FEILDING SHOW SHEEP.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 887, 5 August 1910, Page 8

FEILDING SHOW SHEEP.

:•'• ■- ;ioNDON'JUDGING RETURNS.'' ■■'■'. r The London returns of the.consignment .' ..;. of fat sheep and lambs which . -wero frozon '■'■■!■'.; : -. and/sent to-.Dngiand'by; the' Feilding A. .;.:'■" an'dl P. •Association,' after being judged ■■'v :• .•■'■ alive at /their ; 'sliow,.last. February, arc u' . .bow,.available. ,;'.;'.." .',".. V : -.'■■'"'■ :'■■''-. The'awards at the shoW '(judge,.. Mr. - '.'Kichinond) were:—Down crosses: Hugh - -Burrell, pen. 400, 1; Jas. Knight, pen 403, -■■'•' 2;;Hy. liurrell, pen'iW,, 3; W. G. Fry, pen;4o2,- commended. Remarks: An ex:cellent, class of lambs, especially pen.4o2, . ; -' which:l consid6r,'.too' heavy for this class.. , Longwobl corsses: H. Booth, pen 413, 1; Hugh Burrell, pen 411, 2; D. Bailey, pen ■,'"■- 419..3; F.'S. MTiae, pen 415, v.h.c Re- _:•'-. marks:;oiily a fair class; no comparison •'''••■' to Down class'of same conditidns: '. The' prizes allotted on the Home report • "■' ■ ■ sustain- the- local judgment. The prizes ■'.'■'■■ - go -.to" Hugh Burrell, W. G. Fry,-and Hy. .. 'Burrell. in. that order.' Net value of pen (including skin, wool,. and carcass): . O.'Jl'Elroy, unplaced at Feilding', value M ls.'Gd., 6 points;..W. G. Fry, commended '■:-. 'at.-Feilding, JE3. 145.,'. i points; .H. J. ..;•' Booth, unplacedlin.-Feilding, •iB3-.1-ls.--7d'., • '2 points. Aggregate points for cash prizes: •-'•'■'■ W.-G: Fry, B,poirits; : Hugh Burrell and 'i'.O.-.M'Elrby,- 6:points each. Mr.-Fry'also V -wins the'-two 'cases of' dip for most points. ,':'■'';: Inr classes. 102- and ■ 103 | the.: conditions '.-..- were', similar to .those: mentioned' above, ;. excepting that .-the;, prize for the. London ; ; judging w-ill be awarded on.the net' value ~".•.. of..pen, everything included. The weight . ,•■ of-the larhbs in this case was, 421b. and ':.••'■- 'oyer,-'commonly known as "tegs." In this ■'~.;'-'. - instance. : tlio. Downs"'were; again success- ; - "fuli'arid.ithe. prizes awarded on the Lon- '-''-; don., reports 'are:..; H. ; J.- Booth, 1,.. 6. ■'.-.'■' •■;-; -poihtsfjtß., La Levin,; 2,.; .4' points; A. :':LV. 'Campbell;;3, 2,points.: Neft value of pen: '•:, J.'Shortall.'.pen G points, 1; 0. :?'■■ : ' M'Elroy , 2,4 points; ■ ';.,;: A. v:CampbeU,' f .peh 488, 9s. ,4d., 3, 2 ; '-. : .•'-•';points.■".•'. .■:■', ;:;. : , ,:A"!Challenge Trophy, value ss.,r'pre- .,..' Behted,.by;the Lister. Sheep Shearing Ma-. : . chine.'Company,':, to, be .won two ycara in . .'■ succession -orthree years at intervals,>;as .-', offered for'the competitor scoring highest "-,:' aggregate of;points on the following two issues, viz. : :. 1. Report of London, agents. -./ 2. pf/.peh.,,Messrs. . Shortall. '■'. *nci' Booth,tied- for the Lister-Cup with 6 points each, and by!a mutual arrangc- '.,'.. ment the cup,will be heldibyMr. Shortall .- for;this year..:-'.; , -■-. In the. class; for. five -wethers, wool-; and. ;' carcass ; judged .'•: oh.' shoii,-; .grounds, "and 1 judged: in London; condi- • ..,': tiohs—sheep, entered in Class 90;.wi1l be ■;.: -.'eeiit to Wellington; by the . associatipii, ;-'..-''. tilled,-'frozen;;'and; to London ;for .y.Eale, skins, and'fat ..will be sold in" Wei- . : lihgton and amouni; placed to credit of ' : pen; V.On receipt of returns from London '■-',"•:-', the'-amount' obtained for each pen rail be,; ~,; added'to the;amount realised for sale 8f •'.;.-■ skihs and ;fat, ' and the pHzb will be ... ','. awarded to, the pen ivhich: realises .the -highest' total 'value,' everything included./ , :' Local, award: 'Reid and' Son, ,1 and; 2; : ' ',-';; H.; J;"'Booth, Highden • Estate,. v.h.c. Lbn- ..', ■.don>report:,Booth,.l; Reid and Sons, 2; •■- Highden'Estate; 3.—Abridged froni's the, , .!-;".- '"Rangitikei: Advocate." '• -■ ;"'. ':''. /-; EXPERIMENT FARM WANTED. ''.: V'.'Mr; Seddon, 'member ■' for' Westland,. '.'•" Bnggested ~ih the House yesterday that ';'..' -it .would.be'-a, good thing if an experi- :' ",' ment'.'farm' ,was formed' in' "Westland to .•,;'test the suitability'of, the soil to various •-.' . crops. Thofarms in other,parts : of the,, ; :,'Dominion, were'not of very, great .' ':•'.:''... yaliie, to" ! the. : 3Kest' Coast,. '•;;'■.-', ditfons were?, quite,.different. ; . ;;..;; •-,, ; V ' GENERAL^FARMINQ ,NE%.' ■ '' ■',■-'';'' -r" :-;- ;'w,-ej*j ■,; ..:..■'.;'•':'.-.", : An Agricultural; and .Pastoral .'Soiiety, ' ; to;be called-:the/Hawke's'Bay '■■•.;•.'. and P. Society, was'formed at a repre- ;;;:; ~. tentative'/, meeting held on lAVedhesday • afternoon .-at;/-,Waipukurau.-,.; Mr. :i Geo.. ' ;;.:, Hunter was'';'elected Vpresidenf,■ : "'',-'w iti'.' . ;-:'■'■Messrs. D.-i Canning. (Poransahau), Sydney: .' Johnston; of' Oruawharo (iakapuna), and ; ...v.J.;..W. Harding, Mount, Vernon. (Waipfe : ; ;. :> ' ,]mran) as; vice-presidents. : The.'.secre- •' -.tary.is: Mr. ; P. S. Carroll, Waipukurau; : ~.:.. A strong .committee 0f.24 has also' boeh' ' >,'•"■ elected, and it wasi decided to hold J.the '. :;:;•, first annual show on the first Wedriesaay ; >■:. .in'; February; '1911.-.lt is probablet.that; • ';'•;■;a ram fair will -also'be'held oh the' v day. ; ■■'•'•.-... .following,.the show. The membership of ; '.. -the :is nearly 300.. :,',■';'. An instructor in wool /.classing assured ■ .; :; /,; l liis;:Waitara\pupils a,few days ago that ■ ■": : ~: many/thousands of bales wero .bought .'.// annually _ by speculators,, who made it ' :../ their, business to. buy.up lots,, which, by : .■';'■'. reason, ofithe diverse.character and con- ' .;■;■ dition of .the/ various' fleeces,, were quite ■ /,.:'. neglected/by .the- - manufacturers,; and ' :,'/.- .'after' classing; .theyiwere enabled to make" . ,;.'a substantial profit, which, had the wool ; •:"'-, 'been:; properly,.got 'up; in . the. first in- \ ■'■,-.':'. stance, would.have gone,into the pockets : ;,'; :^;of 'the: growers.: ;;'"■;; '/.■.'':;';.::.;.,' ■-'• .Various districts are experiencing sharp ;'.: ; v '>frosts.' ■>:/ "'"'.'. V '.'V''■.:'.; .-/... ■_ ■'. -..; .;.., The Lowgarth-(Taranaki) Dairy Factory. the .week.. ;;,::,,■ ''~'■ '.■;.'..'- : ;• A of the Tai- "' ;. '';hapo "Farmers'"Co-operative Association ' ; -'vras' held.lttst';-;week, and'it "tras'.decided' ; ..; i, 'to proceed immediately with the;registrar . // ■}'■;:[ tioh'^pfiHhe'llcb'mpahy./,/:;•".;'.' ;■• '$''?' : ['V-.,'.-' The ahnuai'meeting'.of: shareholders in ; '■}■'■'"■■• 'the \Tikor'angi' r .' (Taranaki) • Co-operativ'a. ;',... Dairy. Company was fairly well attended^ ,'.'-' //The' statement of accounts'.-showied a ';;■•.'-.' balance':of >£652'55. to be divided amongst, ..-.; ;■ i-Buppliers.-'. The retiring'directors (Messi/s;. " .:■; ."Whitehead and Purdio) .were re-elected, ; end Mr./W. E. Percival waa re-appointed :...; .:: An honoruiium ', of //was ';•: .voted, to ;the chairman. The directors. ;•..,met','at the.close of .the annual meeting, ;/'when./'Mr.rAVhitohead was .unanimdusly --'. appointed', chairman-for the ensuing year.; '.';.' At'a'.TCcent meeting, of ,the Stratford.. ;,'/;;:'A-;and-:lJ. Association, ;70 ■ new members' ;:.'■■;•' .were;; elected, bringing the membership ; ./•• ioll«to over 000,-' a /'very , fine • record-'-f or;, :..'/ ah-"[institution L'which '.has only been, 1 a* v';,;: few'.months in /existence. .-It .was', decided. , ,: . /to make'. a start ..right, away' with.; the; of the.'.' gra'nd- ;'■•" .//.stand >to.;be a. two 7 story. roofed structure. ■"■:' /;':lt'was. also .decidedr.to ■ rbconimehd that i'- "it should be "a■suggestion to the.judges '- i'/'of '-allVdairy cattlo,. to.judge ..more'on -the ,';.', dairy:merits of the animal .than is usually' : i ;"-.>. J -;,'doiwu'' 1 /.■;■.■•;'-,•"■"';';^i:"''.'-;'.'-.' -'.;;'■'' ;'■'■';'■■■.'s■£/■ -'■,-. 'A/..Sydney, m'essage.-to the' ''Adelaide' ' Register" .'states/:', that.; the, delegates;'at, , . ./■.-the :-'c6nference.v',of .."/wheat-growers ihad l , ,;'//:;■/.■ only,•onb; opinion regarding,:the "proper; ;."vV. ;'•.!method;to; handle..wheat. ■ They believed; In bulk-handling;frpin' the time.the grain'; left, the 'paddock>:dntil was .'.in,/the' vessel.}.lt was contended that.bulk-hand-ling;' would meaii- a :saving .'df/'atyleast: ... 2d..'a~ bushel 'to/the;farmer,, and anything /;. '■. from..'Bd."to Is.!Gd. a ton to tho'Kailway •"'■ : Department. • If Australia - 'was''to;-,takp her .-proper place'.among the /whrat-pro,-: dfirlng countries that- system must be ' adopted. The conference resolved: : ."That, ■ the, time has arrived when,, in the ..interest .'of agricultural development and-' closer settlement, the Government should , • /'introduce tho bulk handling of 'grain.". NORTHERN WAIROA CO-OPERATIVE DAIRY. '■■'■> '■> ; ' ■: (By Telegraph—Press Association.) '. ' ■ (- : '-.'.■,.'• ■■ ; . Da'rgaville, August 4. : The. annual meeting of 'tie Northern' . • /Wairoa Co-operative Dairy was held to-. ': 'day-when the'report'showed that after •:" allowing' for depreciation there was a • ■•-.'•: surplus of J62300 135;„8d.. It was agreed : :■■ that interest at '.the Irate'of 0 per.cent. V be': paid on fully-paid-up shares, and a '-•'■" ''bonus of an additional penny a lb. on - ■butter-fat supplied, a bonus of JC2I to; the chairman, a bonus of £3ss to the •directors, and a bonus, of to the . employees. Provision was made for gathering cream supplies by a new cream boat at a cost of close on .£2OOO. Excellent, ■reports as to the quality of the butter exported we're received from Home firms ' -and the prospects for the future of dairyin";on the Northern"Wairoa are exceedingly bright. The necessity for increased piant for. the pasteurisator was, emphasised and it. was decided to pay h penny,, .thretf-faxtbiiigs .'bonus; on yfinter ..butter.-