswood Golden Boy.

The judge wa s very pleased with the hulls entered for the championship and complimented the owner of the champion. In general conformation and in head and Jersey qualities the winner fstood out, but the second beat him behind and wa s .a very nice animal. 'Plie champion was better and cleaner honed and had a fine top line. Champion Dairy Cow. —Five faced the judge, but lie'quickly made his decision, stating that the champion, H. J. Berry’s Grasmere Glamour, was outstanding and fit to go in any show ring. She was altogether a typical Jersey dairy cow, good all through, well formed, and especially well formed in the udder. Pedigree Jersey dairy cow (3 entries) —H. J. Berry’s Grasmere Glamour 1, J. ificolson’s Aster’s Rainbow 2, C. Jones’s Shamrock Jewel 3. The judge was again complimentary to the owners on their exhibits, three very Pino cows being shown The winner excelled all round and was a fine, well-formed cow. The second was perhaps a little better in the head and eye and had a fine dish. The winner was reserve champion at Stratford.

Pedigree 18-montlis heifer. —S. J . Bennett's Thornyeroft Favourite 1, same exhibitor’s Thornyeroft Model 2, H. J. Berry’s entry 3. There was a strong class of nine, and the award gave the judge considerable difficulty. The three winners were a. nice even lot.

Children’s calves.—Henry Nicolson 1, Cyril Calder 2, Edgar Burke 3. There was a line .array of 17, and generally they led well. The judge was extremely pleased to see the interest taken, and complimented the children on this. The first was a fine little calf, he said, and would likely do well in the show ring in bigger shows. Bull calf. —H. J. Berry 1, E. Davison 2, J. Nicolson 3. There were five entries, and' all the winners were nice, typey little animals, the first being by the winner in the 2)—yea r-old 1 class. A fine grown) calf that was not placed was considered by the judge too coarse and likely to get still more so a,s it grew. Pedigree heifer calf. —J. Nicolson 1, H. J. Berry 2, C. A. Burke 3. There were seven entries, and the winners were the pick of a nice Jot. Grade heifer calf. —ft. J. Byrne 1. H. J. Berry 2, C. A. Burke 3. Seven entries. Grade heifer, 18 months (Tiddy Cup). —H. J. Berry 1, R. J. Byrne 2, S. J. Bennett 3. There was a fine entry of 11, and the selection gave the judge much thought. The first stood out in body and head, and had a great udder. The second had also a capital udder oaoaeity. but was inclined to be. coarse. The third showed well, bait in the judge’s opinion would 1 not develop so well as she grew older. Pair heifers. 18 months. —S. «T. Bennett 1. H. J. Berrv 2, S. J. Bennett 3. \ nice lot. said the judge, four pairs heinsr shown. Dairv cow. any breed. —J. Nicolson 1 end 2, ,T. E. Young 3. There were five entered, and the iudige said the winner had good wide nostrils and fine spring of rib. with excellent milk wells. The .second was also good, and had great capacity, hut both failed in the fore part of the udder. The third was not so good in shoulder and not quite so well finished. Heifer in milk. —S. J. Bennett’s Pretty Maid 1. J. Nicolson’s* Holly Bank Mary 2, C. A. Burke’s ehtry 3. The judge considered the first a' very fine heifer, good till round. The second was perhaps better in the udder. Horse class, milk cartons up to 15 cwt. —J. Campbell (Otakeha) 1, E. Da.vi.soni (Rama.' road) 2, H. George (Glenn road) 3. There were six entries. and' all were nice, strong, goodlooking animals.