SCHOOL FARM WORK.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 29 May 1928, Page 5

SCHOOL FARM WORK.

ROOT-GROWING

ROYS’ AND GIRLS? CLUBS

The, work of the children entered under the Boys’ and Girls’! Clubs at Ohangai was judged yesterday by Mr. A. J. G-lasson (Agricultural Department) and Mr. Bod Syme (Educational Board Instructor). There were seventeen plots altogether and they all showI od evidence of marked care in cultivation, a. feature, of the work being the-) high -standard, no loss than seven securing the maximum points. A’few, however, were -spoilt by pigs. A -large party of farmers went round with the judges and they were entertained at luncheon by Mr. and Mrs. Savage, of Ohangai, an attention which was happily acknowledged by Mr. Glasson. The competitors were taken round in cars by Messrs Savage and Philpotts, MANGOLDS. The full conditions regarding sowing and manuring of plots were published in the “Star” some days ago. The seniors had to prepare two plots, each ..f I acre—(l) manure, super -3pts, bonemeal one and Nauru one, oewt to the acre and 'kainit at rate of 3cwt per acre; (1) same manure, but no addition of kainit. Points: - Weight, two .or each ton. Cultivation and quality JO each. . A. Philpotts.—(l) 99 tons Oewt, (2)' 90 tons I oewt (average 98 ions), cultivation 10, quality X), total 214)-' points;; Beg Harding.—(.l) 77 tons 19cwt, (21 71 tons oewt, age rage 74 tons 12cwt, 148), 8,9, total 16oj'. M Vincent (one p10t).—46 tons 2cwt,-92, S. 8, total 10S. - A. JUNIORS. One plot of 1-loth of an acre-LpointS one for each ion of weight : Cultivation; 10, S, a total of 157. V points. " " MANGOLDS, f„ P!|ilo r 1 ts.—— IC9 tons llewt, 109)’, 40. quality 10. ' -. G. Savage.—6s tons sewt, 65, 40, SV v total 113). .... ;.. E. Harding.—64 tongHScwt-; 64)-; 35, 8, 107), total* 107). '. ~.., S. Vincent,—63 tons Jcwt,-63, 32„ 7„ total 107. A. Bangi Tonga.—sl tons locwt, SLJ 10. 8) . total 1001. CAB ROTS. L. Philpotts.—sß tons 16cwt, 58), 10, 8, total 1063. ’> R. Tapp.—47 tons 17cwt, 473, 38, 7, total 92f. •’> - W. Glynn.—3B tops llewt, 38), 40, BJ, total 87. ■' - - V. Bangi Tonga,—32 tons 9cwt, 32)-, 40, 7, total 79)). • . T, Bangi Tonga &—2B tons'-Scwt,'2B). 38-, 8, total 74). H. Vincent. 19 tons oewt, 19), 30; 8, total 57). There are still points for chart (max. 20 points and test (iSpts) to be a ward - ed, and these will be allotted at the close of the plot judging of the district