PALMERSTON NORTH SHOW.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8137, 20 June 1906, Page 2

PALMERSTON NORTH SHOW.

FEB PBBSS 1880CUTI0K. Palmebston Noeth, June 19. Tlie wintor show opened to-dajr without ceremony, out of respect lotlie late Premier. A magnificent* dilplaj of machiuory in motion it made, whil# in dairy produce and root oropi the

show is a great advanoe on previom yearn. One remit oE the exceptional inducement offered by the Society in prise moaey, ii that ' forty-aevch factories campeted in the butter for export competition. The grading varied from 86J points to 95 points. The gold medal for the highest (core fell to Rangitikei, Dairy Company with 08 points. Other factories sooring'M

points and over and dividing £SO weft, Whenuakora, Maurioeville, M«'lf, Pihama, Stratford, Makitaw* Man. gorei, Moa Farmori',, Njj.- Daify Union, Norwood, Bewa, Taihap#,' Weber, Waione, J. J, GUlies, In butter for export, made by a factory

not having won, a prize, RtngiHV.. again came first with 95 points, Pihama seoond 94 points, and Maurioeyille third 984 points. Twenty-five others competed. In the Mass )of two boxei taken without ohojee from parcels prior to Government grading at a date unknown before handi, the Shipping Com. pany's oup value 25 guineas offered

w ''h and gold medal, Mea ParmeM' eanie first with 1 ' 94 Rangitikei 93i points, and J. J. Gillies, Bunnythorpe, 93 points. Twenty-seven factories competed. ■" Cheese, full cream New- Zealand eheddar, was won by Taratahi 91 points, Waikouaiti. 98i. White eheddar: Waikouaiti 94}, TwaUjht 93§. Factory cheese, any color Dalefield 94, Taratahi 98. Medium sized factory .oheese: Dalefleld 94, Taratahi 93J. Hoof cheese: Taratahi

94, Dalefield 93. All the oheese classes were largely 'represented. Mr Kinsella, Dairy Commissioner, in his remarks on the butter, said that as regards the keeping quality of tjie export classes which had been stored, those exhibits w'.tich showed a fairly high percentage of salt seemed to be soundest in flavour. This seemed to indicate that when butter is held over for long periods in store, the addition of a little more salt than usual is beneficial.

The New Zealand Factory Butter and Cheese Makers Association held its annual meeting to-night. . The following officers were elected: president, H. M, Boekell; vice-presidents, Brasch, J. Middleton, and W. E, Gwilliain; committee, 11, T. Somners, A. C. Ross, F, J, McDonald, 8. Bowman, VV. Dempster, A. Lees, and J. 0 Dea; auditor, Mr C. Mackie ; secretary and treasurer. J. B. Curie. A paper on home separation was read by Mr J. Tait, of Auckland, Mr Tait, whose paper met with general approval, deprecated home separation, but where it could not be helped in the back-blocks, an instructor should bo appointed to go in amongst jairymen and toach them. The instructor could be paid partly by Government, and partly by dairy companies, at the latter would benefit by the rise in the vilue of tho butter.

! The National Dairy Association mot to-day and passed the following resolutions: That the Association approves of the principal of insuring the buildings, plant and machinery of its members against fire, that it be a recommendation to the dairy '* companies to insure with the Farmers Mutual i that tho Dairy Association combine to send a representative Homo to watch their interests there; that it is desirable in any proposed revision of the Custom* tariff, that there should be no inerease in the duty on dairy machinery.