CALF CLUBS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 5, 5 December 1931, Page 8

CALF CLUBS

RONGOTEA GROUP JUDGING. (From Our Own Con RONGOTEA, Doc. 4 Th‘- No 2 group Manav.atu-Oroua di- 1 vision of the Boy., and Girl', Agricultural | and Calf Club, held their judging compel!-, tions at the respective schooia to-day HJ j tpiendid summer weather. A start wa-. made at Rongotea before a large number 01 parent, and the school children, 11 caltet being in readiness. The judge ol the aairy type class v.a, Mr O'Donne.:, oi Bunnjthorpe, who after careful consideration ol all the dairy points a calf should snow ga. the first prize to Donald Arnott s iopsy, a very typical beast. Mr Montgomerie ol Awahuri, judged the condition class. r-\i-dence of rearing treatment ar.u rca ". r ‘K fitted to produce good dairy animals, ine first award went to Robert Mossops Trixie Messrs O’Donnell and Montgomerie each gave a brief account of why they had placed the prizes on the particular beasts their remarks being listened to with - interest. Mr W. J. Crouchcr district supervisor, briefly thanked those who had helped in the competition, especially mentioning the Government officers present. Mr Lange and Mr Galpin. also the local supervisors for their work. Mr the headmaster of the Rongotea School, also said a few words on the great ben. fit of the competitions to the children from an educational point of view; he also expressed his thanks for the interest shown. Three hearty cheers were given .or the iudgC3 by the competitors. _.. . The points stressed by Mr O Donnell in the type class were: A broad muzzle, with wide open nostrils, broad between eyes nicely dished; head carried direct on mco’ lean Leek, no fleshiness at throat shoulder thin and wedge-shaped, top lme straight and level with pin bones well up, and tail sitting well, not too high:; udder well caught behind and extended well lor ward, vrith teats nicely placed, and set square on underline; brisket not heavy, Attorn of brisket in line with udder when in milk; bone fine, and animal walking with good carriage, and general appear ance tfking the eye. Mr Montgomerie m his remarks aL-.o stressed the point of not overfeeding the calf at an early ag concentrated foods and thus putting lat on the wrong place, but rather to g such foods in the autumn and early winter so that the calf would get a good start the following spring. lie advised that care he taken with training, and to lead the calf from the correct side, to be quick to note any ailing m the call, when being reared, and not to allow them to ao back. _ The prizewinners at Rongotea were: Tvpc: Donald Arnotts Topsy 1, Robert Mossop’s Trixie 2, Dorothy Boucher si ui 3 Douglas Lind’s Buttercup 4. Condition : Robert Mossop’s Trixie 1, Wryvcn Hughes’s Baby 2. May Bottcher 8 Trixie 3, Doriaid Arnott’s Topsy 4. Other entrant*were: Molly Slattery, Olivo Bottcher, Murray Lind, Ronald Hill, John Mossop. ihe judges afterwards left for Glen Oroua and A* competition will bo held at the Rongotea School on Friday next for tfie prucwinners in the three schools in No 2 group, when the group judging takes place In addition, a further competition will be held among the school pomes from the three schools a pnzo being given for the best groomed and cared-for horse, ihe Glen Oroua School is giving a special prize for the host composition on the remarks made by the judge of the No. 1 Type class when addressing the children. AT GLEN OROUA. (From Our Own Correspondent). GLEN OROUA, Dec. 5. The judging of calves belonging to local competitors in this year’s calf-rearing eoinpetiuons took place at the school yesterday morning. There was a good attendance of parents and other visitors. Ine officials present were Messrs Lange (Education Board representative), O, Galpin (Agricultural Department), J. O Donnell (Bunnythorpej, judge of the tyj.e class, A. Montgomerie (Awahuri), judge of trio condition class, W. Crouchcr, group supervisor, J. Howl, local supervisor, and x ■ Saxton (Rongotea), group secretary. Of the original 14 entries, 10 paraded before the judges. In the type ciuss tlio awards •wero ah follow: Joyce Luchs jj Briclo 1, Harry Scott’s Violet 2, Bill Scott s Hot 3, Olive Lucas’s Heather 4. In the condition class the placings were: Bill Scott’s Dot 1 Jack Scott’s i’rimrose 2, Joyce Lucas s Bride 3, Olivo Lucas’s Heather 4. Special prizes presented by Mr E. Somor for a class showing best evidence of care denoted by handling wero won by Joyce Lucas 1, Olive Lucas 2, while Ronald Howl’s entry was placed third. After the judging Mr Crouchor asked the judges to point out, for the benefit of competitors, the reasons for the placings in the two official classes. Various questions were also answered by the judges. Two prize* presented by Mr W. W allace, secretary of the school committee, are to ho competed for by the children in an essay competition setting out the points dealt with by the judges in their short lectures. Cheers were given by the children for the judges, tho local supervisor, and their head teacher, and on tho call of Mr \V. Boswell, chairman of the school committee, Mr Crouchcr, waß accorded thanks for the great interest ho has taken in connection with the calf club movement. JUDGING AT KOPANE. (From Our Own Correspondent). KOPANE, Doc. §. At Kopane yesterday tho judging of the Calf Club competition was held. The weather conditions were ideal and a very large number of visitors and paronts were present. Mr O’Donnell, of Bunnythorpo, and Mr A. Montgomerie, of Kauwhata, wero the judges for tho day, Mr O’Donnell judging the dairy typo while Mr Montgomerie judged the animals for condtion. Among tho visitors wero Mr and Mrs W. J. Crouchcr, Mr Galpin, of the Agricultural Department, Mr Lange, agricultural instructor of the Wanganui Education Board, and Mr Kaxton, secretary of tho group. Mr Crouchcr, who is organiser of tho calf club movement, congratulated the Kopane children on tho wonderful display of calves tho total number of which was 33, which showed tho keen interest taken in tho movement. He also congratulated Miss Puttlo for tho trouble sho had taken to further tho interest of the movement He then called on Mr O’Donnell to oxplain why ho gave certain calves most points and asked the children to take particular notice of what was said. Mr O’Donnell stated that as to tho quostion, “Are theso clubs doing any good?’’ he certainly thought tho answer was hero to-day. Ho demonstrated hie idea of the calf that was wanted. Mr Crouchcr then called on Mr Montgomerie to explain why lie awarded tho prizes as he did. Mr Montgomerie said that thero being so many good calvos .it made tho task rather difficult. In his opinion some of tho calves carried too much condition. Jt was quite easy to rear a calf in tho spring when there wan plenty of young grass about, but if a little moro attention was paid them in tho Into autumn and early winter they would dovclop into far letter cows. Ho also stressed the fact to the children that though they could not all win honours they could ho always cheerful losers. In conclusion Mr Crouchcr called on those children who had cihtuined prized to give three cheers to the others, and vica versa. The following are tho placed calves for the dairy typo, which were awarded cash prizes: Robert Glasgow’s Hell 1, Bernard Furlong's Star 2. Edward Tutty’s Puss 3, Holly Hill’s Poppy 4, Ruth Bennett’s Tyli.di 5, Audrey Houghton’s 6, Agnes Bennett's Primrose 7. Tho awards for condition were: Darden Prentice’s Elina 1, Holly Hill’s Poppy 2, Robert Glasgow’s Bell 3, .loan Hill’s Tulip 4. Pedigree class: Hazel Dorn’s Beauty 1, Len Dorn’s Lucklea’e Shining Star 2. The following is tho list’ of entries ; Doreen Prentice’s Elma; Jim Leen’s Buttercup, Tom Leen’s Violet, Jean Glasgow’s Rene, Molly Jones’s Jane Alt Wilton’s Pat, Betty Jones's Dinah, Robert Glasgow s Bolf Agnes Bennett’s Primrose, Holly Hills Poppy, Ernest Thompson s Jersey, Eddie Tutty’s Puss, Willie Dawbon’s Bluebell, Allan Hill’s Cheron, David Jordan’s G nger, Wilton Bennett’s Dolly, Bern F orW’s Star, Jordon Bennett’s Elizabeth, Margaret Morgan’s Daisy, Ruth Bennett s TvlisV Harry Glasgow s Pet, Merle Dawlien’s ’Nigger, Joan Hill s Tulip, Linda Russell’s Nancy, Joyce Prentice s Daphne, Hazel Dorn’s Beauty, Len Dorn s Locklea’s Shining Star, Jack Bennetts Alpha,

Audrey Houston’s , Peggy Tutty b Duchess, Paddy Jones’s Joan, Elva Forlong’s . At tho conclusion tlio visitors were entertained at afternoon tea. JUDGING AT RANGIOTU. (From Our Own Correspondent). RANGIOTU, Dec. 5. Arranged by Messrs Lange and McConnell, considerable interest was evinced at tho calf judging held on tho local school grounds under tho auspices of the Rangiotu Calf Club. Some of tile stock reared by tiie children were of a very fine and satisfactory order and tlie judges passed soino favourable comments on the young animals presented. Messrs Buick and Rnnsford were the judges for the condition calvos and dairy type respectively After some instructive and educational addresses wero delivered by the judges to tlio children on the proper rearing and care of calves, merit, tickets and ribohns wero presented by Airs T. Donaldson, wliilo Air Ransford, on behalf of tlio Calf Club, presented tho vurious prizes to the successful and placed contestants. Tho following are the results of tho judging Condition class: Don Board 1, Doug. Donaldson 2; G Strawbridge 3. Dairy type: Don Beard 1, Elden Donaldson 2, Doug Donaldson 3.