DAIRY AWARDS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 138, 13 June 1934, Page 3

DAIRY AWARDS.

NATIONAL EXHIBITION. CHAMPIONSHIP TO KAIKOHE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) PALMERSTON NORTH, Tuesday. The dairy produce prize awards in the Manawatu Agricultural and Pastoral Association's National Dairy Show, which is to open to-morrow, were made available to-day as follow: — Butter Section. Championship of New Zealand.—Kaikohe, 94.5 points, 1; Canterbury Central, 94.15, 2; Shannon, 93.8, 3. Special rrizes.—Cunard Rose Bowl: United. Shaw, Savill and Albion Cup: Levin. Provincial gold medals: Kaikohe (Auckland), 375.6 points; ■ United (Wellington and Hawke's Bay), 378.5; Canterbury Central Dairy Company, 378. Box of Butter, salted, suitable for export (open to all factories).—United, 95.0 points. 1; Kaikohe, 94.8, 2; Awaluui, 94.5, 3. Kaitaia, 94.3, 4; Wangachu, 94.2, 5. Box of Butter, in pats, suitable for local trade (open to all factories).— Canterbury Central, 95.0 points, 1-; Kaikoura. 95.0, 2; Levin, 91.8, 3; Awahuri, 9J.5, 4; Shannon, 94.3, 5. Box of Butter, suitable for export (open to all factories).—Cunard Rose Bowl: United, 95.0 points. 1; Shannon, 94.5, 2; Canterbury Central, 94.3, 3; Karamea, 94.0, 4. Box of Export Butter (open to members of the Dairy Factory Managers' Association).—Levin, 95.0 points, 1: United, 94.3, 2; Rangiwahia-Ruahine, 94.5, 3. Butter (made by dairy diploma students from the Massey College).—Wallace Smith Cup: Kaikoura. 94.5 points, 1. Box of Export Butter from Bulk (made at the factory of exhibitor). —Shaw Savill Cup: Levin, 94.5 points, 1; RangiwahiaRuahine, 94.3. 2: Masterton, 94.3, 3; Kaikoura, 94.2. 4; Golden Bay. 94.0. 5.

Box of Salted Butter (delivered to cool stores during February). — RangiwahiaRuahine, 94.;') points. 1; Apiti. 94.5, 2; Canterbury Central. 94.3, 3; Kaikohe, 94.2, 4: Shannon. 94.1, 5.

Box of Butter, specially made under most favourable conditions (open only to the Factory Managers' Association members).—United, 95.0 points. 1; Awahuri, 94.8. 2; Rangiwahia-Ruahine, 94.5, 3; Levin, 94.3. 4. Box of Butter (open to factories receiving home-separated cream only).—Canterbury Central, 95.0 points* 1; Apiti, 94.5, 2; Levin. 94.5, 3; Shannon, 94.3, 4. Twentyone on tries. Box of Butter (made by first assistant ot butter maker).—Apiti. 94.5 points, 1; Rangiwahia-Rualiine, 94.3, 2; Karamea, 94.3, 3; Levin, 94.2. 4: Shannon, 94.0, 5. Box of Unsalted Butter.—United. 95.0 points, 1; Canterbury Central. 94.7. 2; Golden Bay, 94.5, 3; Kaikohe, 94.3, 4. Box of Butter (open to makers who have never '.von the first prize at previous Manawatu shows). —Knikoura, 94.5 points, i: Karamea. 94.3. 2; Rangiwahia-Ruahine, 91.2. 3; Kaitaia, 94.0, 4. Box of Pat Butter (first assistants only).—Karamea, 94.5 points, 1; Apiti, 94.3, 2; Wangaehu, 94.2, 3; Shannon, 94.0, 4. Butter (made with a special brand of salt). —D. Dickie trophy: Shannon. 94.5 points, 1; Canterbury Central, 94.3, 2. Cheeso Section. The cheese results are as follow:— Championship of New Zealand.—Westmere, 94.5 points, 1; Kuku, 94.03, 2; Kaiparoro, 93.1, 3. West Coast Championship.—Westmere, 94 points, 1; Kuku, 93.5, 2; Mangawhata, 93. 3. Special Awards.—South Island medal, Ccllingwood Woods memorial: Westmere. Clement Cup: Westmere. Rennet Cup: Kaiparoro. Xew Zealand Shipping Company's Cup: Westmere. The judges were pleased at the increase in entries. The quality of the cheese was very even, the flavours being clean and the bodies firm and silky. Although there was an absence of mechanical openness, there was a tendency in some toward slit openness. The finish of a few exhibits cculd have been improved upon.