THE FARM INDUSTRY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 554, 8 July 1909, Page 8

THE FARM INDUSTRY.

WAIKATO WINTER SHOW. EXCELLENT BUTTER EXHIBITS. SOME OF THE AWARDS. (By Tclcgrapl-Special Ecportar.) Hamilton, July 7. Waikato people aro naturally proud of their excellent winter show, which, was opened at Hamilton yesterday. As an exhibition, it is more varied than the great national dairy show held recently at Palmerston, but it is less improssivo as regards the more substantial evidences of the industry. Perhaps the magnificent roots, for which Waikato is famous, equal those,shown at Manawatu, and the needlework, cookery, and poultry, aro probably better. The competition in swedes was very keen. .The central featuro of tho show, however, was tho butter, and a tall pyramid of boxes, representing a day's output of'Waikato's butter, was tho most conspicuous \exhibit. It represented 000 boxes, or. 22 J ..tons, worth £2310. There woro only two,classes for factory butter'., One of these was butter exhibits, takon at random from butter I ,consigned -.to'the, grading store during April: and tho other for butter made especially for tho show, but also sent to the grading stores during April. Butter Awards. " The result of the classes was as follows:— Butter froin bulk (tho figures denoting flavour, body, colour, salting, finish, and total).—First award: Ambury and English (45J, 234, 10, 10, 5, 94). Second award: Opotiki (444, 24, 10, 10, 5, 93J). Third: Pihama (44, 234, 10/ 10, 5,■ 924). ; Fourth: Eureka (43i, 23}, 10, 10. 5, 92). Fifth: Cheltenham: (43, 234, 10/10, 5, 92). Butter mado for the award: Eureka (46, 24, 10, 10, 5, 95).' Second award: Cambridge (454, 24, 10, : 10, 5, 94J). Third: Moa Farmers (46, 224, 10, 10, 5, 934)Fourth: Cheltenham (45, 23, 10, 10, 5, 93). Fifth: Pihama (454;'23, 10', 10, 5, 924). Tho "New Zealand Dairyman's", gold, medal for the best exhibit in the two classes was won. by the Eureka factory, whose manager is Mr.. A., Beange. Other competitors in the wore tho following :—Butter from bulk.—Norsowood, Bunnythorpe, Tauranga, Thamo?i',Cambri<ige, • Taihape, Bell Block. Butter made for the show—Alpha, Bell Block,: -Awahuri, Tartata, Taihape, Oruni, Hongitikei, Opotiki, AmbuTy and English, Thames Valley, Tauranga, Bunnythorpe, and Norsewood. ■ V ; :■•■" ' There ■ were only two exhibits in. factory cheese, and 'both of these.- were from the Norsewoodfactory, to which factory the first and second prizes wore awarded. . The consistency, of •■■ tho. Government grading was again proved, in tho class for.-.bntter, mado ;for. tlio show. , .In . this' class. Eureka and Cambridge '..yon. the first' and..second: prize respectively.- It transpires'.that, : .owing to the :burning down of :'thd ; .Eureka .'factory,' .. tho Cambridge: factory'.had been- making;' tho Eureka butter, i .'/,■■■ 'c : ' : :-:. : :■:,:.,'■' ,".-. Judge's Remarks. ■ , ': ' •'■/'■ ■ Referring to the-bntter, exhibits, the judge (Mr. A. A. Thornton) said :It is very-pleas-ing indeed to see such a;fine entry of butter in.thevbest classes.. -.There. , are. thirty, 1 exhibits, and I bolipve that in a so .the entry will .have doubled. itself. \l\> :is. also ■gratifying .& see ~tho;-excellent; qualitiis of buttervexbjbiiwi: in'jboth classesj more esthe claiss which is" taken from but'tor whic'h";had : been in .storage , .at,the freezing works for,;three.months.. "'This butter will have been either sold on the British, market or sold in tho Dominion, and it is pleasing to see what high qualities the prize butter possesses as regard flavour: and other characteristics.' Tho butter .inJelass two ,is mad'e-under the b'est conditions,; 'but. the first prize exhibits wore exceedingly'fino, and tho second won 95 points." : Mr. Thornton wenton to say that he had learned from the association that 1 next year, i| -was intended to add a noyico class for managers who had not previously secured a prize. ' This; he' felt certain; was -a" step' in''thb right 'direction. With regard to cheese, Mr. Thornton'stated that ho was somewhat disappointed that 'there were not .more.'.entries.' wers only six; or seven factories in the province the'fact remained '-that , a; great many exhibitors showed" at Auckland, and ho thought that each-factory should seo its way clear to exhibit a caso at their .district show, The dairy butter displayed good qualities throughout. . ' ... , ~ Mr. J., S. Bond, tho president of the association, who was Mayor of.Hamilton thrco years' ago, when',the:corporation built the horse bazaar in which the show is held, expressed tola' Dominion representative a very hopeful view of the future of tho district. Ho states that he is buoyed up.by tho fact that tho Wellington, ■Taranaki, and Auckland districts aro running neck and neck in butter production, and the Auckland output is'increasing the fastest. ■■ ■ .