FARMERS’ UNION PRIZES

Taranaki Daily News, 23 August 1930, Page 10

FARMERS’ UNION PRIZES

PRESENTATION AT LOWGARTH, PLEASANT SOCIAL EVENING. The. prizes won at. the recent field competitions at. Lowgarth were presented to the winners at a pleasant social evening on Thursday arranged by the Lowgarth branch of the Farmers’ Union. There was a good attendance of local resident and several members of the South Taranaki Farmers’ Union provincial executive were present. Tho Lowgarth president,. Mr. A. T. Sulzberger, thanked all who had contributed towards the prizes and so enabled them to carry on the. competitions on . the present scale. He also thanked the ladies for their work in connection with the union. •

In presenting, the prizes Mr. J. W’. i Palmer, of the Department of Agricul- ; tufe, said that ' each time he ■ camo to Lowgarth' he found something. in the ; farming - operations: to interest him. He ! expressed his thanks to members of ■' the union for the support they had .accorded him and said that, not only had | he helped them but They had also helped jhim in gleaning valuableLinformation. [He declared that what was needed even 'more than theory-was practical experiI once such as was gained by practical I farmers. In the Lowgartli competitions all field crops except hay were represented and no doubt hay would be included in future competitions. Comparing the crops this year with those of the previous season Mr. Palmer stated • that the average yields were much lower owing to retardation by unfavourable weather in tile • spring and autumn. In addition to the prizes from the union the Department of Agriculture awarded certificates of merit to the place-winners. Two challenge cups were among the prizes, these being won by Mr. A. T. Sulzberger for 1 mangolds and carrots (won outright two years in succession) and Mr. W. Tobcek f: for soft 1 turnips, swedes and chou mocllier.

The average yields in the various crops for the past two years were as follow: Soft turnips, 1930, 3G tons 11 cwt. (1929, 34 tons 12cwt.); swedes) 34 tons 13cwt. (44 tons'lSewt); carrots, 45 tons 7cwt. (48 tons 7cwt.)■; mangold-, 53 tons laewt (71 tons 19cwt); chou mocllier, 20 tons sewt. (28 tons IGcwt). The prizes were presented by Mr. Palmer as follow: —

Soft turnips. —A. T. Burke (Green Globe) 110 points, A. T. Burke (Red Paragon) 98 points, A. D. Johnson 98 points, W. Tobeck 88J points’, Mangolds. —A T. Sulzberger 1344,' A. T. Sulzberger 127, A. T. Burke 126.

Carrots.—A. T. Sulzberger 1184, A. T, Sulzberger 1054, A. T. Burke 99. Chou Mocllier.—W. Tobeck 684, A. A. Piper 684, A. T. Burke 404. Swedes.—W. H. Richardson 113," A. D. Johnson 94J, W. Tobeck 864. Ensilage (Lucerne and Oats). —F. Willan 89, A. D. Johnson 88. A. T. Sulzberger 87. Grass ensilage.—A. Pryce 87, A. T. Sulzberger 86, S. Laurance 84. Mr. Sulzberger thanked Mr. Palmer for the valuable assistance he had given farmers in passing on his knowledge and experience. Duriiig the evening songs were contributed by Mr. Pickles and Mr. Fennell and dancing was enjoyed to music played by Mrs. Attrill. Mr, F. Willan was master of ceremonies. Extras were played by Mrs. Piper, Miss Seed and Mr, R.F. Page.. . PERSONAL. Mr. E. S. Woods, who was. appointed to the position of assistant at the Stratford primary school in the place of Mr. A. V. Gilbert (transferred), has accepted another appointment under the Auckland Education Board and Mr. R. L. Hancock has been selected to fill the vac ncy at Stratford. Mr. H. Burmester is spending a short holiday at Taihape. Mrs. F. Wood and her daughter, Westport, are staying with Mrs. Wood's brother (Mr. C. Lindop) during thsir holiday in Stratford.

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