Manawatu Winter Show.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7854, 21 June 1905, Page 3

Manawatu Winter Show.

• CHEESE COMPETITION, Itß KINSBLLA'S OPINION. (Per Press Association.) PALMERSTON N„ June 20. The winter show was opened to-day by Lord Plunkst, who was accompanied by the Hons. J. Carroll, T. Y. Duncan and Colonel Pitt. Id the cheese 'section the results are

Best full cream Chodder for export. —'Tarata/ril Dairy Company (Waira* rapa), 92 points, 1 ; Lowgarth Dairy (Stratford), 91 points. Best while cheese—Taratahi Dairy, 93J points, 1 ; Waikouaiti Daily, 92} points, 2.

Best factory matured. —Rongokokahd Dairy (Eketahtina), 93J points, 1 : Taratahi Dairy Company, 93 points, 2. t Best medium factory, any Colour. —Taratahi, 92} points, 1; Parkvals Dairy, 92 points, Best loaf cheese.—T a ratahi Chepse Factory, 93 points, . 1; Parkvalp Da ry Company, 92 j points, 2. Mr Kinsella, intervfcw«U, said tho general make of butter had Improved since the last time he was In the oojony, but 'hie went on to say that complaints were constantly arising ol deterioration in butter shipped Home. Butter classed firsfb quality in tflie colotty nrery often after a few weeks at Home deteriorated. This year complaints si(a3 been more marked than before, aa even in. the best samples rapid deterioration took place, owing to bacteriological action after defrostflnfjf. This emphasized th« necessity foi; an experimental , station where proper investigation' couSd be made. The cheese exfiibit at this show was a large one, but quality was unsatisfactory. The defect in the majority of cases was in ■ flavour ; this might 'lie attributed to' the. absorption of bacteria , whteH gained indirect access to the milk. There was alsia a great deal of room for improvement in the general make* up of the cheese.