MERINO SCOURING EVENT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 721, 21 January 1910, Page 8

MERINO SCOURING EVENT.

GOOD TIGUEES j (By/ Correspondent.) „ Christchureh, January 20 4* v"®^ € of -1909 meHno-'ecouriiie with j the j Jate show of. tho- Can tcrburyA-. - and ■P. Asso-' The>most valuable fleece wa s that of a ram entered toh^thfliS^ilson--.Trustees .from' the* late Culverden flock. - .The'fleece : in.the 'grease and.'scoured.; down,ito 81b rji'-Theifleece :wool;'wis;. valued atV26d.;' iudK'. ; Uv% 'per lb.,- tho total : nee<ie .being 10s.; 11.62 d; ;'.The" trustees weto-alsosecond-with -a -and ; third with another \alued at lfa 9 32d The average :of jthe' threb fleeces: was 15s.' 7.9i<L : ' I .; :-;.yi6how. the Wilson Trustees .won the Wolse-■Cup:.|fdi-.Uhe , best fodr-to°ih.' ram in :beihgi-the" Jinth;. the; most; wv 3 9V:r©^ceV•;Tlifsrecord^of gaining- > 6;-;•( 0- I i P. ll P ff; i p n©' year ha^;'not pre-' S ;afebi&V«d; since; the ;c6mpeti-* ynoa.v.was vconiJiwnced^'.some. teaVyearsago r the ioW v Cnlr€Tdeii' were .by. a ram .'bred. by the late , ;.Tasmania,- which Mr ; ; :v* ?. , H l toOnin ) . th'ej-]ato speci-f'jfi;-ft|ly .selected for tho flock.-?. ~-.' a. ;.-j i" ; ' most*- valuable - .fleeces - were Ui:Ktn^?;submitted''byf-the^follomng'— Mr-' •;...' /.Chas. -Goulter, lis. 145.-2.18 d ;the>-late:; Mr^W;.!■ Gemd.'' Ms 5 ißd. and 14s 0 76&, Mr J Ste,;vraisen" lfe. 3.52 d- -The most , valuable p ?, r i, lb *- that of third Tam- ; Trustees,.:-which';was valued-' :Next-caihe,th'at' of : the V -..'.-Tani ; at26d.,'. and then , one of. Messrs' ; ! Easor Bros. at 25d. V-yS:.-;--

, l TWO STATE FARMS. theie chops and feuit. vr.r: (By TpleßraDh.-SDeciai/CteesDondcnt.) ' "nr T. t' Auclc'and, January 20. ' has'-just'vis-V. .tho'.- State '■ fanns . at .YWaoreßga and" Hhat-.at' -tHe former - he' progressing,,favourably;; '.'.fruit?,^trees,'especially, look'splendid.' l , lhe grape-..crop., is an exckdingly 'heavyg'itfipt*, iaiid; i .without ;'cbiinting;;the ! .' - table' g^grapM^of-VwHiob" tHert-is: a. i largo; qnani> Jifit' ;is':estimated that 'tho wine'grapes!' y.f-gwill. produce : over;: seven'.thousand gal-;S:-;flons]bf :;wino';tWs::'s&sohi'' ; Although: the' Vah»i"; ac fa 1 treepl;are; ; looking':<first-rate, with' finnan- absence/of blight, pests of. every kind,'-! ; .the • fruit;' crop -is -very poor indeed.'' The' Kfi£#PP^^pn'\thei;cbntrai7v';haT6.nev«r ! 'be'6n < iVi/y/equalled/'diiring tho -history. of . the' farmii ' The saino;Tcroark;' in a lesser.degree, ap% S?' iplies td-.-tKe. nectarines. ,':■■.• 'V' ..• ;. Speaking , generally .tho signs of-.p'ro-gress' and' final-success are .every where /finished;and, .'for; the : season; : the' . . . crops' have'been; Teally good.: Hugo, stacks v : J; ; of'h'iyj 'oats, and other, varieties of cefetils : :r£iSX^'d; ; cnsilascVstand*.like huge dots on tho landscape.The., horses, cattle, > M-and sheep, on Iho farra aro'■ in;splendid p;,i::;:c6nditiph-^6re4 particnlariy... the: sheep.' "'vwTKe-stndranis. would be';a. credit to .any injihe.'world aiid ...,' tho general 'flock-»of ; rains-:aro,:'scllihg.; read-. '.; ily. at satisfactory! prices. • •

'At; a' meeting' of directors pf,tho -South' icjjLTaranaki'fcWinter ,Show.'.Company; .ltd., : on - Mond.-i.y, evening,'' Mr. A. •W. Gillies /'.was 'elected ,'chairman..' Mr. T.. H.: Gill-S-vS ln£m /wasVaMflinte'd architect to the com.was.;dceidcd to procecd at 'r;ohce 'with/.the • prqparation-'flf. .plans.:'for' 'rto: incliido.'front ::/omces,' ; .for': ;;J'.Kwhich"offers have. been received.; A : subi;Ksycommittee' .was set up;,to confer .with the feyarchitect; o; It -was 'alsoVdccided to'•, maket&«the; first;icall ~of '15s.' per .'share, 1 ' payable : ' in fourteen .'days from date... ■■ ■■;'