SHOW JUDGES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1683, 25 February 1913, Page 8

SHOW JUDGES.

SHOULD THEY WRITE REPORTS? '•_ The much debated question of whether judges, after a show is over, should writo. reports upon the reasons for making their awards is again raised by Sir Merrik R. Bnrroll'inthe Live'•'Stock' Almanac for 1913. The writer has provided such reports, and he argues that if a man cannot put .down- on paper his reasons for Jiis adjudication ho is not fit to go about judging. When there are two judges, each judge'should send in his-own report, and not one man write it out for both to sign. This would help executives in- finding out which were, the sound judges and which were not. < It can also, sometimes, strengthen a judge's hand, and enable, him _to reverse his own former judgment without appearing inconsistent. For instance, a few years ago Sir Merrik Burrell was judging yearling hunter colts at one of the leading Irish shows, and put a chestnut first and\a brown second. In liia report he said that there was little to choose,between them, but that the chestnut was more forward in condition and made tho better show on the dayj but that the broitn' horse was probably capable! of; the greater- improvement, and would very likely -beat the other later in the season. Some fwo months later he •happened to judge the same horses again, and he put the brown over the chestnut, though he does not think that either y/on the class. His change of, opinion wascriticised, but the critics would have ,been spared their troublo had- judges been in the.habit of writing full reports. -The publication of the renorts also would be of interest to tho exhibitors -and of educational value. The dairy-farmer who takes his milk to'the factory in a properly-cooled condition, knows on which side his bread is buttered.. His less careful fellow farmer lets tho milk cool as best it can, and thereby risks its refusal at the factory. Cool your milk" with Parton'a Milk Coolers it you want profits to grow. Write for particulars to Albert J. Parton,' Cartorton.—Advt."