HAWERA SPRING SHOW.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 75, 28 November 1913, Page 2

HAWERA SPRING SHOW.

PEOPLE’S DAY. J J In comomn with other Shows in the Xbrth Island, Hawera was unfortunate in meeting with squally and boisterous weather yesterday, and this fact considerably' ’affected the attendance which otherwise ipust-haye heeu a record for,Hawera, , The. Secretary (Mr Treweek ) and: the officials worked well, and in: every .way .possible minimised the-discomforts,.caused,, by weather conditions .to; exhibitors, and visitors. Fortunately, the Grand Parade of •stock was got through in a hue spell betV. eeu showers,. and , yisitors were enabled to get a fine, view, of the prizewinners. . : ! , 1

DAIRY COMPETITION.

Mr N. Fulton, Government dairy instructor, who has conducted the* champion butter-fat competition since its inception, .said, in the course of some remarks to a Hawera Star repretentative, that he was very gratified to note that this competition was growing.jin favor with, the dairy farmers, as' 1 evidenced by 1 the' increased cumber 'of entries each year. He considered this, one of 5 tie best classes ior dairy stock piWide'd .on. the pi'izo schedule, ; as‘it slldkfed ihdre of the' practical .side,: whilo 1; dairymen 'And' others could inspect‘Hid 1 cows on the’ rroviruliand note their .it ohe'and the Sahre jtimfi. A.cafeflil pxaMnat'iim yb# the W/itCsting ’ cowsi would : at ;: 6rice 'shW Hidin' to be hill-' typichl ! dairy ■ animals, 1 f find ..no ohb' ■ :bfdd' dssochiie tlioid with 1 the beef cattle 'bipeds. l TfeAlehlarod : HiM’" were a distinct credit to their owners, and'also to the fertile district to which they belonged. ( '■*' t As regards’ this year’s results, Mr Fulton -desires to point out thfi't Hie milk and butter-fat production and the ;i ■ shOW)^ () decickM ( jcease .fiVw last and "'flvVmer obviously this' H khieh chiefly to-nlb* ahiouh't of 'herd d.«stilig tfnftd'is ■low'.being carried oh bjl' progresMiyedairv farmers' in TarainV'kh ! ' The' Vor-'

I’st outsider or, distant- 1 ‘iould .ldfc; : possibly fail to notice' the crowds that took a keen interest around the lairy cattle rings on ■•Wed’ftfcfwlbyV while the quality of the beasts, especially'in the pure-bred classes, at once indicated that farmers and breeders are making great strides towards: pyodiieing utility cattle combined with constitution and appearance. Mr Fulton is a great believer in actual.yield and figures, as this is where the £. in. He’ was pleased, therefore, to note that provision had been' 'made on the award cards for showing in plain figures the pounds of milk and butterfat and . the number of points accredited to each of the six placed cows in the competition referred to above. Ho wfluld here suggest that each show catalogue should] show i these figures for the former year, so that interested people could ;‘at once note the progress made from .year to year. As he pointed out last’year, tlreVo is a great deal more yalqe in these competitions for productiveness than niay.nieet the eye of most people; therejpee it is well to make'the very most of such useful demonstrations The competition draw thirteen entries. The prices,wvera, ton igunieas, live ,,apd. two iguinefis, exclusive of specials. Points were computed as follows:—One-tenth point-for every pound of milk in four days, and 2o points for every pound of butterfut. Optional- rugging, grass feeding, Results:—

Points Points Four days' for for Total Owners. Milk, lh. •Test. Fat, lb Milk. Fat. Points Fred Mills ..... 274.0 4.0 10.96 27.40 274.00 301.10 A. E. Wat kin v ;;.. .... 219.5 4.8 10.53 21.95 263.25 285.20 V. W. .Nowell ... ..... 280.0 3.0 9.80 28.00 245.00 273.00 Fred Mills 7.'... . 4.0 9.12 22.80 228.00 250.80 W. V. Harkuess .... 180. 0 ; o.o 9.00 18.00 225.00 2 13.00 W. V. HarknessA... ..... 162.0 o.2 8.42 16.20 210.50 . 226.70 A. and J. O’Donnell 116.0 -5.4 6.26 11.60 156.50 168.10 A. and J. O'Donnell 162.5 4.9 7.96 16.25 199.00 215.25 A. E. Wat kin .... 138.5 5.1 7.06 13.85 176.50 190.35 T. S. T. Short .... 177.0 4.4 V.S1 17.755 195.25 213.00 T. S. T. Short 176.0 4.6 8.09 17.60 202.25 219.85 J. R.'Corrigan ..... 130.5 4.0 7.22 18.05 180.25 198.55 •