JERSEY CATTLE BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 24, 15 December 1919, Page 7

JERSEY CATTLE BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION.

MEETING OF STRATFORD branch. j-' I •At a. meeting of the Stratford 3ranch of -the New Zealand Jersey breeders’ Association held 3on Saturlay tl/er e was a good attendance of nembers, the President (Mr F. Ran■ord) occupying the Chair. branding of calves. The Auckland Branch wrote requesting support .Tor ' a./%esolu|ion hat it be x a recommendation To ;'tne N T ew, V; Zealand J ersey . Council T that ?ach pedigree calf be branded, with an mdivdupl number before ..attaining the age of one month. 1. _ The President said the ■ resolution had come before the Committee, who had though I ,' that ■'•*&? g 0 before: a hers. They had come to the conclusion, howeypr,. that it was not a practical suggestion, for-the of tl»f branding of the icalye s : c6uld ly he carried;'out. The idea wasi evidently "to" provide some sprt of check on pedigree calves and stop the possible ofgrade stock. ; -; s ■ln reply to Mr QiSubivan, Mr Hanford said that ho doubt ,brander ß wojjld have to be provided in every district. The idea-, was possihljl an imitation df the custom: ,ip Island'- 'Wqa only a very spall and what could be parried v t| e ,g might not do for this country.- ; Mr ; "i.Belcher saidCtlp: .idea f was a goo44'phei' hut in his impiactibahle ‘in New . ]t Was resolved tha'i the Stratford branch, ‘while 'being; pfltire Sympathy' with/ the; suggestion, fear§ it would no;, be practicable in New Zealand. THE PERIOD OF TEST. Regarding the period of test, Mr Belcher said that in life opinion the practice of having a twelve months’ test was wrong. He thought the same result could 4 be attained by making it nine months, and tins would also bring the test into line with the general milking herd. He understood that the ninb months’ system was in operation in Australia. An interesting discussion ensued ou the various phases of the question. The President .remarked that as a recent meeting of. the Council he had opposed the issue of a second-class test certificate, and expressed himself as rather being in favor of having a 300-day period. Mr Belcher gave notce of motion to bring up the matter at the next meeting of the (Association, , THE REGENT A. AND P.'SHOW. I The President expressed personal appreciation of the_action of the breeders who brought their arumais along to-help swell | : 'jthe, recent Stratford--Show*' though % 's(j>m| knew they could not Win. it was a sporting action. If'Gwas&tho pest Show of Jerseys, or of dairy cattle that ha had ever seen in New Zealand.

Occasion vvag taken by Mr Huggett to make an appeal on-behalf of the A. and .P.’ Associntipn. ;i }|e said that the a.gcoramb<Jaiiop;f,f6jr bulls was rather short and the asking breeders 'could 'dpAsa,'to donate, a Jersey bull or hepy’,m aid of' the' funds' ,6f the Association. The m[djney-, raised »t):rdughr,*this, ; . method would bo devoted to extending apd improving the <>»

DIRTY RAILWAY TRACKS. *r

Air O’Sullivan remarked on the dirty condition of some of the railway trucks supplied to breeders for the conveyance of stock. The condition of some of these .trucks- was • a disgrace to the'-Department, tap’d i;he pointed , out bility ! of' digenfies tbping 'spread;, frpip this source. moved 'that'the ■JA.sSQciation draw the at ten ion of the

Department to the* filthy conditioned ma’ny oflhe-itrufks suppled to breedfor„ the conveyance of .pedigree stock, and asks that the Department remedy the trouble. The motion was seconded by the PrOsid'ent. (who endorsed the remarks of the previous speaker) and carried. (The'local branches, of other Breed Societies will be circularised asking for-their support in this matter. GENERAL. I The President apologised for the non-attendance of Mr Griffiths (New Plymouth) who was to have delivered a paper .hat afternoon on a subject of interest ,’to but who was hot/ablf. to 'attend through suffering from & bad cold. * •', -.r p 1 '■ Messrs •A; M. O’Sullivan (Cardjff) and F. W. Green '(Pembroke ‘(.Road) were elected members of the Association. " 1!\ - The Association will hold a Field I}ay .on Thursday, 11th March, and Mr H-. E. /B.( Ay at 50n,...wh0, judged {recent Stratford Show, has intimated|ns ’willingness to demonstrate on this'.occasion. : „' .. , " J"' i ~'A social‘gathering is to be held jby