MILKING SHORTHORNS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 15, 13 October 1919, Page 8

MILKING SHORTHORNS

-MEETIjXO o*' NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION-.

By Telegraph—Special' Correspondent.' Palmorston North, October 12. At a meeting of the New Zealand' Milking Shorthorn Association on Saturday, notification was received from the Direc-tor-General of Agriculture that the ' brand "D.5.," in an oval ring, ha<l been •'registered as the association's .brand niark. It was decided to obtain sufficient • brands to enablo tliem to be placed oil all cattle accepted for registration. Mr. John li'jans was appointed official judge for the association. . /' ■ Tho Canterbury and Southland branches reported thqt increased interest ! was being taken in milking shorthorns j' in their districts. An application from Southland to permit entries of non-pedi-gree female eatt.le in Volume 4 of tho Herd Book was declined, as it lias been I decided that Volume 3 was to be the last i ' volunie in which those cattle could bo [' entered. [ • ' Special prizes of «C 5 ss. each were voted to the various A. and P. associations, : making the total amount voted for shows f '" this year JJI7S. It was decided to vote i J63 3s. to each of the class leaders in semi-official test and £1 for all cows giving 1001b. butter-fat over the amount required to quaMfy. ; ;Mr. If. V. Brown, of Woraroa, was appointed ofiicial inspector for tho Manawatu district. It was dccided to move at the annual meeting that all tram-fere of cattle must be registered within GO davs from date of sale. / The balnnce-sheet showed tho aosociation to be in a satisfactory financial position, .£IOOO being invested in war loans j | and .£2OO on fixed deposit. It was decided to invest an additional ,£SOO in the Victory' Loan. | -'"•Messrs; AVindloy, Anderson, Buiclc, and Hearsey were appointed to represent the o.sjC'C:alion at tho proposed meeting of the breeds associations. Sixty-four sew members were eiected, making a total of 575.

the association to bo known as'the 0. C. Cooper Memorial Shield, to bo awarded in o.ther sheep or cattie classes. Messrs. Percy Bros, presented a silver cup valued at 25 guineas for competition in the class for Lincoln rams. Jl'r, William Strang donated a cup valued at 15 guineas for the shorthorn co-,v class, and Mr. John Strang a cup valued at 30 guineas for the shorthorn bull class, awl. another valued at fifteen guineas for tlio Hereford cow class. Mr. J. 13. M'Jvenzie presented a valuable trophy for the homo industries class, to bs known as the .Mrs. Al'lCenzio Memorial Cup. Reports of the Ground and Finance Committees were adopted. Mr. Guy Gillies, of Parinoa, was appointed a member of the committee in place of the late Mr, Holmes Warren, to whose relatives a vote of sympathy .was passed.