PALMERSTON SHOW.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 125, 24 June 1909, Page 3

PALMERS TON SHOW.

.YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Palmerston N., Wednesday. The Manawatu winter dhow continu od to-day in fine but gloomy weathei The attendance was again very larg. excursion trains bringing large eontiii gents of visitors from different part of the district. POULTRY CLASSES. Judging was completed today wit! poultry (utility classes), and fat stock The principal winners in poultry were K. Bannister, Brahmas, t. H. rlollaai (Bunnythorpe) Langshane, and dividei honors in Leghorns with B. McCormiel (Hastings), Aichaon and Son (Palmers v ton North), and G. G. Green (Bulls) 6. R. was the principal ex hibitor of Plymouth Rocks, <J. H. Pick ering (Palmerston) being tnc most sue cessiul competitor in white varieties A. H. Guthrie (Wellington) secured al the first in Black Orpingtons. Mrs. S Reid (Lower Woodlandsj and Mrs. W Heslop (Wanganui) divided honors :i Buff Orpingtons. 0. H. Pickering wai the only exhibitor in White Leghoras In silver Wyandottes there was oig com petition. The successful exhibitor: were Wellington breeders, Iremongei and Currie. In White Wyandottes Mrs Heslop (Wanganui) and A. Bicklin; (Mangahao) also secured firsts. Browi (Matamau) secured two firsts' in White Wyandottes and C. Hansart (Dannevirke), J. Robson (iltirton) th< other firsts. T. Harvie (Palmerston! and C. H. Burnett divided honors ii the partridge varieties. Two Manga tainoka breeders (R. A. Williams) anc Sarah Cowan, divided honors. In Mia orcas and Brown Leghorns, R. Young E. Broughtoa (Bulls'), E. H. Holland and J. D. Iremonger secured firsts. Ii any other variety of Leghorns H Mangußon (Ekctahuna) and J. Goodwin (Dannevirke) were the most successful exhibitors. The entries this year were not so numerous, but the judge (Mr Casey, of Lower Hutt) considered the quality throughout excellent. TAT STOCK. In fat stock, F. S. Mcßae and H. P. Arkwright were the principal prize-tak-ers; in fat sheep classes E. White and in pigs Slack Bros. DAISY FACTORY CHEESE. For .the New Zealand Shipping Company's 'challenge cup Tarataai secured first with 93% points, D. Nathan and Co., Greytown and Dalefield being next With 93. Three cases white—Greytown 94, Nathan and Co., Featherston, Maagatainoka and Tarataai 93 each. ' Two medium, any color—Dalefield M%> Omini 94, Ngaire 93%. Two loaf cheese—Dalefield 31% Omini 94%, Kaituna 93%. '■""" MOISTURE IN BUTTER. PROBLEM FOR THE PRODUCER. NOT SO BAD AFTER ALU Palmerston, Tuesday. A ■ matter of some importance upon ' which tie president of the "National , Dairy Association, Mr. J. Foreman, . touched during his annual review of ' the position was the question of moisture in butter. Mr. Foreman stated his firm conviction that things were 1 not so bad after aIL ' With the exception, perhaps, of a few eases, said Mr. Foreman, he did not think that there was much, in what they had heard about the increased moisture content of their butter. (Applause).. He was informed by Mr. D. Cuddle, the Dairy Commissioner, that according to the tests taken at the different cooling stores by the Department ,' during the past year—tests which included dairy butter as well as factory—the increase in this respect had been jMmething less than 1 per cent. That certainly did not bear out the general complaints', and the pointed way in which attention had been drawn to ' the question as being one of the utmost Importance and one likely to jeopardise the reputation of our dairy produce. Candidly, his opinion was that the journal which should represent and protect as far as possible the interests of ' dairymen had done far more harm by . urging these complaints than had the actual moisture content of the butter itself. (Applause). He admitted that -j there had been a few cases where the moisture, was excessive, but was quite prepared to believe that it was really more by accident than by design. Factories were now installing the combined 'Churn, and owing to want of knowledge Of its working, managers had incorporated more moisture than had been intended. It was a matter to which dairymen would have to give their attention. He bad heard of cases s where butter had been sent, Home containing up to 18 per cent, of water. It was not in the interests of the industry that , prosecutions should take place for this offence, and probably the Department would in the future take stringent measures in cases of the kind which came Under observation.

v \. VALUABLE ADDRESSES. ' Mmerston N., Lust Night, „;A number of addresses was given at the Dairy lOoaference, Mq Cuddie (Dairy < Comfmiseioner) Spoke on the liecesßrtry for pasteurisation; Mr. B. K. Aston (Chief Government Chemist), on manuring pastures; Mr. F. Gillanders '(Of Momahaki) on feed for dairy cows, production and nutritive value; Mr. Keakes (Chief Veterinarian) on pasteurisation, i ..,)

•■ Mr. T. Mackenzie (Minister for Agri- •; Cnlture) addressed the' conference on pgrieuliure generally. -, A meeting of Ayrshire breeders select- ; ed persons; qualified as judges, and the secretary was instructed to write to y agricultural and pastoral associations for a list of persons who had acted as" 1 judges and asking that judges selected : By the meeting should be chosen at the next shows. DAIRY PRODUCE. . DAIRY COMMISSIONER'S OPINION. Spn'"ng of the factory butter, he jr.-' '•'•■» staff had judged in their usual manner, the Dairy Commissioner (Mr. D. Cuddie) said first- of all the number of entries was larger than ever before, andi notwithstanding this, '.-.' the competition in every class was very Seen. The quality all round was very satisfactory, with the exception of a few exhibits.' It was particularly grati- , irhe to Mr. Cuddie to find that »1- ■'■'■. ft. ~"»«1i a good many complaints have • V"<"» received from the Home market . U regard to fishiness in butter of the past season, not a single exhibit showed ; any sign of this defect. The great mi- ■ jority of the butters were sound and clean in favor. One noticeable feature was the degree of uniformity between the butters from the various factories, V jnore particularly in the case of those ' Within reasonable range of the prize money. There was a slight difference In the foody of a number of the butters, .'■ no doubt, due to the introduction of the combined' churn and butter-worker. At ■ the same time none of the butter showed'any tendency to weaken in body. ■ Tor the same reason the color of a number of butters was of a lighter shade than hitherto. This, however, could hardly be regarded as a disadvantage, as'' there was a demand on ifce Home market for pale butter, more :•'. Especially in the northern countries, iwUV* Danish butter holds a strong /fSplStien. Altogether, sViid Mr. Cuddie, He exWbition of butter was a more creditable one to the managers of the factories, which spoke well * for tie keen interest displayed by them. I' wrtflinly proved that thay T>-* cawtblfi of making high-quality '•>' -. If the winning butters at the show were only an average sample of the !mttrrs of the Dominion, the butter industry would be in an unassailable position. " A GRATIFYING DEPASTURE.

An innovation in connection with the ( rxhibition of factory butter at the pre- i sent show has made the display the i most (educational and valuable of any j Jratter competition yet held in the Dominion.. This is the display of a com- i plete chemical analysis of each entry i under the catalogue number attached ' to the exhibit. Speaking of this excellent departure, Mr. Cuddie said the ; samples were taken before the butters were judged, and were analysed by the Met chemist of the Department, Mr. .■% C. Aston. The complete analysis ■fufflfahed showed the percentages of , ivater, fat, curd, ash, and salt. The "*onH>lete«ess of the work and the ex■peditious manner in which it was car•iled out reflected great credit on the chemical division. A lame numlier of «wnoles W to be handled in a verv brief space of time. The analysis must, thinks Mr. Cuddie, prove very inter- ' ' wting, as well as highly educative, to * the makers of the butter, and to alt '* factory workers visiting the show. r . ' - WATER LOGGING h < ' ' -The Official analyses of the competing L - -tmttett show that, with the exception %%. 'of One *«tter, the averaze water con5L'u r («tt is *e*v reasonable. 12'/, per cent. W&m>f (m*t mninritv of the butters range to W per cent., with about iKi.-MlMWoa'li up in «. One factorv, Wmfm*& a >-% t fi i thetemrfritv to compete Mfflmffi^TfltHi'"'r°"*'"'" lp Hear the legal the water content