Te Arakura

Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 274, 22 November 1934, Page 8

Te Arakura

From Our Own Correspondent. The judging of the Calf! Club calves took place at the school ground on Tuesday morning. Mr. J. O Donnell, of Bunnj - thorpe, was the judge. In the dairy type the placings were: Harold Stewart 1, Erie Fuller 2, Olive Thomas 3, Joan Burnham v.h.c.. Maisie Johnston h.c., Oudrey Firth c. In the care and attention class Olive Thomas was first, Harold Stewart 2, Joan Burnham 3, Erie Fuller v.h.c., Maisie Johnston h.c. Mr. Lange, agrieultuml instructor for schools, commenting on the small entry, told the children of a school where there were only 14 scholars and every child had a calf. Mr. O'Donnell, when speaking to the children, said the calves were a credit to them and he thought they could show many farmers how to rear calves. He afterwards explained the method of judging a calf, demonstrating on one of the calves present. Cheers were given for Mr. O’Donnell. Mr. W. E. Thomas (group supervisor; explained that there would be no group judging this year and said he hoped to see some of the calves present at the championship judging in Palmerston North on December 8. Mr. Thomas has offered a trophy to the value of 10s Gd for the best yearling heifer to be judged next year. The heifer must be one of those reared by the Calf Club this year. At the conclusion a light luncheon was served by the ladies present to visitors and members of the Caif Club. The Calf Club judgings are at any time poorly attended and as they come at a time when farmers are busiest and one wonders If there would be more interest taken if the judgings could be arranged to take place at a less busy season. The unusual spectacle of seeing a plane flying with lights was witnessed by many in this district last Wednesday evening when the big plane flown by Messrs Hewett and Kay arrived in Palmerston North. The piano circling over the town with Its powerful lights was much more readily noticed than one in the daytime and here, about six miles away, it looked very close Indeed. There are still many cases of influenza In the district, some of them fairly severe. Very heavy rain fell at Te Arakura on Tuesday morning, while about (wo miles away the roads were dry. The drama and folk dancing circle will hold its monthly meeting at the hall on Wednesday next. Mrs. G. Firth has returned home from her holiday in the north. The school has received a donation of 21bs. of mangel seed for the mangel growing competition, from Messrs Hodder and Tolley, Ltd.