SEADOWN

Timaru Herald, Volume CXL, Issue 20294, 18 December 1935, Page 4

SEADOWN

CALF-REARING CLUB Entries for the calf-rearing competition conducted by the Education Board were judged by Messrs P. M. Downes, one of the judges, and Mr G. S. Ridley, South Canterbury Schools’ Agriculture Instructor. The calves which bore a well-groomed appearance were paraded before a large number of pupils and parents in the school grounds. The competition was very keen and the winner John Hewson turned out a very nice Jersey that received much praise from the judge. The placings were: John Hewson (Jersey) 1, Claude Kennedy (Friesian) 2, Basil Mahoney (Jersey) 3, Harry Hewson (Jersey) 4 Mr Downes gave a very interesting address to the pupils on the main points to be taken into consideration when judging, and using the first and second calves as models illustrated to the pupils what they must look for and attain in future competitions. He was sorry that the competitions could not be carried up to the yearling stage, as it would be interesting to see how the placed calves progressed. The calves shown that day were equal to anything he had seen in the competition, and the boys deserved credit for the way they had turned them out and their interest in the competition. Mr Williams thanked the judges for coming along and giving the pupils such a fine demonstration of cattle judging, and said he was sure that there would be many more entrants next year. On the call of the headmaster the judges were cheered, and a round of aplause was given the winner of the school competition. Mr Ridley found time during his stay at the school to act as judge for the best school plots. Commenting on them, he said that the boys had a fine display and the competition was hard to judge as points had to be given for everything concerning the cultivation and growth of plants. After long deliberation he gave the plot tended by Robert Miller and Ivan Oldfield 78 points, and second to that looked after by Samuel Milliken and Claude Kennedy. Gibson Miller and John Cromie were a close third. The headmaster thanked Mr Ridley for his kindness in acting as judge and informed him that the boys had spent a great deal of time of their own free will in their plots, and their Interest in agriculture had gone up immensely.