JUDGES’ COMMENTS CATTLE SECTION

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 9 December 1940, Page 8

JUDGES’ COMMENTS CATTLE SECTION

JERSEY CLASS It was rather disappointing that the entries were not greater, commented Mr L A Higgins. Belgrove. judge of the pedigree and grade Jerseys. He was sorry that Mr A. Green was not represented in the Show this year. In the registered classes the champion cow. Ferndale Peerless,” owned by Mr E. G. Inglis, Riwaka, was of really good type, but was showing her age i slightly. Mr Inglis also won the reserve 1 championship with "St Lamberts j Hope ” The yearling heifers were strong right through. The winner, “St. Lambert's Snowflake.” was outstanding and won this class at the Nelson Show a fortnight ago. Mr Higgins said that the bulls as a ! whole were good dairy animals, but not ! outstanding in type, except for the champion, which showed breed character The judge described the grade Jerseys as a plain dairy lot. lacking in the vessel more than anything else. In fact, the vessel was a weakness in both the registered and grade Jerseys. Messrs Newport and Sons’ heifer calf exhibit "Ngaio,” was exceptionally good and was the best heifer calf in the Jersey section. Mr Higgins considered that all! entrants for the best calf owned bv a ' boy or girl under 14 >ears, were good and the handling and get up of the win- | nirig calf most praiseworthy. PEDIGREE SHORTHORNS i As in the Jersey section so it was in i the pedigree Shorthorns, the entries I were disappointing and the judge, Mr ; W. O’Dwyer, Blenheim, when asked to j comment on this class made immediate ! reference to the very few exhibits. ( However, the winning exhibits were; shown in good condition and were well up to standard. The champion cow and bull, owned by Messrs Williams Bros., Pangatotara, and Mr L. Canton. Motueka, respectively, were both of good type The entries in the younger female and male classes, although limited, were quite fair FRIESIAN AND FAT CATTLE Mr H T. Cook, Appleby, judge of the Friesian cattle, and Mr J. Richards. Takaka,. judge of the fat cattle, both commented on the weakness of the entries. However, the quality and type of the exhibits were good. ‘ ,