DOMINION DAIRY SHOW.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 114, 6 July 1911, Page 6

DOMINION DAIRY SHOW.

Tj aw ICR A - S' SECO X 1) ASN UAL DISPLAY. The second annuel Dominion .1)0117? Show was officially opened at Hawtm yesterday by His Excellency the governor, in the presence of a very large' gathering of people from! all •p'arts of the province and from other portions of the Dominion. The woathor was excellent, and with the experibney of last year 10 guide the Committee, it is .not *u* prising that aii'angemofits were is nearly p j i feci as possible, and much credit :s clue to the Secretary, Mr A. M. Conroy, and to the members of lomnnttec ■ which includes the following gf-ntle--1 men:—Mosers A. W. (Lillies (Prcs--dent), R. F. Page, J. V. WyMv'i, E. C. Barley man, F. H. Borne, 15 C. Bennett, \V. Baker, 1). J. Goodwin, amt J R. Corrigan. • The- exhibits in tho dairying classes and-particularly butter were of a very high order and competition was keen. In” class 3—best box factory baiter; open to all factories in Now Zealand, there were eighteen entries. Tho Bell-Block Dairy Company secured the pride of place in clashes i and 2, and the maker (J. Rutherford) was freely complimented upon bis ’double victory. Bunnyfhorpe seemed, the hist award in class 3, but Stratford. Bailance, Cheltenham and Levin were each only half a point boh:id lie wanner. These lau-nanud factories showed butter that was so uniform that it was decided to place vli*M!i equal for second place, the fcffinw (* ■ irtcc. consenting to adjust the prizes accordingly.

THE OPENING CEREMONY. The President, Mr A. W. Gillies, in a short speech introduced His Excellency tho Governor to tho large assembly; the main building being packed.-■ Lord Islington, who was wa; inly received, said that amongst hi* many and varied duties came the pleasing ones of opening such exhibitions as the one they were at. it was both a pleasing and important duty, for it enabled him to meet the farmers and to examine tho many mechanical appliances us id in the course of production and manufacture, which wore to play such an important ♦ part in the industry. ■ Hi© JTxci iiency referred to the fact t'vil he had been associated with' agnvjjturo all his life in the Homeland, and said that he had had such an insight into it that ho felt personally inter rmml in the duty he was about *0 perform But he was also there officially, representing His Majesty King George; and fulfilling his mission o! interesting himself in those industries w» id were of paramount importance ;o the solidarity and progress cf the Empire. In this connection His Excellency remarked that in all countries ‘agriculture Was of supreme importance, net merely on account ol its commercial aspect but because from tho .ranks of the men on the land was drawn a country’s' strongest and healthiest manhood. In Now Zealand the agricultural industry was undoubtedly of paramount importance. Her greatest need was population, and the increased peopling could and should only come from closer land settlement, giving wealth, strength of defence, and independence. It could not be too strongly emphasised, he said, that the wealth of the country and its future progress depended on its agricultural prosperity. After some further remarks dealing principally with the commercial aspect, Lord Islington specially advised farmers to take every , advantage of the services rendered and experiments carried out by # the Agricultural Department in manuring, fertilising, etc., and especial stress was laid upon the value and importance and absolute necessity of cow-testing. In conclusion, he heartily congratulated the of the Show on the splendid exhibition which had rewarded their efforts. Elis Excellency then declared the ’Show open> amidst cheers. The Hon. T. Mackenzie heartily congratulated those connected wli.ii the Show on the progress that had been made during tho past twelve months. This progress indicated the capacity of the people and of the district, and the excellent material; they had to work on, but above all the progress of the Show demonstrated tho advantages of closer settlement, and that they should prevent, by all means possible, the re-aggregation of largo estates and go in for as close a settlement of the land as was possible. His Excellency’s speech was full of material of the greatest value, showing a breadth of knowledge and a grasp of tho position equalled by few and excelled by none. The Dominion was to be congratulated upon having a pian of his calibre who went whole heartedly into the question of tbs development of tho great primary industry of our Dominion which all depended on. Regarding the ! Department of Agriculture and the congratulatory remarks, that had been made in connection therewith, bo him•self desired to enlist the kindly support of the farmers. That support, he considered, had not hitherto been given to the Department to the extent that was warranted, an 1 was necessary in order that the full usefulness of the Department might be obtained. There were still in Parliament, members who advocated lessening the annual expenditure of the Department, and one bad openly declared that the Department -should be wiped out altogether. He (tho speaker) won 1 *! -lot ie surpmc.l at seme members taking that lino of action, but when members representing far-

mers did so it showed .either a gross misunderstanding of the interests involved or .culpable neglect of the welfare of the Dominion. If the Department was not doing right, then that was a reason for tne removal of the Minister in charge or a change of some of His officers, hut certainly not for the wiping out of the Department. “Wo must not rest on cur oars,” continued the Minister, “hut must widen and extend operations arid call to our aid the highest scientific and practical knowledge which the the money at our disposal can secure.” His Excellency, in his remarks, touched upon a most important point, namely, the opening up of new markets. He (Mr Mackenzie) was glad to be able to say that ho had that week received from tire High Commissioner advice that our meat had been admitted* into one of the continental nations. They were, striving for other markets also, and the Minister considered that the outlook in this connection was hopeful. Mr Mackenzie then described the condition of the meat supplies of other nations, and urged that workers in the countries concerned were entitled to have wholesome food to consume instead of the meat of such wretched quality as was at present being served out to them. His Excellency had pointed out that the output of our produce had increased enormously. The tablets, on the wall showed that clearly. Take wool. In 1902 the export was three million pounds sterling; this year it was over seven millions; and reports from Bradford showed that the mills had been going night and day for the ,past three years. Regarding butter: It would take two truck loads of sovereigns to pay for the butter sent from Taranaki alone. It was a golden shower pro-

chiced "by “"themselves which had fructified and enriched the whole Dominion. Mr Mackenzie next referred to fresh markets. The time had arrived when the different nations must trade more freely with each other, utilising their respective natural advantages in the most efficient manner. The time had passed when the misfortune of one country was regarded as the benefit of another. The contrary was now' tiic case. Trio prosperity of one nation meant the well doing of othci s in the same way that the prosperity of the farmer added to the success of the neighbourhood in which he resided. Mr Mackenzie concluded his remarks by a further reference to the excellence of the Show, and wished thorn all ’every success in connection therewith. (Applause.) Lord Islington, escorted by Mr A. W. Gillies (president), and the Mayor (Mr E. L. Barton), then walked round the. Show, and afterwards held a reception which a very, large number of farmers and settlors attended.

THE JUDGING. Box of factory butter, iiGlbs weight (open to all factories in New Zealand). Bell Block Dairy Go. 'J. Rutherford), 91 paints . .1 .Meremei 0 Dairy Co. (J. Hamlyn), 93) points ... ... ... 2 Levin Co-operative Dairy Co. (J. Smellie), 93 points ... 3 Next in order won: Whennakura (F. Parsons) 92), Defiance Dairy Cc. (C H. Duntord) 92), Cheloiiiiiarn Cooperative .Dairy Co. (J. Mu. ray) 92), Stratford Dairy Co. (W. Pastier) 92), Molls Co-operative Co. :D. Campbell) Bnllanr* Co ] orati n' (3 ■ D Ktiiy) 92, M'kerawu I 'any { A Johnston) 9!), i.’n lie ('"-■! ■■ .1 tivc Co. (W. W. Forsyth) 91), Balianco Co-operative Co. (W. R. Ross) 91, Ofaki Dairy Co. (T. McDonald) 91, Pihama Co-operative Dairy Co. (E. H. Reeve) 9.i, Kaponga Dairy Co. (C. Farley) 91, Midlnrst Co-operative Co. (F. 'Klecnmnii) 90, ’ Rangitikei Dairy Co. (I. W. Sweede) 90. TARANAKI CHAMPIONS HIP. (Open to Taranaki .-iacton *s only), ! >ox factory butter, 581bs: — Bell Block Dairy Go J. Rut.iip;forci), 94 point-; 1 Stratford Co-operative Dairy Co. (W. Fastier), 93) points. ... 2 : Meremei b Dairy Co. (J. Hamlyn) 93 points w.. ... ... 3 Other competitors: Whenuakura Dairy Co. (F. Parsons) 92), Riverdale Co-operative Co. (W. W. Forsyth) 92), Molls Co-operative Co. (!). Cainp- ’ bell) 92), Nonnanby Co-operative Dairy Co. (A. J. Ilopcnfft) 92), Mul-iiiist-Co-operative Daryv Co. (F. Klecmann) 91), Pihamu Co-operative Co. (F M. Reeve) 9J, K-ij i ugi 1, 1 airy Co. (C .I-. Hey) 91. B;x factory battM'. oQllis weight i.j-ep to all factories in New /.calami ••

Bunuythorpe Co-operative Co. (C. Edwards), 93) points .. 1 Stratford Co-operative Dairy Co. (W. Fastier) 93. Bailance Co-opera-tive Daily Co. (D. Kelly) 93, Cheltenham Co-operative Dairy Co. (J. Murray) 93, Levin Co-operative Dairy Co ! . (J. Smellie) 93 points, each cli'idc second prize. Next in order were Whemialcnra Dairy Co. (F. Parsons) 92. j, 801 l Block Dairy Co.' (J. Rutherford) 92), Riverdalc Co-operative Dairy Co. (W. W. Forsyth) 92), Mells C-opciative Dairy Co. (D, Campbell) 92). Defiance Dairy Co. (C. H. Dv.nford) 92), Merernera Dairy Co. (J. Hamlyn) 92, Nonnanby Co-operative Co. (A. .). Hopcroft) 92, Rangitikei Co-operati c Co. (J. W. Sweede) 91), ■’ /t.iki Cooperative Co. (T. McDonald) 91), PiFaina Co-operative Dairy Co. iE. H. Reeve) 91, Bailance Co-operative Dairy Co. (W. R. Ross) 91, Kaponga Dairy Co. (0. Farley) 91. Box factor}' butter (special class), l sGlbs weight, suitable for export (open t) all factories in New Zeatiml).— Kaponga Co-operative Dairy Co. <O. Farley), 92 points ... 1 Bailance Co-operative Dairy Co. (W. R. Ross), 91) points ... 2 Pihama Co-operative Dairy Co. (E. H. Reeve), 91 points ... 3 Only ; competitors. Pearson and Ruttor Comiistltion—(Special, Class), best box factory butter.

CHEESE. The entries in the factory choose section wore 21 tower than those-re-ceived for last year’s show, but, taken all through, tne quality, the judges mud, showed a decided improvement. Particularly did tins apply to the championship class, where the judges experienced great difficulty in deciding on tho order of merit. They made special reference to the exhibit of the Ngnire Dairy Company, which was awarded first prize in thus class, and said that the duiker was to bo very highly complimented. The cheese was very; effectively staged, and tne scoring cards were keenly studied by farmers from the districts interested ili the .different exhibits. Detailed results:—

OTHER EXHIBITS. In the Machinery Hall there was a largo snow of the latest dairying machinery, including special working displays by the Ridd Milking Machine Company (Mr. Newton King, local igont), the Reid Milking Mad;am Co., and others. The Ridd exhibit was most attractively got up, in charge of Mr. H. Ashton, and Mr. A. W. Reid was looking after tho interests of his invention. Messrs. McMillan and Fredvic, of Stratford, liad tho best and widest range of dairying machinery on exhibition, and Mr. Fmliie was kept busy explaining tho working of the many marvels he controls. Mr. Newton King, Messrs. Young, Hobbs and Co., and tho N.Z. L. and M. Agency,- Co., Ltd., have largo and well--displayed exhibits of seeds and roots. Mr. R. McK. Morison, of Stratford, had a fine show of trees, plants, and flowering shrubs. (Per Press Association.) Hawcra, July G. Speaking at tho lianquet last night, the Governor delivered an interesting address on the dairy industry as he had soon it in Taranaki.. Ho also, commended the satisfactory development of the defence scheme under General Godlcy, and said he thought tho future very hopeful. He touched on the merit Imperial Conference ar-d tho aspirations of the constitutont dominions of the Empire for closer organisation. The Hon. T. Mackenzie pointedly expressed the opinion that the Homo Government was not yet sufficiently alive to the importance of bettor organisation of Imperial overseas ' strength, and expressed uneasiness lest the other dominions followed the example of Canada in reserving tho right not to use -her navy in any war in which Britain was engaged.

Kappnga ... 4-3 24 25 92 iiallanco ... 42| 25 24 91 i Pihama ... 43 23 25 91*

Colon * Body Salt and Flav Tex. Fm. Tl. G rey tow n-Wai-rarapa . 45} 28} 19} 93} Kapongii . 45 28} 19} 93 jHawera . 44 A 28} 19V 92 V Cardiff . 44 28 19} 91} I Taratahi . 4.4 28 19} 91V ! Haw-ora . 43} 28} 19} 91! 1 N gains . 43 ' .,28 19} 90} Dalofiokl . 43 28 19V 90V Kakarnmea 43 28 19 DO* Best Three Cases CcSourod Chcsse.— Op on ; Messrs. Lovell and Cinistmils’ pi izo. Kaponga . 46 28} 19} . 94 i Hawci a. 45 V 28 V 19 93. Havrera in 28} 19} 92} Gi ov’town-Wai-rarapa 4 1 28 20 92 Ngairo !! 28} 19} 92 Daieilcld 43 ' 28} 20 91V Kakaramoa 44 28 19 91,' Taratahi 43 V 28 19} 91 Cardiff 43 V 27} 19 90 Taranaki Championship.— -Best three white or coloured cheese. Ngairo m 29 20 95} Tariki 46 28 V 20 94} Kaponga 45 V 28 V 20 94 Havrera 45} 28 V 20 91 Oapnui 44} 28} 19} 92} Kakaramoa 44 V 28 19} 92 Havrera 43} 28 20 91V Cardiff 43} 28 19 90} Scat Single Cheese. —701 i or over (open to dl factories in New Zcaland). Tariki 45} 28} 20 91 Kaponga 45 28} 20 93} liawera 41} 28} 20 93 (4 rev town 44 28} 20 92 V Dalefield 44 28 V 20 92 V liawera 4) 28 20 92 Tarata in 43} 28 20 91} Cardiff 43} 28 19} 91 Ngaire 43} 28 10} 91 Kakaramoa 44 28 19 91 For Beet Medium Cheese.—About 40 ]I) each (open ;o all factories in Now Zeal and). Tariki 45 V ■ 28} 19} 93} Kapongii 45 28} 19} 93

I'jalefield ... 44 284 20 92 i .N gat re ... 44 28 Iff <4.4 Cardiff ... 43 23 194 99 j Best Six Loaf Circeo. —Open to all factories in New Zealand. Ngaire ... lit 23.V 19 92 iviiwonga .. 41 23.V 19 91 1 4d>fHd ... 4.4 V 23* m 91 - G re.v town ... 43 23 i 19 904 Cardiff ... 43 28 19 914 rsaracn atrd Ruitoi' Competition.— special Class, lor bos 11-‘ CO Oil HOfc cb' Ml tr all factories in Now Zealand. fvapoaga ... 40 23-4 Iff 93 Grovtown ... 1!'. 28 194 92 Dabliold ... 44 23 19 i 914