DUNEDIN WINTER SHOW

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 33, 2 August 1911, Page 5

DUNEDIN WINTER SHOW

A GREAT SUCCESS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Dulledin, Last Night. The Otago A. and P. Society's annual winter show was opened to-day under the most favorable circumstances. The weather left nothing to be desired, aiuf a large number of visitors came in from the country. The show was held later than usual, the delay being due to a fire in the Agricultural Hall buildings in v December, but, notwithstanding this, the entries totalled 1134, as against 1008 in 1910. The new buildings are larger and enable the exhibits to be displayed to better advantage, and also increase the comfort of patrons. An excellent display is made, the quality comparing favorably witih that of fortmer years. THE GOVERNORS ADVICE TO FAjRM]£RS. The show was officially opened by the Governor (Lord Islington), who said he had peculiar satisfaction in attending Buch functions being, as it were, a living link between this distant and loyal Dominion and the other parts of the British Empire, ibcc«iuse he had been intimately associated wit'll agricultural pursuits in the Old Country for many years past. He urged the farmers of Now Zealand to go on witih the work of scientific research. They must extend, expand and organise it every year. They will be l mere and more confronted with/ competition m out staple products in countries which sold those products in the same markets as New Zealand. He concluded by expressing his pleasure at having been present to open the show and wished the society continued success and expansion in years to come. PRIZE LIST. Following is the prize list:— Factory Cheese, six large cheese, full cream New Zealand Cheddar-shaped, suitable for export.—Stirling, 05 points, 1; Wyndham 04, 2; Taieri and Peninsula Milk Supply Co: 93% (Momona) 3. Six large cheese, full cream, suitable for export.—Taieri ami Peninsula, 93% points, 1; Seaward Downs 93, 2; Stirling 92%, 3. Two cheese, white or colored, suitable for export —Taieri and Peninsula, 94 points, 1; Edendale 93%, 2; Seaward Downs 93, 3. Special exhibit, six large factory-made cheese, suitable for export (white or colored), direct from factory to the show. —Menzies' Fcrrv, 95 points, 1; Stirling 94%, 2; Ma tail ra 93%, 3. Case of factory-made loaf cheese, suitable for export (white or colored). — Stirling, 94 point*. 1; Taieri and Peninsula 93, 2; Mataura 92%, 3. Factory butter, three boxes, each . %«wit, suitable for export.—Levin. 96 points, 1; Taieri and Peninsula 94%, 2; , Cheltenham 93%, 3. One box, %cwt, suitable for expo.rt.-~ , Levin, 93% points. 1; Kairanga 93, 2; Cheltenham 92%, 3, One box, %cwt, suitable for export.--Taieri and Peninsula. 95 points, 1; Levin 94, 2: Cheltenham 93%, 3. In both butter and cheese the standard , was quite up to the average. In view of the fiust that the cheese had 'been ' stored for two months longer than usual, the judges considered the quality i highly satisfactory, the exhibition being one of the best ever seen at a local show. GRADING POINTS. The grading points for the year arc ' as follows: ; BUTTER. 1 Taieri and Peninsula 94.04 Lepperton 94.34 Bell Block 94.08 i ! Midhirst 94.00 Taitaipu 93.80 Pilhama 93.11 ; Taieri and Milk Supply Co. (Oamara) 94.81 Norsewood 92.19 ( The prize-takers for grading points in cheese arc: , Edend«le 91.(51 , Omimi 04.46 Thornbury 91,39 t Waikouaiti 91.14 j Brydone 91.08 5 THE EXHIBITS. 'A splendid exhibit is made by the De- • parknent of Agriculture, which has excelled its previous efforts here. The ■ variety and number of the stalls tftxed the capacity of the hall allotted to the - Department to its utmost limit. In od- ' dition to the exhibits are a number ol charts showing the export statistics, the 1 wealth of the Dominion, etc. livovv ! prominent place is allotted to an illus- ' tration of what is being done in the waj . of co-operative field experiments. Tli« • Tourist Department also make a verj i good display. *