FURTHER CALF CLUB JUDGINGS

Northern Advocate, 2 December 1936, Page 12

FURTHER CALF CLUB JUDGINGS

Judging was continued among school calf clubs of the Whangarei district j yesterday, two official parties, one i under Mr J. H. Dennehy, school agricultural instructor, and the other in j command of Mr Glanville, of the Dej partment of Agriculture, Whangarei, I going the rounds. Mr Doug. Morrison and Mr B. H. Hawken were fudges.

At Te Horo Native School, on Monday, Mr Cumstey presented 15 calves, Mr G. S, B. Morrison making the following awards: Tahi Tairua, 83 points, 1; Annie Tairua, 78 points, 2; Moses Shortland, 74 points, 3; Sam Shortland, 73 points, 4. Other points awarded (were:— Moana Paul, 72; Rore Munro, 71; Naro Tairua, 71; Tiri Shortland, 71; Hauraki Shortland, 69; Royal Andrew, 67.

Another competition was held five miles further along the road on Mrs Paraha’s firm, where the results were: Len Lennard and Janie Waa, 81 points, equal, 1; Molly Paraha, 75 points, 3, Celia Marua, and Ruru Peita, 74points, equal 4. Mr Morrisoa complimented the children on the increased number of entries also on the fact that the calves had been better looked after this year. Although the leading of the calves was not good, one boy, Len Lennard, was able to get his calf to lead without any halter simply by walking in front of it. Calf Takes To Tall Timber.

One calf broke away in the morning and. hid in the tea-tree. Mr Morrison was unarae to judge the animal as it successfully eluded the efforts of the children to capture it. The entries in the children’s notebooks gave some indication of the difficulties under which they are working. One entry read; “My calf fell in a drain—my calf is a dead one/’ In dive other cases there were records of calves having died and been replaced. The judge made special mention of the excellence of the illustrations in the notebooks of Len Lennard and Sam Shortland. • Results of children’s judging competition at Matarau Road School on Monday were: —Alison Rushbrook, 1; Joy Thorburn, 2. TUESDAY’S JUDGING.

Mr Barron, at Whakapara, presented five calves for judging. Four in the junior competition and one heavy breed in the senior competition. Mr B. H. Hawken was the judge. Results:—

Calf rearing competition.—Junior: Bruce Churches, 1; Edwin Churches, 2; Irene Baker, 3; Pauline Baker, 4, Senior: One Shorthorn was entered in this contest by Ray Snell, f It was a good animal, gaining 75 points and receiving a certificate. Children’s judging: Ray Snell, 1. This competitor placed the calves in the same order as the judge, with only a few points different in the total.

Whilst few parents attended this' parade those who did evinced extreme interest in the proceedings. Mrs Barron entertained the official party to morning tea. Four calves came forward at Whakapara Native School. Miss Rutherford presenting the first attempts her pupils had ever made at calf rearing. All calves were in the senior competition. Results.—

Leah Dobbs, 74 points, 1; Grace Luke, 71 points, 2; Eric Mengelberg, 65 points, 3. Rhoda Mengelberg was fourth, with 61 points. Children’s judging: Mary Dobbs 1, Mara Bennett, a very close second. At Puhipuhi, Mr Wykes presented six calves, four in the senior competition and two in the junior. Results: — Calf rearing competition: Muriel Dunn, 86 points, 1; Don Williams, 71 points, 2; Margaret Mitchell, 69 points, 3 Mervyn McDonald, 65 points, was fourth. Type competition: Muriel Dunn, 1; Don Williams, 2. Junior competition: Claude Williams, 1; Owen McDonald, 2. Children’s judging: Campbell Jordan, 1; Muriel Dunn a close-second. ’

There was a splendid attendance of parents who took a keeji interest in the contest. After the judging was completed and the certificates presented, the ladies entertained the judge and his assistants to afternoon tea, served in the shelter shed.

Nice Calves at Jordan Valley. Jordan Valley was Jre last school visited, where Mr Connor, sole teachr er, presented four calves. The senior competition was won by Donald McDonald who presented a nice Jersey gaining 88 points. His brother Murray was a close second with 86 points. Una Thorburn presented a “typy” Shorthorn calf, but unfortunately no other calves came forward in this class. The judge recommended that this calf should be brought to the central -parade to be judged with the other heavy breeds. Robert Ho\nell, a junior competitor, was the only contestant in his class and was presented with a certificate. The type competition was won by Donald McDonald with Murray McDonald’s calf running a close second. No children’s judgings were conducted at this school owing to lack of time. The ladies of the districtentertained the official party to a tasty afternoon tea.

At the conclusion of the day the judge commented on the poorness of handling, and at each school demonstrated the best method of leadingcalves. At Puhipuhi, complimentary remarks were made by the teacher in charge, on the efficient way in

which the judge performed his duties, and felt confident that the children would benefit greatly as a result of the advice he gave them.

At Parua Bay No. 2 school, Miss B. Kenyon paraded the calves in the shelter shed, the judge being Mr Doug Morrison. Results: —

Calf rearing: Ralph Attwood, 101 points, 1; Ned Pitman, 99 points, 2; Mack Pitman, 92 points, 3. Dairy type: Ralph Attwood, 1. Children’s judging: Joan Thomas, 1; Trevor Thomas, 2.

All children judging placed the calves in the same order as did Mr Morrison.

The judge complimented the children on the way in which they had brought the calves forward in this the first year of the competition at the school. All the calves had been rugged, and, despite the atrocious weather, the bloom was very evident. Mr Morrison stated that the calves were a good even lot and that handling really decided the ' issue. Mr Morrison advised children to take calves in different directions each time they were led, to put a little noose around the nose instead of a rope around the neck, and to hold the calf close to the head.

Mr Morrison penalised one calf for being slightly “overdone.” It had been fed on new milk right up to time of judging. Another calf lost marks for being clipped. Miss Kenyon decorated the placed calves with the recognised ribbons and thanked Mr Morrison for his instructive demonstration.