CALF REARING

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 91, 29 November 1928, Page 4

CALF REARING

GROUP IV. JUDGING. Further judging of calves entered in vthe rearing competitions conducted in South Taranaki by the Boys' and Girls' Clubs' Association was carried out yesterday, when Group IV., comprising the Te Roti, Mangatoki, Finnerty and Matapu schools, was visited. Messrs P. Bremer (condition), J. R. Oorrigan (type), and Rod Syme (Agricultural Department) were the judges. At each place vj&ited the judges gave short addresses on. the rearing of calves. Mr Bremer emphasised the importance of warmth and good shelter. Plenty of clean fresh water was essential, he said. Calves should be given an armful of hay daily", a food that they greatly enjoyed. Brushing the calves was also advocated. Mr Corrigan congratulated the Mangat'oki children on their entriesl They were all good calves, he said. The type of the first three was also commendable, said Mr Bremer. Considering the high country on which they were reared, the Finnerty Road calves were a very fair lot, said Mr Bremer. The Shorthorns were beautiful animals. Following are details of the judging at! Finnerty and Mangatoki:— i

J. Piper 28 75 103 Dairy type.—B. Ogle X, Iris Babbington 2. A. Ogle 3. - FRIESIANS, Condition. May Jones 28 100 128 W. Brett 28 100 113 Dairy type.— May Jones 1, W. Bretfc 2. MANGATOKI, ■ JERSEYS. : ’*? •» f> : ' \ , Condition. ,

Dairy typ'e.—Eileen; Bootten 1, Olive Bootten 2, Mary Schicker 3. i. ; • ; • ‘ \ ■ ■ •••■•. •’ SHORTHORN. Condition. f

FINNERTY, JERSEYS. • 1 Condition. Albert Ogle 27 ' 106 127 Eric Ogle 29| 98 127 01iV e Wall 28 90 118 Iris Babbington 25 88 112 A. Wall 26 85 111 Elsie Burkitt 28 80 108

Eileen Boott'en •29 100 129 Olive Be'otten 30 98 ‘ 128 May Sollicker 26 92 118 Molly Nicholas 27 90 117 L. Sulzberger 29 86 115 W. Marx 27 88 115 W. Bourke 29 75 101 E. Muir 29 70 99

Alf Hoskin 29 100 129 W. Bourke 29 90 119 Dairy type.—Alf Hoskiu ,1, W. Bourke 2.