JERSEY FIELD DAY

Taranaki Daily News, 29 April 1937, Page 16

JERSEY FIELD DAY

KAPONGA CLUB DEMONSTRATION. JUDGING COMPETITION HELD. A cattle-judging competition was an interesting feature of a demonstration held yesterday by the Kaponga Jersey Cattle Club at the farm of Mr. W. Douds, Mangatoki. Mr. H. C. Sampson, New Plymouth, was the judge and demonstrator and four classes of stock were judged, dairy cows, 18 months heifers, bull calves and heifer calves. Points were awarded according to the judge's placings and the winner was Mr. J. H. Anderson, with 40 points, Mr. C. C. Astbury, 36 points, being second and Mr. J. Townend, 33 points, third. In presenting a small silver cup to the winner Mr. Sampson complimented him on his success and hoped he would be able to assume a place on the judges' list. He congratulated the club on the success of its field day and expressed pleasure at the good quality of stock displayed. He hoped that further progress would be made by tlie Kaponga club's breeders in improving their stock. The president, Mr. S. J. Hollard, proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Sampson, Mr. and Mrs. Douds, Mr. and -Mrs. Morgan, the ladies who provided refreshments and others who assisted, In introducing Mr. Sampson Mr. Hollard said he was well known in Taranaki as a breeder of good cattle and it was felt that he could give sound advice that would assist local breeders. The Jersey was the most economical producer of b^tterfat and solids, Mr. Sampson contended. The breed' perhaps did not produce the greatest amount of butterfat but it did so on the most economical basis, which, he said, had been proved by a test at St. Louis, U-S.A, The avoidanoe of in-breeding was advocated by Mr. Sampson, who remarked that he had seen reversion to a poor type even after five generations. Though it was necessary to employ some form of butterfat test, type and constitution should be studied as well and those who bred for butterfat ■ alone had usually failed. There was always a good demand for stock of outstanding type. Mr. Sampson said it was, a mistake to overfeed young stock. The animals should be kept in good growing condition without being over-fat.