Illawarra Cattle.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 October 1911, Page 4

Illawarra Cattle.

' .The Illawamv Dairy Cattle Association aix .Australian writer), lias, finished,.its first year's existence, v It'is Jiaving a figlitb to establish' itself, ,I)iit', the victory will ho all the' sweeter when it gets there. The-greatest..enemy to fnce is local apathy. , The careless fanner who is indebted to,the lllawarra tv])e does avot.imin.clSvKatJvappens so loii<2; as he dan be.allpwed to run in the old ruck. jThe.iuiho. .sheer cussediicss of the

other man who sees no special value in trying to, perpetuate tlio cross is also a factor in opposition. Thorc for instance, the. case of sonic oi the local agricultural association! wrhbt refuse to include in their sdhecfules o, class for these cattle, though other,associations hundreds hundreds of;.miles,-away do so. .These foolish associations, persist in compelling nny-Illawarras wilioso owners desire to show being included in grade .stock or the open dairy classes known as any'other breed." This means thai the individuality of the type is tabooed. The ease is more galline to the. votaries .of .the breed," as these obstinate associations refuse to civc a good reason for their action. The Illtiwarras are a splendid ' typo oi dairylcattle'; , but the vosue of" other purefrreds lias paused a. loss in popularity, during the past few years, on bho ground that the cross is not fixP.q v Tho society wlwcli has l>oen formed to try and prove that it is fixed -is doing a .real good work wit.li their nerd hook, which now contains a large mimbei of animals qualified Ity-testi trouble is tli.it any rw with a dash of Shorthorn in ho!r can scarcely bo refused admission if sHe- can reach the .tost. Tt is recognised that -ihe only cha.noe to mala , a_ success of tne hook is to close it fliEectly> and to refuse to admit nnybh'ing. else except the rising generation of animals descended from t<ho*e wliicli-hare. previously gained admission.