NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 June 1916, Page 6

NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW.

BUTTER AND'CHEESE.

TARANAKI SUCCESSES.

(From Our Special Reporter.) _ Palmorston North, June 10. ihere is again a fine display of butter and cheese-at the Palmerston Winter „11 "'• . T " ?"„ thpre iU ' <! -V from ! parts of New Zealand. In butter here are 111 entries. A remarkable feature is the paucity of exhibits from Taranaki, Midliirst factory alone beinrepresented, in two classes. This ma? be due to the fact that the local shows have usurped the interest of factories that formerly had to go abroad to seek competition. In the cheese competitions however, nearly half the entries hail horn South Taranaki, whilst North laranak., which has r.ew gone in largely f or cheese, has not one representative A good feature is the evenness of the ev.nhits in both classes, the prize list being well distributed. In butter, the principal prize winners are: Levi-, Taieri and Peninsula, Kairangu, Thames Valley, Mastcrtoh, Awahuri, Tai Tanu Canterbury Central, Shannon, ' In cheese, Kakaramea wins the championship, with one first, a second and four third prizes; Parkvale scored one first, two secoads, and a third; Cardiff, one first and a third; Riverdale, onfirst and a setfond. Taieri and Peninsuto, and Whakaronga each scored two

The following are the awards:— BUTTER.

Eox of butter, 501b., suitable for expnr .-Masterton. 05 points, 1; Thames Valley, Kairanga. Levin and Taieri and Peninsula. 94% points, tied for second place. 27 entries.

Best one box of export butter, open to any butter factory manager not having won a prir.e for butter at any ShoV to the value of £5.

Awaburi, 04 points, 1; Heretaun»a 03 points, 2; Pi 0 Pio, 92} points, 3; Ot'aki, 91 points, 4.

Box of butter suitable for export, open to any factory manager not havin» previously Won a prize at the National Dairy Show.—Tai Tapu Factory 94 Points, 1; Mauricevillc, 93} points 2Awahuri, 93 points, 3. Five entries' ' Box of butter suitiible for export open to members of the New Zealand Dairy Factory Managers' Association Canterbury Central, 04} points, 1Thames Valley, Maatepton and points each, tied for seeer.d place Twenty-three entries. Midliirst scored 93 points.

Box of export factory butter, 501b. Taieri and Peninsula Factory, 95 points 1; Shannon, 94} points, 2; Te Aroha| 94 points, 3; Rangiwahia and Ballance, 93} points each, 4. Seventen entries. Midliirst, 91} points. Championship of New Zealand, under (he auspices of the New Zealand Dairy Factory Managers' Association.—Awahuri, Golden Bay, Taieri and Peninsula and Levin, 95 points each, tied for first place. Nineteen entries.

Box of butter manufactured from home-separated cream.—Te Aroha, 94 points, 1; Rangiwahia, 93 points' 2; Waitanguru, 92J points, 3. Eight entries.

Box of whey butter.—Karamea Factory, 88} points, 1; Whakaronga, 86 points, 2. The only entries. Silver Challenge Cup and Silver Medallion, presented by Messrs. Keeps, Ttd., London, to exhibitor scoring the highest grade points in cither of Classes

1 to 5. inclusive.—Taieri and Peninsula, 95 points, 1; Levin, 94 points, 2. Championship.—Taeiri and Peninsula, 189% points, and Levin, 189% points, tied for fir3t place; Awahuri, 18*9, 3.

CHEESE. Case of full cream Cheddar shaped cheese (colored), suitable for export.— Kakaramea, 95% points; Parkvale, 95; Cardiff, 94}; Riverdale, 94; Taratahi, 94. Eighteen entries. Kaupokonui, 92J; Pihama, 91; Hawera, 91; Awatuna, 90}. One case (white), suitable for export. —Kakaramea, 94J points; Parkvale, 94}; Hawera, 94}; Pihama, 94} Kaupokonui. !> Eighteen entries. Riverdale 93, Cardiff, 92. Case of cheese, irrespective of color, open only to members of Factory Manager's Association —Cardiff, 94} 'points, 1; Kakaramea, 94 points, 2; Whakaronga, 92} points, 3. Ten entries. Riverdale scored 92 points.

Case of factory cheese, fuly 'matured, any color.—Riverdale 94J points; Hawera, 94% points; Kakaramea, 94 points; Parkvale, 94 points. Eighteen entries, Pihama and Cardiff 93}; Kaupokonui and Awatuna 92}.

Case of factory cheese manufactured from non-pasteurised milk —Taier> and Peninsula, 94 points: Waitohi, 93} points; Westmere, 93 points; Riverdale 11 points.

Case medium-sized factory cheese, manufactured from, non-pasteurised milk, fully matured.—Taieri and Peninsula. 94 points; Te Horo, 93} points; Waitohi, 93 points; Westmere, 92} points. Seven entries.

Four loaf cheese.*^Whakaronga, 95 points; Parkvale, 94} points; Kakaramea, 94 points. Eleven entries. Kaupokonui, 93%; Riverdale 92%. Case export factory cheese (any color), open to cheese factory managers not having won a prize to the value of £5 at any show.—Whakaronga, 95 points, 1; Riverdale, 941 points, 2; Kakaramea, 94 points, 3. Championship of New Zealand, under 'uspices of New Zealand Dairy Factory Managers' Association.—Kakaramea, with a total of 284 points, 1; Parkvale, 283% points, 2; Riverdale, 281% points, 3. Sixteen entries. The. gold medal for South Island factory scoring the most points was won by Taieri and Peninsula (Kaitangata.) THE SUPPLY OF RENNET. (By .Telegraph.—Special to Daily News.) Palmerston North, Last Night. The National Dairy Association, after considerable discussion decided to form a cooperative company for the manufacture of rennet, with a capital of £20,000. in £1 shares, one share to be taken up for every two tons of cheese manufactured. Messrs. Marx, Forsyth, Murdoch. Moss, Fisher,. Wise, and Allen were appointed :i Provisional Committee. The meeting was divided as to whether it was best to erect a factory in the Dominion or to send the veils Home, but it was unanimous in deciding it was nccesasry to take urgent steps to ensure a supply of rennet. A meeting of cheese factory delegates is beintr held this evening, in committee, to discuss, the ..proposals,.of the sale of cheese to the Government.