Those Shows Of Yesteryear
Many early residents who were at the show today must surely have cast back their thoughts to the days of the first of the Horowhenua Agriculturai and Pastoral Association's shows. At that time the event, which was of only one day's duration, was held on a Wednesday. The first show was on Wednesday,April 10, 1907. The first two-day show, on'a Wednesday and Thursday, was held in 1921.
* The various ciasses were wider in those days, there being poultry, vegetables and fodder and harness lorse ciasses. At' the first show there was an exhibition by the Weraroa Experimental -jstud Farm Df stud bulls, cows, horses and pigs. In the first shows there were 10 special pedigree ciasses, :these Deasts being included in the open fiasses. . ■ x Here are thp entrance figures for ;he first show in -1907: — Competitions 86, ponies 45, saddle horses
145, -harness horses 54, draughts 22, 'fat cattle 33, sheep 51, pigs 8. | Here is the record of the first . | two-day show in 1921, where it will |te seen that breeds are included: — Ponies and competitions 56, horses and competitions 74, harness ! horses 18, draughts 4, dairy cattle j 74, Jerseys 101, Ayrshires 40, | Friesians 33, Milking Shorthorns 19, ; fat sheep 53, Romneys 19, Lincolns '1.2, Southdowns 8, pigs 32, sheep dog trials 11. i
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Chronicle (Levin), 28 January 1949, Page 5
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