SCHOOL FARM WORK.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 1 June 1928, Page 6

SCHOOL FARM WORK.

BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ CLUBS

JUDGING IN RAWHITIROA DISTRICT.

The judges of the crops .grown by solioo’ children, under the aegis of the Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs, Messrs A. J. v.«,asson and Rod Syme. with Mr Freeman, of the Agricultural Department, traversed the Rawhitiroa, district yesterday to make awards on the. mangold and carrot plots. They had an interesting morning, and them went on to Ma n garni ngi. The first plot was that of Master Leslie Robinson, and iit was in every respect a picture. The cultivation, as Mr Glasson remarked, wais perfect, and each mango'.d had been neatly trimmed. 'The crop was deserving of being used as" a model. Another feature was the fact that they had been given the benefit of irrigation during the dry spell. No doubt this had helped the growth. Mr Glasson stressed the value of the care and attention given in keeping the crop clean and growing all the time. He congratulated the young grower, telling him lue had given abundant care in the growing and thus secured the maximum for cultivation. Rawhiirtiroa. would:, he felt sure, supply many exhibits of mangolds at the Hawera. Winter Show. As in other places, charts and, tests have still to be judged. At the conclusion of the judging the painty adjourned to the Kschool house, where a party of ladies under the direction of Mrs Cocker bad prepared lunch. to. which everyone did full justice.

Before leaving, Mr J. Cocker, chairman of the School Committee, expressed the appreciation of the committee and the settlers for the good work done by Air Glasson and Mr Syme. He said ail were .pleased to see them, and hoped it voYd not by any means be the last time. He said he understood: the crops were well up to the average, and one or two outstanding for quality and generabexcellence, though not for .size, and that a. number of exhibits would be found that would grace the Winter Show benches and do credit to the district of Rawhitiroa.

Acknowledging the kindly references. Mr Glasson said they were very well .pleased with the crops they had seen, though the number was not .so great as last year; but the general average was good, and the cultivation outstanding so that there would be a number of the growers represented in the Winter fhow exhibits. He thanked the ladies for once more, providing luncheon for the party, and said that they were alwaysl assured of a hospitable reception when thev visited Rawhitiroa. The results were as follow: — Mangolds. Leslie Robinson. —91 tons 12cwt, cultivation 40, quality 8, total 139’. Bruce May, 85 tons 19cwt, cultivation 37,-quality 8; totals 1302. Peggy O’Connor. —70 tons llcwt, cultivation 36, quality 82 ; total, 115. Leslie Gernlioefer.—3s tons 7cwt, cultivation 35, quality 7; total, 77). Carrots. Ned O’Connor. —42 tons ocwb, cultivation. 37. quality 7; total, 86). Pat O’Connor. —37 tons 5c wit, cultivation 37, quality 5; total, 82. Edna May.—33 terns 2cwt; cultivation 25, quality 6; .total, 64. Senior Plots. Two .senior plots of mangolds were grown bv James and William Gernhoefer, the average weights being about 40 tens and 35 tons 19cwt respectively. The youths, however, had not strict’y observed! the conditions laid down for manuring and sowing and in consequence the value of the test was. largely lost. AT MANGAMIN GI. A new district was opened in the competitions yesterday by tbe addition of Mangamingi., where hithertoi no work of that kind had been done.. The judges went out in the afternoon and found that much enthusiasm: prevailed, the headmaster. Mr Sinclair, being keen to .push ahead the work. Mr Glasson discussed the. matter with tbe teacher and pupils, emphasising the value of the competitions and oongrafu--1 airing them all on a good and promismo- start and expressing the hope that they would continue to progress in the wav thev had begun. Pour crops were inspected and weighed. and. tbe results were considered 'rite promising. In three case,si cultivation was really good and in two of these the quality was very high, securing aim cist the maximum and elicit tine the judges’ comment that thev were about ais good as anything thev had seen this veaf. The paitry was entertained at afternoon tea by IVlrs Bocldiie. and tbe hospitality shown, was much appreciated. The results were as follow: —

Mangolds. Benny Ma.rtin. —66 tons lewt. cultivation 38. quality 9; total, 113. W. Bod die. —50 tons 2cwt, cultivation 20. quality 6); total, 76). H. Kirk. —42 tons llcwt. cultivation 32, quality 7; total, 81). Carrots. L. Pennington. —37 tons scwt, oui’tivafron 38, quality 9; total, 84).