HONOURS IN BUTTER-FAT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 663, 13 November 1909, Page 8

HONOURS IN BUTTER-FAT.

A COMING" CONTEST At a meeting of tho Champion Butter fat Committee of the Taranaki Agricultuial bo ciorj, held at New Plymouth on Wednesday night,. cbmplcto ■ arrangements wero made for conducting the competition, foi which excel lent entries havo been received Messrs Rutherford (managor of tho Bell Block Dairy Companj) and Simpson (minager of the Maugorei Dairy Company) wero appointed to carry out the tests, which will tike placo at the Bell Block I'actory Stewards were appointed as lolhro —Thursday (receiving and handing), Messrs A W Wood and Ilenry King, Tnday, Messrs W Ambury and E Elliott, Saturday, Messr-,, W Stanley and A W Word, Sunday, Messrs G Coutai and p Guscott, Monday, Messrs E Webster and Henry King The milking hour was fixed at 6 o'clock, both morning and evening, and tho milking will be undertaken by Mr S J Smith ana a man pro vided'by r him.' iTho-committee is to moot at the paddocks on Wednesday afternoon next at ? o'clock Messrs V W Wood, W Ambury, Mid E Elliot wero appointed an execu hvo committee to attend to any urgent mat ters

■Tho'fixing of-the-times of milking: at exactly 12 Hours .-apart will enable one. to see whether, the: intervals '. are equal, ' the . morning .milk''is: still; poorer than .that given /at evening. '■■■:-■:'£■ ■"■■'-■■ ■-■.■■'■.■.■■"■■■•.■•. : ■'■ ; •..' ;. ' ;;-