JUDGES' COMMENT

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 23, 11 February 1937, Page 10

JUDGES' COMMENT

Well Satisfied With Entries of Live Stock

QUALITY APPROVED OF Judges were generally well satisfied with the entries in the live stock sections at the Dannevirke Show. In other comments they expressed their approval of the quality of the stock, the only factor on which any adverse comment was forthcoming being in the sparsity of numhers Following are the detailed comments of the various judges: — Ayrshires. The Ayrshire classes were numerically, stronger than in past Dannevirke shows,, according to the judge, Mr J. Kyle, of Palmerston North, when commenting on his adjudications. ''All the classes were fairly even" continued Mr Kyle. The champion cow was a typical Friesian, and was closely followed by the reserve champion f emale — a heifer — and the second prize cow. The junior feniale classes were very promising, and showecL that the exhibitofs were proceeding along the right lines. There were UO' hard udders — they were typical dairylike udders. The young stock showedi special promise," he concluded. Milking Shorthorns. "The milking Shorthorns were a goodj quality lot, and were fairly even," said' .the judge of this section, Mr J. H. S.'. Allen. "The champion beasts were, very fine types of the breed. ' ' Mr Allen expressed regret that there were not more entries, "but what there were were good," he remarked. "The champion bull, the champion cow and the reserve champion bull were of good type and were well brought out. All the stock were a credit to the exhibitors, he concluded. "There were some very good youngsters which shouid gfow into nice cattle." Friesians. The Friesian classes were generallyi well up to the standard of North Island'1 shows, according to Mr H. R. Green, off Kairanga, who adjudicated in this sec-' tion. "The cattle in most cas'es werei well brought out and were in good con-. dition for dairy cattle," "The aged cow class was quite ai good class. .The winning cow was a! nice beast in. conformation, but a littlei | heavy in the frame. The second cowj j was outstanding as regards production, j [ but she just had to take second placej | because she was not in the same condi-| tion, and her age was showing againstj her. The third cow was quite good but' wa,s not fresh enough." Mr Green mentioned that the cowi that took fourth piaee had been a winner at Hastings but she had gone off' since then. . There was litlle to choose betweenj the first and second heifers in thfe heifer; classes, Mr Green continued. The win-' -ning two-year f emale — which was aiso; the champion — was an outstanding; beast, and he expected her to go on and) have quite a ring career. "She would, be a hard heifer to beat in any company," he remarked, "while the second heifer shouid improve with age.'' The yeaflings wero quite good. The winner won fairly easily, with a nice heifer second. The calves were quite a good entry, "Four nice bulls came out in the older bull class, which was won by Mr' C. A. Knutson's entry. This bull has won quite a number of championshipsi and, although the second animal was; quite nice, it was not quite. capable of1 tackling the other. "The two-year bulls were quite a* good class, but there was nothing outstanding. The yearlings were also quite good, with very little difference between the first three. The winner won because of his skin, which was of a better texture, and his action and style when moving was far bolder. The placed calves were quite youngsters." Mr Green had a special word of praise for the females in Mr Knutson's winning team. "They were outstanding" he remarked. "It is very pleasing to . eee three cows — the winners of their resnective classes— ha ving such a ro* semblance of type, which, to iny mind, is the success of exhibiting. The uniformity in these three females was most pleasing." «rerseys. Mr. P. J. Petersen, of Waitara, adjudicated in the Jersey cattle section and was perhaps the busiest judge of the day. The section eontained many district and Jersey club classes whicli added to his dutics. Talcen as a whole the exhibits were of merit, though the bulls were a long way behind the cows in point of quality. Competition amongst the breeders was keen. Mr. Petersen was pleased With the aged cows, placing the ribbon on P. A. Anderson's (Levin) Tararua MayflOwer which, with Allan Horn and Son's (Ohau) Fox's Honey v.h.c., he eonsider- ■ ed outstanding animals. As a matter of faet, the. latter was not^many points behind the champion and secured the Teserve honour. The yearling heifers also comprised a beautiful class, the ani- | mals displaying many outstanding qualiI ties. The heifer calves were also a ! very fine lot, especially the winner in • the class. Oue seldom had the chance j Of seeing a calf like it. As far as the ! bulls wero "concerned, he thought the j ybai'lings might provide a coming Chatnt pititt. The Pig Classes. " Uhf ortunately tfiere was not much Competition ' in any of the breed sOetiolls," said Mr R. Chilcott, Frankton Junc tion," "And I would have liked to 1 have seen more ehtriers. I expected from 30 to 40 entries in the pork and bacon classes, but there were only single • entrieS." Tho .various entries were up to the usual standard, said Mr Cliilcou, The ' winning aged Berkshire boar was quite good, whilo the champion Berkshire was a good type, who shouid win more championships as she got on. The reserve Champion had an exeellent litter. In tho T amwdrths, v the champion boar cottld have dOnO with a iittle ffiOre

length, though, as his progeny seemed to be better in this respect, he appeared to be breeding all right. The i reserve champion boar was also a good boar, and the judge expressed the "opinion that it would not be long bei'ore he beat the champion. The champion sow was up to the usual championship standard. Of the large Whites, Mr Chilcott said tliey were "quite nice." The large blacks generally showed that flew biood was badly needed, The champion and reserve champion sows were quite good, as was the young reserve champion boar. Tlie champicid boar was showing his age. Farmers' Classes. "Considering the wide area of the ■ district which is produeing sheep around Dannevirke, I eXpected a much larger entry and one more typical of the district" commented.Mr A. C. Morton, of Massey CollOge, Palriierston North, who judged the farmers' classes, "The entries wefe disappointing in numbers, Uneven in quality and the pairs were not well matched. The first prize pet lamb was the best 1 have seen at a Show, while the others were quite good." Southdowns, "There was good competition from quite a large area,'- said Mr R. M. Perry, who judged the Southdown • classes. "Tho outstanding sheep were frdm outside districts but there Were some good sheep from ioeai breeders, particujarly the unhoused classes. Mr j. ■ jKlught's champion ram was outstand!ing," he concluded.