CALF REARING

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 5 December 1929, Page 8

CALF REARING

SCHOOL COMPETITIONS. PIHAMA TO AUROA. A uniformly high standard of calves was seen by ’the judges at Pihama, Oeo, Otakeho and Auroa yesterday—Messrs J, D. Scott, (condition) and D. P. E. Malone (type)—and both were emphatic in their approval of the work done. Their remarks prove the value of the clubs under whose auspices the competitions are held. The judges agree that the general average has improved' very much since/ their initiation. Mr Rod Syme, as usual, judged the charts and. had charge of the arrangements. . Speaking to the children, both judges gave many helpful and encouraging hints and suggestions in regard to the work, though in regard to condition Mr Scott frankly told them .that h© could teach the majority very little in the way of rearing. Tho results, he said, proved the children’s care and knowledge. , ~ Speaking of the Auroa calves, Mr Scott said he had judged’ on four occasions this year and he had not seen a letter lot. "They arc the best presented lot so far, with very little between first and last, and I wish to congratulate all the youngsters very heartily,” he added. So close were the leaders that he could not separate the two best and placed them equal with the maximum. He gave it as his opinion that they would be hard to beat at the championship meeting. Mr Malone was also very emphatic |in his favourable opinion, and ho had i considerable d-ifficulty in coming to a [decision. In their remarks on the treatment of the calves, the judges’ stressed the value of rugging and brushing, and I showed the youngsters how and where they failed and what the strong points were. In one case a calf had been weaned before judging, and the judges advised the children not to do this until after the judging. Speaking of the yearling Friesian at Otakeho, shown by Helen Nicholls, Mr Malone said she had developed well and bald, he felt sure, a good future before here. He said she would be likely to ■win at the A. and P. Shows. When tho judges were advising the children to pick a good calf from a. proven cow, Mr Malone said in one case that "Dad could not have picked a better one than the child 'had. ’ ’ Mr Scott commented favourably on the leading and handling of the calves at every place, but he was specially commendatory of this feature at Otakeho, and said that these competitors would run close for the medal promised by Mr .T. Pettigrew for best led calf. At Pi’homa the visitors were enterI toured at morning tea by Mrs Jolly, j wife of the headmaster. I Results weer as below: — PIHAMA. Jersey-Ayrshire.

Dairy typo: Les. Forsyth 1, Ruth Forsyth 2, MaTgaret Allan 3. Shorthorn-Fri esian.

Dairy type: Yvonne Stevenson 1, Cyril Faulkner 2, Joan Butler 3. Jersey yearling: Alice Dickson 1. OEO. Jersey-Ayrshire.

Dairy type: Catherine Jones 1, Kapun Mann 2, John Simpson 3. OTAKEHO. Jersey- Ayrshire.

I Dairy type: Helen Nicholls 1, Lois i Davies 2, Lindsay Nieholls 3. I Jersey yearling: Lindsay Nicholls 1. 1 Erie.nsian yearling: Helen Nicholls I. This yearling won the South Taranaki championship last year. AUROA. J orsey- Ayrshire.

Dairy type: Walter Kirk 1, Alice Davison 2, Len Lyndon 3. Jersey yearlings: Leslie King 1, Eric Brown 2. Shorthorn-Friesian. James Davison 27 100 127 Louis Muggeridge 26 96 122 Dairy -type: James Davison 1, Louis Muggeridge 2.

Oht. Cond. Tl. Lea. Forsyth. 30 100 130 Ruth Forsyth 30 99 129 Gwen Holmes 30 98 128 Margaret Allan 30 96 126 John. Butler 28 97 125 Joan. Allan 30 94 124

Cht. Cond. Tl. Yivonno Stevenson. ... ... 29 100 129 Cyril Faiulkner ... 29 98 127 •Toan Butler ... 29 96 125

C'ht. Co,ml: Tl. Cathoriho Jones . 27 100 127 Ivarpuu Mann . 26 99 125 John Simpson . 27 97 124

Glit. Cond. Ti. Helen Nicfeotls .... 30 100 130 Lindsay Nicliolls .... 29 ■ 99 128 Joan Mo.urie .... 30 98 128 Lois' Davies .... 29 97 126 Walter Julian 28 90 124

C'ht. Canid. TJ. Vera Hartley - 27 100 127 Alice Davison 27 100 127 Walter Kirk 28 9S 120 James Davison 27 99 126 Leslie King 29 90 .125 Edna Whiting 2S 96 124 Emmeline Hartley 28 95 123 Myra Kirk 2S 94 122 Den Lyndon 28 93 121 Eva Brown 29 91 120