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Get ready Hoof & Hook winners
for winter!
Winter is approaching
very fast and where as
just weeks ago we were all
wearing shorts in the sun,
the end of Daylight savings
signals that cold weather is
just around the corner. With
cold weather come higher
electricity bills from heating
etc usually. Thankfully we can
still keep warm with open or
slow combustion fires in the
Hawkesbury and surrounding
areas. If you have a chainsaw
and a Log Splitter you can
take advantage of fallen
trees and the like and cut
your own firewood saving
yourself hundreds every winter
and thousands over only a
few short years. Whilst you are
cleaning up around your property,
why not clean up all of your heavy
undergrowth which attributes to
helping bushfires spread in rural
areas. Now is the time to legally burn
off on your property so grab that
chainsaw and get to it !!
If you need help with what
chainsaw you should buy, or if
you require precision workshop
sharpening or tuition, why not drop
in and see the experts at Chain’s
Mowers & Chainsaws !
Chain’s Mowers & Chainsaws have
everything for your home and garden
from Chainsaws, Log Splitters,
Zero Turn Mowers, Brush Cutters,
Trimmers, Blowers, Hedge Trimmers,
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Accessories and a whole
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There was a fine turn-out
to see who had won this year’s
Hawkesbury Shows Hoof & Hook
Competition. Winners were
announced at a presentation held
at Hawkesbury Valley Meats on
the 28th of April.
The Hawkesbury Show Hoof &
Hook competition is a chance for
beef producers to demonstrate
their skills in the production of high
quality beef for the Sydney retail
market and give the producer of
the champion bragging rights for
the next 12 months.
The cattle are judged by an
industry representative who normally
has many years of experience in
the purchasing of cattle. In the past
we have had representatives from
Woolworths and local butchers
judge at Hawkesbury Show. The
judge usually looks at shape, weight,
muscle definition & temperament
of the cattle being used to make
his/her decision. At the conclusion
of the Hoof judging the cattle are
then auctioned to buyers with place
getters normally getting above
market average in price. The auction
is fast paced and is a ma jor highlight
of the Hawkesbury Show.
The Hook section is completed
after the animals have been
processed at Hawkesbury Valley
Meats, our local abattoirs. Judges
using a point scoring program
which is based around the Meat
Standards Australia grading system.
Measurements are taken for meat
colour, fat depth, fat marbling
content, yield and weight. These
measurements are entered into the
program to give each carcass a
score out of 100. The highest points
are your place getters in the carcass
section.
The interest in the competition is
to see how the Hoof judge selections
compared to results in the Hook
section. Producers are looking to
see that what they produce all year
round is to market specifications.
Prize money and ribbons are also
presented to winners and place
getters in each section of the Hoof
and Hook competition.
Congratulations to this year’s
2015 Hawkesbury Show Hoof & Hook
Winners, Results were as follows:
Champion Carcass - Garry Lane/
Paul Costa with 91.5 Points
Reserve Champion Carcass Dylan Costa with 91 points
Highest Meat Yielding Carcass Wayne Davis with 69%
UnLed Lightweight, 1st Place Dylan Costa
UnLed Heavyweight, 1st Place Garry Lane/Paul Costa
Led Lightweight, 1st Place Wethalle Stud/Camden High School
Led Heavyweight, 1st Place - A
Tuema/B Hill
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