Export Lamb Competition.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 272, 1 November 1932, Page 11

Export Lamb Competition.

The Hawke’s Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society has already received 32 pens of lambs for the district competition in export lambs, particulars of which appeared in the society’s spring show schedule. The lambs are to be judged olive in the show pens on Wednesday afternoon, 16th inst., for which the society is offering first and second prizes. Each competitor is entitled to enter up to two pens and on the Thursday the lambs will be killed and the best 15 pens selected to compete for the North Island Shield and prize money offered by the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board. Last year the society did not compete and of the North Island exhibits the Manawatu Association’s were awarded first, but it is hoped this year that Hawke’s Bay will be in a. position to send forward an exhibit worthy of the district.

Export of Rye Grass . The prophecy was made at last week’s meeting of the Wellington Philosophical Society, when the subject of science and agriculture was under discussion, that New Zealand would ultimately be looked upon as the greatest grass-growing country in the world. The demand for certified ryegrass, a product which was going to be our most valuble export in the future, was far in excess of the supply. One Australian merchant last year had wanted 8000 bushels, but could not be supplied, neither could the demand from Europe be met. The States had tried to grow their own, but without success. The only fly in the ointment was a certain fungus disease, which affected germination, but it was hoped that the research scientists would be ablo to combat this.