PORKERS AND BACONERS

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 79, Issue 7077, 6 July 1949, Page 6

PORKERS AND BACONERS

TOMOANA COMPETITION

WAIKATO PRIZE-WINNERS

Despite a slight decrease in the number of porker and baconer carcases exhibited at the annual Tomoana competition held at Westfield on Monday, the number of entries and carcases from the Te Awamutu district showed an increase over last year. There were 171 entries representing 684 pigs, an increase of 40 pigs.

Total carcases are as follows, last years figures are in parenthesis:— This year, porkers: 2040 (2212); baconers: 2887 (2286); total, 4927 (4498). Value, £23,967. Auckland Section, this year, porkers: 1132 (1492); baconers 1364 (1184); total, 2496 (2676). While Te Awamutu competitors did not do so well as last year, they were by no means disgraced. The North Island Grand Championship was annexed by Mr J. G- Fowell, of Whitford, who also won the Auckland district baconer and porker championships. His prizes totalled £135. Mr Fowell, who has been a competitor for a number of years, exhibited carcases derived from a Large White-Berk-shire cross. The Large White boar is of his own breeding, but based on the Johnson strain. His Berkshires come from the Longley-Tambour stud. The following are the Waikato results:—

Waikato Porkers: Powell Bros., Hamilton, Large White cross, 353 points, 1; Ruakura Sports Association, 339 points 2; K. Shepherd, Taupiri, Large White-Berkshire cross, 335 points, 3; W. F. Hoskins, Otorohanga, Tamworth-Berkshire cross, 333 points, 4; P. Finlayson, Matamata, Tam worth Cross Devon, 332 points, 5; W. J. Diprose, Matamata, Tamworth Cross Devon, 331 points, 6; Mrs L. Wilcox, Otorohanga, Tamworth Cross Berkshire, 329 points, 7; C. J. Hastings, Te Awamutu, Devon cross, 328 points, 8; « E. D. Betts, Te Awamutu, Large White cross, 326 points, 9.

Waikato Combined Team: Ruakura Central and Sports Association, 674 points. , Waikato Baconer Team: Ruakura Central Sports Association, Ruakura, 335 points, 1; E. T. Jones, Morrinsville, Large White Berkshire cross, 329 points, 2; W. T. Illing, Te Kawa, Large White, 322 points 3; J. Brown, Frankton, Large White, 314 points, 4; New Zealand Dairy Co., Frankton, Berkshire Tamworth cross, 313 points, 5; H. C. Simmons, Otorohanga, Large White Berkshire cross, 311 points 6; New Zealand Dairy Co., Frankton and R. J. Moorhead, Je Kawa, Large White cross, 309 points, 7; C. R. Haultain, Hamilton, Tamworth-Berkshire cross, 307 points 9. Among the winners of special consolation prizes, for members of Young Farmers Clubs’, for entries scoring 280 points or more were:—D. R. Hodgson, Te Awamutu; R. T. Moorhead, Te Kawa; I. Pethybridge, Otorohanga; W. A. Stewart, Te Awamutu. List of Judges

Mr T. Marks, Auckland Meat Co.; Mr F. Merritt, New Zealand Producers’ Board; Mr G. J. H. Traill, New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board; Mr A. E. Ramsay, Department of Agriculture; Mr J. D. Anderson, Westfield Freezing Co. Ltd.; Mr C. H. M. Sorenson, W. and R. Fletcher (N.Z.) l£d., with whom were associated, Mr L. L. Marsden, Wellington District Pig Council; Mr F. Barwell, Bayt of Plenty District Pig Council.