BAY OF PLENTY SHOW.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20263, 24 May 1929, Page 16

BAY OF PLENTY SHOW.

A -SUCCESSFUL FIXTURE.

THE PRINCIPAL AWARDS,

[BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WHAKATANE, Thursday. The Bay of Plenty Winter Show was continued to-day in fine weather. Several hundred people attended from all parts of the district. The splendid root crops, especially mangels, and the pumpkins are an outstanding feature of the exhibition, while the trado exhibits are exceptionally good. Good exhibits of butter and cheese are also shown. Plenty of entertainment is being provided, and large attendances are expected to-morrow and Saturday. Following are some of the principal awards:— DAIRY PRODUCE. Box of factory butter, suitable for export. —Hikurangi Dairy Co., 95} points, 1, Rangitaiki Plains Dairy Co., 05, 2. Box of factory butter, suitable for local market: Rangitaiki Plains Dairy Co., 95, 1: United Co-operative Dairy Co., 93. 2. Box of factory butter, ex grading store: Rangitaiki Plains Dairy Co.. 94, 1; United Co-operative Dairy, Co., 93*. 2 Box factory butter, first assistants: Rangitaiki Plains Dairy Co., 91, 1; United Co-operative Dairy Co., 93, 2. Butter Grading Competition, managers.— O. Rutherford, Rangitaiki factory, 98 points, 1; J. Earl, Waimana factory, J. Adams, Opouriad, A A. Reid, Kawakawa. 97. equal. 2. Cheese grading competition, managers: J. Earl, Waimana, 90i, 1; J. Rutherford, Rangataiki, 9G. 2. Butter grading competition, assistants: A. Reeve, Ruatoki, 9fi, 1; H. Goldthorpe, Rangatiki, 93L 2. Cheeso grading competition, assistants: IT. Goldthorpe, 981, 1; J. A. Iseeve, 98, 2. White Cheese.—Toa Toa Dairy Co., 91 points, 1; Waimana, 935, 2. Coloured cheese: Waimana Dairy Co., 91b 1; Opouriao Dairy Co., 94, 2. Cheese, white or coloured: Opouriao Dairy Co., 94, 1; Waimana Dairy Co., 935, 2. Cheeso suitable^ for export; Waimana Dairy Co.. 91, 1: Toa Toa Dairy Co., 935, AGRICULTURAL DIVISION.

Swedes, any variety: Orr Bros.. Olnluri, 1- T. Craddock, Thornton. 2. Swedes, Superlative: L. Luxton, Awakeri. 1: Awnroa Station. Edge.cumbe,. 2. Turnips, any variety: J. Sheriff Otakin. lift, talker, Otakiri, 2. Mangels, Yellow Globe: L. Maichett, Whakatano 1; 8. G. Ivor Thornton, 2. Mangels, Tankard; W. B Gow Edgccumbe 1: L. Motohelt, Whakatane, 2. Mangels, long red: K G. Ker, Thornton 1; w B Gow, F.dgectimbo, 2. Mangels, lnteiinediate: K. G. Ker. Thornton, 1. Mangels, heaviest: M. Terry. Matata, X; S. G. Ivor Thornton, 2. Maize, early variety; Ihowas Craddock, Thornton. 1: W J. Murray Otakiri, 2. Maize, any variety: _ 1-red Kirlt. Eclg'ecumbe. 1 and 2.