KAKARAMEA.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 18 May 1925, Page 6

KAKARAMEA.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SCHOOLS ROOT COMPETITIONS. Messrs Smith and Hogg, judges of the fields competitions among the school children, visited the district on Wednesday morning, and weighed up the various plots in the competition and allotted marks for weight, cultivation and quality. The charts kept by the children are to be officially examined by Mr Hogg at his next visit to the school, after which winners m this district will be selected. The following are the marks allotted in order of merit, so far as can be ascertained; it must be understood that in some cases where pupils have grown carrots they stand higher on the list, as the yield per acre of carrots is always less than the yield per acre of mangolds. Bruce Duke (carrots). —Yield o0 2 tons per acre, cultivation 19 points in 20, quality 181 points in 20; total 88 points. , Frank Hamlin (mangolds).—Yield to tons, cultivation 18 points, quality 17 points; total 111 points. John Herbert (mangolds).—Yield 461 tons, cultivation 20 points, quality 19 points; total 8o& points. Gray Hamlin (carrots). —Yield cultivation 18 points, quality 18) points; total 80| points. G. Tocker (carrots). —Yield 34,( tons, cultivation 18 points, quality 18 points; total 701 points. E. Tong (mangolds).—Yield 341 tons, cultivation 16 points, quality 171 points; total 67$ points. Willie Ward (mangolds).—Yield 28 tons, cultivation 171 points, quality 16 points: total 61-1 points. Doris Milne (carrots). —Yield 281 tons, cultivation 14 points, quality 171 points; total 60 points. L. Tong.—Yield 241 tons, cultivation 16 points, quality 16 points; total 56|- points. At the conclusion of the judging, Mr Smith thanked all those present for the interest they had taken in the work, and called for a hearty vote of thanks for Messrs Clinton, MacDonald and Tong, who had kindly put their cars at the disposal of the party. In reply, Mr'S. Huston thanked the judges, on behalf of those present., for the generous advice they had given on the growing of root crops and for the fair way they had allotted marks. Before leaving Mr P. Tong took the visitors home to morning tea, after which they returned to Wanganui. LADIES’ HOCKEY.

The young ladies of the district met at the hockey grounds on Thursday afternoon for a practice match. All players are notified that the next practice will he held on Wednesday afternoon next. All those wishing to become members are especially asked to attend practices, as a. team is to be selected to enter for the tournament to be held in Hawera on the King’s Birthday.