TARANAKI SHOW.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 March 1919, Page 5

TARANAKI SHOW.

BOYS' COW JUDGING COMPETITION.

Mr Frank Tianford, who kindly acted as judge n[ the boys' cow judging competition at the Tarauaki Agricultural Society's Show, has just forwarded his. report, and compliments the society upon what must have been a record entry for such a class in the Dominion. Although he was somewhat diffident about abjudicating in the class he says that tlio spectacle of 14 lads, card in hand, judging a dairy cow in a businesslike manner was most inspiring, and when those lada with eager faces listened attentively whilst he gav? his reasons for scoring his own card he felt amply repaid. Out judges of Ihe future must come from the rising generation and. he suggest', that the executive go a step further ami provide a class for youths and young breeders over the age of IS years, three animals to be judged on type and placed in onler of mint. This would tend to encourage observation and initiative, which together with confidence in one's own ability are such necessary qualifications for good judging. Tn regard to the juvenile judging class as at present provided, Mr Ranford suggests that instead of making the conditions read 'One grade Jersey cow to bo judged" as a( present the sociclv should substitute "One cow to be judged on dairy type. 1 ' his reason for this being that whilst Tarauaki is a stronghold of the < Jersey, still there are a great number of farmers who favor oilier breeds, and they would naturally like their boys to learn something about their own particular fancy. Dairy type was common to Fpvernl breeds, the difference between dairy and breed type being that, breed A. Moves (N.P. Boys' High School) 7 type was dairv type plus breed characteristics. Thus if the 'boys were taught to iudgo on dairy type in the juvenile class, breed characteristics could well he added and catered for in the additional rlnsi he had suggested. Mr Ranford adds that the work of the bovs on the whole was very good and reflects great credit on whoever was responsible for the teaching. The awards were as follows:

K. Dueker (X.P. Boys' High School) 1 1). Mack-ay (N.P. Hoys" High School) 2 E. Hooker (N.P. Boys' High School) 3 S. Wood (N.P. Boys' High School) i •T. Rogers (X.P. Boys' High School) 5 IT. Head (Waihi School) 0 The society has written to Mr Banford expressing its thanks and appreciation for his services as judge and for his excellent report A letter of congratulation is also being sent to tho principal of the New Plymouth Boys' High School upon the meritorious performance of pupils of the aohooi