HOOT GROWING COMPETITIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 June 1927, Page 2

HOOT GROWING COMPETITIONS.

THE jVDGING CONTINUED. Despite the heavy rain of the past few days, the judging of the root-grow-ing competitions under the auspices of the South Taranaki Boys’ and Girls’ Agricultural Clubs, was continued on Monday and Tuesday by Messrs A. J. Glassoil and Rod Syme. On Monday the judges were entertained at luncheon by Mr. Campbell, of Otakeho, and to-day Mr. J, Harrison, of Te Kiri, and Mr. C. L. Arthur, of Awatuna, were the hosts. The judging of the Makaka plots had to he postponed to-day on account of the inclement weather, but this district will be visited later. At Otakeho the judges found another record plot belonging to Master Guy Putt. The yield of mangolds in this ease works out at 124 tons 11 cwt, which eclipses all the records of last year and is well ahead of the previous best plot (108 tons at Manaia) this year. The details of the judging to date are as follow: TOKAORA. Mangolds. Fred Stewart. —70 tons llcwt; 70J, 34, 8. Allan Quarry.—6l tons 11 cwt; 61J, 32. 8. Carrots. Alice Corkin.—29 tons 17 cwt; 29J, 36, 6. OTAKEHO. Alangolds. Guy Putt.—l 24 tons 11 cwt; 124 J, 36, 7. Oarrots. Tom Edwards—2s tons 11 cwt; 25J, 34, 7. Dave Campbell—33 tons 5 ewt; 33 j. 34, 6. Colin Campbell—3l tons 6 cwt; 31J, 34. 6. OEO, Mangolds. - . D. Borrie —78 tons 2 cwt; 78, 36, 8. H. Harris—34 tons 14 ewt; 34J,. 31, 7. TE KIRI. Mangolds. Edna Coxhead—36 tons 12 cwt; 364, 30, 7. Mvrtle Coxhead —30 tons 17 cwt; 30J, 29, 6. Carrots. Cyril Watson—s 6 tons 5 cwt; 36 J, 38, 7. Jack Palmer—3s tons 13 cwt; 35J, 38, 6. AIWATUNA. Carrots. E. Phillips—ll tons 5 cwt; llj, 15, 5. Frances Phillips—l 4 tons 2 cwt; 14, 15, 5. Olive Phillips—l 3 tons 3 cwt; 13, 15, 5. The judging of about half the plots has now been completed, and the balance of the itinerary is as follows: — June 2.—Riverlea, 9.30 a.m.; Kaponga, I p.m.; Rowan, 2.30 p.m. June 6.—Finnerty, 9.30 a.m.; Ngaere, II a.m.; Pukengahu, 2.30 p.m. June 7. —Toko, 9.30 a.m.; Douglas, 2.30 p.m. June B.—Huiroa, 9.30 a.m.; Stanley, 1 p.m. June 9.—Midhirst, 9.30 a.m.; Pembroke, 11.30 a.m.; Cardiff, 1.30 p.m. June 10. —Stratford, 9.30 a.m. June 13.—Te Roti, 9.30 a.m.; Rawhitiroa, 11.45 a.m. " June 14.- —Auroa, 9.30 a.m. Due notice will be given if any alteration is made to these dates.

All charts must be completed and available at the school on the day of judging. The attention of teachers is drawn to the fact that the competitors will be required to answer a short series of questions on the raising of the crop, and the marks allowed for these questions will be taken into account when marking the charts. BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ CLUBS. NEED FOR RECONSTRUCTION. The handsome shield presented by Messrs Henry Lane and Co. (London), through Mr. G. H. Buckeridge, as a challenge trophy for competition among the primary schools of New Zealand in the various competitions organised in connection with the Boys’ and Girls’ Agricultural Clubs’ movement, is now on display in a Hawera shop window. The shield is of handsome polished oak with a solid silver oxidised centre, embossed with a design representing a dairying scene, surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves. Conversing with a News representative to-day, Mr. Buckeridge said it had been his intention to present the shield to the Farmers’ Union as a challenge shield to be competed for by the schools in th© Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs throughout New Zealand. Since his arrival, however, he had found an acute difference of opinion between the Farmers’ Union and the clubs’ committees as to the manner' in which the clubs should be run, the Farmers Union taking up the stand that the movement had been a considerable drag on their finances and that the benefits they had received had had not warranted the expenditure of their funds in providing the prize money to carry on the competitions. On the other hand the committees seemed to be of the opinion that the clubs should be managed by a separate institution. Air. Buckeridge said he had been considerably disappointed that the clubs had reached such a position, as he had considered in the first place, when orig.: ring the idea, lhat they would have been an asset to the Farmers’ Union and a means of arousing a keen interest on the part of the farmers themselves in the development of the clubs, and also by stimulating interest in the Farmers’ Union.

Interest appeared to be quite keenly sustained amongst the boys and girls themselves, judging by the large number of entries received throughout Taranaki, but apart from that there appeared to have been an almost entire lack on the part of those who should have stood behind the movement and provided the funds necessary to enable

the competition to be carried on successfully. “It is my present intention to withhold the presentation of the shield until I am satisfied that there is an organisation which gives some promise of carrying on the work of the clubs in a manner worthy of the importance of the movement to New Zealand,” said Mr. Buckeridge. “I think it should be possible to formulate a scheme which would provide all the funds necessary to carry on the competitions that have now been entered upon and to still further increase their scope, and I hope it may be possible in the near future to evolve sueh a scheme. “In fact, I may say that I have the skeleton of such a scheme already fiamed,” continued Mr. Buckeridge. “I am hoping shortly to take the first definite steps in launching it.”

MARKETING OF DAIRY PRODUCE. ADDRESS BY MR. BUCKERIDGE. A very interesting address on conditions at Home in respect to the marketing of New Zealand dairy produce and the attitude of the trade in Britain towards New Zealand Control Board methods was delivered to-day to an audience of about 50 directors, secretaries and managers of South Taranaki dairy factories by Mr. G. H. Buckeridge, who has recently returned from a four and. a-half months’ trip to England, where he investigated the position on behalf of several dairy companies in the district. Mr. Buckeridge gave a general outline of the position of the New Zealand dairy industry and the effect of the Control Board policy throughout England, Scotland and Wales. The views expressed were those representing the retail shopkeepers and wholesalers who carried those retailers, and financed them throughout every county in England, jlon. They also represented the individual opinions of retailers and wholeSeotland and Wales, and also in Lonsalers and the considered opinions of representative meetings of both wholesale and retail associations which were called especially to meet Mr. Buck: idge and to discuss with him the po.. tion of the industry. “Those opinions I intend to bake an early opportunity of expressing,” said Air. Buekeridge to a News representative to-day.

At the conclusion of the address the meeting accorded Mr. Buckeridge a hearty vote of thanks for his exhaustive investigations and his valuable address.

The meeting was presided over byMr. J. R. Corrigan.

HAWERA MYSTERY CLEARED UP. DEAD BODY IDENTIFIED. The remains of the man’s body which were found on the sandhills near Kakaramea on Saturday identified on Monday afternoon as (those of Mr. J. Beirne, formerly of Hawera when, as the result of inquiries made by the police, an inspection was made by Messrs S. M. Riley and S. R. Veitch, of Hawera. The cause of death is as yet unknown. The- deceased, until a month or so ago, carried on a grain and produce business in Princes Street, Hawera, and lived in Erin Street. FOOTBALL REFEREES. The weekly meeting of the South Taranaki referees was held at Hawera to-night. Present: Messrs. A. Guy (chairman), F. Atkins, P. Linn, M. Bailey, H. G. Whittington, L. H. Clapham, H. Hughes and J. Goodwin (secretary ). A letter was received from a Waver-, ley referee expressing appreciation of | the sporting manner in which the junior; games in the southern district were played. The following junior referees were appointed for next Saturday’s matches: — First Juniors. Hawera v. Alton, at Alton, Mr. A. Alurphy. Athletic v. Patea, at Patea, Mr. McKenna. Waverley a bye. Waimate v. Opunake, at Manaia, Mr. G. Hurley. Okaiawa v. Kaponga, at Okaiawa, Mr. Af. Bailey. Eltham a bye. Third Grade. Hawera v. Patea, at Patea, Mr. T. Sheahan. Eltham v. Okaiawa, at Okaiawa, Mr. P. Linn. Fourth Grade. Kaponga v. High School B, at Hawera, Mr. H. G. Whittington. Hawera v. Waimate, at Manaia, Mr. K. McNae. High School A a bye. REFEREES FOR JUNE 8. Ohangai v. Normanby, at Normanby, Mr. A. E. Spratt. Whareroa v. City, at Whareroa, Mr. A. H. Guy. Fraser Road a bye. PERSONAL ITEMS. Air. P. O. Veale, in charge of the Hawera dairy laboratory, is at present indisposed and is confined to his home.