DAIRY SHOW.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15939, 5 December 1913, Page 2

DAIRY SHOW.

NEW ZEALAND SUCCESSES,

FIRSTS IN BUTTER AND CHEESE. (FnoH Ode Own Coreesfondent.)

LONDON, .October 24. This week's dairy show at the Bx>yal Agricultural Ha.ll, Islington, is the largest 'ot the 28 held by the British Dairy Farmers' Association, an increase being noticeable m most of the principal departments. The feature of the classes for colonial produce was the sucocss of the dominion exhibitors. New Zealand carried off all three prizes for cheese, and was first in each of tno butter classes. This is all tho more noteworthy when it is added that there were only four New Zealand butter entries. Glass 53 is devoted to colonial. Cheddar cheese, coloured or uncoloured (four cheeses, not less than 601b each). ■ There w«ra 24 entries, and the prizes were awarded—lst, silver medal and £5, Tariki Cooperative Dairy Company, Inglewood, Taranaki; second, bronze medal and £3, Kaupokonui Co-operativo Dairy Company, Hawera., Taranaki; third prize, £2, Hawera 00-oporativo Dairy Company, Hawera, Taranaki. Othor New Zealand entries were Taieri and Peninsula Mulk Supply Go., Dunedin; Dalefield 00-operativo Dairy, Carterton; Parkvale Cooperative Dairy, Carterton; Mangaramarama Co-opemtivo Dairy, Mangatainoka, Wellington (secured a recommended); Taratahi Co-operativo Dairy, Carterton (seoured a commended); Belvedere Co-operative Dairy Co., Carterton; Rongokokako Cooperativo Dairy, Eketahuna, Wellington; Aparima Co-operativo Dairy Co., Rivorton; Greytown Co-operative Dairy; Waikouaiti Co-operative Dairy, and Matamau Cooperative Dairy, Hawke's Bay. 'Ho other entries were chiefly from Queensland.

There were two classes for colonial butter, salted and unsalted. Class 81 was for salted butter, one box containing not less than 561b. Judging was according to the following scale of- points: Flavour (sweet, mild, and nutty), 55 points; texture (firm and granular), 20; colour (clean straw-colour throughout), 10; salting, 10; packing, 5; total—loo points. There were 75 entries, and the prizes were awarded: First, silver medal and £5,. Taieri and Peninsula Mill: Supply Company, Dunedin, with 98 points (53, 20, 10, 10, 5); eeoond, bronze medal and £3, Dungog Butter Factory (97 points); third prizo £2, Warwick Better and Dairying Company, Queenslajid (96 points). Tie only other v ''New Zealand entry and tlm secured a vhe—was the Taieri and Peninsula Milk Supply Company, Oamaru. TSho remaining entries were all Australian..

Class 82 was for unsalted butter, one box containing not lees tlian 661b, and here tho scale of points was: Flavour 60, texture 25, colour 10, packing 5— : 100. There were 72 entries. Equal, first (silver medal and £5) was secured by tho Taieri and Peninsula Milk Supply Company—one of Dunedin and the other of Oamaru—with the following points: 574, 24i, 10, 5—97. A Queensland dairy was socond with 95 points, and tho Denman Co-opom.tive Dairy third. All tho remaining entries were Australian. THE HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OPINION. Mr Mackenzie, who was reoeived by the president and shown round tho exhibits, says thcro can bo to doubt whatever as to the appearance and quality of tho New Zealand exhibit. As tho president oheervod, the result of the High* Commissioner's determination after the last show that New Zealand should be represented this time is fullj justified, New Zealand securing first, eeoond, and third for cheese, and first for •butter. For buttor. there were only two entries in two classes, both tho product' of the Taiori and Peninsula Co.; and when the judge came to decide, not knowing they wero 'both from the same source, he awarded equal prizes. Mr Mackenzie is of opinion that the New Zealand bacon factories ought to arrange for an exhibit on the next occasion, as he feels euro they would rank well with wliat is shown, and this competition probably attracts more consumers thaji any other held in Great Britain.

At tho salo of tho product) exhibited tho New Zealand prize cheeses brought 90s, 85s, and 80s each for first, second, and third respectively. They vrero nicely .arranged with cards signed by tho High Commissioner, who believes ihat if tho prizo cards -which they won at the Ehincdia show had been 6ent with them thoy would have fetched still higher (prices.

According to a consular report, M. Gaston Bonnier has submitted to tho National Agricultural Sooiety of Paris samples of a new vegetable ivory made from tho albumen of tho fruit of a certain email palm of the genus Hypbsno, growing in tho forests of the Frenoh Soudan. Tho product is said to resemble strongly that of tho ordinary ivory-nut (Phytelcphas macrocarpa) of South America. The n-ut of the doompalm (Hyphtene tk'bnicn) hofl long been used for making rosaries and email oraajuanta.