FARMERS’ COMPETITIONS

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 25 July 1935, Page 10

FARMERS’ COMPETITIONS

HAY AND ENSILAGE JUDGING LOWGARTH AND KAPONGA Hay and ensilage entries of tlie Kaponga and Lowgarth branches of the Farmers’ Union wei'e judged on Monday and Tuesday. Referring to the Kaponga entries, the judge, Mr. C. Haynes,, of the Departjudge, Mr. C. Hynes, of the DepartGibson’s ensilage stack showed a good mixture of grasses with outstanding quality and raw material. My. C. Gordge’s pit was of good quality and raw material. The quality of the ensilage throughout was high, considering the dry conditions in the summer. The weak point in the hay competition was the poor building of the stacks.

At Lowgarth, the quality generally, and in hay particularly, did not appear to be up to the previous year’s standard. The hay appeared to have been excessively weathered. Luncheon was provided at. Kaponga by Mr. and Mrs J. Kaiser and afternoon tea by Mr and Mrs J. Gibson. At Lowgarth, luncheon was provided by Mr and Mrs F. Willan and afternoon tea by Mr and Mrs A. T. Burke. In the hay competition results given below, the columns relate to raw material (25), quality (50), building (25) and total. The figures in brackets are the maximum. In the ensilage results the columns are as follow: Raw' material (20), quality (50),. cover (15), waste (15), and total.

KAPONGA Meadow Hay Grace Bros 21 46 23 90 J. Gibson 23 47 19 89 E. Snowdon 22 46 19 87 D. Malone 21 45 18} 83} S. Brown 21 42 20 S3 Grace Bros 20 45 18 83 ENSILAGE Stack J. Gibson 18 47} 13 14 92} D. Malone ... 17} 47 12 13 89} Dempsey Estate 15} 45 14 12 86} R. D. Dagg ... 10} 45} 13 11 86 D. Malone 10 44 13 11 84 C. Crowley ... 10 43 14 11 54 ENSILAGE Pit C. Gordge 18 48 12 13 91 .7. Kaiser 18} 47 12} 12 £0 LOWGAKTH Meadow Hay A. T. Burke 22} 47 23 92} F. Will an 23 46} 21 90} A. D. Johnston ... 22} 45} 22 90 A. D. Johnston ... 22} 45 21} 89 A. D. Johnston ... 22 44 21 87 F. Willan 21 45 20} 86} Oaten Hay W. Tobeck 21 45 20 86 Lucerne Hay F. Willan 21 45} 22 88} A. T. Burke 23 44 21 8S ENSILAGE Stack A. D. Johnston ...16} 44 14 12 86} W. Tobeck 16 45 12} 11 84} A. T. Burke ... 16 44} 12 11 83} F. Willan 16 43 12 12 83 Lucerne Stack A. T. Burke ... 16 46 13 12 87