FARMERS UNION

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 164, 14 July 1933, Page 9

FARMERS UNION

SUCCESSFUL HELD DAY ALTON-KAKARAMEA-WHENUAKURA The judging of various held stacks of members of the Alton-Kakaramea-Whenuakura branch of the Farnieis’ Union was undertaken, on Tuesday, Wednesday and yesterday (Thursday), tho districts being completed on those days in order, finishing at Whenuakura yesterday. Messrs. C. Haynes (Agricultural Department), and (J. Parry (Manaia Road;, acted as judges and expressed themselves as having found great difficulty iu marking hard enough to differentiate. The standard was very high, although the number of entries was not as gicat as last year on account of late autumnal growth giving farmers no cause for cutting into their stacks for feeding out. Stacks had to be cut to be judged. At .Alton, on the first day, some 12 stacks, including hay and pit and stack ensilage, were .judged, while at Kakaramea on Wednesday 15 different stacks were judged, the remainder being completed yesterday. Luncheon was provided each day at the Alton, Kakaramea and Whenuakura Halls by the ladies of the districts, who were cordially thanked for their generous hospitality. Yesterday there was a record attendance during the judging, some 40 members following the judges’ car ou its itinerary, this day being the first on which such competitions have been held in Whenuakura district. ►Speaking at the conclusion of the day at Alton, the judges remarked on the improved standard of work shown by the stacks. This showed the knowledge obtained aud used from the competitions, which were arranged to give farmers greater assistance with the stacking of their crops. Mr. Haynes urged the need for early cutting, when both the grass and lucerne were at

their best. Results during the three days showed that the best stacks were those for which the grass or lucerne were cut early in December. Following are the results of the competitions held over the three days, AV marking Whenuakura entries; K. Kakaramea; and A, Alton entries: — Ensilage Fit Maximum marks: Raw material 20, quality SU, waste 15, cover J 5, total:— 8. E. ‘Macdonald (K.), 18, 484, .14 J, 13, 1)4; F. Ollivcr (A.), 16, 454, 13, 13, 874; F. Parsons (W.), 18, 47, 11, 11, 87; I’. Palmer (A.), 16, 45, 134, 11, 851; W. E. Taylor (A.), 15, 444, J 34, 11, 844; H. Hodge (A.;, 16, 44 11, 13, 84. Stacks Maximum Marks: Raw Material 20, quality'so, cover 15, waste J 5, total: — 11, A. Sutherland (A.), 174, 48£, 13, .13, 92; A. J. Gibbs (A.), 174, 49, J 24, 124, 914; R. Watt (K.), 164, 484, 13, 13J, 91J; JL Chamberlain (K.), 17, 474, 13, 13, 90i; W. Saunders (K.), .17, 48, .13, 12, 90; D. Hurley (A.), 17, 474, 12, 12, 88i; J. Prout (W.), 17, 48, 12J, 11, 884; !’• Dwyer (K.), 16J, 46J, 13, 12, 88; W. E. Tayler (A.), 16, 47|, .114, 12|, 871; S. Kiihfuss (W.), 164, 461, 13, 11, 87; P. Oaklev (K.), 16, 461, 13, 11 4, 87; R. Watt (K.), I 14, 454, 13, 12, 87; D. Dwyer (K.), 16. 451, 13, 12, 861; I). Hurley (A.), .16, 451, 1-’, 111, 85; D. Dwyer (W.), 16, 43, 11, 11, 81; A. .1. Gibbs (A.), 15, 43, 1.1, 11, 80; P. Bourkc (W.), 154, 40, 12, 10, 774. Ha.y Stacks Meadow Grass Maximum Marks: Quality 55, condition 20, building 25, total: —8. E. Mac-

donald (K.), 51, 174, 22, 904; R. Dwyer (K.), 484, 17, 234, S 9; 8. E. Macdonald, (K.), 514, 17i, 17, 88; 8. Hird (W.), 504, 17, 20, 874; D. Dwyer (K.), 464, 164, 24, 87; 8. Prout (W.), 481, 16$, 21, 86; W. Saunders (K.), 484, 17, 194, 35; E. Davidson (W.), 484, 16, 20, 84$; H. Hodge (A.), 49, 15, 20, 84; D. Chamberlain (K.), 47, 16, 20, 83; C. R. lloneyfield (W.), 47, 17, JBi, 824; I’. Bourke (W.), 48, 154, 19, 324; W. M. Putt (W.), 47, 15, 20, 82; P. Dwyer (K.), 474, 14J, 184, 304; F. T. Ollivcr (A.), 47, .14, 18, 79; W. E. Southconibc (W.), 46, 15, 174, 78. Lucerne Hay Stacks 8. Kiihfuss (W.), 52, 15, 21, 91; H. Parsons (W.J, 56, 17, 194, 862; G. Kiihfuss (W.), 4.9, 16, .19, 84; N. Mitchell (W.), 48, 15, 18, 81; G. Hughes (W.), 45, 15, 18, 78. The president of the branch, Mr. H. Hodge, speaking at Whenuakura yesterday, congratulated the Whenuakura members on the good showing of crops they had made for their initial com petition. He stressed the need, however, that members should be present at the judging, otherwise they lost the value of the pointing out of the faults. Tho competition in the Whenuakura district would be judged separately from the other districts, owing to the fact that the other districts had benefited by previous years’ competitions. Alton, Kakaramea and Hurleyville farmers had shown in their stacks this year a vast improvement on last year, emphasising the value of the competitions. Mr. Hodge welcomed several visitors, Mr. S. Bennet, from Tokoara and Mr. E. Weedon, of Waikato. He was going

to inaugurate the same scheme that was at present, being practiced in North Taranaki, that of members from branches visiting other branches’ meet ings. Also, next year, the branch hoped to run root crop competitions in conjunction with the hay and ensil ago, as many farmers were being driven from lucerne to root, crops. Cheers were given for the judges and for the ladies who had supplied luncheon each day so generously.