WOOL-CLASSUING STUDENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 679, 2 December 1909, Page 10

WOOL-CLASSUING STUDENTS.

: /I&ii'ifA^lsfi.tTp.ilNTON.;V' V:^^^^^/ ./ . (BJ/Tolcsrnph.-Speclal Corresoondonl.l ■*:■.-*:■■'■ /:■/•;. /:/:; ; Palrnerstbn, December 1, ~ The'members of the "wool-classing division of tho/Palmorston; Technical- School visited Mr. Hugh' Akers's Eiversido farm, Linton, v to-day, and classed"a portion of Mr; Akers's-wool clip, the wbrk being carried out under the: supervision ■-■ of; ,Mr. /Richmond,': instructor of;: tho class. Mr. Akors was so pleased/with the work of the students last year that!he, invited them 'dbwn'dga'in':this season..- He.takes great interest in the work of the school, and: has shown hW"practical "appreciation 'by-.making several handsome donations., The clip of Mr. k:_ :Harding,.iSiberiaV,is:also to be classed;by the students of. the Technical School later on. OF .POINTS. PRIZES.-/; /p' ;/ -;,:/WON ATHAWEEA: - : /; /; ~ At/the Show the points prizes were wonby/tho follbwirigrr-',, : ', .-. ,': ;/.:';. V:.'Sheep : <—MesSr&'-'-jjehnett and Sutton's .trophy, 'value .'JEs':ss.',: for m'oßt. points in the purebred, classes, be : won three/times before-becom-ing the property of the exhibitor,;was won by ;Mr. W, H.' Wybpurne/of'Wliehuakura., Tbis .'exliibitoKjalsp .gefs'lDalgety and' Co.'s;special 'of'/£3'.;3s!^aiid-,a.:oose'of "Quibell's dip./ /-, •■■ Grndo 'A. S. Tonks w'ins.Mr, 1 W. H/Wybournes special of JE2 2s.for most points finigrado.sheep. ; '.-'. :'/ ' ,';.'...; ; ■/ .pigs.—Messrs. Kempthorne, Prosser and Co.'s special, ,-yaluo/£2, for' most points in the pig •classes,''goes/to,-Mr..' J. H. Sellars, of Okaiawa. ', : ;Mr."/ J./UDnghton's' two-year-old filly Royal' ?.Queen;':''-by; : Royar.Crown, was awarded,first in, her class,and"cham'pion for best mare'on.' the groUlid. ///'■/- '' ; : ; - .' ,'.: : -' ~-Mr;-iV Johnston's Sir Beau deKol was awarded first,in:Dutch 'Friesians, bull calved prior to 'juiy"'X,a99<KV''; -:;.-;-. ;.v ;:;';-.,/-::, /; : •' ■-■ ./.i.The weight., of, the; two' pigs' in /the weightguessing competition; was '20211b.'.- ./