JERSEY BREEDERS' ASSN.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 July 1920, Page 3

JERSEY BREEDERS' ASSN.

ANNUAL MEETING OF STRATrORD BRANCH The annual meeting of the Stratford branch* of the New Zealand Jersey Breeders' Association was held yesterday at Stratford, Mr. F. Rant'ord presiding. fhti annual report recorded another successful year, tbe membership hiving Increased G from 53 to 82, and the Income from aubscrfp- 'I tions fron £l3 Its fid to £2l 15s. The balance-sheet shewed a credit of £2 9s 6d,! exclusive of the subsidy of £lO due from { e the parent body. During the year papers on subjects of interest to breeders and q farmers generally had been given by Messrs. j Booth, Tapp, and Richards! Other lectures i " by Messrs Singleton (Director of the Dairy I 5 Division) and Mr. Wood (fiova.*nment veterin- £ ary surgeon) had been arranged, but did not eventuate through unforseen circumstances, e The annual field day, held, this year a-t Ka.- % ponga, was an unqualified sacc.esa, ftod tlie r thanks of the committee- were (foe to Kaponga. [ members for the spleztdfd arrffingHuietrts. ma/ie. It was satisfactory to record Chat «Jt tfmi+,3 sutmitted by the branch, at the cnnfecenc® were carried. The connofiKee urgedl all members to use their ioilaemT* hi tethering th® claims of the branch and tnreeti.' The president said they winfe proid ta- know that the breed tkay toad advocated ffbr so long had come out m. It was; necessary to warn the inexperlscctid Buyer, wlinv glided by the limitations off Ms prrcteett,, mfgiilt secure what on present, raises, was s mediuim or Towpriced animal, aEd finding that he had Etorrfiht a woaW drop- ifie bire&dL. Tlhe lentedy would piwi!iah!y 0© torn& Em eftniatrnsf the puijSlc as ~o libs' rata© off iltte pmdiTctton. s/de of the pedigree, JraiM h*. Cw:Efd! of cnurs*?, with type. Y&lu&Me learalts Beid beera t.lined by tCie gfegm by aathorif'es, and. 3i mi® Hoped tQe woold be cartttfeaed!. ' Mr. J. T. Belc&er «iEdl tfc? .Tozs-sy fold! wctl , tarongh by sheeir nieir.t B paniJly ®s the issuflt of testing. Anyone wto xtrteadkdi the tteM d2jr 3 ctK&lkl not heEj? Itestiractitoii Stmn. the demc-nst:ra.it£ozLS hy tlie espeslL Es fooped tbe pra«?t2ce wiraLdl En? fteptf gptn®. On *hi* <sff EL 0.. Dags: and! D ©"Sullivan,, Mr. F. fianfordl wns se-ciected piresSetentt, the rnvvsv and! secondeir eolog&lng his gcflcS wodfc Oni refruniint? thainfi3v Mir. Ranfcird jraSd IfriMe to the ahl!® szipsoilt r»ceiTed from Cite secstttaiy Qlr„ X. J. tte mnaiiittttse. Other officers elects were: Vaoe-pifis&Jercit, 3lir. J. T. Belcher; ciHamcCiti:ee P Mesra. D. Maltose, KL D B. o*Sall£Ta;n, E. H, LinneM, and A H. Hsgsett. fiSTVßtff AT, 'The foHoiwEns mew members weire nominated: Messrs. L. Fefi(±, G. D Eendric£r, and A. Kendricfe: (alfl at Tarikif, and G. Lewiis AH the nominees are returned aotdisrs. Mr. Dagg gave noiti!«9 to move at the next general meeting to increase the subscription from 7s ffd to IQs ffdl. ' The president Intlmattad tkat the New Zealand Jersey Cgcelclll feadl daifded to donate £2O- for cl&s?, and £3O for the champion cow class Ha eaidii «f the foSlowlnj shows: HamiJConi, MaEawattu!, 3few PUjmOTitb. and Pukeiohe,. liefiscg m njtMs ausd ttwo aatomn fixtures. A gold Aiedal So- she TaJlms 0? £2 25 vEEII he given by Messrs. O'ffuHfvan mr-d Sons fito the best semi-official test secured diuribg; the craning season by breeders who are couunencilig testing or hare not tested duarfng the TasS: twer years. In announcing, this* Me. D_ (ysiollihnin: said the object was to encourage teeing,*; tha prize wouid go for the animal seorunnjr tlhe best result ftrer the to> It was resolved, on the matloii of Messrs. LinnelE and Hatlbieas, ehait lit be & nacamiraendation to the ittaomJtaff committee thiM> the Derby scheme, as broogftt ffonwnrd Bast jraar, - be at once gone or with. Eegrett wnos espresaed by these speakers thast tha • Itentty scheme had not been Hast yertr. . The president stated Shaft the Derby Ifctol been abandoned last year r befjause tfteite was hardly time to amngs for the fnfffioatoii of such a class la the Show Se did not think it was tended to it altogether. Mr. Dagg made tfya suggestion that the \ew Plymouth branch be asfced to hoM the Derby at Stratford- in alternate years The idea would probably result In more successful classes than would be the case if N*ew Plymouth and Stratford both conducted Derbies.