The
Club held their annual Stockjudging Competition on Friday 12th June,
2015 at Crumhaugh Farm, Stonehouse – by kind permission of the Baillie family.
This also let everyone view the ‘Dalserf’ Herd in their new home since moving
the milking portion to Crumhaugh from Over Dalserf Farm based in Ashgill.
The
night proved a success with 138 taking part from all over Central and South
West Scotland. We also had several sponsors, whose generosity helped make the
night it was.
Bryce
Sloan, from Darnlaw Farm, Auchinleck was our Judge, where Robbie Scott came out
the Highest Individual winning the Galloway and MacLeod Salver with a
successful score of 222 points out of a possible 240.
Results
were as follows –
Gents
– 1st Robbie Scott (222); 2nd William Watson (220); 3rd
Tom Neilson (212); and 4th Alex Watt Jnr (210).
Ladies
– 1st – Izzy Wright (198); 2nd Margaret Gray (196); and 3rd
Jane Steel (194).
Under
26 – 1st Andrew McGregor (198); 2nd Ross Johnstone (180);
and 3rd Zoe Bryson (179).
15
and Under – 1st Emily Bryson (176); 2nd Katie Watson
(160); and 3rd Kenneth Harvie (158).
Side
Competition – 1st Katie Watt; and 2nd Margaret Bryson.
We
must thank our sponsors who kindly donated in their own ways. Namely –
Galloway
and MacLeod Ltd; Harbro Ltd; Alta Genetics; DairyFlow; L. S. Smellie and Sons
Ltd; Hoof and Hyde (David Gray); Cogent; Genus PLC; Almins; Stonehouse Show for
the loan of the barriers, tables, and chair. All you donations were much
appreciated by the club and all its members.
Behind
the scenes, we must also thank the Baillie’s and all their helpers for the
wonderful spread of cakes; to the committee for bringing along sandwiches; to
Margaret Baillie for collecting the money; to Jenna Ballantyne, Susan Kinloch,
and Zoe Bryson for selling the cards; Zoe and Jenny Baillie for taking photos;
to Laura McKechnie, Sheila Lindsay, Jennifer Baillie, Jennifer Smith, Gillian
Walker, Liz Neilson, Debbie Anderson, Faye Frame, Christine Foster, and
Margaret Steele for helping with the scoring, etc; and finally our Club
Chairman – Willie Bryson for keeping things ticking over in the judging ring.