FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 April 1921, Page 7

FARM AND DAIRY.

TOKO SETTLERS’ SOFT TURNIP COMPETITION. I.—D. Savage, 1 acre, Mammoth Purple Top; sea land, ploughed end of October, disced 5 times, hatrowed 3 times; sown 7/11/20; 16ozs seed per acref 7in. drills; super slag, 1 cwt and 2 cwt. to acre; weight of crop, including tops, 40 tons 11 cwt; points for weight 81; points for cultivation 7; points for quality 7; total points 95. 1. — ; W. H. Were, 1| acres, Lincoln Red and Hardy Green Globe; new land, ploughed September, disced 5 times, har'rowed 3 times, rolled twice; sown *26/11/ 20; 8 ozs seed per acre; 7in. drills; Hodder and Toley mixture, 4J cwt per acre; weight of crop including tops 39 tons 2 cwt;' points for weight 78, points for cultivation 9, points for quality 8; total points 9'5. 2. —Henry Cook, entry 1., 4 acres' Romney Marsh, Hardy Green Globe; previously swedes; ploughed 16/11/20, disced twice and harrowed; sown 20/11/20; 12 ozs. seed per acre; 14in. drills; Ephos and Guano, equal 3 cwt.; weight of crop, including tops, 36 tons 1| cwt.; points for weight 72, points for cultivation 6, points for quality 7, total points 85.

2. —Mrs. W. Maule, 4 acres, Webb’s Purple Topped Mammoth; previously swedes, ploughed. Oct., 1920; disced twice, harrowed once; sown 14/11/20, 10 ozs. seed per acre; 7in. drills; slag and basic super 3 cwt. equal; weight of crop, including tops 35 tons 14£ cwt; .points for weight 7*l, points for cultivation 6, points for quality 8; total points 85. 3. —A. T. Tomlinson, 4J acres, Purple Top Mammoth; sea land, ploughed end Nov., disced twice, harrowed once; sown 2nd week Dec.. 12 qzs. seed per acre., 7in. drills; N.Z. Meat Packing Co. turnip manure, 3 cwt.; weight of crop, including tops, 28 tons 9 cwt.; pointe for weight 57, points for cultivation 6, points for quality 8; total points 71. 4. —J. E. Jamieson, 2\/ z Purple Top Mammoth; previously swedes, ploughed middle of Nov., 1920, disced and chain harrowed; sown 2nd . week Dec., 1920; 13 ozs. seed per acre; 7in. drills: Waitara turnip manure? 2 cwt.: weight at crop, including tbps, 27 tens 1U

pointe for weight 55£, points for cultivation 5, points for quality 7; total points 67|. 5. —H. Cook, entry IL, 4 acres, Hardy Green Globe and Romney Marsh; previously swedes; ploughed first week in Dec., 1920; disced twice and harrowed; sown 2nd week in Dec., 1920, 12ozs. seed per acre, 14in. drills; Ep'hoe, Guano, equal parts, 3001bs; weight of crop, including tops, 27 tons 11 cwt.; points for weight 55, points for cultivation 6, points for quality 5; total points 66. The judge was Mr. A. J. Glasson, Field Instructor.