BOBBY CALVES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 10 August 1928, Page 4

BOBBY CALVES.

A GREAT SCHEME. TRIBUTE TO MR. C. DICKIE. , A. well-deserved tribute was paid by members of the Wgimate Wo*st County Council yesterday when cue of them made reference to the “bobby*’ calf business. Councilor A. F. Garni in isa-id Mr. Dickie had done his part well, and a great thing for the fannprs, and deserved tlie greatest credit. * He had been instrumental in {securing for the farmer double the amount previously received, and had been the means_ of cu lug out the kii'ling and skinning on the farms. Councillor McKay said it was up to the farmer to do. his part, to feed the calves p.openly until they were put on the' lorry. . * . Councillor Stevenson said. Mr Dickie and the Pate a. works were a, credit to the country. He -'•aid he understood the killings to date were Paten- 3000 and Waitara 2500. and the price had risen to 11s, whereas he believed m the Auckland district the price was only about half that figure. Sir William Le Flemng commented upon the necessity for the farmers to do their nnrte wall. , . x , Or Stevenson said lie would not he surprised to see the price -of the “ho.lv by” calf go to £l. because of the valuable by-products. 'Phe chairman said he knew of case, where calves, were went away without a .n v fee din,o' at all. They should l>e eft with, the dam for three days and then sent to the works