COMPETITION IN FIELD ROOTS.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20550, 19 May 1932, Page 3

COMPETITION IN FIELD ROOTS.

RESULTS AND- JUDGES*' , COMMENT. ' Fallowing: are .the. results .of the Northern Agricultural and: EastptalAssociation'# fiald roots . and, green feed_ competitions, which ■wore judged by officers of the- Department of Agricultures . " „ HALF-ACRE MANGOLDS. Any Variety^ (17 Entries.) ; A. D. Petrie (Woodend)*,. 94.9 point* . A -F. Thome (Kaiapoi), 93.7 points .. 3 . A. J. Rich (Kaiapoi), 92.6 points .. 9 ■ J. Lydster (Kaiapoi), 91.9 points . .. 4 In his comments the judge,' Mr- G. 6. Oalder, stated: ' The winning crop, was " a good, even, and very, clean one, and tlx* • fact that it was grown in 23-inch rorfa gav* it tho necessary tons per acre to »in.Tbat of Mr F. Thome was exceptionally good- in that it was the most evenly-grown crop in tho. competitions and • well • merits second place The Long Reds -and Orange Globes appeared pure, but unfortunately .the Yellow Globe , and Intermediate crops had to some extent impurities in the form oi other varieties present. ' - , ' •JIVE ACRES TURNIPS. Any Variety. (Five Entries.) • ~~' J. E. Barns (Horrel ville), OS- point* . 1 J. Petrie (Bwannanoa),.*62 points ' .. S C. Gamble (Oxford), 01 - points .. } FIVE ACRES GREEN FEED. (Four Entries.) James Petrie (Swarmanoa), 91 points ... ~1 G. H. Hassall (Clarkville), 90 points 9 - D. Chapman (West Eyreion), Si points ... 8 FIVE ACRES GREEN FEED, FOLLOWING A GRAIN CROP. (Six Entries.) C. T. Dawson (Fernside), 96 points .. 1 D. Chapman (West Eyreton), 93 points - F, L. Wright . (Coutts Island), 92 points 3 The judge, Mr J. G. McKay, commented as follows: In the turnip section the number of entries was rather , disappointing, but the quality was very fair.. The winning .crop (Lincolnshire Reds) wks grown on land which had evidently been specially well Sowing was dono in N 3eveii-incb rowa; the crop was very even and. well grown and the growth of lop #-as pliMiomM!*!. , Tfcia iatter fact was largely responsible for the exceptionally high yield weight. Of the green feed crops, strikes were in Gome cases rather uneven owing to dry conditions, but on the whole growth wa? good, with no vary marked difference - .among a number entries. . :