WINTER EXHIBITION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14069, 24 May 1909, Page 7

WINTER EXHIBITION.

OUTTER AND AWARDS. THE EXPORT CLASSES. ;.. 1 MANAWARU WINS WEDDEL CUP. .-■'> The keenest interest in the competitive ' ■ action at the Winter Exhibition centres 1 ground the cheese and butter awards, be- - - cause some of the principal export classes "V re open to dairy factories in all parts of New Zealand. Although, on the present - occasion, only two South Island factories .- competed, the North Island, and parti- ■'• eularlv Taranaki province, is well repre- ■ sented A total of 194 entries wore re- -'"; ceived in the butter and-cheese classes, • " * 0 which 150 were in the export section ; :■£ forming one. of the largest dairy exhibi- •'•' tions yet held within the Dominion. Judging was completed in the principal a;;, classes on Saturday, having been com- ' menced on Friday. _ > ■■:' . The first class in the butter section is :': the "fading points competition, the first - m-^ for which is the Wcddel cup (value 25 Guineas), to be won two years m succession, or three years at intervals,, a f; gold medal, and £10 in ™*^¥*«» n * ■■ Prize is £7 10s, the third £5, and there ■: lie nine prizes of £2 2s each and three • 0 £1 10s each. This competition lasts ■ ; over the whole dairying season, and the '■" award is for the highest aggregate points . secured on butter sent into export by - Auckland factories. No less than If Auckland factories competed, and Mana- :■":'■ waru Co-operative. Dairy Factory, near Te Aroha, C. Dickie, manager, takes the coveted honour this year, thus taking the Weddel cup from Thames Valley factory, •which secured it in 1907. The points or the names of. other placed competitors are " sot yet available. ' The first class in the export section " was for the best two boxes of export fac- ' tory butter,selected prior to Government ■•■;'-'" '■■ lading out of any received consignment. :: Export prior to March 31. These boxes .' were taken out on a date decided upon ' - bv a small committee of the Agricultural ■■-■- and- Pastoral Association, and were thus retained in cool storage for a time equal to the period in which, under ordinary circumstances, they would have reached ~. the London market. There were 28 ft entries in" all. and .the f first prize was V £10,; second £5, third £3 fourth 4.2, £S and five other prises of £1 each. The ~ • awards were as follows : — Matakana. Co-operative Dairy Associa- *■ Anckl o and 93t Pood and Ice - Company: g Dairy'W * ■.; Dairy Association; - 1 . Northern Wairoa Co-oper'a'tive'Dairy Com- • ranv -Whangarei Co-operative Dap ConW? Cambridge Co-opera tig ■•V " TkurvCompany. Ambury and kngiisn Yankton Factory). Eureka Dairy Comr"/*C: pany, each 91 points ... ... — ••• " The points were won as follows :•— v '.',:-'. r-TK'V- - ; Body, --. ' '..;■.:';'.'."•' : . : '.' Moisture, .- „ ■ '■.•' ' ' and - Salt- . :■:. Flavour. Texture. Cot ing. Finish. : -yaukana .-44 24 10 10 5 Fresh. Food ;• . ,■ ;. in <; and Ice Co. 44 23* 10 ml Thames Valley 45i . 25s ; g ■.-,-»-■ ? . Tanranga • ... «fc .'■■;,, 23 10 .-■» ? . N. "Wairoa ... « > 23 10 10 ».. . The others participating in the five :" prizes of £1-each were the same in point awards as Northern Wairoa. ■~,-.,' The next class was for one box ; of but- "■■■■ ter manufactured ; under most favourable ' conditions, open i to. factories throughout ■'"■: New Zealand, the prizes , being £7, *.&, £2, and £1. ' There were 24 entries, .and - the awards were :— South Canterbury Dairy Co.. Ttaara' (T./• V.. Robertson.- manager), 94 point? ... ... , i ■- Waipu Cooperative Dairy Co.. waipu (H. . Addvman. -manager),-93* points *...... - Auckland Fresh Food and Ice Co. (i Papatoetoe (T. Allen, manager), 93 f points ... , i Pihama' Co-op. Dairy Co.. Opunake (J. ' O'Dea, = manager), 92i points ... ... . — -4 In this class factories in Auckland, Gis- : borne, Taranaki, Canterbury, Wellington, land Hawke's Bay districts competed. The four placed factories were equal; in , all points except flavour, securing 25A in • body, moisture, and texture, 10 in colour, ; 10 m salting, and five in finish. In flavour South Canterbury took 45£, Waipu 45, Fresh Food and Ice. Company 445, and Pihama 44. ."'"'■ Then came a class for one box of butter (export) -open Only to factories outside Auckland. There wore nine entries, and the prizes were as in the preceding class. < So close was the competition that two factories had to divide the first and second prizes, being equal in points. ; The awards ' . were as follows — ' - Eangttikei Dairy : Co.. Bulls (J. W. Swede. manager), 93 points ;, ... ••• '•■■ 1 '■■•■:J Cheltenham Co-op. Dairy Co.. . Cheltenham, (J. Murray,, maker), 93 points ... ... T Bnnnythome Co-op. Dairy Co., Bunny- _ thorpe (C. Edward; maker), 92* pomts ». A «": 'South Canterbury Dairy Co. (Timaru) ;92 • points :.„...;....* ... ...-...— 4 t Equal. ; All four were equal except in flavour, : securing 23£ for body, moisture, and * texture, 10 • for colour, r 10 for salting, and five - for finish. The two tieing for first place had for flavour, Bunnythorpe . 44, ■ and South Canterbury 43j. . < ', '.'■'..- '. The Auckland Dairymen's, Association offered prizes of £10, £5, £3, and £2 for '■ the best boxes of butter suitable for ex.port, delivered prior; to March 31, the vcompetition : being open only .to.members . of the association. : There were 15 entries, ( and awards" were:— ,■ "Whangarei-Co-op. Dairy Co.,- Whangarei, •J 931 points .. ... • ... ... ... .» 1 tThames Valley Go-op. Dairy Co., Paeroa. 93 points - .. ... - ... •>.'.,'■■ ...;••. 2 . Waiapu Co-op. Dairy Co., Waipu, 924 points 3 lOpotiki' Dairy Association, 92 points ... 4 "'•,' Whangarei factory secured 45 points for ■flavour/ Thames Valley ; Waipu 44, and Opotiki 43sj.i Other points were the -■..*■;■ .same as in the previous class. ."■■/-'■.. •There was a class for farmers' ? homemade butter suitable for export." with prizes of £5 and special, £3, and £2, and : ,the award.was: !.■;. : ': ; " : ' : :~ '■•■ ' ' ■ • . . . : H. Stokes. Ruakaka 1 V. Summers. Whakatane ... 2 ' V. F. Van Houtte. Raglan ... 3 Miss E. Murray, Pukekawa ... 4 ■ '' • . I The other classes in farmers' butter and the class for creamery butter in rolls have " yet to be judged. The champion gold medal and certificate for the highest aggregate score - in ; the grading points competi- , = tion . and < the factory classes for export - will be, allotted when the grading points award is announced. " , ... -THE CHEESE SECTION..:•'■•■:. ■.:•'■•■:. The first class in the cheese section was for the best case of full cream, New Zealand , Cheddar-shaped cheese* for export (coloured), open to all factories in New . Zealand, and with prizes of £5, £3, and £1. There were 13 entries from various parts of the ■ Dominion, and the awards . were:— • • Tanngatara" Factory, Taranaki (J. Flavin, .. /.'manager), 94J points ... ... ... 1 Umimi Dairy Factory. Seacliff, Otago (J. »-Linton, maker). 94 points ... 2 m' |O ponnao Dairy Factory. Taneatua, Auck- ; ■ ■ land (J. Kay, maker). 931 points ... 3 ;....-;:; ■•'.• Norsewood " (Hawke's Bay), Cardiff (Stratford), Ngaiie (Stratford), and River- j «» (Kaponga) factories were all close up. : , i^ach of the placed factories secured 15 >' points for colour, and five for finish; and |lllf?S«, point.-; .were: Tanngatara 46 points tor flavour and for bodv, moisture, and texture, Omimi 441 and 291, Opouriao . . • 44$ and 29. . 'Fourteen entries were received in the £ las f for 086 *' case of full cream, New 1 .*?" Cheddar-shaped cheese for export (white), open to all factories in New ZeaT *L- and ' :wit ' -prizes of £5, £3, and £1. tn this class ; an Auckland factory (Opou«|f?p). upheld the honours for this province, ISv^*? Taranaki, ■■• Hawke's Bay, and , |VJtago factories. The awards were:— lOponrl&o Dairy Company, Taneat>»*~ 94 . ,„ points. ... ... ... „ „ 1 Aetipokonni 00-op«srative Dairy Company. Taranaki (W. J. McDonald, maker), 931 'mm^i^-^^-•• -'•■•' : ;': ... : -• -; ••• • - •- ' 2 •;:•..: r o ™.. *&**? Factory, Otago. 93 points ... 3

The only difference in the points was in flavour, Opouriao securing 45, Kaupokonui 44£ .and Omimi 44. The next class was open only to Auckland manufacturers, with prizes of £3, £2. and £1, and there were seven entries, the awards being:—

Opouriao Dairy Company, 931 points ... 1 Huatoki Co-operative Dairy Company. Taneatua (W. Shepherd, maker), 93 points 2 Waimamaku Cooperative Dairy Company. Hokianga (L. E. Esselbrach. maker), 90i points 3

The ; Opouriao factory secured 44j; for flavour. 29 for body, moisture, and texture. 15 for colour, and five for finish; Ruatoki 44, 29. 15, and five; and Waimamaku 43^,' 27i, 14i, and five. The last class was for factory-made loaf cheese, for export, coloured or white, open to all factories in New Zealand, prizes £3, £2, and £1. Nine factories competed, and the award was : — Omimi Dairy Factory (Otapro. 94 points ... 1 Opouriao Dairy Company (Auckland), 93$ points •■> " Kaupokonui Co-operative Dairy Company (Taranaki). 93 points ' ••• 3 The points were the same, 15 and 5, for colour and finish, and also for flavour 44i, but in bodv. moisture and texture, Omimi obtained' 29A, Opouriao 29, and Kaupokonui 28£. VIEWS OF THE JUDGES. The export butter was judged by Messrs. Johnston (grader at New Plymouth). Fulton (assistant-grader at Auckland) and Shirley (dairy instructor), while Mr. D. Cuddie, Dairy Commissioner, was also consulted in each case. The cheese was handled by Mr. Cudrlio and by Mr. W. M. Singleton (cheese instructor). The Dairymen's Association class in butter was judged by Messrs. D. J. McGowan, A. Scobic, A. Beange, and W. C. Dixon. The Dairy Commissioner and the other judges wore asked for an expression of opinion by a Hkbaj.d representative, after the judging was concluded. They stated that the butter opened up well, and showed clean finish throughout the placed lots. Some of the exhibits were very close indeed, and competition was especially keen where the butter was made under the most favourable conditions. In the opinion of the judges, competition in these classes was keener than at any previous show held in the North Island, which indicated that factory managers wore working, on uniform lines. In some eases the judges found it almost impossible to discriminate between some of the entries, and in one case had to divide the first two awards equally between two competitors. As compared with the show in Auckland two years ago, there was an improvement, right through the butters. Tho class for butter kept under Home trade conditions was a most interesting one, as the condition of the butter was a very good example ;of how butler opened up in London. The prize-winning butters had re-tainc-d their flavour exceedingly well. Some of the unplaced ones showed defects, which would be pointed out to the makers, but, on the whole, the quality was good. The competition in cheese, stated tho judges, was just as keen as in butter, although the entries were not so large. Quality, all round, was of a fairly high standard, the prize-winning exhibits being very fine indeed, and the judges were very pleased to find that a big improvement had been made in the quality of the cheese exhibited by Auckland factories, as compared with that shown two years ago. While not so uniform as the "exhibits from older cheese-making districts, the Auckland cheese showed substantial evidence that the Auckland factories were making good progress. In the three open classes for cheese, some very fine exhibits came forward, sound in flavour, showing fine, close body and neat finish, and, in the opinion of the judges, comparing favourably with any cheese exhibited in any part of the Dominion. -