FRIESIAN ASSOCIATION.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 3 July 1924, Page 9

FRIESIAN ASSOCIATION.

. INTERESTING DAY'S WORK, As part of the programme arranged by the local branch of the association, addresses were given by the president and some remarks on demonstration work by Mr. Robertson, as preliminary to the show and judging of catalogued cattle and the second national sale, which took place in the afternoon. There were a large number of breeders present-, and all took a keen interest in the work <done. ' At the conclusion of the addresses hearty votes of thanks were passed to the speakers. VALUE OF PEDIGREES. INTERESTING POINTS ON BREEDING. This morning at the show grounds the first part of the day’s programme was taken up by a short address by Mr. YY 7 . D. Hunt, who took for bis subject- a matter that, in its root principles, applied to all animals and to all breeds, and is therefore the more important and valuable.

Mr. Hunt said he wished to try to show why such great care was necessary in compiling the stud books, so that they might be of real and lasting value.- He said one might ask, seeing that there are such good crossbred animals, why they could not be used as were pedigrees, and the .answer must be that the crossbred wae not true to type and would not continue to reproduce the type, because it' had somegerm cells .which had a tendency to revert to gi. Further back strain. He interestingly referred to the laws of Mendel, which had lain dormant for many years and had. about twenty years ago, been brought before the world by a Frenchman who discovered Mendel’s papers. •By means of a diagram. Mr. Hunt showed how those laws operated in the animal w'orld; how, for instance,’ a black and white animal may "have red and white calves, because the germ cells are all mixed, and similarly how a black Polled Angus might have reel calves. In a black and white, which is not pure, some of the germ cells have an all black inheritance, while others have an all red inheritance, while some are black and white, hut with a red inheritance.. If this breeding is continued the tendency to throw back to red will be more marked, and the breeder will never know what to expect, and that, he added, is the great reason for using a pedigree bull at the head of the herd. But if a breeder should get some red calves, lie will know that the bull is not pure, and therefore must be put out as soon as possible if the breed characteristics are to be maintained and continued. He instanced the same principle in the beef breeds such as the Hereford and with the Poley animals. The need of pure stud animals in the dairy herd,was to give pure stock prenotent of milk producing qualities, and >ov tins reason it was essential to test oec-ause these qualities cannot be seen as can the beef qualities. No one, he addea. could say what the test and composition of the milk would be. and fnat is ~he great- producer of the herd. It v as up to the breeder to work to eliminate outside qualities, so as to- give the dairy produce inheritance, and therefore it was that the societies had to continually tighten up so as to keep out of the herd hook any animal not grtting these characteristics. He added that in Holland the restrictions were even more Revere. To take this attitude needed more revenue, and until mnie (breeders were testing this would, not be available. The tightening up could not- yet be clone, but the day was approaching when it would be possible so as to keep an ever upward growiim H<? f’- d that competition with other countries and other breeds t'ould necessitate a radical reform I n i ° tlier eou ntries t New Zea--rtnlnte 1 a asset in ' its almost jMJabseiice of disease in cattle, and they must use this lever for improvement until by proof of quality and rio-Jit SflthS ' v r tn a c-nse of ! ' le i' * Tt Avas actually a case of survival of the fittest and unless Friesian breeders exercised’great wonld not roach the golPat aiSg bree ‘ ,s and aM demonstration, high producing animals In some preliminary remarks Mr C E- Robertson, who was set down'for a demonstration, deplored the fact that in He a '- bi eeclei s were testsaid it was essential to strive i good records, so that they could aim at a combination of production ?,” d SiY an , d added the gieat educator. The method* «P improvement must lie increased and testing was the means for effectinoSr* Ho -.id i.e l» 3 g t £ «ould continue to work until all were testing, so that more and mode producers might be secured, for, he added to a huTid tfl T nd basis mi which to build, and records must be behind any -cattle put up to he sold. The value of the pedigree meant fewer stock and better returns and greater profits without more capital outlav. So lould they raise the name of the Do heln o rt ,n r< the eVes ° f tlie ' VMrld and' help the Government of the eountrv Deyeyopment of the farm and improve, nent in the breed must go hand in hand, for the work of the pedio-iee breeder was one of the greatest mid ua. s carried on by many 0 f the leading men in every country. I t was a great opportunity to show what was an a man ‘ p 80 *9 d _° something for the benefit of mankind. The Dominion was attracting the eye s of the world, and heenuse the cattle were every ( lay being sent ahioad it was up to all to see that the highest standard possible was reached and maintained. He paid a tribute to men such as Mr John G'ngg Mr. Newton King, Mr. Lovelock and others who were oioneers in imnorting the very best blood obtainable m America! which countrv previouslv had secured the best available in Holland. Those animals combined the size of bodv, great middle piece clean-cut outline, and conformity to the three wedge forrnat'on which «ero the attributes of the best He stressed that all these men had‘made mistakes, but had learnt from their lailuures how to avoid them and secure improvement. It was impossible, he added, without experience to find ont the faults that had to he avoided. Tf breeders were not going forward the" were standing still or going hark, ami it was _np to everyone to do a part in tho building up of ourlity. so tli.nl with the wonderful of exceptiomd environment possessed bv New Zealand, this Dominion might fulfil the destinv that was hers, of the dairv -•tod farm of the world. Tn this wav other _ countries, such ?- Japan. -South America, and Africa, which were adopt ing a forward police, would come to *mior their gtud stock. Tt wa- interesting to know that eight hundred head of cattle wore now op the water for Japan .mid that fm-ith America was importing from the North £80.(160 worth of cattle These facts would -serve

to show the great prospects which were open for- breeders to grasp. Canada, said Mr. Robertson, was after a model cow, and all her breeders were collaborating with this end in view, to get an animal in which all the true lines of quality rail gracefully into one another. He suggested bringing judges and practical fanners together in New Zealand to see if they could not achieve the same object. In this connection he suggested that a lesson could be taken from the racing owners, who were co-operating in the same way as should he done with dairy cattle. The small men, lie added, could learn and profit from the big men. who are better able to make experiments. Referring to milk production, Mr. Robertson said that the association was considering the advisability of improving and raising the standard of tests, and that this must lie done without detriment to the ' breed, hy using the right type of cattle. They had decided to go for a- test of at least 3.8 or over, whereas in America the breeders were out for milk production. They in New Zealand could improve test without destroying type. He advocated, in connection with shows, having special classes for judging the various features of the animals —head, capacity and development, rump formation, and shape, texture, and handling of udder, and placing of teats. This, he felt sure, would be a very valuable means of education'. Five champion high-producing cows were then brought out —Alcartra Clothilde Pietje, Mr. Marx’s champion; Favne Segis Galatea. Monava 1-e Queen Bess, which held two . records .for fat ; the winner of the Friesian Derby, Coldstream Pontiac YYayne. bred from their own stock by Messrs G. A. Merchant and Sons; and Marchioness o’ Cowrie, another great producer. In all t the dairv ability was combined strongly with true type. The remarks of Mr Robertson and his demonstration were followed with keen interest throughout. A grand championship and competition in three classes was held prior to the opening of the sale, the animals paraded giving the judge Mr H. R. Green (Jvairanga) considerable difficulty in making his awards, which were as under : Females, two years and .over.— Messrs Carlyle Friesian Co.’s (Kairanga) Milkmaid Countess, horn Nov., 1910, by Bonnie Boy—-Countess Galatea, 1; Mr L. Hitchcock’s (Normanby) Y\ 7 aihi Milkmaid, born July, 1918, by Brooklands YY 7 aihi Segis—YYaihi Lass, 2; same vendor’s Y\ 7 aihi Friesian Queen, horn July, 1918, by Brooklands YYaihi Segis—YYaihi Buttercup, 3. Nine paraded. Females, under two years.—Messrs Carlyle Friesian Co.’s Sylvia Poseh of •D.utchland, horn Oct., 1922, by Dutchland of Onkview—Sylvia of the South, 1; Mr*H. E. Johnson’s (Tokaora) Tokaora Netherland Pearl, born August, 1922, hy Netlierton Kiwitea King— Rose de Ivol, .2; G. A. Marchant- .and Sons’ (Cardiff) Coldstream Pietje Pauline First, born Augut, 1922. Yiy The Gallant Gordon o’ Cowrie—Coldstream Pauline Pietje, 3; same vendors’ Coldstream Mercena, . horn Nov., 1922, by Mercena Evergreens—Princess Y 7 iew, 4. Fourteen paraded. Males, all ages.—Mr L. Hitchcock’s King Pietje YVooderest Pontiac, horn April, 1920, by YVooderest Pietje Pontiac—YYooderert Pietje Columbia, 1; Mr D. Dickie’s (YYellingtonj Friens Mac of Rock, born April, 1923, by Dominion Duke Mercedes —Friens 'Mercedes. Priscilla, 2; Mr J. E. O’Shea’s (Ghangt) King Alcartra Rozine 'Segis horn August, 1922. hy Galatea Rozine Segis—Morning Rose, 3. Eight paraded. Grand championship, irrespective of 01 ’ sox -. —Carlyle Friesian Co.’s heifer, Sylvia Poseh of Diitehland. 1. THE SHOYV. > , Kewe the sale judging of the catalogued animals was carried out on the gronnds. The awards were as follow: Thera was a- large attendance at the sale clunng the .afternoon, hut during the opening stages comparatively few buyers were operating, and several itisli i onablv-bred aninials showing good quality laileci to raise the minimum bid ot 30 guineas and were passed. Competition became keener, however, as the sale progressed, though many lots were passed. The winning animal in the parade of cows 2yrs and over realised 44gns., and the parade champion, the heifer .Sylvia Posc-h, changed hands at lOlgns.

The sale was conducted by the fifteen vendors, who between them offered over 60 animals, by the Farmers’ Coop. Society and Messrs Wright Stephenson and Co., Ltd., in conjunction. Mr C. E(. Trotter was auctioneer for the former, and Mr.J. C. Broad for the latter. Mr C. E. Robertson officiated as sales manager. The following are the sales effected up to the time of going to press:— (On account of Mr L. Hitchcock, Normanby.) Cow, Waihi Milkmaid, born 1918, by Brooklands Waihi Segis—Waihi Lass.— D. H. 'Johnson, Stratford, 55 guineas. Cow, Pontiac Lassie, bom 1914, by Paul Pontiac De Kol —Waihi Lass.— D. H. Johnson 41 guineas. Cow, Segis Lady Waihi, born 1918, by Brooklands Waihi Segis—Pontiac Lassie.—D. H. Johnson, 45 guineas. Bull, King Piet'je Woodcrest Pontiac, born 1920, by Woodcrest Pietje Pontiac, —Woodcrest Pietje Columbia.—V. Marx, Mangatoki, 30 guineas. Cow, Waihi Friesian Queen, born 1918, by Brooklands Waihi Segis— Waihi .Buttercup.—C. Goble, Inglewood, 54 guineas. Cow, Stella born 1916, by Paul Pontiac Be Ivol—Waihi.Beauty.-* E. J. Allen, Tikorangi, 37 guineas. (On account of Mr. John Donald, Westraere.) Heifer, Westmere May Echo, horn 1923. by Bell Farm Echo Sylvia Trojan —Auroa Posc-h of the South. —Wright. Stephenson and Co., as agents, 3 63 guineas. ' ’ (On account of Mr. T. Henderson, Okaiawa.) Cow. Laura Woodlands, born 1917, bv King Nazli—Woodland Queen. —Farmers.’ Co-iop., as agents, 35 guineas. Cow, Queen O’Gowrie, born, 1913 bv Paul Pontiac De Kol—Topsy De Kol.-—. H. R. Green, Kairanga., 37} guineas. (On account of Carlyle Friesian Co., , Kairanga.) Cow, Milkmaid Countess, born 1910 by Bonnie Bov—Countess Galatea—A.’ H. Taylor, Inglewood, 44 guineas. Heifer, Sylvia Posch of Dutchland born 1922, by Dutchland of Oakview—°yjvia . oI the South.—Piri Land Co 101 guineas. THE “Unique” ho Water bottjefbest on the market; a product of the North British Rubber Co.; all sizesall chemists and dealers sell them —3