THE STRATFORD BUTTER.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 36, 4 June 1914, Page 2

THE STRATFORD BUTTER.

WAIKATO WINTER SHOW. The eighth annual Waikato show,, extending over five days, opened on ■ Tuesday afternoon. * here was a very large attendance, S : r Joseph Ward being amongst the visitors. The Association claims for the show a record for the Dominion so far as space and entries are concerned. Space kas been increased to 75,000 square feet, while the entries total 7000. of which 4000 are in competition. The butter exhibit alone contains 2IS entries, representative of two-thirds of the factories ofs the Dominion. Results : Box of Butter suitable for export, open to all factories, creamery registration. i ■ Rangiwabia-Ruahine Dairy Co., 96 1 Stratford Dairy Co., Ltd.: Wangaehu Dairy Co.; and River dale Co.op. Dairy Co, (equal), 05.1 points,; 2 Best-Box of‘Butter suitable for exJ*' - '■ 1•. ;• ' !• * • 'I ; • port — Taieri and Peninsula Milk Supply Co.', 95) points • 4 Te Aroha Co-op. Dairy Co., 9o - Oraata Co-op. Dairy Co., 94) 3 Stratford Dairy Co., 94 ... ••• 4 Thames Valley Co-op. Dairy Co., 93) * ... ••• ••• "• 5 Kairangi Dairy Go., 93 -...0 ••• 6 Box Butter, suitable for 1 export— Lepperton Co-op. Dairy Co., Golden Bay Co-op. Dairy Co., Stratford Dairy Co., Levin Co-op, Dairy Co., Kairangi Dairy Co., and Ballance Co-op. Dairy Co. (Konini), equal, first, with 95) points. Box of Butter (not less than 481hs), in lib ■’pats— Levin-o-op. Dairy Co., 96 points 1 Stratford Dairy Co., 95) ... 2 Kairangi Dairy Co., 95 ... ••• 3 Thames Valley Co-op. Dairy Co. ) 94) ... 4 Box of Butter, Factory Made— Piopio Co-op. Dairy Co., 95 points 1 Matakana Co-op. Dairy Co., 94) 2 Te Kuiti Co-op. Dairy Co.. 93) ... 3 Box of Butter made by Buttennaker or Factory Manager’s First Assistant —Kairangi Dairy Co. and Wangaehn Dairy Co., 95) points, 1 and 2; Stratford Dairy Co. and Ballance ’ Co-op. Dairy Co. (equal), 95, 3. Box of Butter for Exhibitors who have never won a first prize at previous Waikato Shows.—RangiwahiaRuahino Dairy Co., 96 points, 1 ; Ballance Co-op. Dairy Co., 91). 2; Ornata Co-op. Dairy Go., 94), 3j Eureka Coop. Dairy Co., 94, 4. Box of Butter, open only to Factories Manufacturing 100 tons butter or less during the season.—Wangaehu Dairy Co. and Pio Pin Co-op. Dairy Co. (equal), 95) points, 1 ; Omata Co-op. Dairy Co., 95, 3. At the Winter Show, the Levin Co-operative Dairy Co. was first in factory butter suitable for export, with 95 points, and also in a similar compeition open to the North Island, with 94) points.

The Tamaki Company, Dannovirke gained 94 points.

In box of factory butter suitable for export, the Levin Company was first with 95 points. Tikorangf scored 92 and 91 points.