OTAGO WINTER SHOW

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7868, 2 August 1911, Page 7

OTAGO WINTER SHOW

BUTTER AND CHEESE AWARDS.

SPEECHES BY GOVERNOR AND MINISTER.

S?U£J3S ASSOCIATION. DUNEDIN, August 1. Tixo Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Society’s annual winter show was opened today under the most favourable circumstances. The weather left nothing to be desired, and a largo number of visitors caano in from the country. Tho show was held later than usual, the delay being duo to the fire in tho Agricultural Hall building ih December; but, notwithstanding this, tho entrances totalled 1154, as against 1008 iu lyiO. The now buildings are larger, and enable exhibits to be displayed to better advantage, and also increase- the comfort of patrons.

An excellent display ie made, the quality comparing favourably with that of former years.

The show was officially opened by his Excellency the Governor (Lord Islington), who said he had a peculiar satisfaction in attending such functions, being, as it were, a living link between this distant and loyal Dominion and other parts of the British empire, and because ho had been intimately associated with agricultural pursuits in the Old Country for many years past. He urged the farmers of New Zealand to go on with the work* of scientific research. They must extend, expand, and organise it every year, lor they would be .more and' more confronted with competition in our staple products by countries which sold tnose products in tho same markets as New Zealand. He concluded by expressing his pleasure at having been present to open the snow, and wished tho A. and P. Society continued success and expansion iu the years to come.

In. the course, of his remarlcs, the Hon. T. Mackenzie (Minister of Agriculture) said; “This is an age of catch, cries, and therefor© it was probably all the more necessary that those who were entrusted with great responsibilities should dive beneath xb© surface, and carefully' weigh tho prospects and possibilities of the situation. It will be remembered that I. felt the position of tho country justified mo in throwing light upon some fallacious deductions arrived at by a gentleman occupying what is probably the foremost commercial fin art* cial- position in A T ew Zealand. At tho time of the deliverance of tho speech referred to, our pessimists at •••once seized upon-it as, au indication that we were in for a period of depression. The reply which 1 gave has never been challenged, still less has any attempt been mode to reply. I am pleased to not© that most of the recent papers received from the Homeland show a continuance of prosperity, and I have already said that, in conjunction with our gold, tills factor la, the basis of our well-being here." PRIZE LIST. The prize list as as follows: Six large cheese, full cream, suitable for land cheddar shaped, suitable for export.— Stirling (9a'points) 1, Wyndham (94 points) 2. Taicri and Peninsula Milk Supply Co., Homona (93£'points) ■3. Sir large cheese, full dream', suitable for export.—Taicri and Peninsula (93%) 1, Seaward Downs (93) 2, Starling (92|) 3. Two cheese, white or coloured, suitable for export.—Taicri and Peninsula (94) 1, Edendal© (93%) 2, Seaward Downs (93) 3. Special exhibit six largo factory-made cheese, suitable for export (white or coloured), direct from factory to show.— Menzios Ferry (95) 1, Stirling (94*) Z, Mata or a (93%) 3. • Cos© factory-mad© loaf choeeo, suitable for export (white or coloured). —Stirling (94) 1, Taicri and Peninsula (93) 2, Matauta (92a) 3. .

Factory' butter, 3 boxes, each Jcwt, suitable for export.—Levin (96) 1, Taleri and Ponim.ula 2, Cheltenham (93£) 3. On© box butter, Jcwt, suitable for export.—Levin (93i) 1, Ka-iranga (93) 2, Cheltenham (921) 3. One box butter, %cwt, suitable for export. —Taicri and Peninsula (95) 1, Levin (94) 2, Cheltenham (931) 3. In both butter and cheeso tho standard was quite up to tho average. In view of the fadt that the cheese had been stored for two months longer than usual, the judges considered the quality highly satisfactory, the exhibition being one of the best ever seen. at the local show.

Grading points for the year are as follows : Batter. —Taiori and Peninsula. (94.64), Lepperton (94.34), Bell Block Dairy (94.08), Midhirst (94.05), Tai Tapu (93.86), Pihama (93.11), 'faieri and Peninsula Supply 00., Oamaru .(92.81), Morsewood (92.19). Prize-takers for grading points in cheese are;—Bdendaie (91.61), Om.i.mi (91.46), Thornburg (91-39), Waikouaiti (91.14), Brydono (91.07). . DEPARTMENT'S EXHIBIT. A splendid exhibit is made ■by the Department of Agriculture, which has excelled its previous efforts here. The variety and number of stalls taxed the capacity of the hall allotted to the departmeut to its utmost limit. In addition to the exhibits are a number of charts showing export statistics, the wealth of the Dominion, etc. Every prominent place is allotted to illustrations of what is being done in the way of co-operative ffeld experiments. The Tourist Department also makes a very good display.