BIG DAIRY SHOW.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2087, 23 May 1907, Page 3

BIG DAIRY SHOW.

RERESENTATIVK ENTRIES.

Press Association. AUCKLAND, May 21. The‘awards in the oxport classes - in the butter section in connection with the winter show wore made available to-day, tho judging having bcon commenced on Monday and continued to-day. The jftdges were S Messrs D. Cuddic, Chief Dairy Commissioner, Shirley Johnston and - v .Wright, dairy produce graders, The

competition was keen in tho open class, anil very great interest was aroused owing to tho fact that tlfore was such a very huge entry list, and tho prize money totalled £231. The competition for grading points on tho season’s output has concluded, but the results in this class, * which carries with it the Weddell fjb'upj', will not bo announced till Thursday. In factories’ cream many different parts of tho colony are competing in the open classes for export, and this contest was recognised as a trial of strength for Now Zealand.', Tho result is the awarding of the championship to the Wliitlord Park factory, Auckland, which scored 95J points, tho highest in the show. In tho two export classes open to all factories in Now Zealand, Auckland factories take tho load. One of tho most interesting points is that tho total entries in tho butter section numbor ICO. “It is undoubtedly tho largest butter show yet held in tho colony,” says tho Herald, “or at any rato the export section is by far anil away largest yet soon in New Zejaliandj. In the export classes alono there wore 109 entries, and competitors wero restricted to one entry in each class. Moreover, thoso figures do hot include entries in the grading points competition, in which all the principal factories in Auckland are : competing. As tho Palmerston show, which was hitherto considered to bo the largest butter show in tho colony, has 92 entries in tho butter class, the Auckland exhibition, drawing entries from both Islands, may bo said to be ono of the: mosjj representative over held.” In tho first .class for two boxes of export butter open to all factories in New Zealand, the butter being taken out of grading stores by officials appointed by the Auckland A. and P. Association at a date in March last, the prizes were of £lO, £5, £3, and £2, and five of £l. There wero 29 entries. The result was: Opotiki Dairy Association, Bay of Plenty, 94 points, 1; Bell Block Dairy Co., Taranaki, 931, 2; Alpha Dairy Co., Ormondville, Hawke’s Bay, 93, 3; Maketawa Co-operative Dairy, Inglewood, Taranaki, 92}, 4, For the five other prizes tho following factories were equal, all scoring 92: Whakatane (Bay of Plenty), Ambury and English, Frankton, Waikato), ltangitikei (Wellington), and Miilkurst (Taranaki). The second class is for two boxes of export butter manufactured under tho most favorable conditions, delivered to gracing stores before the end'of March, open fto all factories in New Zealand. The first prize was £7, second £5, third £2, and fourth £l. There were 29 entries. The first award went to the Whitford Park factory (Auckland, It. It. Dowden maker), 951 points; second, Bay of Plenty factory, at Te Puke, near Tauranga, 94; third, Piliama factory, Taranaki, 931. For the .fourth prize Kaponga factory (Taranaki) and Midhirst (Taranaki) tied with 93. Tho third class is one for ono box of export butter open only to factories outside Auckland province, with prizes of £7, £5, £2, find There were 13 entries, including one from Canterbury. Taranaki scooped the first three awards, as follows: Moa Farmers’ factory, Inglewood, 94 points; Midhist factory, 931; Kaponga factory, 93; while the Rangitikei factory (Wellington) was fourth with 921. The fourth class was a box of butter for export open only to members of the Auckland Dairymon’fs Association. There were 28 entries, the prizes being £lO, £5, £3 and £2. The awards were: Whitford Park 95 - points, Matakana (North Auckland) 94 points, Bay of Plenty 931 points, Opotiki 93 points. In the farmers’ export class, open to all registered dairies in New Zealand, the prizes were £5 (and stpecial £3 and special', and £2. There were 19 entries. F. Summers, of Taneatua (Auckland) was first, Mrs. M. A. Short and A. White (Auckland) ■ second, and N. Stokes (Ruakaka) third. i The championship of New Zealand, with a gold mkSal anid\ certificate, was awarded to R. R. Dowden, maker of the Whitford Park exhibit which scored 951 points. In opening the winter show the Hon. R. McNab expressed pleasure at being present and adressing an Auckland audience not on tho Band Bill. (Laughter.) He hoped that the show would form the neclcus of an Agricultural Hall, which would be the centre of the great agricultural and .dairying industries in the North. (Applause.) Too long the public had been accustomed to think the agricultural centre of the colony was in the South, because it got the first start there. He was confirmed in the idea-during his recent trip north and couth of Auckland that the future of the colony was greatly bound up with the progress of the north. (Applause.) Ho had been particularly struck with tho great development in the butter, cheese and hemp industries. The Farmers’ Freezing Co. has one of the most educative displays in tho show

Tho factory cheese awards are as followsßest case of full cream New Zealand Cheddar shaped cheese suitable for export (coloured) open to all factories in New Zealand —Awatuna Dairy Factory, Awatuna East (Jno. Callaghan manager), 92 points, 1; Waikouaiti Cheese Factory, Waikouaiti (E. Wood, manager), 91) points, 2; Waiotalii Cheese Factory, Waiotahi, 90 J points, 3. Best case of full ■cream New Zealand Cheddar shaped checsA suitable for export (white), open to all factories in New, Zealand —Hcnlev Dairy Co., Henley, Otago, 92} points, 1; Cardiff Co-opertaive Dairy Factory, Ltd., Stratford (JH. Penn, secretary), 92 points 2; Omimi Co-operative Dairy Association, Seacliffe, Otago (A. Prydo, secretary), 915 points,, 3 Best 2cwt or full cream New Zealand Cheddar shaped cheese suitable for export (either coloured or white), open only to manufacturers in tho Auckland province—Waiotalii Cheese Factory, Waiotalii, 91 points, 1; Apouriao Dairy Factory, Taneatua (Henry Peck, manager), 905 points, 2; "W aimamaku Dairy Co., Waimamaku (L. E. Esselbacb. manager), 90 points, 3. Best case of factory-made loaf cheese suitable for export (coloured or white) open to all factories in New Zealand Waiotalii Cheese Factory, Waiotalii, 00 points 1; Ngairo Co-operative Dairy Co., Ngairo (C. C. Robertson, maker), 89 points, 2. In the course of his speech at the opening of-tlie show Mr. McNab said to show tho growth of exports from the port of Auckland he had compiled some figures which gave the exact position. In 1902 the butter exported totalled 2755 cwt and the value was '£124,459, and it had steadily increased till in 1907 it raechcd 63,362 cwt of the value of £320,426. Over the same period tho cheese exports had shown a decrease from 5060 cwt worth £11,426 to 3484 cwt worth £9248; while hemp had increased from 2034 tons valued' at £48,459 to 9013 tons of the value of £255,708. The gross increase of values on three products mentioned-was> from £220,3fl to £285,382. These :figures showed the rate of development, which must be very satisfactory to the people of Auckland. (Applause.) He believed tho public would appreciate year by year tho advantages resulting from such exhibitions as this one, and that Auckland’s experience would bo the of southern cities. In the grading points competition, on the - grading: averages for the season, .carrying tho Weddell Cup, valued at 25 guineas and prizes aggregating £BO there wore 32 entries. Thames Valley Factory with 9325

points was first, Waikiokio with 926-1 second, and Mauuwuru with 9255 tliird.