FAT LAMB COMPETITION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18255, 25 November 1933, Page 4

FAT LAMB COMPETITION

MEAT BOARD’S PRIZES KAITI JUDGING TO-DAY LITTLE INTEREST SHOWN Gisborne entries for the Meat Board's district export lamb competitioh wot-e killed and judged at the Kaiti freezing works this morning Some of the pens were of great quality. Only 31 pens, comprising 93 lambs, were entered this year. Last year, over 50 pens, comprising over 150 lambs, came forward.. Sixteen farmers are represented this (ime, all but one sending along two pens., I-ast year, the experience was much the same, nearly every farmer sending in two pens. During the earjy part of the killing, it was evident that some of the lambs were of particularly good quality, and one pen was pointed to by the judge, Mr. J. Barr, as .being of the choice type required at Smithfield and which would lie difficult- to beat in the competition. Some- of the other pens, however, were of indifferent quality, probably due to the poorness of the fattening season. The competition at this end was controlled by the Poverty Bay A. and P. Association, winch awarded prizes for the- best pens on the hooks at- Kaiti and a further set of prizes when judged at Smithtleld. These are in addition to the Meat Board’s prizes for the best pens in competition from all over the North Island. Also, a challenge shield is awarded for the best district display of 35 nens from the North Island.

]'tosuits of the judging are as follow, the weights of the la nub* being given in parentheses:—Pen No. 3, Baillie estate, Waimnta (36>lb, 361 b, ,141 b), 1; 'pen No. 1, J. Atkins, PatUrahi (37, 35, 35), 2; pen No. 26, W. W. Smith, Bushmore (38, 38, 38), ,3; pen No. 18, Rodnev Pilmor, Makaraka (38, 37, 37), 4. In addition to the above pens, the following were selected to make up the district’s representation of 15 pens in the district competition for the North Island Challenge Shield: —Pen. No. 24, T. Smellie, Gisborne (35, 35, 37); pen No. 6. P. Butler, Patutahi (33, 33, 31); pen No. 10, T. J. Dunstan, Matawhero (37, 40, 38); pen No. 14, T. Fraser, Whangara (35, 35, 35); pen No. 16, S. E. Gillingham, Waereriga-o-kuri (37, 36, 36); pen No. 20, C. A. Pilmer, Makaraka (37, 34, 32); -pen No. 25, T. Smellie, Gisborne (35, 33, 33); pen No. 28, Alan Steele, Pehiri (30, 32, 34); pen No. 30, G. J. White, Patutahi (35, 35, 36); pen No. 12, P. Foxle.V, “'Glen Dhu” (34, 33, 32); pen No. 19, Rodnev Pilmer, Makaraka, 39, ,37, 36). JUDGE'S COMMENTS Commenting on the exhibits, the judge said lie did not think they were up to the same standard as last year, when there were also more entries. This was probably due to the seasonal conditions. The first four pens, he said, stood out. The first award was given for A nice pen tlm) met the - requirements of (he Smilhtield market, irf that it was nicely finished and not too lat, consequently having very little waste. The pens placed third and fourth were very even, and would have been better had they been placed equal, but he eventually separated them because of the better appearance of the one he placed third. „ C immenlirig further on the third and fourth pens, Mr. Barr said that they were beautifully finished, but contained a little too much fat bn the shoulders, consequently leaving a little top much waste. Ten years ago, the fifiish of pen 26 would have attracted judges, and they would probably have been giveti first prize. Even now, it all. depended on the judge and the standards lie aimed at whether those iwo pens would ho pjace.d above atiy of the others'ip the Gisborne section when judged At Smithfield.

The attendance of farmers at the demonstration given by the judge was very poor this year. Last year a lai’ge crowd put, in an appearance, but hot more than a dozen attended the works this morning. • - •'