Saturday 11th July may not have seen the best summers day to date, however, all were out in force in St Peter for the annual West Show Jersey Cattle Show.
Judged by Richard Waters, with sponsporship from BOCM Pauls & David Dumosch Limited (rosettes), as well as the States of Jersey Agriculture & Economic Development department, the show takes place each year (with the family West Show occurring at the same time every other year), and is one of the highlights in the Jersey Cattle calendar.
The grand championship prize was taken by J F Le Feuvre's Foolish Poppy, whose other animals also achieved good results in other categories.
The full list of categories judged runs as follows:
Class 1: Heifers under 12 months
Class 2: Heifers 12 to 18 months
Class 3: Heifers 18 to 30 months
Class 4: Junior Section uncalved animals
Class 5: Junior Section in milk animals - Mr & Mrs F T Avril Shield
Class 6: First calvers under 3 years
Class 7: Cows under 4 years
Class 8: Cows between 4 and 6 years
Class 9: Cows over 6 years
Class 10: Group of 3 animals bred on farm holding
Junior Section Open Championship - KP Vibert Trophy
Junior Championship - Mrs E C Quénault Trophy
Heifer Championship - M C Pollard Trophy
Senior Championship - Mr E Le G Godel Trophy
GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP - Jersey Milk Trophy
Full results, plus details of the next Cattle Show (and upcoming 2010 West Show) are available directly from the association website.
http://westshow.org.je/
