YOUNG FARMERS.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 December 1922, Page 8

YOUNG FARMERS.

CALF-REARING COMPETITIONS. y f NORTHERN DIVISION RESULTS, During the past week judging in connection with the calf-rearing competition arranged by the committee controlling the boys’ and girls' agricultural clubs in the Northern Division has been taking place. The calves were judged in the first place at the schools; the winners here were later assembled at the most central school in the respective groups for the group judging, and finally the group winners will be gathered together at the Taranaki Agricultural Society’s show grounds at Walwakaiho to decide the championships. There are two sections, one for Jerseys and Ayrshires, and one for Shorthorns and Friesians, but all through the district there has been a striking preponderance of Jerseys, their total number being 66, while there was only one Ayrshire, nine Friesians, and two Shorthorns. The children appear to have taken a keen interest in th© competition, and considering this Is the first year the entry must be considered a satisfactory one. The majority of the calves, too, show evidence of having received extra attention, not so much so far as food is concerned, hut in their general care, the brush, for instance, having been kept busy by some of the competitors. The Judges of the calves are Messrs. F. Sarten, D. Alexander. W. J. TToneyflcld. and A. J. Luxton, while Messrs. R. Symes and A. T. Moore have judged the charts. The calves have been judged on their condition alone, not on quality or dairy points, the rrinxlmuim number of points for condition being 100. Then points have heen given for cost of rearing, the object of the competition really being to rear a.good calf at. a low cost: and finally each competitor has. In accordance with the general rules, had to keep a chart on whien details, such as date of birth, breed, foods used and quantities, together with cost, are set out. Tn arriving at the cost a standard was laid down: new milk, for instance, was set down at 6s per 1001 b., skim milk, (home) Rd per 100th., and skim (factory) Cd per 1001 b.: whey 2d per 1001 b. The value of commercial calf foods and meals was also set in like manner. A maximum of 40 points was allowed for chart, neatness of work, writing, and the manner In which the information is

set out being taken into consideration. Tn this wav. therefore, the competition also serves. «to some extent at any rate, as an educational tost. It will be soon that the calf gaining the highest noints for condition fines not necessarily win. because It may have been reared at much greater cost, and therefore loses ( more points in cost than the difference in the number of points it has gained for condition alone over another calf roared at probably half the cost. Again, the charts of the hoy or girl with the best conditioned and most economically reared calf might, fall so much helow the standard nf other cnmpeti t ers that . the number of points they lose In this connection might, and in fact has. put' some of them out nf the prize list. On the whole, however, the keeping of the charts, which is a most important feature of the competition. Inasmuch as it emphasises the great advantages of keeping records, has been most satisfactory. Tho cnst of rearing has varied eonsinerably. Tho highest was £2 9s Sd, while many wore down ns low ns 6s nnd 7s. Tt Is ilnterostins to note, too. that in several cases the calf that has been reared most economically has been carrying tho best condition. At the same time some of the calves’ judged gave one tho impression of having been stunted In order to keep down cost, wh’lp in other oases where an abundance of food apart from grass has been allowed calves have not thrived at nil satisfactorily, probably due to digestive troubles as the result of over-feeding. GROUP 1. JERSEYS AND AYRSHIRES. < MIMI. A. Ridgeley 85 35 166 220 M. O’Hanlon 90 35 94 219 nn whole milk and skim at a total cost nf 14s lOtyd. No. 2.—Fed on whole milk and skim at a total cost of 10s 5%d. URENUI. . A. Herbert 79 38 100 217 ' Fed on new milk, skim, and Ceromilk at a total cost of £1 Is 4d. TIKORANGT. L. Cosbrook 93 39 ]OO 232 E. Jurv 89 38 97 224 J. Paulger 90 40 94 224 J. Riddle. 89, 32, 98—219; W. Faul, 87, 36, 95—218. No. I.—New milk, skim and mixed meal nt a total cost of 6s 9d. No. 2.—New milk, skim and whey; total cost, 11s 2d. No. 3.—New milk, skim, whey and Moose meal; total cost, 10s 3d. MOTONUI. r. Dre nor ?•' 100 219 M. McKenzie 90 3R 90 D. Jonas 82 36 95 213 J. MdKenzio. 89. 38. 85—212. y n t.—End now and si-lm nillk. whey and ’ CemmUk. nesting altngetlier i7s 2d. Nn. 2- New and skim whey and rernmUk. costing in nil 10s !r%d.

Nn. 3 —Now and skim milk. wlmv. Cornmilk and Moose meal, at a cost of 18s 2d. WATAU. R. Hill 82 37 100 219 Fed on new and skim milk, valued 17s 7%dWAITARA. A. Carmichael 87 49 93 229 W. Peterson 88 36 ©5 219 J. Graham 76 37 100 213 L. Porgor. 79. 33. 97—209. 1 No. I.—Fed on new and skim milk, 13s. No. 2.—New and skim milk, and Moose meal, Ils 5-V<d. No 3.—New and skim milk and Fatarine, £1 4s sd. FRTESTANS AX’) SHORTHORNS. TIKORANGT. T. Jnrv 89 30 100 219 O. Foreman 93 30 90 213 No. 1. —New milk, skim and whey cost 10s Bd. No. 2.—Skim milk at a total cost of 7s. GROUP 11. ' 1 JERSEYS AND AYRSHIRES. n HUIRANGT. P. Loveridge 84 29 100 213 W. Wilscn 83 26 ' 95 204 D. Neilson 69 24 98 191 R. Looney. 84. 31, 75 190; C. Watson, 76. 30, fiS 174; K. Andrews 81, 22, 70 - 173. No. I.—Fed on new and skim milk to the value of 16s 4d. No. 2.—New milk, skim, and sharps to the value of 16s B%d. No. 3.—New milk, skim and home-mixed 1 meal to the total valhe of £1 10s lOd. 1 . ! : NORFOLK ROAD. F. Kock 90 '.39 100 220 5 N Brown SS 33 95 —21 S - T. Wisner-YA 84 34 90 208 I E. Ken&tck ST, 40, 75 20: : W. Kendrick S 5, 34, * 189 : B. Hasl'ie 35, 32, 61) ITT ; K. Hastie 85, 33, 40 158. No. I.—New and skim milk at a cost of 10s 2 l-3d. No. 2.—New and skim mil:, whey, and meal, 114 10%d

N.o 3.—New and skim milk, whey and moose meal, 15s 6d. TARIKL A. Summers 81 40 100 221 Fed on new and skim milk, whey and pollard to the value of 18s 7d. KAIMATA. E. Wooler SO 35 99 214 j L. Bocock 82 35 90 207 E. Bocock 83 40 77 200 G. Herlihy 66, 29, 100 195; M. Woolier SO, 33, 80 193; E. Klenner 75, 38, 75 188; H. Klenner 74, 27, 78 179 ; S. Death 50, 36, 50 136. No. I.—New milk, whey aud bidibid tea £1 0s Id. No. 2.—New milk, whey, and Tul meal 18s 2d. No. 3.—New milk, whey, Tui meal, 17s sd. SHORTHORNS AND FRIESIANS KAIMATA. Ida Herlihy 70 38 100 208 New and skim milk to a cost of £1 9s lOd. NORFOLK ROAD. K. Egaar 75 28 100 203 B. Egaar .79 38 80 197 E. Dombroski 71 29 95 195 No. 1. —New and skim milk, whey and linseed £1 5s Id. No. 2.—New and skim milk, whey, hay tea, and linseed £1 0s 9%d. No. 3.—New and skim milk £1 8s 9d. GROUP 111. JERSEYS AND AYRSHIRES. FITZROY. D. Parkin 86 31 100 217 Food consisted of new and skim milk and moose meal costing 14s 2Kd. BELL BLOCK. J. Poletti 87 .37 90 208 C. Jury 79 25 100 204 E. Poietti 78 38 80 196 D. Rowe 84, 33, 70 187 ; M. Rowe 84, 36, 65 185; B. Rowe 86, 29, 60 175; J.

Daisly 65, 20. 85 > — 170. No. I.—Fed on new and skim milk and moose meal, cost 18s Bd. No. 2.—New and skim milk £1 Is 3d. No. 3.—New and skim milk and moose meal £1 Is Bd. HILLSBOROUGH. T. Smith 90 36 87 213 W. Hail 71 40 100 211 C. Stanley 66 40 97 203 D. Calvert 80, 40, 78 198; S. Sampson 77, 37, 80 194; G. Marsh 58, 36, 82 176. No. I.—Fed on new and skim milk at a cost of 10s 4d. No. 2.—New and skim milk. £1 9s Id. No. 3.—New and skim milk and moose meal £1 14s. BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL. A. Washer 65 37 100 202 Fed new milk, skim milk, and linseed meal, costing £1 15s sd. VOGELTOWN. F. Whittle 84 22 60 166 Fed on new and skim milk and Tui meal, costing 16s 2%d. FRANKLET ROAD. E. Hawe 75 29 100 204 R. Sutton 79 29 90 —19 S R. Ross 68 32 97 197 No. I.—New and skim milk and Tul meal, costing £1 5s 3%d. No. 2.—New and skim milk, crushed oats and moose meal. £1 0s Bd. No. 3. —New and skim milk, costing £1 Ils Bd. OMATA. R. Jury 92 2.8 100 220 H. Pailv 76 34 98 208 D. Vickers 86 20 85 191 M. Vickers 86. 20. S 3 189; L. Cox 80, 30. 78 188. No. I.—Fed on new and skim milk and hay tea. cost Rs. No. 2.—New and skim milk and meal, £1 3s Nn. 3.—New and skim milk, whey, and meal, at cost of 13s FRIESIANS AND SHORTHORNS. HILLSBOROUGH. G. Stanley 75 36 100 - 211 Fed on new and skim milk and moose meal, cost of £1 ss. BELL BLOCK. S. Lambert 76 30 100 206 Fed on new nnd skim milk and hay tea, costing £1 3s 9%d. OMATA. , J. McHardy 87 32 100 219 ' Fed nn new and skim milk, at a cost o f 1 12s lOd. GROUP IV. JERSEYS AND AYRSHIRES.

TATA RATM AKA. J. Oandish 89 27 100 210 R. Gatenby 84 28 85 197 I.—Fed nn new and skim milk, whey find Ceremilk costing 10s 9d. y 0 2.—Fed on new and skim milk, whey, linseed and Ceremilk costing 15s lOd. OKATO. L R 6 26 100 212 a’ McCabe «« 27 85 193 E. McCabe 86 27 82 195 R. Larking 73 29 80 173 No. 1 Fed on new and skim milk to the value of 13s No. 2.—New and skim milk and whey to the value nf 14s 2%d. y O . 3—New and skim milk and whey to the value of 14s NEWELL ROAD. 1 M Paven 89 30 100 219 W. Raven 89 27 98 214 E. Jones 90 35 85 210 L. Deacon 93, 30. R 2— 205; D. Raven 91, 35. 72 —19 S L. Hoskin 95, 29, 75 198. Xo 1 —Fed nn new and skim milk to the value of 10s 6d. No. 2 —Fed on new and skim milk to the value of 10s Rd. No. 3.—New and skim milk to the value of 9s 7%d. WAREA. F. Deacnn 94 33 100 '27 T Rronhv 94 36 87 217 B. Brophy 91 84 90 215 No. I.—Fed on new and skim milk to the value of 6s 11 No. 2.—New and skim milk and whey eost- , ing 6s 4%d. No. 3.—New and skim milk and whey costing Ss 9 2-sd. PUNGAREHU. R. Marshall 81 35 100 216 C. Te Whiti 80 39 80 199 Nn. I.—Fed new and skim milk at a cost of 19s No. 2.—New and skim milk and whey at a cost of £l. RAHOTU. D. Newport 90 34 100 224 I Fed on new and skim milk and whey, 10s

SHORTHORNS AND FRIESIANS. WAREA. V. Muir 93 33 190 226 R. Muir 93 38 95 226 M. Doody 94 32 97 223 J. Doody 92, 32, 90 214. No. I.—Fed on new and skim milk and whey costing Gs S’/id. No. 2.—New and skim milk and whey costing 6s sy t d. . .o. 3.—New .and skiin milk and whey, 53 10 %d. GROUP JUDGING. GROUP I. (At Motonul School.) JERSEYS AND AYRSHIRES. L. Cosbrook (Tikorangl) 93 39 100 232 E. Jury (Tikorangl) .... 89 38 93 220 A. Carmichael (Waltara) 87 40 92% 219% W. Petersen (Waltara) . 88 36 95% 219% Ten competed. SHORTHORNS AND FRIESIANS. T. Jury (Tikorangl) .... 89 30 100 219 O. Foreman (Tikorangi) . 93 30 90 213 GROUP 11. (At Inglewood.) JERSEYS AND AYRSHIRES. A. Summers (Tarlki) ... 81 40 100 221 F. Koch (Norfolk) 90 30 98 218 L. Bocock (Kaimatn) ... 82 35 99 216

SHORTHORNS AND FRIESIANS. K. Egaar (Norfolk) 75 28 100 203 E. Dombroski (Norfolk) . 71 29 99 199 B. Egaar (Norfolk) .... 79 38 80 197 GROUP IV. (At Warea School.) JERSEYS AND AYRSHIRES. B. Brophy (Warea) .... 91 34 87 212 L. Fox (Okato) 86 26 100 212 F. Deacon (Warea) 94 33 80 207 T. Brophy (Warea) 94 36 77 207 SHORTHORNS AND FRIESIANS. R. Mu'r (Warea) 93 38 97 228 M. Doody (Warea) 94 32 98 224 V. Muir (Warea) 93 33 97% 223% BALANCE OF .JUDGING. The judging of the group winners in No. 3 Group will take place at the Waiwakaiho showgrounds, New Plymouth, this morning, and Immediately afterwards all the group winners will be judged for the championships.