JERSEY BREEDERS.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 June 1921, Page 6

JERSEY BREEDERS.

THE STRATFORD ASSOCIATION. THE ANNUAL MEETING. The. annual meeting of the Stratford branch of the New Zealand Jersey Breeders’ Association was hold yesterday afternoon, the president (Mr. F. Ranford) presiding. The annual report congratulated members on the conclusion of a year which had been one. of undoubted success to breeders of the Jersey cow. The membership bi' the branch had been well maintained, and the interest shown in the meetings and functions of the branch equally were sustained. In the course of the past twelve months 25 new members were enrolled and 6 resignations were received, the membership now standing at 101, as compared with 80 for the corresponding period last year. The income derived from subscriptions amounted to £-36 15s, aS compared with £2l 15s last year. Field day expenses increased from £2 17s to £lO 4s sd, being attributable to all expenses being paid out of the funds of the branch instead of being assisted by contributions as was the case the previous year. The annual field day held on Mr. W. Pollock’s farm was again the outstanding feature of the year. The president, in moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, said it was a matter for self-congratu-lation that their particular breed appealed to the hard-headed dairy farmer and that the Jersey cow was predominant in Taranaki. He was convinced that the Jersey was the most economical producer, and the fallacy that because she was small she was a delicate cow had long been exploded. The splendid records put up by Jersey cows were also largely responsible for their popularity. Tie desired to extend the congratulations of the association to Messrs. E. O'Sullivan and Sons, the owners of “Sultan’s Daisy,” on possessing the first champion butter-fat bull in New Zealand. This championship was awarded to the bull who had five or more daughters who had all put up a butter-fat record, 100 per cent above the C.O.R. minimum. Sunflower Perceus, Messrs. O’Sullivan’s bull, was the first to be able to claim the title. The junior and senior two-year-old records and the four-year-old records had been broken during the past year, and they could congratulate themselves on the fact that Asta’s August Child and Lady Superior, two Taranaki cows, had broken the junior and senior two-year-old records respectively. It was very pleasing to know that they had in Taranaki some of the best butter-fat producers in the Dominion. The president also referred to the success of the field days, expressing the opinion that these were conducive to a Tot of good. There were three things absolutely essential in order to got good butter-fat production. These were breed, feed and management, and it was necessary that they should take advantage of every available opportunity'of learning more about feed And management. Regarding the sale of pedigree Jersey cattle which is shortly to bo held in Stratford by Messrs. Newton King. Ltd., some people hail approached him stating that they thought the association had made a mistake in approaching Messrs. Newton King, Ltd., in the matter but he desired to explain that the auctioneers had waited on them and "suggested the sale, and it was open to any other firm of auctioneers to do the same. The motion for the adoption of the report and balance-sheet was seconded by Mr. D. O'Sullivan and carried without discussion. Officers were elected as follows: President. Mr. F. Ranford (re-elected); vice-president, Mr. J. T. Belcher (reelected) ; committee, Messrs. D. O Sullivan, D. Malone, W. Pollock, E. Linnell and R. D. Dagg. On the motion of the president, seconded by Mr. J. T. Belcher, it was decided to admit members under 21 years of age at half subscription rates. Mr. R. D. Dagg moved, in pursuance of notice of motion, "That a standard of 100 per cent more than S.O.R. bo required to qualify for the Stratford Futurity Stakes, and that all words after ‘type’ and up to ‘A. and P. Show’ be deleted from rule 7.” Rule 7 roads as follows: “That heifers be exhibited and judged on type, plus scale of points at the Stratford A. and P. Show in month of November or December, 1923.” After discussion, it was decided: “That a standard of 4001bs of butter-fat be required to qualify for the Stratford Futurity Stakes, and that rule 7 be amended to read ‘and that 50 points bo awarded for type and 50 points for production.’ ”

A honorarium of twenty guineas was voted to the secretary (Mr. A. J. Bar) for the past year’s work.