DUNEDIN WINTER SHOW

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 214, 3 June 1908, Page 3

DUNEDIN WINTER SHOW

THE OPENINC DAY. . .NORTH: ISLAND SUCCESSES; Tho Otago A. and P. Society's Winter Show (says a Press Association- -messago) opened yesterday in splendid weather, and with a record attendance. Tho quality of exhibits is. fully up to the standard of previous years, and' competition is' very keen, particularly in cheese and factory _ butter. A fine display was made by the Agricultural Department. The show was officially opened by. the Prime, Minister, who traced the progress of the Society since the first winter show in 1594, and also quoted statistics illustrating the steady headway' made by. tho province. Ho also referred to the good work being carried on by the Department of Agriculture, and went on to 6ay'that tho Government was anxious. to -provide an experiment farm for the South Island. Tile prize-list was as follows: — ' Five cwt. full cream New Zealand cheddarshaped chcese, suitable for export'(coloured) —Edendale, 1; Mataura,'2; Omimi, 3. Five cwt. full cream New' Zealand cheddarsliaped. cheese, suitablo for expwt .(white) — Edendale, 1; Wyndham, 2; Omimi, 3. Two factory-made cheese, suitablo,for export (white 'or coloured)—Edendale,' 1; Mataura, 2 ; Seaward Downs, 3. Two factory-made cheese, suitable for export, white or coloured, judged by one judge elected by cheesemakers, and one by ; the Dairy Coiflmjssioner—Edendale, 1; Mataura, 2; Seaward Downs,-3. Cheese for grading points—Aparima, 1; Edendale, 2; Mataura, 3; Gore, 4; Seaward Downs, 5. /.■Five cwt. (8 cheese) of factory-make cheese, suitable for export (white or coloured), to be sent direct from factory, to show —Edendale,. 1; Seaward Dowfis, 2; Mataura, 3. .Case of factory-made loaf cheese, suitablo for, export (white or coloured)—Edendale, 1; Mataura, 2; Wyndham, 3.

Our special/Dunedin correspondent telegraphs that Mr. Singleton, Dairy Commissioner, says that the factory butter exhibited , shows an excellence which surpasses that of anything, that the graders ihave hithorto seen at a Dunedin show. There is a great uniformity in tho scores, and'tho quality is uniformly bettor, while practically all .the flavours aro comparatively clean, a fact which speaks for the keeping quality of the butters , represented. The body and texture of the butter evidence skill in manufacture, and are a credit to the managers. Theso remarks'reflect special credit on Wellington, because Cheltenham heads the list for points in two classes, and' is third in the other. Tho particulars may The 'three competitions resulted thus 1 - 3 Boxes Factory Butter for Export. h -- I -i £•-s ..3 ■ ' ■■■:• -1 ■ -Hv -s ' . ~ . a O 'CO h, K Cheltenham .... 4SJ. 23i' 10 10 5 95 Hawke's Bay 45* 231 10 '.10 5 91 ' S. ■ Canterbury iii. 24 10: 10 5 S3J Thames Valley. .4i 24 10 10, 5- 93 Canterbury C. 4A 23-1 10 ' '10 5- 02} Wheuuakura ... 41 23 40. 10. \ 5 92 Canterbury; ; ... 43J 22\' - .- 10 * 5 90J 1 Bps for Export (N. Island'only). ■ Cheltenham 46' 24 '10 '10 5 95 Thames Valley 45 24 10 10 5 94 Bell Block ... 41 •: 231 •' 10 10 5' 92J Whenuakura -23i'""10"- -10"'- s'" 92 Midhi'rst". ;; 10 • - -10 5 DOJ r.;ri: vn.nrjm.Y l i-.m.-u.- i . I'. Box.'for' Export. .. S.' Canterbury 4GJ 24 10 10 5 ;; ■ 95J S.: Canterbury ..40 24 10''. 10 95 .1 .Cheltenham . 24<- ; ( .10. . 10-- 5 -•Mi Bell 810ck45 •■' 23i " 10'' 30- 5 • 93J Whenuakura -I. Hi 23i 10 : 10 '5'- 93Canterbury. '.:. WJ . 23k .10 10 5 93 Canterbury C. .'4423| ;• 10. 10 ■ 5 ■ 92J ' Thoro was' : a compfetition' also, for prizes distributed ovor a period of Qvo years award-, ed to the butter-makor's whoso factory output for tho' season gained tho highest aggregate number of points according to tho certificate by the. Government' graders' from ; November 1, 1907. to March 31. 'Tho graders' points aro as follow: — . . - Midhirst Factory—93. 47. , Bell Block—93, 30. Makotawa—92, 65. : Whenuakura—92, 42. Canterbury Central —91, 86. Otaki—9l, 18. ' . . In the Agricultural Department court there is some homp, and also some figures in connection with grading, that will be of interest in-the, north. Five bales of flax wore grown at Wairoa, and the- leaves sent to 'a Manawatu. mill, tho product being. afterwards graded at Wellington.; Tho-grade points wero - as follow: — 'Awanga, 97. .' ,'Ngutunui, 96. Eutaiora, 94. , ■ ' ' Wbarariki, 82. ■ A "swamp flax, 84. ~