CALF CLUBS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 308, 26 November 1936, Page 16

CALF CLUBS

No. 2 GROUP JUDGING. BIG GATHERING AT KOPANE. Soventy-four animals came forward, yesterday, tor the annual competition in the No. 2 group "Of the Boys’ and Girls’ Calf Rearing Club. Of that number 57 were caivos, eight were yearlings, fivo were two-year-old heifers and four were threeyear heifers. ' The awards were made by Mr H. R. Denize, stock inspector. Department of Agriculture, for rearing, and Mr J. O’Donnell (Bunnythorpe) for dairy type. Mr E. If. Lange, of the Wanganui Education Board, was in attendance, and apologies for absence were received from Mr A. J. Galpin, Department of Agricuiture, and Mr C. L. Hunter, M.P. The arrangements for the day were in the hands of Miss Wills (headmistress, Taikoreu), Mr W. A. Churchill (headmaster, Rongotea), and Mr D. Warner (Kopanc), while the school supervisors for the respective schools were Messrs Print, E. C. Saxton, H. Row-e, A. Houghton and A. Lancaster. With the exception of Taikoroa, all the school judging was done at Kopane in the morning, where all the entries wore again assembled for group judging in the aitcrnoon. In spite of the unfavourable weather conditions, thero was a good attendance of parents, past pupils and other interested spectators. Ladies of the district provided luncheon and a veto of thanks was accorded them tor their assistance in that direction.

The importance of giving a dairy animal a good start in life was the subject of an address by Mr Deniz.o when the judging had been completed. The speaker congratulated all the competitors on the evidence before him that the children had been well instructed. All the calves were a credit to their owners. The caro and attention class was rightly regarded as the most important of the school calf rearing classes. Primarily, he said, it was designed for the purpose of giving children on early interest in animal husbandry; to show them that through kindness, proper feeding and attention, the animal would respond and become a far better cow than it would ever do when these essentials were neglected. The calves that had been bciore him wero well behaved, with very few exceptions, and their general condition was an object lesson to all. The winner of the group section. Hector Bottcher, had shown a master hand in this respect, for there was perfect confidence and understanding between the boy and his pet. Mr Denize emphasised the need for carrying on with the same care of the animal’s wants, from the time it was weaned and throughout its life. The speaker concluded by impressing on the children that agriculture "was our one groat industry and that it was not only the most ancient, but also one of tho most honourable of all occupations. Mr O’Donnell told the children that he fo.t that any time that he and others had spent in connection with these competitions had been spent in a good purpose, because excellent results were being secured throughout the district. During tho passing years he had noted wtth great satisfaction the steady improvement that was being shown at all schools that he had visited. The calves that he had seen that day had pleased him immensely, which went to show that the future welfare of dairy cows was in good hands. He had been particularly pleased with the quality and condition of the yearlings and older classes and no dairy farmer could wish for better conditioned animals. Mr O’Donnell then made a few remarks relativo to the importance of type in the dairy cow and, taking the first prize calf as a model, outlined the .different external features that combined to indicate what is meant by a “typoy” animal and what should be looked for when a liigh-class dairy cow is being chosen. Mr Houghton expressed thanks to the judges, teachers, supervisors and all others who had contributed to the success of the day’s competitions. Details of tho awards in the individual school sections and group championships are: TAIKOREA SCHOOL. Rearing, care and attention (eight entries). —Murry Print’s Daisy 1, Violet Cook’s Duchess 2, Desmond Eichier’s Trixie 3, Malcolm Johnston’s Llewelva 4, Peggy Lucas’ Contact 5. Dairy type.—Malcolm Johnston 1, Desmond Eichler 2, Murray Print 3, Violet Cook, 4, Peggy Lucas 5. RONGOTEA SCHOOL. Rearing care and attention (16 entries). —Junior, Hector Bottcher’s Pretty 1, Shirley Mossop’s Tulip 2, Ivor Davies’ entry 3. Senior: W. Mossop 1, G. Feildhouse 2, K. Mossop 3. Open: Hector Bottcher’s Pretty 1, Shirley Mossop’s Tulip 2, Bill Mossop’s Tui 3, Jack Bottcher’s Dolly 4, Douglas Lind’s Rose 5. Dairy type. —Kon Mossop’s Pearl 1, Douglas Lind 2, Shirley Mossop 3, Bill Mossop 4, Hector Bottcher 5. Yearlings.—Hector Bottclier’s Doris 1; only entry. Two-year-olds.—Hector Bcttcher’s Jenny 1; only entry. KOPANE SCHOOL. Rearing, caro and attention (38 entries). —Lon Dorn’s Blossom 1, Brian Jones’s Starlight’s Pride 2, Phillis Prentice’s Flower Girl 3, Joyce Prentice’s Mabel 4, Juno Lancaster’s Trixio 6. Pupils under 10 years.—Douglas White’s Dainty 1, Bonny Hill’s Ladybird 2. Dairy type.—Phillis Prentice 1, June Lancaster 2, Joyce Prentice 3, lan Bennett’s Blossom 4, Douglas Hill’s Daisy Bell 5. Yearlings.—June Lancaster’s Primrose 1, Phillis Prentice’s Peggy 2, Juno Kitchen’s Molly 3, Don Lancaster’s Daphne 4. Two-year heifers.—Val Morgan’s Rita 1, Juno Lancaster’s Bluebell 2, Joyce Prcn rice’s Pride 3, Joan Hill’s Lily 4. Three-year heifers.—Elva Eorlong’s Rosemary 1, Douglas Hill’s Fairy 2, Dudley Houghton’s Trixie 3, Allan Hill’s Twi light 4. . A special modal presented by Mr D. Prentice for the best calf reared and cared for by a pupil under 10 ycare was won by Douglas White. GROUP COMPETITION. Rearing, care and attention.—Hector Bottcher (Rongotea) 1, Len Dorn (Kopane) 2, Bryan Jones (Kopanc) 3, June Lancaster (Kopane) 4, Joyce Prentice (Kopane) 5. Dairy typo.—Phillis Prentice (K.) 1, Juno Lancaster (K.) 2, Ken Mossop (R.) 3, Joyce Prentice (K.) 4, Douglas Lind (R.) 5. Yearling heifers. —June Lancaster (K.) 1, Hector Bottcher (R.) 2, Phillis Prentice (IC.) 3. Two-year heifers.—Val Morgan 1, June Lancaster 2, Joyce Prentice 3, Hector Bottcher 4. At the conclusion of the group judging, tho ribbons wero tied on the prize-win-ning calves by Mrs Houghton to the accompaniment of cheers. SANSON-CARNARVON CROUP. Calves from Ohakca, Waitohi, Carnarvon, Clydesdale and Sanson Schools wore assembled at Clydesdale School yesterday when individual school judging and No. 6 group judging was carried by Mr A. Montgomerie, of Kauwhata. Mr E. .H. Lange, agricultural officer of the Wanganui Education Board, was in attendance. Thero was a good attendance of parents and interested persons. Tho ladies of the district entertained the gathering at afternoon tea at the conclusion of tho proceedings and thanks wero returned by Mr E. N. Rowe, group supervisor. Votes of thanks were passed to the judge, group supervisor and other officials. Tho following are tho results:— CLYDESDALE SCHOOL. Dairy type.—Aisla McKenzie’s Rising Sun 1, Ivan McKenzie’s Rawhili 2, John Luxford’s Lady 3, Allan Luxford’s Popeye v.h.c., Nada Luxford’s Khaki h.c. Care in roaring (senior). —Allan Luxford’s Popcye 1, John Luxford’s Lady 2, Ivan McKenzie’s Rawhiti 3. Caro in rearing (junior).—Nada Luxford’s Khaki 1, Aisla McKenzie’s Rising Sun 2. WAITOHI SCHOOL. Dairy type.—Josio Chapman’s Trixie 1, Stanley Rowe’s Joyco 2, Jean Wilson’s Bobby 3, Fred Rowe’s Princess v.h.c. | Care in rearing (senior).—Jean Wilson’s jßobby 1, Fred Rowe’s Princess 2, Sian I Rowe’s Joyce 3. Care in rearing (junior).—Josio Chap man’s Trixio 1,

CARNARVON SCHOOL. Dairy typo.—Stan Gray’s Beauty 1, Eric Gray’s Darkic 2. Care in rearing.—Same pricings as above. . OIIAKEA SCHOOL. Dairy type.—Mclvyn Shailer’s Daisy 1, INocl Bailey’s Starlight 2, Shirley Sadler’s Topsy 3, Lorna Sadler’s Pet v.h.e. Care in roaring (senior).—Lorna Sadler’s Pot 1. Caro in rearing (junior).—Mclvyn Shailer’s Daisy 1, Shirley Sadler’s I’opsy 2, Noel Bailey’s Starlight 3. SANSON SCHOOL. Dairy typo.—Cliff Bishop’s Primroso 1, Bruce Mitchell’s Charlotte 2. i Care in rearing (senior). —Bruce Mitchell’s Charlotte 1, Cliff Bishop’s Primtose 2. No. 6 GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS. Dairy typo.—Stan Gray’s Beauty (Carnarvon) 1, Jesio Chapman’s Trixie (Waitohi) 2, Aisla McKenzie’s Rising Sun (Clydesdale) 3. Ivan McKenzie's ltawhitl (Clydesdale) v.n.c., Cliff Bishop’s Primrose (Sanson) h.c. Caro in rearing (senior). —Bruce Mitchell's Charlotte (Sanson) 1, Allan Luxford’s Popeye (Clydesdale) 2, John Luxford’s Lady (Clydesdale) 3, Ivan McKenzie’s Rawhiti (Clydesdale) v.h.e., Cliff Bishop’s Primrose (Sanson) h.c. Care in rearing (junior).—Stan Gray’s Beauty (Carnarvon) 1, Josie Chapman's Trixie (Waitohi) 2, Eric Gray’s Darkic (Carnarvon) 3, Mclvyn Shailor’s Daisy (Ohakca) v.h.e., Noel Bailey’s Starlight (Ohakca) h.c. RECORDS AND SCHOOL PLACINGS. Waituna School. —Records:. Joy Palmer 1, Phyllis Halford 2, Mclva Kcat 3. Points position in school: Joy Palmer and Phyllis Halford equal 1, Ken Bishop 3. Orangipongo School. Records: May Hyde 1, Prank Hyde 2, Elaine Smith 3. Points position in .school; Elaine Smith 1, May Hyde and Heather McDonald 2 equal. Otamakapua School.—Records: Leo Miller 1, Dorothy Goodwin 2, Richard Burford 3. Points position in school: Dorothy Goodwin i, Stella Duncan 2, Richard Burford 3.