HIGH STANDARD.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 102, 3 May 1939, Page 14

HIGH STANDARD.

BUTTER AND CHEESE. WINTER SHOW EXHIBITS. CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS. High praise for the butter and cheese exhibits at the Auckland Winter Exhibition is given by Mr. E. C. Wood, dairy produce grader, on behalf of the dairy division judges at the exhibition, which will be officially opened to-night by the deputy-Mayor, Mr. J A. C. Allum. "This year's butter exhibits are uniform and sound in quality, and it is not often that so little irregularity has been noticeable when judging for winter shows," said Mr. Wood. •■'ln all the classes the judges had a difficult task in deciding the winning exhibits, and competitors are to be congratulated on their efforts.

"A very pleasing feature of the cheese section is the clean and attractive condition of all entries," he added. "Credit is due to the exhibitors for the care taken in bandaging and trimming, which makes for neat and tidy finish. As the cheeses were manufactured during the recent long period of dry weather, it was difficult for eheesemakers to produce cheese as firm and plastic in body as could be desired, most of the exhibits being somewhat tender in bodv.

'•Flavours are uniform and satisfactory, and on the whole texture is fairly close. An outstanding feature in the cheese, section is the lack of entries from Auckland factories, the bulk coining from Taranaki ani Wellington districts." Awards were:— BUTTER. New Zealand Butter Championship.— Box salted, suitable for export: Golden Bay Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, ]; Levin Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 2; Bay of Isalnds Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 3; Rodney Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, v.h.c. Box otilb, suitable for export.—Golden Bay Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 1; Okitu Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 2; Levin Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 3. Box 241b pats, suitable for local trade.—Oruru - Fairburn Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 1; Golden Bay Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 2; Okitu Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 3. Auckland Provincial Championship.— Box 281b: Te Aroha-Thames Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 1; Rodney [ Co-operative J)airy Company, Limited, 2; Bay of Islands Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 3. Box unsalted, 281b, suitable for export. —United Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 1; Okitu Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited. 2; OruruFairburn Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 3. Novice Cla-s-s. —Box 281b: Cambridge Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, J ; Golden Bay Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 2; Rangiwahia-Ruahiue Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 3. Box 2Hlb, made by buttermaker or firsit assistant.—Bay of Islands Co-opera-tive Dairy Company, Limited, 1; Collingwood Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 2; Rangiwahia-Ruahine Cooperative Dairy Company, Limited, 3. Box 281b, made by assistant.— United Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 1; Golden Bay Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 2; Rangiwahia-Ruahine Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 3. Points Prize, for classes 1, 2, 3 and s.—Golden Bay Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited. CHEESE. New Zealand Cheese Championship.— Case coloured or white Cheddar: Bidwell Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, lj Pahiatua Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 2; Waverley Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 3; Featherston Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 4. Case matured. —Alton Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 1; Pembroke Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 2; Pahiatua Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 3. Case, coloured, suitable for export.— Bidvyell Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 1; Pahiatua Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 2; Dalefield Co-opera-tive Dairy Company, Limited, 3. Case white, suitable for export.— Pahiatua Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 1; Bidwell Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 2; Rexdale Cooperative.Dairy Company, Limited, 3. Auckland Provincial Championship.— Case white or coloured: Bruntwood Cooperative Dairy Company, Limited, 1; Hauraki Plains Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 2. Case coloured or white Cheddar.— Waverley Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 1; Rexdale Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 2; Bruntwood Cooperative Dairy Company, Limited, 3.

Case two medium coloured Cheddar.— Pahiatua Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 1; Rexdale Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, 2; Dalefield Cooperative Dairy Company, Limited, 3. • Points Prize, for elapses 9 to 12. Pahiatua Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited. Scott-Woods Shield, for classes 14 to 15.—Rexdale Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited.