Calf Club Activities

Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 268, 15 November 1934, Page 10

Calf Club Activities

GROUP JUDGING AT LONGBURN Judging of tho calves entered in tho competition of the Manawatu-Oroua division of tho Boys’ and Girls' Agricultural Clubs was entered upon on Tuesday when No. 1 group, comprising 1 Kairanga, Bainesso and Longburn Schools, was judged. The officials cngagod were Mr. J. A. Russell, judge of care and attention, class; Mr. J. M. Smith, judgo of dairy type; Mr. F. H. Lange, of the Wanganui Education Board, and Mr. C. M. Hyde, supervisor of No. 1 group. Tho organisation worked excellently throughout, and at each school the judges wero able to proceed immediately with their duties. At Kairanga School, 13 calves were paraded, all the animals being of splendid quality and showing every evidence of careful rearing. Baincsss School produced six entrants of good quality, albeit they were hardly up to tub standard set at School. It was at the Longburn School, however, that the judges had their hardest task, the 13 calves broght before them being of exceptional merit. Being as it is the centre of a district well-known for the productivity and quality of its dairy herds, a good display at this school had been expected, but the judges were unanimous in their opinion that their greatest expectations had been exceeded. Both judges declared the parade of calves at Longburn to have been probably unsurpassed in any show ring in tho Dominion, Mr/Bussell expressing his doubts as to whether a finer collection of calves could have been got together anywhere else in the Dominion. To the children responsible the judges expressed their hearty congratulations on their work with the calves.

Tho following are tho results of the group judging in both care and attention and dairy typo classes: —• Kairanga School

Caro and attention.—-Sidney Jensen’s Patsy 1, Rita Hyde’s Daffodil 2, Joan Collis’s Judy 3, Thelma Davey’s Beauty v.h.c., Doreen Teague's Prirnroso h.c.

Dairy type. —Sidney Jensen 1, Rita Hydo 2, Bernio Neill’s Stella 2, Joan Collis, v.h.e., Doreen Teague, li.c. A special class for pupils below Standard 2 produced four entries. Tlie animals were judged on care and attention, and the results were as follow: — Patricia Turner’s Wendy 1, Joan Davcy’s Rose 2, Boss Sheerin’s Star 3. Bainesse School Caro and attention—Patrick Ryan’s Rosie 1, Victor Legg’s Nancy 2, Joy HcSavney’s Topsy 3. Dairy type. —Patrick Ryan 1, Victor Lcgg 2, Douglas Robertson’s Whiskers 3. Longbum School Care and attention. —Bruce Wilson’s Doreen 3, Gwen Bennett’s Daisy’s Pride 2, Prances Lindberg’s Judy 3, James Plows ’3 Daisy v.h.c, Norman Wilson’s Violet h.c. Dairy type. Stewart McE wen’s Trixie 1, Norman Wilson 2, Bruce Wilson 3, Gwen Bennett v.h.c., Leonard Tamplin’s Ruby h.c., Jean Stephenson’s Baby h.c.