N.Z. BUTTER CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Shannon News, 11 June 1926, Page 4

N.Z. BUTTER CHAMPIONSHIPS.

AUCKLAND WINTER EXHIBITION RESULTS. CLOSE SCORING IN BIG EVENTS. AUCKLAND, Last Night. The New Zealand butter championship, conducted >by the Auckland Winter Exhibition, resulted : Wararuhe Dairy Coy., Hawke's Bay 96 points, 1. Moa Farmers (Inglewood) TaranaM 95i, 2. Rangitaiki Plains 95, J. Three factories,, Aria, Masterton, | and Inter-Wanganui, scored 94£ in fourth place. The New Zealand cheese championship: — Alton Dairy Coy., 95£ points, 1; Lower Valley Coy. 95, 2; Woodville, Uh 3.

Box of butter suitable for export, manufactured under the mos)t favourable conditions, delivered to the grading stores on or before April 29: New Zealand Dairy Coy (Ngatea) 95 points, l;\Shannon 94|, 2; Golden Bay and Kaitaia 94„ 3. Box of butter for 'export, made by butetr-maker or first assistant: —

Cheltenham 95| points 1. • Levin 9B points, 2. *' .., Masitertpn 94| points. 3. Box of unsalte'd butter, suitable for export:— Masterton and Cambridge, 96, eviaai,

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*;• Karamea and New Zealand Dairy Co. (Ngateaj Mii', equal, 3. * Box of butter, suitable for the local trade) in ppurtd pats:— Kpriini, 95-points 1. R&ngfta%iJ;Plains, 94£, 2. Cambridge; and Cheddar Valley, 94, equal, 3. -J, Points prize for buitter: — B.angitaiki?377, 1. Master%)ii';V3 ( 2. Cambridfe; 375, 3. The flfet prize for box of butter made by exhibitor who had not previously won a prize at the exhibi-

tion, went to Shannon. Case of cheese for export, to be taken out of the grading stores on a date, during March: —

Pembroke 93i, 1. Tehoro, d2h 2. Tarawera 92, 3., Cace of cheese for export, to be received at grading.stores by April 29: Pembroke 95, 1. Ngaere, 94 1, 2. Rahopi, 94, 3. ; Case >of white cheese for export.— Awatuna 95, 1. Lower Valley 941, 2. Ngaere 94, 3. Case of cheese made by manager's first assistant, suitable for local trade.

Ngaere 95, 1. Kuku 94|, 2. Tiratu 94, 3. Best finished rimless cheese. — Tiratu 100, 1. Pihama and Lowgarth. 98 (equal) 2. Points prize for cheese.— Lower Valley 283, 1. Pembroke and Alton 282 J (equal) 2. The prize for case of cheese, made by one who has never previously won a priz e at the exhibition was won by Lower Valley.