HAWERA BUTTER FAT COMPETITION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 987, 30 November 1910, Page 10

HAWERA BUTTER FAT COMPETITION.

; ~ ; CORRECTED RESULTS. Below will: be found what a Taranaki 'paper,; states are particulars', of- thei Kgmont A', and P. Association's champion butter-fat, competition. The results announced, on show day had not ' been; correctly worked, ■ and it will be seen 'that -there is a marked change in the:first half-dozen places, compared with .'the; list previously published, The conditions were, that, the cows had .to ,be;iiithe possession of the society for nine days, and, the butter-fat test was to .be made on the last four days. .Points were awarded as follow:—Onetenth ':• of, a point for every pound of milk- in the four .days, and 25 points for every pound -of butter-fat produced. The",first; prizo was £8 Bs. (including Loan, and Mercantile .Agency Co.'s special of £5 as.), second prize £5 ss. (including Mr. W. D. Powdrell's special of £3 3s:), ami third prize was £2 2s. !A gold, medal donated by Mr. T. Ri Esley also went to the winner. Re;Bult:— ■ ■-.■■.■ .".„",•., Messrs. Ambury. and NowolVs Polly .: (Hawera), •■: Jersey - Shorthorn ■ '-.■ cross ..'.v...;............ 1 Mr.. R. D. Harkne-ss's entry (Ngaere),.Jersey 2 ilr.-F. :W.-Hammond's Violet (Ha- . ...wera) .....: '■• 3 ■", 'Ambury and ' Novell's' Polly gavo from. 26 to 281: lb. of milk at each milking, with" a total of 214J1b., butterfat 8/(7, ■ and the total points 240.7. R.D: Harkness's entry ranged from 19 ■to 23 lb., total 169 and butter-fat 8.45. The third : prize-winner, F. W. Hammond's Violet, varied from 131b. to 301b., total 1811b.; butter-fat 8.32, total points 22(3-1 ,W. I. Lovelock's entry was fourth with the biggest milk yield of-the'-competition,. 2621b., but-•ter-faV 7.86; .''and points _ 222.7. Fifth place was occupied by Newton 'King's entry, the 'second: highest milk producer irith 2555-lb'., butter-fat , 7.65, and the '■ result of 216.8, points. Other entrants who" gained more than 200 points VererJ.-S.T. Short'2o9:ls, A. and J. O'Donnell 209.1, J. R: Corrigan 205.85. ; f TARANAKI SHOWS. .'■ "; ■■ THE ENTRIES. '■ -The entries for the Taranaki Agriculturil .'Show, to bo opened at New Plymouth, to-day, 'are a few less in number than! last year's entries." Thero are ; about doublo the number of sheep this year. The details are as follow:—^ ;■' -'■■■'■:.■■ '- .' , . 1909. 1910. -' v ',Cattle : ' :.....:.;... 190 . : 198 .Horses ..............-323 '300 '":"•.■■ -Sheep- 42 81 : '-'PigS .18, ,20 >-Dogs .:...■ -•■ 88 .' "• ; 60- ,