YOUNG FARMERS

Taranaki Daily News, 30 November 1926, Page 4

YOUNG FARMERS

BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ CLUBS. CALF-RE A RING COMPETITIONS. (From Our Own Reporter.) Hawera, Last Night. The judging of the calf-rearing competitions in South Taranaki tinder the auspices of Boys’ and Gills’ Agricultural Clubs continued to-day, when the schools in No. 1 group were judged. Entries were received from Ohangai, Mokoia, Whareroa, Normanby, Tokaora, Aiarata, Hawera, and Tawhiti, and at each school the judges addressed the children on the main points in selection and calf-rear-ing. Briefly, the judge for dairy type (Mr. H. Hodge) pointed out the method of judging a calf. Commencing from the head, he pointed out the importance of a good, strong jaw, wide nostrils, fairly thin neck, with nice, clean shoulders. The ribs must be well sprung, giving plenty of heart room. Width between the pin bones and a good top line were necessary. Underneath there should be plenty of slack and the teats must be nicely placed. One or two entries in the various centres visited were very good, typy animals, and at Ohangai a very even lot of eight faced the judges. Mr. L. S. Barraelough was again judge for condition, Mr. H. Hodge (Alton) for dairy type, and Mr. R. Syme for charts. The animals were, on . the whole, in very good condition, and a credit to the young farmers. At Whareroa special reference was made to the entries, the judges complimenting the boys and girls upon the fine line brought forward, especially seeing it was their initial attempt. To-day’s judging completes the No. 1 group, and the winners of places at each centre visited are asked to bring their calves into Hawera on December 10, when the winners for the group will be selected. At the completion of the group judging the championship will be held at Eltham on December 14, where the judges will make the final selections. It is safe to say the judges will be set a hard task to separate the winners on that day. The plaeings at the various schools to-day were:WHAREROA SCHOOL. Jersey Class. Chart. Condition. Tl. Len Smithy 28 100 •- 128 Gordon Murphy .... 29 98 127 Marjorie Benton .... 78 Marjorie Benton had not completed her chart, which will be judged later. In dairy type the plaeings were: Gordon Murphy 1, Len Smith 2, Marjorie Benton 3. MOKOIA SCHOOL. Jersey Class. Chart. Condition. Tl. Edward Cooper .... 22 100 122 John Cooper 23 95 118 On dairy type the plaeings were:— J. Cooper 1, E. Cooper 2. The yearling was placed first in her class and was a very nice animal. NORMANBY SCHOOL. Jersey Class.

On dairy type the plaeings were: Eric Bennett i, K. Bennett 2, G. Nicholson 3. TOKAORA SCHOOL. Jersey Class.

cd and will be judged later. On dairy type the plaeings were: — Arnold Hall 1, Alice Corkin 2, Earl Schmidt 3. OHANGAI SCHOOL. Friesian Class. Chart. Condition. Tl. Una Glynn 29 100 129 Alma Lee 28 95 123 On dairy type the plaeings were: — Alma Lee 1, Una Glynn 2. Jersey Class.

On dairy type the plaeings were:— W. Dyson 1, E. Trilford 2, Geo. Anderson 3. At each of the Ararata, Tawhiti and Hawera Schools one entry only was received, the judges placing them (without judging) winners of their schools, and these calves will be eligible for group judging in Hawera on December 10. These competitors are also urged to bring along their completed charts. Entries from schools in groups 2,3, fl, 4, which will be judged in the course of a few days, are requested to see that their charts- are filled in, as this enables the judges to complete their work with the one visit, and it also enables accurate records to be kept.

Eric Bennett ... Chart. Condition. Tl. ... 23 100 123 Keith Bennett ... 95 120 Graham Nicholson .. 22 75 97

East Schmidt . Chart. Condition. Tl. 124 24 97 Alice Corkin ... 28 95 123 Derma Palmer . 27 90 117 Arnold Hall .. — 100 — Arnold Hall’s chart was not coinplet-

Ilona 1<1 Tapp . . .. Chart. Condition. Tl. .... 27 100 127 William Dysop . .... 28 95 123 Eileen Trilford George Anderson Lorna Elmcs ... .... 25 95 120 .... 29 85 114 .... 29 85 114 Winifred Elmes .... 27 85 112