NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 309, 26 June 1912, Page 5

NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW

TARANAKI CHEESE SUCCESSFUL, i By Telegraph—Press Association. \ Palmerston N., Tuesday. | The ninth National Dairy Show was opened by Lord Islington in fine but dull weather to-day. In many respects < *he show is superior to the previous ( fixtures. The agreement arrived at with the Poultry Association resulted in a splendid exhibition of poultry, one of the beßt ever seen in Palmerston. As usual the cheese and butter competitions 1 form an important section. The judges' are well pleased on the whole, and in criticism point out that some of the but-; ter entries have suffered from the comparatively long storage test, and a certain amount of staleness. A larger number than usual lost points for color* which was put down to improper working. The cheeses are representative of' all the North Island factories, and are of better appearance than usual. The New Zealand cheese championship, awarded for the highest aggregate scored in grading points in three classes, was won by the Rowan factory of the Kaponga Company, with 280' points. Tariki, with 279% points, was second. and Kaponga, with 276, third.

AS EXCELLENT DISPLAY. Palmerston North, Last Night. 'The ninth annual winter show was opened here to-day by the Governor, who congratulated all connected with the show on the fine standard of excellence of all the exhibits. The dairy exhibits, he remarked, demonstrated that the industry was progressing forwards and upwards in this district. He specially noticed the admirable display of apples, and was deeply impressed by the admirable exhibition of the Department of Agriculture, and urged the value of agricultural training in' primary and secondary schools, and the need for a fully equipped and scientific college of agriculture. The attendance was good, and tonight a great crowd thronged the buildings. To-morrow the annual Te AuteWanganui College foothill match will be played. The weather is cold but fine. The principal winners in the apple class were D. E. Fry, R. Wilson, C. H. Pickering, F. Peters', J. G. Cohhe (Blakeney), A. McCullogh (Outram), H. L. Palmer, H. Gushing; champion collection of apples, F. Peters (Waipawa) 1, James Cushing (West Clive) 2. The principal winners in vegetables were F. Westbury, L. A. Abraham, T. Pitt, A. Harding, G. Tate, E. Vailc; collection of vegetables for Royal Horticultural Society's medal, F. Westbury (Tai-ta) 1, L. A. Abraham 2. Principal winners in potatoes, R. Christensen, A. C. Prentice, Nelson Hughes, J. E. Kjestrup, F. Westbury, J. Ogilvie. In field roots the principal winners were W. J. Balsillie, J. Ogilvie, Weraroa Training Farm, .S. R. Lancaster, J. McFarland, John Thomson. J. Dearlove, C. Heayns, W. Scth Smith, and in farm products the principal win;, rs were W. J. Balsillie, H. J. Booth and E. Barnett; in seed and grain F. C. Bmokie, WeraToa Training Farm, W. J. Balsillie, W. C. Miller (Outram), Pearce Bros., D. McLean. In the school gardens display competition, Kelvin Grove was first, but all the other school classes fell to Kairanga. Miss I. Best (Longburn) won the twelve guinea special prize in the farmers' butter class.

The following were the awards in the cheese classes:—• Three cases full cream, New Zealand Cheddar, colored. Kaponga (Rowan) 1, Kaponga (River'ea) 2, Tariki 3, Kaponga and Ngacre 4. Three cases full cream, New Zealand Cheddar, shaped cheese,-. Tariki 1, Kaponga 2, Ngaere 3, Rongokokako and Dalefield 4. Case of cheese open to members of the New Zealand Dairy Factory Managers' Association challenge cup, presented by the New Zealand Dairy Factory Managers' Association: Greytown 1, Dalefield 2. Two factory cheese, full matured: Kaponga (Rowan) 1, Ngaere 2, Parkvale 3. Two medium-sized factory cheese: Tuicri and Peninsula No. 64 1, Rocky Inlet 2, Cambridge 3. Two loaf cheese: Parkvale 1, Dalefield 2.