DRAUGHT STOCK.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15481, 12 December 1913, Page 9

DRAUGHT STOCK.

'"..'-.; DUMBER OF CLASSES JUDGED. -,; .The draught horso section provided fair .'':.;.- competition, some good beasts being % : . •;': - shown, particularly am&ng the mares. .: The winners'were considered equal to the f ,U, Southern stock. Although the teams ••'-.. were few in number, they were stated to ■ v ;, be well worth tho prizes allotted. The :;.;, entire championship was won by James .. ; .Malcolm's Heather Brae, and the mare • ;r championship by Ernest Short's Bonnie m . Jean. Judging in this class will be con- :', tinned to-day. THE CATTLE SECTION. hi j DAIRY CLASSES NOTABLE. I .' J ■.-; Tin cattle section at the present show . . M exceedingly strong, the dairying breeds . Deing particularly well represented. In 1 '' 4!" 5 class tho Holsteins stand out pro|i £*$»««% both in numbers and quality • ; competitors having come forward from .ill Parts of tho North Island. It is quite 1 brSa- at L NeW , Zealando "> see in "this 1., breed their best chance of realising the 1 n! W 8 ' 0 a,limal which »to make 1 good beef animals and great butterI "of producers. New Zealand breeders ■LW Holsteins are showing commendW- the enterorue '" their search for I the best Mood \ for they have drawn ||.. «pon Canada, the United States, Great ttrtun, andl Australia to form their Kj , t «*», Ayrshire* and Jerseys, as might Wi *> expected, 1 are both numerous and high 1 fy IT ly ' Showing that Auckland™ depend to a Very large extent for their # ' enormous output of butter-fat on these ...,--.. ;: creeds The pedigree sections of both .$ "these classes are very strong, but the fine ,; . . character of the grade animals shows that * mL • Zealand " breed l r has used good "' - blood 1 "- the first instance and ireful * section in the second. In beef cattle the ■ pedigree Shorthorns make a very fine class. Auckland and Hawke's Bay breeders com- ' peting Wrongly for pride of . place. Herelords are evidently coming into favour .again, because they outnumber and out- ' _ class both Polled Angus and Devons. The -v [at cattle pens are well filled, the prize ;,:'.; : lor biggest weight and best money value

Ringing forward some colossal beasts. In lie dairying classes for cows, apart from the m -e breds th m are gome of the flnest animals that can be found in New tS& 3 m this ' SCctio " Auckland exhibitors occupy a very prominent post-

THE SHEEP. GOOD SHOWING OP ROMNEY MARSH. there i 7 Z, I, . th,s ycar ' though •"2,1" s: I ' o^^ v C ° mpeiiUon thaH filled. The Rnmno Ar y , no means well to have IdapwT y .; Marßh ' which scc ™ there beng preS,""' class ' breed from i? "Preventatives of the Si. ol ns e tb eSt StlKls in New '^ land, Wa ran™ Tv are stron S' A»ck- • nairarapa, and Hawke's Bav beinc are not bo well filled - ,i^ c,ccstc I r c,l,sscs considering Zt ed "•\. t ,e J' ou ßht to bo, ter. The Tor? T?S ver >' ood ™- *>' ShroUt e y r6 P r' ar " th ° Northli*» of the TV th ? °" ly "'PresentaMerino pen s J*™" M rtW the sheep, hiwL .. Poor V filled- I » fat competiion but/t ,s llot «% strong the \£\ll tL SOm ° fine Xhibil * »s exceedingly well , 1 , , at tho Xflr PIGS. • A STRONG SECTION. , fhe show of niir.: m,:tlle Wof the f net ycar , must gladden e "tries are 1 W illld brp oder. Tli© R- Lancaster ftlie i, 1 » T™' Mr - S. «» J - s S^ hansfrom visited the ChrkM ~ u', am reccni 'y <»d c£e/; th ° Bcrkslliro could possibly b The f ' 1S gW,d aS it weak entries The n f WCT ° Vcr- *™ "> leading on ,e S , v'"', 0 ™ " The pigs were in k'h Y< >rf»h.ro next. year than uS and f eUer C ? dition this that the £ chamn ' ,0 Was of the °P illio " and York b 1-5 P ' onS '" the Berkshire '" the Dominion TT,p n ° tboboate!t Black DevSL e Tamworth and standard, but JTJf W t ,° Soutll <™ t-^ h C k e !Ses di tT iOn ,' Which , atand sow rf,«« ' the c ' ,ampioll boar J. Sm n ,ro » , h .v Messrs. E. These L J ?i A,bert - respectvely £e, ; er T ltor f' With Costley division Gre ticmost wccwful « this u t^ n a-^<iieton,; . Costle - v TIom e's habKTL fin ,-"' ? p,c wh '<* is prochan the finest "' the Dominion. ¥i" n ti" SC*"?? froni same pe , ° «???" and Tannvorth ■J four championships. A new bS f WW to th,s cojjatoiwMtfcßwn by Mr W. D. R. Hall, of Mangere whose recently imported white curly-coated Tin Colns ™» both the boar anaVowclaajg DAIRY PRODUCE.

FACTORY BUTTER COMPETITIONS. Probably the m ? st important compehor^.rr 11 , 0 ," V vith winter So 1f ° f A" All , ckland Association were those for factory batter and cheese. Owing to the fact that the winter show was 2 held th l, year, these competitions havo «™ to the attractions of the simmer show, and yesterday the awards pt the judge were announced. In each of our classes, six prizes were awarded, and or .these the competition was keen.' In the class for butter taken from ordinary parcels passing into the grading stores for export 17 entries were catalogued, and trom keen competition the sample boxes from the Lepperton Co-operative Dairy factory, Taranaki, „d Matakana Cooperative Dairy factory were judged to be equally the best, each scoring 95 points. , In the class for butter manufactured under the most favourable conditions, 16 entries were revived. Three exhibits were of such high order that the judge was unable to distinguish between them, and he there- . ore. placed the Oruru-Fairburn Co-opera-tive Dairy Company, Mangonui, the Taihape Co-operative Dairy Company, Ohutu, and Matakana Co-operative Dairy Com""SMS! ° r - first and awawl ed each exhibit 95* points. The cheese exhibits were also excellent in both classes, the winners obtaining a large percentage of points. The large white and coloured fullcream cheese classes were both won by the i Tank! Dairy Company, Taranaki, the points scored in each case bein«- 95 The judge (Mr. A. A. Thornton, Go vernment, grader), in referring to the , butter, said it was mo-,t pleasing to handle the classes the quality of the exhibits being highly satisfactory. The most important oass was that in which all the. exhibits were taken from ordinary export consignments, and thev proved to be remarkably good in quality and, moreover, Rave a true indication of the excellence of the article which is being regularly sent to the Home markets. Factories from ' as far south as Dunedin, and as far north as Mangonui, competed. ■ The exhibits of cheese wore said to be very fine, both in the white and coloured classes. Factories situated in the Taranaki, Wellington, and Auckland Provinces competed. The qua% of the exhibit of the first prize winner was excellent.

The quantity in the farmers' dairy witter classes is diminishing each year. This is no doubt brought about by tho fact that the farmers in the Auckland Province are going in more largely for home separation. The quality of tho winner's exhibit in the unsalted, class is fairly good, but in the salted class the flavour, character, ana" colour could bo much improved, CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS. THE PICK OF ALL CLASSES. The following championship awards wcro made yesterday:— CATTLE. D Shorthorn Bull: William Taylor's Prince Kuby. Reserve champion: Woodward Bros.' Spnngleigh King 111. Shorthorn Cow: William Taylor's Freda XIV Reserve champion: William Taylor's Bertha AAA, Hereford Bull: E. Short's Eaton Oak. Hereford Cow: E. Short's Happy Rosa Reserve champion: E. Short's Gladys I, Holstein-Priesian Bull: Newton King's King Fayno Sasu 11, . Reserve champion: W. J. .Lovelock b King Segis. Holstcin-Friesian Cow: W. J. Lovelock's i* 6 Kol. Reserve champion: Newton King's Rozinc 111. Fayno. Ayrshire Bull I'orirua Mental Hospital's btyle of Porirua. Reserve champion: Forirua Mental Hospital's Bonnio Lad. Ayrshire Cow: C. Karsten's Fair Maid of Inglewood. Reserve champion: David Buchanan s Dinkey. DRAUGHT HORSES. Draught Entire: Jaß. Malcolm's Heather Brae. Reserve champion; Ernest Short's colt. Draught Marc: Ernest Short's Bonnie ?«.??•„ T'F™ champion: Ernest Short's Lillorlh Lady. SHEEP, Lincoln Ram: Wm. Perry. Masterton. Lincoln Ewe: C. T. Barriball, Wuiuku I Merino Rum; Geo. Chamberlain. Ponui Island. j Merino Ewe: Geo. Chamberlain. I'onui Romncy Marsh Ham; Wm. Perry. Masterton. Romncy Marsh Ewe: Wm. Perry. Masterton Reserve champion: A. D. Bell Clevedon. Shropshire Ram: Eher Barriball, Waiuku f.-crve champion: (1. L. Marshall, Marto. i. Shropshire Ewe: G. L. Marshall. Marten Reserve champion: G. L. Marshall. Marton. PIGS. Berkshire Boar: E. J. Rogers. Dak Sow: A " C. Cribble, Melroso Mid°dleton re Bar: CStlcy Hbmc ' Taikorea Yorkshire Sow: Costley Home. Nugget 11. Back Devon Boar: E. J. Rogers. Black Devon Sow: E. J. Rogers, lamworth Boar: E. J. Rogers. Tamworth Sow: E. J. Rogers. •