CALF=REARING COMPETITION

Hawera Star, Volume LII, 7 December 1932, Page 10

CALF=REARING COMPETITION

•SOUTH TARANAKI SCHOOLS. GROUP JUDGING CONTINUED. Group judging m the calf-rearing competitions, under the - aegis of the Boys and Girls’ Clubs, for the pupils of South Taranaki schools was eontinue|d yesterday, when the judging party visited Awatuna,, Otakeho and Okaiawa, to make the awards in groups VII, Vin and IX, embracing the following schools: Group VII, Kaponga, Kaponga Convent, Te Kiri, Awatunia, Riverlea, ancl Makaka-; Group VIII, Auroa, Manaia school and Convent, Otakeho, Oeo and Pihama; Group IX, Tokaora, Matapu, Okaiawa, Ivapuni and Normanbv. There was a very good attendance of parents and friends. At each centre the judges made comments on the calves, which should be of value to ( the young exhibitors. group vrr. j The headmasters present at Awa- j tuna, where the awards for Group Vllj were made, were; Messrs. Kedgley , (Awatuna) and Nobbs (Te Kiri), with Miss M. Tippins (Awatuna) assistant. The awards were as follow--i

Dairy Type. Jersey Ayrshire.—Laurence Briscoe (Kaponga) 1, Dorothy Candy (Kaponga Convent) 2, Harold Gargan (Riverlea) 3. Shorthorn-Friesian.—Walter Thomas (Te Kiri) 1. He won also the medal given for the best type in the group.

©ROUP VIII. At Otakeho the calves entered in ©roup VIII. were judged and the headmaster, j\ji; A. Burns, assisted in .the general organisation. At the conclusion the party was entertained by the ladies at afternoon tea. lie suits were as follow: 1 Jersey-Ayrshire. Dairy Condition.

Dairy typo.—Norm an Langlands (Anroa) 1, Keith Davies (Manana) 2, J. Bourke (Manaia. Con.) 3-Sliorthorn-Briesian. Dairy Condition. Con. Oh. Tl. Lois Davies (Otakeho) ... 100 30 130 Pat Butler (PrhamaJ ... 90 30 120 Dairy type. —In same order. GROUP IX. The entries in G roup IX were judged at Okaiawa and there many very line calves were seen by the judges. Results were as follow: J EBSBY-AYRSHXP E. Dairy Condition.

Dairy type.—Gwen Nicholson (Norma ii by) 1, Myra Wren cTokaora) 2. Alicia Hackett (Okaiawa) 3. WHO RiTHOR N-FRJESIA N. Dairy Condition.

Dairy type.—l Nancy Johnson 1, Douglas Grantham 2, Ken Prestidge 3. , When the judging concluded the judges were entertained at afternoon tea by Mrs. Elvetts at the schoolhouse. COW JUDGING COMPETITION. At each group centre a cow judging competition for the pupils was carried out under the direction of Messrs Denize and Haynes, of the Agriculture Department. There were good entries and an interesting talk on the subject of dairy cows was given by. Mr. Denize at each place visited. The cows for the judging competition for the children were supplied by Mr. E. Phillips at Awatuna, Mr. H. A Nicholls at Otakeho, and Mr. W. G. Williams at Olcaiawa.

J ersey-Ayrshire's. Con. Cht. Tl. Ramsay Royd (Aivntuna) 100 30 130 Cliff Emeny .(To Kin) 97 30 127 Dorothy Candy (Kaponga Con.) 95 29 124 Harold Gargan (Riverlea) 93 30 123 Dick Emeny (Te Kiri) 93 30 123 Murray Bond (Awatunn) 90 30 120 James Harper (kaponga) 90 28-*-118-i Norman Lockley ' (Te Kiri) So 30 llo Laurence Briscoe (Kaponga) 87 27 114 Pat Bourke (Awatuna) 85 29 114 Stan Gargan (Riverlea) 83 30 113 Lorna Rutherford (Riverlea) 80 30 110 Elsie Tattersal'l (Kaponga) 80 291 1091 Joe Duckett (Makaka) 83 26 109 Short horn-Friesian. Con. Cht. Tl. Walter Thomas (Te Kiri) 100 30 130

Con. Ch. Tl. Ruth Forsyth (Pihama) 100 30 130 Eric Brawn (Anroa) ...... 93 30 123 Don Duncan (Manaia) ... 95 27 12» A T .. Langland.s (Aiuroa) 90 29 119 Geo ft' Crompton :(Ma,naia) 88 30 118 Eileen Walker (Otakeho) 90 . 28 118 Rlex Harrop (Pihama) ... 80 30 110 L. Glengarry (Pihama) 86 30 116 J. Boiirke (Manaia. Con.) 81 30 114 Joyce Walker 86> 28 114 Phyllis Davies (Otakeho) 84 30 114 Ruth Davies (Manaia) ... 84 30 114 Thus. Hikaka (Oeo) 82 30 112 Albert Jones (Oeo) 82 30 112 G. Bulman (Manaia Con.) '82 27 109

Gwen Nicholson (NorCon. Cht Tl. manbv) 100 30 130 Keith Burrell (Tokaora) 97 29 126 Myra Wren (Tokaora) 95 30 125 Joyce Burrell (Tokaora) Esther Parsons (Okai95 29 124 awa) Peeav Brest id sc (Mata93 30 123 PU) Maud Christiansen. (Okai93 30 123 awa) 7. Lionel Christiansen 90 30 120 (Okaiawa) 87 30 117 Reg. Riddick (Matapu) 87 29 116

Con. Clit. •rf Tl. Kon Prestidso (Matapu,) 100 30 130 Douglas Grantham (Normanby) 95 30 1.25 Nancy Johnson (Tokaora) 9+ 30 124 Eileen Hurley (O'kaiawn) 97 26 123