MASTERTON A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3144, 23 March 1909, Page 5

MASTERTON A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

RESULT OF BEST SHOP BULLUCK.

The final results of the judging for best shop bullock has been received by Mr G. R. Sykes, Secretary of the Masterton A. and P. Association. The conditions of the competition were that bullocks entered in this i lass were to be judged alive at the Show, and then forwarded to Wellington, killed and then judged again. At the late Masterton Show there were nine entries for the competition, the results being as follow: McKenzie Bros. 1, W. Mace 2, G. F. Moore 3, G. F:* Moore vhc. The cattle were killed at the Wellington Meat Export Co.'s, Ltd., and the carcases were judged by Messrs Garrett and Rigarlsfora, butchers, of Wellington, the results being as follows: —Jas. Wall 1, W. Mace 2, McKenzie Bros. 3.

The report was as follows: Manager Meat Export Co., Welling-

Dear Sir, —We visited your works at Ngahauranga on March 15th to judge the best bullock for shop purposes. We were, shown a line of nine fat bullocks which were killed tnat morning, and placed them in order as follows First bullock, No. 4; sscond bullock, No. 1; third bullock, No. 8. No. 4 is a very prime bullock of a very handy weight, with small bone, and would be hard to beat for shop purposes. No 1. is a very prime body of beef with fat very evenly laid on, not patchy, small in bone, only fault a little on the heavy side. No. 8, very prime, but not gross, very full of meat, small in bone, also on the heavy side. All nine bullocks were very nicely killed and dressed, also free from bruises, and must have been very carefully handled by your drovers and slaughtermen, and reflect great credit on your staff.