FIELD COMPETITIONS

Taranaki Daily News, 17 August 1935, Page 12

FIELD COMPETITIONS

LEPPERTON DISTRICT RESULTS. 7 CONTESTS WELL SUPPORTED. % The judging of the field competitions in the Lepperton district was completed by Mr. A. G. Elliott, instructor for the fields division of the Department of Agriculture yesterday. The judge commented favourably on the support the district had given the competition, it being stated that numerically the Lepperton district entries were the largest judged. The ensilage was of outstanding quality. Details are as follows:—

Stack Ensilage. R.M. Q. C. W. Total. 20 50 10 20 100 J. M. Blvde . . 18% 47% 8% 17% 92 W. N. Ackland 18 46% 8% 17 90 H. E. Blyde . 17% 47 8 17 89% A. B. Leach (onen) . 17% 46 8 17% 89 W. C. Hunger 17% 46% 7 17 88 Hillside Stack Ensilage. C. J. Olliver. . 17% 46 7 16% 87 Earth Pit Silage. R.M. Q. W. Total. 20 50 30 100 C. J. Olliver .. 18% 47 26% 92 J. D. Williamson .. 7... .. 17% 46 25% 89% Concrete Pit Silage. J. C 1 o k e (open) .... .. 18 47% 27 92% A. Roberts .. .. 17% 47 26% 91 P. A. Openshaw ... 17% 46% 26 90 Hay. R.M. Q. Bldg. Total. 25 50 25 100 H. Wallace .. . 22% 45 23% 91 F. Crowe (2) . 22% 45 23 90% J. M. Blyde . .. 22 46 22 90 W. C. Hunger . 22 45% 22 89% A. Wright .. .. 22% 45 22 89% R. Paul .... .. 21% 45 22% 89 F. Crowe (1) .. 22 44% 22%' 89 J. F. Munro .. 23 44% 20% 88 A. Old (2) .. .. 21 45 21% 87% A. Old (1) .. .. 21% 44 21% 87 A. Roberts . .. 21 44 22 87 W. N. Ackland 21% 43% 21% 86% H. E. Blyde .. 22 43% 21 86% P. A. Openshaw .. 22% 43%. 20 86 C. J. 'Olliver .. 21% 43 21% 86 Oaten Hay. A. Wright .. .. 23% 45 22 90%