MILKING SHORTHORNS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 430, 22 June 1922, Page 3

MILKING SHORTHORNS.

\N\TAL MEETING! <>l' MEMBERS

BREED STILL WELL MAINTAINED

The annual general meeting of the New | Zealand Milking Shorthorn Association was j held last evening at the breeders' Club ! rooms. Showgrounds, l'almerston North. 'lhe prcsidi nl (Mr .1. K. Anderson) was in the chair and over 30 members were in attendance. In submitting ihe eighth annual report ihe president congratulated members on the very satisfactory progress maintained during the past year. The interest in the bseed bad been* steadily maintained and I lie excellent records obtained under semiofficial test by members served to prove thai iho milking Shorthorn still held pride ol place as the best dual purpose animal, ihe mailer :>f scrub bulls in the herd had been receiving the attention of breeders. It wa- generally acknowledged that the milking inheritance was transmitted chiefly ihiough the bulls, and no doubt the sires from proved milking Shorthorn dams with a I'uord behind tin m would be the ones sought liter. Since last annual meeting three new branches have been formed, viz., Franklin, Auckland City and Taranaki. G()od work lias resulted from Ihe branches previously formed. The balance-sheet shoved a' -ound financial position. Seventy 1 ' lour new members bad been enrolled since lb.- la-; annual meeting, fie regretted to record ih- resignations of several prominent breeders who had given up farmiie". The membership now. stood at 595, although lie regretted to report a finny large amount for subscript ions was outstanding. Volume IV. of the Herd Book, the mo-; comprehensive volume yet issued, was duly issued, and although sold at lesih: n cos( bad iioi reached the demand anticipated. Kutrie.- lor Volume V. were now being (•■< inpleted. ihe total entries re- .-,( iV-- ih-a v b iw 1ea221!M 1 !- 722 iniL and 1957 females, fi was gratifying to „„,,; ,|,ai a r,ember of member-; bad gained (j, , .- |al p : I/.,-- for -eini-'.-llieml testing and ii w;:- hoped, notwithstanding the in-dvas-d fees i,, l)e eharued, • l.ai members would euiiuuue in icsi and put as many as ■ . |,1,. up ! .r semi ■■il'.i.-inl records. Ihe ..... ,i-,ti,a,', oir-r •■! £SO io the lir-t row ii, eaeh clas; for reeo.ds of buHer-lal _a.a reed io at la.-i n.ee.im; should be an in- ":', mriit io menu er- to 'any 01. this ' hi..:,!-, importai't quaiifh ation for iheir \ a.soluiion wa- received Irom ihe .New Zealand Jer.-e\ i 'ante Breeder-' Asternt[on ' NpresMiig the opinion ihai the Govl., lilUU .ul ~f New Zealand hottld assist ml- ! ~( l, ( . ( ~]j„.,.,,,, |i v ,. ,u)i-l; by paying at !, ■ ■.; |ia!i' of the eo"i ol freight, insurance, IVed and ttendance whilsi ill transit from lit.- exporting country on all animals landed ;., \Vw Zeaiand which in ihe opinion ol ,',i,e'Minister of Agriculture ware likely to be of benefit to the Dominion. |„ t!„. cotirse of a general discussion the

'opinion was expressed tliai ii ihe prestige of the milking Shorthorn was to be kepi up importations of pedigree stock must I"' made from England. Mi T Sccotiibe pointed 'out that in Australia ii had not been found necessary io iniporl fresh blood There milking Shorl horns had been bred from Ihe same for a ureal many years without any deterioration whatever in the breed. On the contrary it had gone on improving. The result oi further discussion was the adoption of a motion endorsing the Jersey bleeders' resolution. Mr A. W. Green was delegated to represent the association on the deputation which ii is proposed shall wait on the Government in connection with the resolution. On the mot ion of Mr Bond (Rangiotu) Mr GrAit, of Woodville, was appointed to give an official demonstration on Ihe milking Shorthorn ai the Wairarapa and Easl Coast Show. , Officers for the ensuing vear were elected as follow:—President, Mr James Parkinson (Opotiki); vice-presidents, Messrs I>. Buick (Palmerslon North) and S. Morgan (Woodville): members of the executive (two vacancies), Messrs E. I.;:w (YVhakatane) and A. Tocker (Featherston); treasurer, Mr J: Ivearsey (Longburn). Before retiring from office the president, on behalf of the members of the council, pve-enicd Mr A. \\. Green, of Rimkura, with an illuminated address as a slight token of the many years' service he had put m on behalf of (lie association as president and as a member of the council.