OTAGO SHOW

Southland Times, Issue 21098, 2 June 1930, Page 7

OTAGO SHOW

GOOD EXHIBITION SOUTHLAND COMPETITORS SUCCESSFUL CHEESE SECTION AWARDS (Special to the Times.) Dunedin, June 1. The thirty-eighth Winter Show of the Otago A. and P. Society was opened in Brydone Hall on Saturday afternoon and will be continued until Thursday. The consensus of opinion is that the show is of outstanding merit, affording as it does a comprehensive display of the industrial activities of the province and constituting further demonstration, if such were needed, of the dependence of the Dominion on its primary industries, but apart from the very noteworthy exhibition of primary products, there is also a great display of industrial manufactures, including farmers’ implements, motor cars and trade displays of one sort and another all more or less closely connected with the rural interests of the country. Taken all round, the quality’ of the exhibits reached a very ■ high standard and the judges in all sections were faced with a difficult and delicate task in making their awards. The exhibits are staged in the admirably effective manner that has become characteristic of Otago Winter Shows and ample space io afforded for spectators to make a thorough inspection of all there is to be seen. As usual, the Department of Agriculture is to the fore with a comprehensive and educative exhibit, admirably set up, in which the various activities of the Department are fully demonstrated. Some disappointment was felt at the enforced absence, owing to recent political developments, of the Prime Minister (the Hon. G W. Forbes), who, however, forwarded an appropriate message which was read by Mr James Begg, the vice-president. The official openinc was performed by the Mayor (Mr R. S. Black). Chief interest centred in the displays of factory butter and cheese judged by the Government graders and in the cheese section the Fairfax factory won the class for white cheddar-shaped cheese' suitable for export and gained other awards. The principal factory cheese and butter awards were as follows: Factory Cheese. One New Zealand cheddar-shaped cheese suitable for export. Barry’s Bay 954, Waikouaiti 95, Awarua 944, Whiterig 94. One New Zealand cheddar-shaped cheese white, suitable for export: Fairfax 95, Seaward Downs 944, Maungatua 94. One cheese, coloured, suitable for export, open to factories whose output exceeds 100 tons: Seaward Downs 95, Waikouaiti 944, Wrights Bush 94. One cheese, white or coloured, open to factories whose output does not exceed 100 tons: Maungatua 944, Kaitangata 94. One cheese, white or coloured, made with the New Zealand Co-operative Rennet Company’s rennet: Omimi 95, Awarua 944, Kaitangata 94. One cheese suitable for export white or coloured, open only to members of the New Zealand Dairy Factory Members’ Association: Omimi 94J, Edendale 94, Waikouaiti 934. Two medium factory cheeses suitable for export, white or coloured: Waikouaiti 95, Wrights Bush 944, Edendale 94. One cheese from factories that have never won a prize at the show: Maungatua 944, Fairfax 94, Seaward Downs 934. One cheese suitable for export, white or coloured, to be sent direct from factory to show, not to compete for special prizes: Edendale 954, Henley 95, Mabel Bush 944, Awarua 944. Two loaf cheeses, white or coloured, to be sent direct from factory’. to the show: Edendale 95J, Waikouaiti 95, Omimi 94. Factory Butter. One box (561 b or 281 b) of factory butter suitable for export: Otago Co-op 954, United Dairy Co. 95. One box (561 b or 281 b) of butter suitable for export, open only to members of the New Zealand Factory Managers’ Association: Otago 00-op 954, United Dairy Co. 95, Levin Dairy Co. 944. One box (561 b or 281 b) of butter open to factories receiving home separated cream only: Otago Co-op 95J, United Dairy Co. 95, Golden Coast 944. In the cheese classes, the quality of the exhibits is quite up to the standard of past shows. The winners in each class were well made cheese, the flavours generally being most uniform although this year’s exhibits show an improvement on the previous year. As regards the finish, there are many entries in which there is room for further improvement particularly in respect to cracked rinds and mould. The quality of the butter has been well maintained, the prize winners being very sound and clean flavoured exhibits. A pleasing feature this vear has been the substantial increase in the number of entries and factory managers are to be complimented on the interest displayed. The home industries section was extensively patronized, the competitors including a number of well-known Southland exponents of the culinary art who were successful at the recent Southland show. Among those who figured prominently in the prize list were Mrs R. McDonald, of Waikoikoi, and Miss Knapp, of Mokoreta. Messrs Lindsay and Co. took a number of awards in the section for hams and bacon.