BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ AGRICULTURAL CLUB

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 150, 28 June 1939, Page 3

BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ AGRICULTURAL CLUB

WANGANUI-MAIN TRUNK DIVISION REPORT ON ACTIVITIES, 1939

Following is the annual report of the Wanganui-Main Trunk Boys’ and Girls’ Agricultural Clubs to be presented to the annual meeting on Saturday next:— From the number of completed projects the year must be accounted a very successful one. In the root crop section .two hundred and forty-eight plots were presented for the judges’ inspections, while the animals paraded before the judges in the calf-rearing competitions, totalled three hundred and ninety-four. In the Taihape area, lamb raising clubs were fostered and fifty-two animals were judged at the various schools. For purposes of organisation the district is divided into live groups. Completed projects in the various area were as follows: Senior Root Group. Animals. Crops. Lambs. Patea-Waverley .... 135 37 Wanganui J 1 <» 7? Marton .. * 4 4 ' Jft Taihape 63 .VS ,V2 Raetihi 42 6.’ 394 24. S 52 The assistance rendered by the varir ous group committees in the development of the work in their respective districts, is gratefully acknowledged. Without the help of the enthusiastic members comprising these committees, it would not be possible to record the steady development hat takes place from year to year. Root Crops. The season generally was considered to be a very favourable one. Notwithstanding this, the plots judged (248) reached the highest total for many years. In addition to this, the quality, as a whole, was much better than usual. These very successful issues may be ascribed to the close attention paid to regular and thorough cultivation. The value of the soil mulch seems to be recognised by most of the youthful competitors. The mixed plots still seem to find general favour and continuation of this form of competition is recommended. Several requests that mangels and sugar beet should be replaced by vegetable crops, were made. At last annual meeting it was decided to supply soya beans to plot owners, for inclusion in the optional rows. The variety obtained. Extra Early Dwarf Manchu. though tried in the great, majority of plots, proved a failure. In the Taihape district, other varieties were tried and the results obtained from these will be the subject of a report by Mr. Terry at the annual meeting. The records kept by the pupils reached a high standard. It is pleasing to be able to record this and the thanks of the judges are extended to the teachers for their assistance in this particular connection, as well as for their lively interest in all matters pertaining to the well-being and general development of the clubs. The Petersen Cup. Most meritorious performance in the district was won by Wangaehu School. The efforts of the following schools were such as to warrant special mention: —Umumuri. Orautoha, Raetihi, Pirfaka, Otukou. Tokaanu, bfgutuwera, Hurleyville, Maxwell, Parewanui, Western Rangitikei, Ohingaiti, Utiku, Mataroa, Bell’s Junction.

The Farmers’ Union Challenge Shield, awarded for cultivation and records. was won by Pakihikura School in the Manawatu-Oroua Division. Calf Ciuis. It. is with deep regret that we record the death, during the year, of Mr. T. M. Remington. The deceased gentleman was a very keen supporter of the Boys’ and Girls’ Club Movement, was a member of the executive committee and, year after year, acted as judge at various schools. By his passing the club lost a very enthusiastic worker. Schools taking part in the Calf Club activities number 36 and the animals paraded before the judges during November and December, totalled 394. Calf entries totalled 248. It will thus be evident that senior animals paraded at schools numbered at least 150. It is very pleasing to note that interest is maintained in the animals after they pass the calf stage. I At most schools the pupils presented their charges in excellent condition | and the judges were unanimous in their praise of the competitors’ efforts. It is felt that these clubs are doing excellent work in the various districts. Judging. The major portion of this work was done during December. Once again we are indebted to various breeders and supporters who gave so freely of their time and of the benefits of their experience, in most cases life-long, to assist the boys and girls. The gentlemen who acted were as follows:- Messrs. J. Robb and C. J. Masters. Wanganui: W. G. Cooper, Rapanui; W. Riddell. Wangaehu; A. M. Sims, Turakina: W. P. Wallace. Waverley: H. Hodge. Alton: S. Morgan. Mangatoki; W. Parker, Ararata. Records. The quality of the work produced in the booklets was of a high order and the educational value of these efforts was considerable. The teachers are thanked for their interest in and supervision of these notes. Thanks. The N.Z. Refrigerating Co., and Messrs. Cooper, Ltd., through Dalgety and Co., are accorded the thanks of members for assistance in supplying manures and seeds issued to competitors in the root crop competitions. In conclusion we record our appreciation of 17 support given by the N. Education Department, and by the various Farmers’ Unions, A. and P. Societies, and Dairy Companies, etc.,

which subscribed to the funds of the various groups in the district.

0 as *0 5 J g 5 o Or 3 « c_, Rangataua School. Rachael Bak .. . . 40 18 0 26 94 David Simons .... 40 19 9 26 94 Evelyn Simons .. .. 38 19 9 27 93 John Fraser .. .. 30 7 21 70 Cyril Mott 27 14 7 19 67 Maurice Sheehan .. 22 10 5 13 50 Umumuri School. Nola McFarlane . . 38 17 9 24 88 Betty Baker . . . . 36 17 7 27 87 Marion Hammond .. '37 16 8 26 87 Nita Winiata .. . . 32 14 6 23 75 Orautoha School. Ethel Gardner . . . 40 .19 92 Clyde Gardner . 40 j 7 Q •> 9 88 Maurice Cole . . . 37 14 7 21 79 Mervyn O'Connor .. 35 1 5 7 2'J 77 Esther Voelkeriing .. 36 l ■’ 7 0 9 Jack Williams . ... 32 14 17 GO Horopito School. I'om Dobson .. . . 39 17 84 Olive Grubner .... 38 8 21. June Grubner .... 38 14 82 Mangacluroa School. Eric Searrow .. .. 40 •,< 0 0 **n 89 Joyce Evans . . 34 15 79 Loloma Pedersen . . 32 1 ■’ 7 ’ 24 7 7 Ray Woodill .. 20 10 5 18 53 Raetihi School. Norrie Dryers . . . 4'1 19 • 0 • 23 O', Dan Alabaster ... 40 1 7 9 20 86 Frances Spence ... 38 r ■>•• S3 Patricia Seerup ... 34 1 5 8 26 Alf. Morris 33 I 1 s . * 80 James Mabbdtl . .. 35 1 1 5 ‘' 4 7 5 Edward Head . . . . 30 1 2 7 4 Greta Heine 25 1 I ; 25 67 Turakina School. Marjorie Morgan . . 30 ] | 5 21 67 Eileen Dowdle . . . 22 10 62 kaitoke Schoo 1 !. Ramsay Hay . . . . 3’ I 7 8 21 S3 Colin Lynch . , . . 35 18 83 Llewelyn Perry ... 27 13 6 20 66 Tom Seconi .. .. 24 10 3 20 57 Durie Hill School. Robert McCulloch . . 37 14 7 19 77 Wangaehu School. Leslie Broome ... 40 18 93 James Broome . . . 40 17 9 27 93 Patricia Chapman , . 38 16 J 9 29 9 2 •' William Broome .. 40 17 Si 27 92 Bernard Holmes . - 38 16 9 28 91 Jock Fitchet .. .. 39 17 7 25 88 Laurie Hodge .... 38 17 sj 2:1 86. Julie O'Leary . .. 37 154 86. James Lull ... .. 36 1 .> 7 1 81 1 j * ’ 4 Bl Colin Jones ... • . 34 J 5 7i 22 78 ..ai.-.-.i Fitchet .. 34 14 4 24 1 6 Aiken Wheeler . . . 32 1 2 < 0 Ma' iorie Mackintosh 34 1 11 , .5 Wi.iiam Johns . 28 1 2 7 I Robert Charteris .. 30 J 2 1 0 Bevan Jones .. 31 1 3 1 23 67 Wiki Hartley 26 1 1 1 22 59 Gordon Mackintosh . 20 1 0 5 19 54 Baail Webbv 20 10 U 17 47 Parikino School, Peter Potaka . . . . 30 1 2 0 2 2 69 Rangi Mita 31 11 20 68 Betty Petti 30 1 I 5 19 60 Guston Tyson .... 28 1 1 6 19 G4 Anna Potaka •. .. 29 1 1 F 17 63 Georgina Murray .. 27 60 Valerie Tyson . .. 25 10 17 •> I James Kumeroa ... 20 10 5 0 oa Piriaka School. Katie Koti 38 1 8 18 Rangi Tanoa . . . . 36 16 • .18 79 Archie McNeilage • 3.> 1 ■> 19 1 6 John Christiansen . •”>;> J 5 18 > *» Tom Hogan 28 9 20 Maurice Hogan .... 30 1'1 1 7 62 Otukou Schoo!— Mary Paurini .. .. 37 14 21 Emma Paurini .... 3> 14 78 Walter Pakau .. .. 36 13 20 ■ a Polly Kuril 1 3 20 Mary Pakau 33 12 20 70 Boy Paurini .. 33 11 18 68 Snapper Phillips .. 31 10 18 64 Ngakaraehe Pakau . 3o 1 0 18 63 Nini Konui ... . . 29 10 16 60 Polly Phillips .. .. 29 10 16 60 Don Fleming . . .. 28 10 16 59 Johnston Phillips . . 27 10 15 57 Clara Paurini . . 26 9 15 0 Bustah Konui . . . . 26 9 15 »■> Tokaanu School. Billy Asher 38 17 23 R7 lliiri Wanakau . .. 32 1 6 7 8 Wi Marsh 31 1 5 76 George Smith .. .. 33 16 Riwai Wikatene ... 29 13 7 5 \vhetu Rangi-ita .. 29 24 7 5 Tahu Downes . . .. -24 13 67 Eric Rangi 26 1 3 21 65 Karauria Te lomo . 24 1 2 23 62 David Asher . . . . 22 13 61 Mapi Wipiri .. .. 25 13 0 41 I pokongaro School. !•' rank Tasker .... 37 16 95 a 7 Peter Clemance ... 36 1 5 24 8? Willie Cribb .. .. 33 14 5 77 Aubrey Penn 30 13 24 Allen Spicer .. .. 30 10 23 66 Brunswick School. Don Prince 40 18 1 91 Janies Hiles-Smith . 39 87 Graeme Jones .. .. 39 16 n 21 85i Nukuinaiu School. Margaret Me Knight 36 1 5 •i j R1 Keith Williams ... 36 16 80 James McKnight .. 36 14 77 Laura Hikuroa . .. 36 16 19 7 5 Gladys Harting . .. 33 7 1 Joyce Harting . .. '32 11 20 69 Waitotara School. Arthur Hooper .... 40 18 2491 John “Warner .. . . 40 18 89 Orangimca School. Molly Goffe 38 1 5 •> 1 81. Jack Leith 37 16 1 u 80 Mary Crawshaw . . 33 14 20 7 r Colin Crawshaw . . 33 14 20 1 n Emily Gray 28 11 >7 56 Waverlcy School. Nigel Anderson . . . 39 18 1 1 25 92 Rae Stewart . . . . 38 17 10 24 89 Gavin Walker .... 36 16 0 60 Malcolm .Stewart .. 34 14 0 ■'i.t Kevin Stanford . . . 32 12 10 60 Barbara Brown . .. 20 10 0 00 Kohi School. Lyall Sarjeant ... 37 1 i 24 86 Leslie Gulliver . .. 36 1 5 Julian Hughes . .. 35 13 25 Godfrey Perkins ... 30 12 20 66 Ngutuwcra School Cliff Cronin . . 38 16 84 Minnie Cronin .. ..36 1 5 80 William Trudgeon . 35 14 23 7 9 Daphne Downs .... 33 13 24 76 Peter Cronin . . . - 31 13 24 7 5 Whcnuakura School. 1G 89 Don Waterland . .. 38 16 22 Paul Parsons . . .. 36 14 -•j 80 William Reardon .. 35 13 21 1 0 Tau Rowe 30 19 68 Pat Calder wood . •. 30 11 67 Ray Reardon . . ■ ■ 32 11 18 67 David McDonald .. '31 in ; 20 64 Jacqueline Hurley . 31 1.0 0 45 Hurlevi'lle School. Joan Thame . . .. 37 17 84 Desmond Hurley .. 37 15 81 Eric Craft 37 16 19 79 Sheila Schultz ... 37 18 12 76 Ivan Schultz , .. 37 18 9 12. 76 Alton School. Mary Atkinson ... 38 19 23 85 Joan Atkinson ... 38 19 87 Rex Garlick .. .. 38 15 20 82 Westmere School. Allan Smart .... 38 16 22 85 Campbell McMinn . 37 13 21 78 Colin Dawes . . . . 30 15 — Ralph Hamilton ... 25 10 0 38 Ian Hamilton ... 22 10 0 35

Kakarainca School David Joliin .. . 16 Joy Morris 97 Wilfred Hamlin 28 11 4 U 43 Maxwell School, Hunter Bair .. .. I ... -Russell Hughe-, . .. 38 1.8 (iraham Hughes . .. Royston Hughes . . . '.'•X 1 8 Bradley Thorne 37 18 9 22 Gordon Hughes . .. 36 14 Leslie Birch . . 1 4 Desmond Morrison . 14 6 20 Thomas Moss .. Mil 1 6 6 15 Alison Mo.-* . . •»w 14 Edward Brown . . , 24 4 15 Edie Kumeroa . . . . ID Leslie Benson .. .. 20 1 1 3 0 34 Parewanui School. Seton Montgomerie 3 6 16 8 29 Don. Mitchell .. .. 34 16 8 28 Edna Osborne .. . . Rita Osborne .. .. i 16 Peter Burston . . . 14 a -j •? s 1 Ernest Osborne , .. 1 S “ 91 1 Lorna Osborne . . .. 14 6 20 James Bowen . . ., 12 5 18 68 Western Rangitikei Rona Ward •>Q 18 9 27 93 Irma Ward 1 - Gordon Shannon Robert Coleman . .. 36 7 9<| 88 Tom Gibbts IS A 81 Tony Gibbs •j 6 16 6 20 78 Upper Tutaenui School. Thelma Gower . . . 33 1 6 4 ■’(> 73 Eric Gower ' 33 ,18 4 0 5 5 Trevor Marshall . . , > 10 5 0 40 Pukeroa School. Rose Flannagan . . . S3 14 5 14 66 Jim Lilburn 36 17 6 6 65 Mangaonoho School Elsie Rowe as 16 9 24 84 Lavina Rowe S3 16 X '’J! 80 Joan Bull n-> 1-1 7 9 R Mervyn Goodwin 30 14 7 24 7 R Clarice Tabor . . . 31 12 8 22 73 Roger Weston . . . 28 1U Ohingaiti School. Patricia Mercer . . . 38 18 q »»-» q-> David Mercer .. . . 38 8 25 90 Keith McCullough . 34 1 4 7 28 83 Betty McIntyre . . . 34 1 6 24 79 Stanley McCullough 1 3 75 Ray Pritchard . . . 1 12 6 23 72 Yvonne McGuckin . -!3 11 R "•> Rita Double ‘T. x a 9 4 61 Arthur McCullough X 4 9 \> 60 John Hammond . . . 28 10 4 0 42 Taihape School. John Olsen ] 7 !» 24 So Arthur Berridge 33 ] ~ 82 Fraser Forbes .. . . 34 1 5 7 •>■> 78 Leslie Martin 28 13 6 0 47 L'tiku School. Joan Thorn 38 16 9 30 93 Maureen O'Connor . 36 19 9 9 <) 93 Irene Levett ■».> 16 7 30 S6 Colcen Ross '3 .i 1.» 5 9.X 83 June Frisby 30 14 7 26 77 Ngaire Frisby .. 28 1 6 25 71 Paams Potaka .. . . 25 10 5 l> 4 64 P*it f imprnn Evelyn Thorn .. .. 13 6 U 51 Mataroa School, Ray Bosher 33 19 8 9.7 S3 Don Dunford 18 u In & 1 ■>1 Dulcie Donald . .. 33 I 5 6 9 4 78 76 74 Dorothy Bosher . .. 34 6 17 Graeme Thurston . . '31 14 5 24 7 4 Teresa Karem . .JO 13 5 21 i ■’ Frank Brooky . . . . 29 12 5 17 63 Owen Donald .... O-J 13 5 8 59 Bell's Junction Schoo! Lindsay Bell .. . . 14 8 27 84 Maureen Bell . . . . 34 ] , i 2.1 83 Arthur Collier . .. .... 15 i 28 David Collier . 32 | ( 4 28 81 John Collier .. .. 31 15 5 26 80 Tuarangaarere School. John Sinclair . . . 3.i 15 9 24 8.i Eileen Grim wood 3 < 14 6 22 George Millan . . . . 1 1 5 19 63 Tamati Hakopa . .. oo 15 3 ' 10 61 Hihitahi School. Don Peters 38 19 9 28 94 Susie Webster .. . . 37 16 8 25 8G Pukeokahu School. Joe Hulena 37 18 9 25 89 Margaret Dodds . . . 36 16 7 24 83 Doreen Hulena . . . 36 14 5 26 81 Omatane School. Elsie Robertson .. 30 13 S '7 7 a Violet Shields 28 15 5 27 <0 Mangaweka School. Sidney Lewis .. . . 3 <5 16 8 27 86 83 Fred Walker .. .. 32 14 4 0 50 Grand Total, 1939 .. . 24S plots.