NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 June 1910, Page 2

NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW.

AN IMPORTANT GATHERING.

SUCCESSES FOR HOKOWHENUA

COUNTY

A preliminary notice of the National Dairy Show, at l'almor.ston North, was printed in yesterday's Chronicle. The promise of fine weather that ushered in the morning was made good all day, though an eagerness in the air compelled spectators to keep moving or be frozen. However, the housing o,f ithe various exhibits in the great machinery shed enabled the visitors to inspect everythng under conditions of comfort, Principal interest attached to 'the milking macihine exhibits, Wihch wevo. to be met with at almost every turn automatically squeezing and sucking with commendable persistence, while dairymen and others stood around, testing the mechanisms by inserting their fingers in ithe tent cups. In addition to the displays of milking machines to 'be on the perni'anent_ stands, there wore, five machines installed at a special auditorium, wherein three actual demonstrations of milking wera given : one in the morning, one in the 'afternoon., .and one in the even'ng. Cows specially reserved, for these niilkings were brought alomg to the demonstrations-—five on. each, occasion-and five distinct classes of milking machine were put in operation .at the one time. Special charges wwe made for admission to these demonstrations, and the results w:is a substantial gain to the show takings. The demonstrations wei-e of an exceedingly interesting nature. There was trouble, expert enced by one machine-'s supervisor ■through the determined efforts of one of his pair of cows to use him for a leaning post, but except for this exporienre the whole of the demonstrations passed off successfully. The most interesting of all the experimental milkings. from a spectacular view point, was that of a machine v' \ch deliivered ids milk into a huge glass bowl.

Honowher. ia County, was represented in a nninber of divisions of the show, but the one in which the county made its finesit shoving \ras that of home industries. The judges of these divisions— Afr and Mrs James .Godhor, of Wellingtonwere quite enthusiastic, in ' their pniise «f the home industries exhibits. Tbe only division, which Mr Godber was disappointed in was tho pastry one. which he considteiml. to h* in. defll below the standard of previous years. 'An unusual exhibit was one of wine made from the common dandelion.

David F. Fry, of Motueka, a bi'other of ,Mr Fry, of Levin, met with extraordinary success in the classes for apples. Practically be swept the prizo board. Mrs Richard Rpvan, of Manakan, <2;ot first prize for seed cake, there being seven conxpeititors. Ther<> were piiibt ex-lnibitnrs o, home made fruit cake. Mrs IT. Aniistice, of Levin, gained first prize. Miss R. Ross, 'of Pfllinerston Noiitb. got first prize for sponge cake, Mrs Richard Bevan, Miinakau, being sivond. Mrs Bevan also gol second prize, for a collection 'of fancy oakes, the first ])]'iV,o going to Miss Etty Lancaster, of Piilmerston Nori'th. Mrs H. A notice also got a second prize for home made s-.'oncs, a first prize for the best collection of pickles and another first prize for ■\ botltle of preserved fruit: nhi> •■ii.'o secured a third for a battle nif nrcsorved rhubarb, a.nd v<>ry highly conimendod for three bntitles of pickles. Mrs G. N. iStepheiison, of Shannon, gained a first a-ward for two pots of manualadu, and another first prize for m bottle of lioimo niindiewine. Mrs A. F. "Wilson, of Levin, goit a first prize, for two bottles of fruit (one variety), and jukvUipi' first prize for two bottles of fruit (two varieties), both in dear .glass. There, were numerous eirtries and strong "ompoiiiition in ill tlie classes above referred to. Tbe biggest class of entries, however, was in Mii'lt for farmers' fresh butter. Thirty-tliree "ompeteid, and ftvs.h prize went "\Ti.<-'s .1. G. lVilsillie, of Kan'ranan. Mr Albert Galliclian, of Tiakita'inniT'l. fra.i-irpd second nward, and MY E. J. lirittaiin. wf TngUwood, tlnii'd. THE CLASSES. Awards in tbe classes lor cheese wevo made as follow:—

Best three cases full cream New Zealand Cheddar shaped cbetse for export, coloured: IJongokokako Dairy Co. (W. K. Henderson) |)-l points, 1; Belvedere Dairy Co. (T. S'ixell).y) and Taratiihi Dairy Co. (W. R. Harkness) H2J pninlts, 2; Liowgarth Da;iry Go. (G. Collingwood) H2 jifii'iits, :?. Twemty-one entries. Best three cases full cream New Zealand Cheddar sbaprvd cheese foi export (white): BonirukokakoDairy Co.. 1; Belvedere. Dairy Co., 2:. faliiaitua Dairv Co.. 'i: Wluikaronga Dairy Co.. v.b.c: Dilefield Dairy Co.. B.c. Twentv-two entries. Ba."t ca , - , of cheese: Greytnwn Dairy Co.. !)■! pniinl l s, 1 : Fesitherston Dnir.v Co., 93 poimts, 2. B-st two fir-lory cbeescs fullv matured: C/..rdiff " D-irv Co., fl'l lyiiifs, 1 ; Omimi Dairy Co.. 9'?. 1 . i):ii!,ts, 2; IHvedere Dnirv Co., <.)'?. i)'>'."i+s, 3. S-vciit , " , '! ei'i!ri< j is. Be-t Hnf W;'. ; kfMia.it,i Dairv r, 0., 1: l'Vntl-wstn-n Dairy Co.. '2. eiitric o . Sn< j "i-)1 1 )(.<"> i , "••) b'l'g: , : Dulefield Dviry Co., 1. ■ » 111 I lIIMU'W^IIIHIH^. 1 !