SCHOOL GARDEN COMPETITIONS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 1083, 16 December 1911, Page 2

SCHOOL GARDEN COMPETITIONS.

The following is the result of the Moutoa School garden competition held under the auspices of the local Horticultral Society. The judging was carried out by Mr R. B. Grey.

Garden plots.—Girls : Ivy Dudsou and Moua Doyle rst, Ruby Dudsou and Stella Spring 2nd, Heleu Pigott and H. Coker h.c. Alice Faire and Rita Prior commended.

Judge’s note. —It gives me great pleasure to make a few remarks on the gardens of the children of the Moutoa School. This being the second occasion of ruy judging the plots. I was very agreeably surprised to see the vast improvement made by the pupils. I encouraged them last year to cultivate the ground more thoroughly, and they having done so have produced better results. Great credit is due to Mr Galland for the varieties of vegetables contained in such small plots, which of course gives a wider scope of knowledge.

HIMATANGI SC HOOT. The following is a list of those gaining prizes at the Himatangi school in the school gardens competition, held under the auspices of the Foxton Horticultural Society. The judging was carried out by Mr R. K. Gray:— Boys.— Vegetables: Adolphus Sorensen aud John Kilsby, rst; Charles Robertson and Cecil Vile, and ; Martin Brady and Jack Moft'att, 3rd. Girls. —■ Vegetables : Nettj r Sorensen aud Irene Mofiatt, Ist; Annie Conlau aud Kitty Brady, 2nd; F'auuy Metcalfe aud Rose Davey 3rd. The prizes awarded for both boys and girls were as follow First prize, ros ; second, 5s : third, as 6d.