THE JERSEY BREED

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 53, Issue 3781, 13 July 1936, Page 4

THE JERSEY BREED

TE AWAMUTU CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING ELECTS OFFICERS. The annual meeting of the Te Awamutu Jersey Cattle Club was held on Friday evening at the Lounge, the president (Mr Hamilton Allen) occupying the chair, and there was a representative attendance ot members. The chairman accorded a ’hearty welcome to Mr A. V. Lancaster, of Korakonui, as a new member, and Mr A. H. Roberts was also elected a member. The president’s report on the past year’s activities was as follows: “The year ended has shown the club to be in a sound financial position. after having subscribed funds to further the interests of the breed. A cup was donated for the best pedigree heifer calf in the Schools’ Calf Club. Donations such as these surely have a stimulating effect on the coming young breeder of Jerseys. As usual our annual bull sale was the major item of interest, and although prices receded in sympathy with the drop in dairy cattle values, good bulls were sought, showing again the folly of rearing anything but the good ones. I believe that far too many bulls below the standard are still being reared, and that further steps should be taken to debar such from finding their way into herds. As far as our finances allow I believe we shpuld still make every effort to interest the young breeder by way of educative demonstration. I would, finally, make an appeal to all member breeders to place self second, and register nothing that would in any way have a deteriorating effect on the breed. I wish, in retiring, to thank all members Who have always been so willing to assist, thereby making my labours the lighter and pleasant indeed."

The statement of finances showed that the year commenced with a credit of £46 10s lOd, and subscriptions totalled £8 ss, entry fees £l5 9s, subsidy from the parent body on subscriptions £l2 7s 6d, and subsidy on A. and P. Association prize money £l5. The sale of pedigree forms brought the total balance to £9B 5s Id. The principal outgoings were: Prize money to A. and P. Show £3O and for bull sale £3 3s, secretary’s honorarium £lO 10s plus a bonus of £5 5s for the previous year, printing and advertising £2 16s, petty cash £1 14s lOd, and stationery 18s, leaving a credit balance of £43 18s 3d.

The secretary compared items in the balance sheet with those of the nrevious year, and pointed out that subscriptions are smaller than In recent years. The chairman commented that at one stage the club had a membership of about 80. More recently quite a number of vendors at the annual bull sale had not yet paid their subscrip tions. The election of officers was proceeded with and resulted: Patron, his Worship the Mayor, Mr G. Spinley; president, Mr H. Allen, re-elected: vice-presidents, Messrs J. S. Pattison, G. Johnson, J. G. Holmes, all re-elected; committee. Messrs J. C. Montefiore, F. H. Terry, H. R. Clarke, A. J. Johnson, F. J. B. Ryburn, A. S. Wyllie, C. North, J. Karl, E. H. Johnson, and A. V. Lancaster, The secretary reported that the date arranged for the annual pedigree bull sale was Wednesday, September 23rd, and the following committee was appointed to arrange details: Messrs H. Allen, G. Johnson, J. S' Pattison and J. G. Holmes. It was stated that some members had experienced trouble in getting transfers for pedigree cattle purchas ed by them at auction last July, and the secretary said he had written to the auctioneers seeking an explanation, but had received no reply. Members discussed the position informally, in which it was stated the purchasers cannot? register the progency until the pedigree of the par ent is supplied.

The matter was referred to the executive.

Attention was directed, in connection with the annual bull sale, to the fact that entries will positively close on July 23rd —exactly two months before sale Say— with the club's secretary, not the auctioneers. The minimum bid is still £7 7s, but the classifying of bulls into two sections will not obtain.

One of the auctioneering firms, in a circular letter, wrote: “It is confidently expected that this year will see a marked improvement in the demand for better class stock. We thing local breeders holding young bulls with high butter fat backing and in attractive condition will be well advised to support this fixture.” It was decided to again donate a trophy for competition among the district Calf Club members for best pedigree Jersey hand-reared calf. Mr Pattison advocated arranging one or more field days or demonstrations, more especially for juveniles, with a view to stimulating interest in the Calf Club and its objective. He thought a public field day should be held in the spring, before the Calf Club competitions. The field day, it held on a Saturday, could, he thought, be suitable for boys from all the neighbouring schools.

It was suggested that at such a field day there could be a demonstration not only of the desirable points of a good dairy cow, but also of ailments and diseases that affect dairy stock.

Mr J. G. Holmes offered the facilities at his farm, and other places suggested were those of Messrs Gordon Johnson (Hairlni), E. H. Johnson (Mangapiko) and A. J. Johnson (Paterangi).

A general discussion followed on various matters of interest, and quite a number of suggestions were advanced.

Expressed opinions seemed to favour holding a show such as the one sponsored by the Jersey Club a few years ago (while the A. and P. Association was in recess), with perhaps a demonstration on the points of Jersey stock during the afternoon. The date favoured was about November Ist. It was unanimously decided accordingly, and details were referred to the executive. Appreciation was expressed of the secretary’s services, and he was voted a bonus of £5 ss.