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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 100, 8 April 1936, Page 10

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North Island Competition Results JUDGES’ REPORTS The North Island District Competi tion for export lambs which is organised by the New Zealand Meat Producers Board, was judged recently at Smith held, and the results were briefly cabled A full report by mail is now to hand.

The judges, experts closely associated with the meat importing industry, and nominated by the Imported Meat Trade Association, unanimously awarded the North Island District Challlenge Shield to Wairarapa, placing Feilding second and Wanganui district third. The last district won the previous year’s competition Cash prizes for the best individual pens in the North Island exhibit, of three lambs were awarded as follow: — Ist. Wairarapa Pen No. 23; 2nd. Taranaki Pen No. 183; 3rd. Feilding Pen No. 55. The judges also indicated that they wished to highly commend the Wairarapa No. 17 Pen In each separate district the best three pens were chosen as follow: — Feilding No. 55, No. 68, No. 26: Hawke’s Bay No. 1518; No. 1526, No. 1550; Manawatu No. 494, No. 443, No. 498; Poverty Bay No. 15, No. 14, No. 20; Taranaki No. 183, No. 191, No. 217; Waikato No. 3, No. 8, No. 1; Wanganui No. 20, No. 18, No. 2; Wairarapa No. 23, No. 17, No. 10; Wairca No. 324, No. 333, No. 315. The judges .commenting in general terms on the entries, stated that generally all the district exhibits were of choice quality and fully up to the high standard of previous years—in fact, some districts, particularly Poverty Bay, showed a big improvement over last year. The judges were Messrs D. C. Messent, (managing director of D. Messent and Suns Ltd.), F. H. Dennison (Mears and Mears), and 8. A. Finter (Weddel and Co. Ltd.). They had to spend five hours in adjudicating their awards, and their detailed report will be of value to producers in New Zealand. COMMENT ON ENTRIES. The features of the entries from tho nine districts were commented on th' the judges as follow: — Feilding: An exceedingly choice group of lambs of splendid quality with i remarkable uniformity of shape and u ike. These lambs, with the excepfon of one or two careases (which

were slightly inclined to an excess of fat) were quite up to the standard of Wairarapa.

Hawke’s Bay: These lambs, whilst of excellent quality, were scarcely up in shape and make to the standard of some of the other districts. They carried a considerable quantity of excess fat which renders them less attractive to the London trade than say the iambs of the Wairarapa, Feilding or Wanganui districts. Manawatu: A group of lambs of undeniable quality, but showing far too much fat to make them attractive to the average London butcher. Poverty Bay: A very creditable group of lambs. If there were one or two too fat, the majority of the exhibits were of first class shape, make and quality. Generally speaking a much more even display of lambs than last year. Taranaki: A group of lambs of good shape, full of meat and with an absence of excess fat This exhibit came very close to that of Wanganui, and carried the judges’ high commendation. Kaikato: On the whole a most commendable quality. Somewhat heavy in weight but of first class quality. Several of the lambs were certainly inclined to excess fat. Wanganui: A group of lambs of considerable merit. Very even in size and of ideal shape and make. A few carcases inclined to slight excess of fat, but the majority were excellent meat from the London butchers’ point of view. Wairarapa: (Winner of the Shield). An ideal group of lambs of remarkably even quality, shape and make and of very satisfactory size and weight. There were no fat or wasteful iambs in the whole exhibit and altogether re presented ideal butchers’ meat from every point of view. Wairoa: A very fine exhibit of choice lambs of most satisfactory size and quality and representing exejlleiit butchers’ meat. One of the largest stalls in Smithfield, that of Messrs Weddel and Co. Ltd. was utilised for effective display of the entries, and they were viewed by a representative gathering of members of the trade .and .iy Sir James Parr (New Zealand High Commissioner). The South Island Competition is judged later, and the results should be shortly to hand.