ROOT GROWING.
SCHOOL COMPETITIONS. On Wednesday work took the judges to Mana-ia and Oeo\ where, though not a large number of plots wore seen, there were a. number of excellent weights, two. in piaitticular of .mangold's, one of over 95 tons at* Oeo and tho other over 84 toms at Mia-naia.. 1 n carrots there were also three capital plots, all. well! aver fifty tons. . Cultivation nia-s, .throughout, excellent and quality well maintained. The results were as below, points allowed a« usual:—• CIARJROTS. B Laiurseu: 57 tons I7crolt —cultivation 38, qu'ality 9, chart 38; total!, 1423-. W. Bakers: 53 tons —cultivation 40, quality 7, chart 43 ;, total 143. J. Hainesn: 52 tons —cultivation 38, quality 7, chart to eoune; total, —. G. Spencer: 44 toms Towlt—cultivation 40, quality 7, chart 43; total 134 J. B. Hammond: 34 tons lewt —(cultivation 39, quality 8, chart 411; total 122. N. Leppard: 24 tons sowt —cultivia*tiom 37, quality 6, chart 38; total 105. MANGOLDS. I/. Walker (Oeo) : 95 tons 12owt- — cultivation 40, quality 7, chant 43; total 185 J. B. Lau-nsem (Manaia) : 84 tons 40114; —cultivation 34, quality 8, chart 40; total 166. W. Bakers (Manaia) : 67 toms lOcrvvt —cuivation 39, quality 8, chart 42; botal 156. G . Madlgwiok (Oeo) : 32 tons jlooWt — cultivation 37. quality 8, chart 41 ; total 118.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 11 June 1926, Page 8
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217ROOT GROWING. Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 11 June 1926, Page 8
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