JUDGES’ COMMENTS

Putaruru Press, Volume XII, Issue 563, 15 March 1934, Page 7

JUDGES’ COMMENTS

AT MORRINSVILLE SHOW Stock of High Quality That some of’ the finest stock in the province was seen in the grand parade at the Morrinsville A. and P. Show on Wednesday was made clear by the remarks of the visiting judges, when asked by a representative of the Morrinsville Star to comment on the sections they had judged.

GREAT ENTRY OF JERSEYS “ There is a great entry of Jer- ' seys, big classes and the quality generally is good,” said Mr. H. J. Lancaster, of Levin, who had the most extensive duties of any'judge in ' handling the pedigree Jerseys. “The champion bull—Colson Estate’s—is a splendid specimen of the breed. The bill class was exceptionally strong throughout. The champion cow M. A. Rogers’ is a good animal, and one that would win in many show rings. I must admit that I was a : little disappointed with udder development of some of the females, i That is a weakness often noticed to- ! day. The quality throughout the j Jersey section was very good, and in j some classes I had my work cut out to separate the beasts. The yearling ] heifers showed good quality, but were more or less deficient in the j udders. The heifer calves were very ! good.” J

This was Mr. Lancaster’s first visit to a Morrinsviile show, and he said he was favourably impressed with the exhibits generally. They compared well with what would be seen at shows in the south. He could not wish for a better lot of Jerseys.

GOOD JERSEY HEIFERS The judge of the general cattle, Mr. B. Veale, of Tirohia, commented on the strong competition in the class for pen of three yearling dairy heifers, in which there were nine entries. It had been hard to separ ate the competitors, the whole class being a credit to the farmers of the district. The winning pen was exhibited by Mr. W. H. Bly, junr., of Piako. The older cattle that he judged were not of such high quality, due probably to the reluctance of farmers to bring their best cows to the shows.

DISTRICT’S GOOD SHREP Strong competition in the classes for freezing lambs was the outstanding feature of the sheep classes, said Mr.' A. Orr, of Wiri, who had a busy morhing as Judge of sheep and fat cattle; Taking the sheep section all through, the entries were more numerous than at previous Morrinsville shows, and the‘ quality was excellent. It had been a hard’ task to separate' the pens of lambs; so even' were they. The first pen of breeding ewes would have been hard to beat at any show. The woolly lambs were as .fine a lot as he had seen anywhere.