ROOT CROPS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 2 June 1926, Page 2

ROOT CROPS.

JUDGING CONTINUED. MATAPU’S RECORD ENTRY. The biggest day in the history of the root crop competitions for Matapu was held yesterday, when no less than 2o entries in various parts of the district were inspected and judged by Mr J. W. Deem. It was a heavy day, and when the light became too bad to continue there were still several crops to inspect. Three or four were withdrawn, and there still remained three more, which will be judged this morning. .. As on Monday, there was a considerable length of road to be traversed by car, and in addition there were several long tramps cross country. The party half also to travel from the Sheet road right back over the Opunake railway. *There was a. very satisfactory attendance of local farmers, and all took a keen and active interest in' the work. At midday the party divided into sections, a. number of settlers entertaining most hospitably a number of those present, and later in the day, at the Duthie Road Hall, a ladies’ committee had a spread prepared for afternoon tea that would have pleased the most critical. It was much appreciated, and this acknowledgment was made with no uncertain voice, hearty votes of thanks being enthusiastically carried by acclamation. Just before leaving Mr E. Hosldn, for the Matapu branch of the Farmers’ Union, heartily thanked Mr Deem for once more coming to act as judge, and added that they were much pleased at the keen interest taken by him in the work of the farmers generally and of the competitions especially. Mr Deem briefly replied, and said he hoped they would always continue to evince a lively interest in the work of the competitions. Hearty votes of thanks were also passed to the Hawera Star and also to the ladies for much appreciated help. Results of the day’s work were as below, the points awarded as shown after the weights being for cultivation and quality respectively: CARROTS. H. Sharp: 51 tons 8 cwt —cultivation 8, quality 9; total 120 points. H. Hoskin: 39 tons 15 cwt —cultivation 7s, quality 10; total 97. W. A. Guy: 42 tons 6 cwt —cultivation 6, quality 6; total 965. W. T. Seed: 35 tons 7 cwt —cultivation 4, quality 6; total 81$. H. Hoskin: 30 tons 1 owt —cultivatoon 7, quality 10; total 77. H. Giddy: 28 tons 18 cwt —cultivation 9, qualtiy 7; total 735.

MANGOLDS. C. Willis: 87 tons 10 owt —cultivation 9, quality 8; total 192 points. L. Preece: 68 tons 7 owt —cultivation 8, quality 8; total 1525. O. Robertson: 62 tons 9 owt —cultivation 6s, quality 8; total 139. C. Willis: 59 tons 5 cwt —cultivation 7, quality 7; total 1325. T. York: 53 tons 13 owt —cultivation 7s, quality 6; total 121. F. Hoskin: 50 tons —cultivation 8, qualtiv 8$; total 116$. G. Preece: 50 tons 1 cwt —cultivation 8, quality 8; total 116. G. Preece: 49 tons 1 cwt —cultivation 7, quality 7%; total 112$. W. A. Guy: 45 tons 16 cwt—cultivation 8, quality 8; total 107$. F. Hoskin: 46 tons 3 cwt —cultivation 7, quality 8; total 107. A. G. Edlin: 39 tons 8 cwt —cultivation 5, quality 7s; total 91. W. T. Seed: 35 tons 12 cwt—cultivation 4, quality 6; total 81. SWEDES. J. O’Sullivan: 57 tons 17 owt —cultivation 7, quality 7$ ; total 130 points. N. Luxton: 51 tons 2 cwt—cultivation 7, quality 81; total 117$. W. A. Guy: 47 tons 17 cwt —cultivation 8, quality 7; total 112$. O. Robertson: 44 tons 13 owt—cultivation 7, quality 8; total 104. Hooker Bros.: 44 tons 3 cwt—cultivation 7, quality 6s; total 101$. T. York: 31 tons 3 cwt —cultivation 5, quality 7; total 74. A. G. Edlin: 30 tons 10 cwt —cultivation 5, quality 6s; total 725. SCHOOL PLOTS. SOME GOOD) YIELDS. Continuing Ihiis work of judging the school plots, Mr. A. J. Glasson went yesterday to Normianiby and Ararfata. He found there three plots; two of mangolds and one of carrots, and itn those cases the children had done very good work. Several of the others, however, showed wiant of cultivation. In. one case pigs had got into what would* otherwise have been an exceedingly fine crop of carrots. MANGOLDS. E. Bennett: 76 tons 3 cwt —cultivation, 40. quality 8; total 124. G. Lindlberg: 68 tons 12 cwt—cultivation 38, quality 9; total 116. F. Tilly: 32 tons 15 cut —cultivation 28, quality 8; total 69. T. Edwards: 23 ton® 2 owt—'cultivation 20, quality 6; total 49. OARROTS. E. Ben nett : 44 bonus 10 owt—cultivation 3S, quality 7; total 89. M. Edwards: 26 tons —cultivation 25. quality 6; total 57. T. Edwards: 21 tons 4 cwt —cultivation 20, quality 6; total 47.