NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1158, 20 June 1911, Page 8

NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW.

. , ; FOREWORD AND FIGURES. [. HONOUR LISTS FOR BUTTER AND CHEESE. AND THE JUDGES' OPINIONS.

(By Telegraph-Special Reporter.)

U, Palmerston, Juno 19. ; ' The eighth annual winter show of the j National Dairy Association is to open at Palmerston North to-day. The show will !' bo continued on Wednesday, Thursday, I and Friday and in the main it will not vary a great deal from its predecessors, i Since last show the association has ! added a new hall to its buildings at a ! cost of *£1000. Tho exhibits- aro now "v housed, in seven halls of a total length : of one-sixth of a mile. The dairy pro- ) duce section is the principal competition ; department, but the exhibits as a whole ' occupy a frontage of 100 feet in length. ;. The Programme. ! At 10.30 this (Tuesday) morning the annual meeting of the, iNational Dairy s Association will bo commenced in the ! Lecture Hall, and'the meeting will probably continu*. all day. • This evening the Eactory Managers'. Association, will hold : its, annual meeting, and to-morrow ' (Wednesday) morning' the show confer--1 c'neo will bo opened with an address on L~. tho working of a dairy farm .by Mr. J. Burt Veale, of Woodville. At 11.15 Mr. T. •\V. Kirk, Government Biologist, will •lecture on diseases and pests in farmers' !■ orchards and/gardens, and will illustrate i his address by- .lantern views. In tub i aftorncon at 2.30 tho secretary of the | . National Dairy '' Association (Mr. J. G. HarkneSs) will speak. Mr. Harkness re- ; turned last- week from-a visit to Engi ]and on association business, and it is | expected that he will-deliver a compre--1 hCnsivo address of general interest to those: engaged in the industry. ■ At 10.30 on Thursday an address on ."The, suitability of tho Ayrshire for ; dairy purposes" will bo delivered by Mr. iJ. Kyle, who will use cows from his herd 'to''illustrate his remarks. The Dairy Commissioner (Mr. D. .Cuddie) will speak at' 11.30 a.m. At 2.30 p.m. "Winter Feed" wilt be the subject of an address by Mr.- T. It. Plodder, and the usual smoke concert will bo held in the even'l'he opening ceremony is pet [down for noon to-day, and will be undertaken by his Excellency the Governor. Tho annual meeting of tho • Te Ante and Wanganui College Rugby Football Clubs is to take place in the show grounds on Wednesday. At 11 a.m. on Thursday tho milk-testing event will take :place in tho grandstand, whilo the horse competitions and the Association football matches will be held in the afternoon, ,the: 6cone-making being billed for the evening at 7.30. The chopping and sawlinjf. competitions aro down ior Friday afternoon. . •

Dairy Product! Competitions, : . The entries in the dairy product! sec-; . tiotis. total 260. Of this number 156 are; iin the factory butter : . classos, 77 in the : .'■che'eso classes, arid 23 in the judging i classes.'ln the open class (or one box of 'export'butter there were 40 entries, and f Cheltenham, with a total of 91 points, won, while Stratford, Eaetihi, Kairanga, Glen Orona and Levin were all credited with'half a point less. Uruti won the 'butter competition for factory managers who had not previously gained a prize at a National Dairy Show, and : Eaetihi was "secoiul. In the c'ass .for: 'factories not having won a £5 prize; Apiti, with 91 points, was first, and Eaetihi, 93J- points, second. Cheltenham won .the competition reserved for members of the Now Zealand Factory Managers' Association with 95 points, and Kairanga, ■with 91J points..wins.second. The butter-from-biilk class went to Bnnnythorpe, 91 Apiti, with 931 points, was sec'ond. Tho championship of New Zealand in butter also went to Bunnythorpe, with 91 points, while Levin, with 93J point?, was second, and Cheltenham, with 93 points, was third. Tho following tables set out the full details of the results of tbe competitions:— . BUTTER AWARDS. One Box Export Butter.

' HONOURS IN CHEESE. Three Full Cream N.Z. Cheddar Cheeses. ' rs

HOLSTEIN-FRIESIANS, MEETING OF ASSOCIATION. ' > The. annual meeting of the New Zealand. Holstein-Friesian Association was held at the secretary's oflice, Cuba Street, Palmerston North, last evening-. Present; Messrs. Coleman Phillips (Carterton, in the chair), Harold and J. li. Street (Bell Black, T'aranaki), M'Nair (Matapiata), Gallichan (Eketnhuna), J. Liggins (Tokomaru); J. Donald (Wanganui), J. H. Parkinson (Opotiki), F. Adamson (Paeroa), p., Leonard (Reineura), Buckeridge (Carter-; ton), A. K. Alexander (Paeroa), A. M'Phee, (Carterton), O'Nc-il (Featherston), M. O'Connor (Linton), .1. Drysdalo (Lovin* State Farm), W. 11. Bayliss (Mangatai-, noka), C. Bopping (Gl»n Oroua), Wills (Aokautere), Wright (Agkautcre), and . JJemnant' (WoodvilU). The chairman, in the course of his opening remarks, stated that he was pleased' Iq report that over 700 animals had been entered in the first Herd Book of the. association. . Another pleasing feature was (ho membership, which, at present, numbered 73. He considered that the support accorded the association was sufficient to warrant an Existing Committee being setup. He. also dealt with the very sound financial position of tho association, . .. The president gave notice to move the following motion: "That, in view of the fact that North America has imported tome 10,00 ft head of Holstein-Friesians cattle from Holland since 187,' i, without any outbreak of foot and mouth disease, the Government should remove the embargo from New Zealand. The long voyage and subsequent three months in quarantine here are ample protection." The mover and -Messrs. Hopping and Buckeridge spoke of the great difficiilly of obtaining stock from Holland. • Jt was decided, on the motion of Mr. ! Leonard, that the time of closing the entries for the Herd Book be June 30. The meeting then adjourned till this morning.

WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY. In an interview, Mr. Cuddie, the Dairy Commissioner, stated that the number of exhibits in tlio classes for factory butter were in excess of those of last year, and the competition in every class was very keen. Continuing, he said: The quality all round is equal to the standard seen at 'i previous J'almerston North shows. Tho great majority of the exhibits are in firstclass condition. Tho outstanding feature is the uniformity in the finality, as will bo noted from tho pointing. Only a very few entries were found to be seriously defective in flavour, while the body untf texture are evidence of very careful work on tho part of the makers. As usual, the butter was submitted to a somewhat severe test as to its keeping qualities; some of it being held in store for. aver three tnoatK If this can be

taken as an indication of the way iu .Which Xou Zealand butler opens. up nl Home, it should. lie indeed idt'ii=iiiji In Ihf merchant and■ the consuinoi. »f Ihe butler was sperially made for show purposes, ftic cxcevilion being the butler selected from that sent in for frratliiifr and export.. In this class the exhibits were I found to be of a very satisfactory character all through. Mr. W. Singleton, the Department's cheese' pert, states that, as a whole, the f|Ua!ity of the cheese exhibits is fully up lo thai of previous show?. While the best cheese may not have scored any lusher, the standard of the poorer exhibits is a decided improvement on those nf some previous shows. The flavour of the best exhibits leaves little to be desired, and the score for body and texture is very satisfactory. A number of the exhibits would, however, have scored higher in this connection had they been closer in body. The competition for the prizes in the classes for tho pairs and loaves was especially good, and a good deal of difficulty was experienced in selecting tho prize-winners. Only a small proportion of the exhibits scored full points for finish, and there seems to be some room for improvement in tho get-up of sliow cheese.' Unseasoned timber lias been used for the cases in a number of instances, and. this has left a stain on the end or the side of the exhibits. Somewhat more tidiness could also be effected in the dressing. In si number of instances too much bandage is permitted to lajf over the end,, but the quality as a whole is very creditable to the factory managers.

V . ' 5 Ss & - A o Cii 5 = • .3 * *2 > . —-.2 o -J _5 0 "d «5 O S flS- O 'C Cheltenham 45 • 24 10 1J 5 94 ' Stratford ......... 44J ?4 10 10 5 / 9j1 Bactibi 441 24 10 10 5 391 .lairanga 44$ 24 .10 10 5 9ol Glsn. Oroua .... 444 24 10 10 5 935 Levin 44* 24 10 10 5 931 Ballance 44 24 10 10 5 93 Tikoran&i 431 24 10 10 5 921 43J 24 10 10 5 921 Defiance 44 231 10 10 5 92£ Wansanui *3* 23-1 10 10 5 52 XJruta ' 421 231 10 10 5 92 Tauranga 431 231 10 10 5 92^ l'aieri and Peninsula*. "«J MJ 10 30 5 92 Shannon , 431 23$ 10 10 5 92 Hatnkana. 43J 231 10 • 10 5 92 Canterbury Csn* tr.il <3i 251 10 10 5 92 Bunnythorpe ... 431 231 10 10 5 92 A pit! 43 24 10 ' 10 5 92 Bell Block 43} 231 10 10 5 92 Thames Valley 43 23* 10 10 5 911 Biverdale 43 231 10 10 5 9U Bangfrvahia .... 43 231 10 10 5 9li Hells- 43. m 10 10 5 n Sfarlborousrh ... 43 23% 10 10 5 911 Lepporton 43 • 23S 10 10 5 9B Herctauncca ...... 42 231 10 10 5 9U Bay of Plenty... 431 23 10 , 10 5 911 Konini 43 234 10 10 5 911 Tai Tapa <31 231 10 10 5 91 Midhirst 421 231 10 10 • 5 -.91 Cambridge '425 231 10, .10 5 91 Bangitikei 42 231 10 10 - 5 93$ Taieri and Peninsular 41 24 • 10 .10 5 90 OrinRi 4li 231 • 10 10 5 90 Jfasterton ' 41 , 231 10 10 5 89} Hike's'Bay ... 41 231 10 10 5 891 XapoaK.i 40 231 10 10 5 881 Manfforei 40 23 10 10 5 88

One box export butter, open to any factory manager not havlne woe a'prize of £5 value. Apiti 45 24 10 10 5 91 Raetihi «A 24 10 10 5 931 Tikorangi <4 , 24 10 10 5 •, 9.3 WanEanui- • 431 24' 10 1 0 5 921 Tauranira 431 231 10 10 5 92 Uivcrdalo <35 231 10 10 5 92 TTruti «} • 231 10 10 5 92 Bell Block 431 231 10 10 . 5 92 Maxlhoronsih ... 43 23j • 10 10 5 911 Bay of, Plenty..., 431 23 .10 10 5 .911 jl&nrke s Bay ... 411 23} 10 t.0 5 ?0' Otaki : : 411 231 10 10- 5 90 Orinei' <lj 2il 10 10 ' 5 90 Masterton .: 40 2.11 10 10 5- 88S Kaponsa 40 231. 10 9j -5 £8. fine Dox oi export butter, onra !o factory pnanaeera who have; not. won a prize at, a National Dairy Show. 3 . 3 jj u tt J I &HS § '2 S -5 S o g -3 .5 ' o Tikoranei 45 24 10 10 5 94 T'ri'ti 44i 24 10 10 5 93* Jtaetihi - 44 24 10 10 5 ' 92 Boll Block 43A 23* 10 10 5 92 "Wansanui ....... 434 23$ 10. If) 5 92 Marlborouph ... <!3>; 23i 10 10 5 92 Riverdale 433 25i 10 10 5 92 Taicri and Peninsula M .24 10 10 5 91V Bay of Plenty... 23 • 10 10 5 9H ' Tai Tapti 42A 23} 10- 10 5 • 91 I Orinsri 41* 234 10 10 5 90 I Talari and Bon- . . ; « . I insular 41 24 10 10 5 99 ! Otaki 41A 23* 10 10 5 90 jfawke's Bay ... 41J 23$ 10 10 5 90 Kaponja .. i. 40 231 10 9£ 5 88 Jlasterton 40 23 10 10 5 88 1 One box export butter open only to mem- . hers of the New Zealand Factory Man- . agers' Association. £ *'£ c . M A > Bl* o 'I •- rt-3 O O r/> £. EH Cheltenham .... 46 14 10 10 5 95 Kairanga 451 24 10 10 5 941 JSallanco 45 £4 10 10 5 94 A nit! 451 24 10 II) 5 91J ltanjiwabia JO J]> 5 93 p««tihi 44 24 10 10 5 9o fen 44 231 10 10 5 921 IlcDance ...» « . 231 10 10 5 921 Canterbury Cen. 44 • .34 10 .10 5 92J lCnnini 44 23!» 10 10 5 92j Bh-erdale 435 231 10 10 5 92 Tii TaDU .. 43i 235 10, 10 5 92 tforeU&V .... «!' m « 1« V 32

Bell Block 431 231 10 JJ | Thames Valley.. 431 231 10 10 5 911 Xorseivood 431 2-3 10 10 5 911 Lepperton 43 231 10 10 5 51* Bunnythorpe ... 44 23 10 10 5 9jS Jlidhirst 421 231 10 10 5 91 ICaponga 40 . 2j} 10 10 5 ..89J Jip.ngorci 40 2.3 10 10 5 88 Kangitikci 40 23 .10 10 5 88 One Box from Bulk. Bunnythorpe ... 45 24 10 10 5 94 Aniti 451 24 10 10 5 93J Cheltenham 441 2oi 10 IS f nl Defiance 445 231 10. ' JO 5 93 Kciiranga 441 231 10 }$ 5 ..93 Lepperton 441 231 10 }J § ®3 Raetihi 44 231 10 10 5 92| Levin -44 231 '10 10 5 - 921 Bell Block 44 231 10 10 5 921 Konini 43V 231 10 . 10 ,5 92 Whonuakura ... 43 231 10 .10, 5 911 Taieri and. .... Peninsula 43 ' 231 10 10 5 911 Ballance 43 231 10 - 10 5 911 Taieri and • • ■ Peninsula 421 231 10 10 5 91 Cambridge 421 231- ■ 10 • 10 . 5 -,91 Kangitikei .. 42 231 10 10 .5., .Ml Eangnrahia. 42 231 .10 . 30. .5 905 Wanganui 42 231 ,10 '10 5 901 Glen Oroua ...... 41 23j 10 1 0 5 891 Midhirst 40 23J '10 - 10 5 .881 • Championship of Now Zealand . . a .s| i B J'^ ■ . 'J . fqSB O <fi ft .B Bunnythorpe ... 45 . 24 - 10 10- ■ 5 94 Levin ■■■■■■ 441 24 10- }» I $ l Cheltenham 44 .23., ..10 ..1# 5 ?3 •Raetihi. 431 2 10 0 : 5 52 Makitaw.i 431 25 10 10 5 .921 Ballanco 431 ■ 24 10 10 5 921 Bangitikei ....... ■ 431 231- 10 10 . 5 92 Hasterton 42 23 10 ■ 10 . 5 92 Lepperton 421 235 10 JO, 5 .92 Defiance 431 231. 10-. 10 5 92 Ball Block 431 "31 10 10 - 5 92 liangiwahia. ■' 43 '' 24 10 10 5 911 Horetaunga, 43 231 ..10 10 5 -91| Konini 43 231 10 10 5 91s Cambridge 42 231 10 10 5 90} Taieri and Pen-. ' .' insula 40 23 10 . 10 5 89 Taieri and Pen- _ - ■ insula ....- 40 24 10 10 5 85

5 fg u a ..J | |f | | | Dalefield 28| 15 « 941 Taratahi 46 281 15 94 Mangarama 45 2BJ 15 45 -93 Belvedere 45 284 15 44 ■ 93 KaponcA 45 284 15 44 93 Omimi ' 435 29;' 15 5 9*5 Greytown 44 284 15 44 9Rongokokako 44 28 15 44 914 Mangarama 424 28 15 4 92 Oaonui 434 28 15 44 Dannevirke 43 28.. 15 44 904 Kakaramea ' 43 28 144 45 -9] Kaponga ...i .43 28 144 .45. ■;90 TarArua. 43 28 144 44 92 Kuku 43 274. 145 .4 £9} Throe Cases Full Cteani Now Zealand.. , * ■ Choddar Cheese. ■ Kaponga ;. 454 284 15 44'. 934 Rowan ; i 455 284 15 44 934 Taratahi 45 28i 15 44 93 Greytown 45 284 15 44 93 Rongokokako 444 28 15 44 92 Tararua. 4) 28 15 44 914 Dannevirke 44 28 15 4? 914 Dalefield 435 285 15 44 914 Belvedere 445 274 1 5 4J 914 Tariki 44 28 15 44 91X Omimi-....: 44 27* «1 5 91 'Mangarama 435 275 154 4 905 Kakaramea 43 28 15 4 90 Ngaere 434 274 145 45 90 Oaonui 434 275 15 4 90 Cheese Open to Members of the Factory Managers' Association. Tararua 46 284 15 5 945 Greytown 454 284 15 5 94 Owanui 454 285 15 5 94 Eongokokako 445 285 15 5 93 Dalefield 44 284 15 5 925 Belvedere 445 28 15 45 92 Kaponga 434 28 15 5 915 Dannevirke 43 284 15 44 91 Taratahi 43 284 15 4 904 Two Factory Cheeses, fully matured. Ngaere 464 29 15 5 954 GrdVtown- 46 ' ® - 5 -.9&» Tararua 455 285 15 5 94 Owanui 45 285 5 935 Rongokokako 445 .284 15 5 93 Dalefield .... '44 28 15 5 92 Belvedere .4 28 15 45 905 Dannevirke 435 284 15 44 914 Kaponga 44 28 15 44 yl4 Manama 435 18 15 5 914 Norsewood 4oi 28 15 5 915 Taratahi :.... 435 28 15 44 91 Omimi 28 15 44 905 Ormondville 43 275 15 44 90 Medium-Sized Factory Cheese. Ormondville 43 28 15 4J 30J Rock Inlet 42 275 15 45 89 Loaf Cheese. Kaponga 464 29 15 44 95 Greytown 455 29 15 5 941 Rongokokako <6 <»gi 15 5 94j Tararui 45 285 15 5 934 Dalefield 445 29 15 5 935 Belvedere 44 28 15 5 92 Mangarama 44 28 15 5 92 Omimi 435 28 145 5 91 Ormondville 43 28 15 4 90 Championship and Cup. In the New Zealand Championship Greytown was placed first. Dalefield won the cup.