WAIRARAPA SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1890, 27 October 1913, Page 10

WAIRARAPA SHOW.

,! . . RECORD ENTRIES. e ! !' The following is a comparison of en-1 3 trios for tlio current and past year's a of tlio Wrtirarapa and East Coast A. and " P. Show, by which it will bo Been that • 1013 is considerably ahead of 1912, . winch, until tlien, stood as a record for £ tho society. The numbers in cattfo and 5 slieep constitute a record in these sec--1 tions, and numbers in somo of the pros iduce seotioiu aro also higher than at i any time previously:— 1 • " ' 1S) 12 1913 ■ Competitions £8 78 £ Horsos 235 28G " ' Cattle ; 280 283 ' ' Butter-fat Competition 21 21 1 Sheop 244 320 I Pigs ' 20 30 1 Dogs 84 70 . Grain, etc. 48 34 ' 1 Butter '45 39 Cheese ! 27 30 Home Industries 134 . 152 Photography ............ 19 33 Sewing and Fancy Work 114 60 School Exhibits G7 176 Totals. .1429 1617 •. BRISTOL AND DOMINION PRODUCERS. . 'A NEW MANAGER APPOINTED. A meeting of iho N.Z. Board of Con- ' tral of the Bristol and .Dominion Pro-; {facers' Association was held "in Wcl-. lingtoii 011 Saturday. There wero Met sent: Messrs. J. H. Hall and Marmae duke Dixon (Canterbury), \V. Paulson 1 (Wangamii), F. H. Wise, (Eketahuna)) 1 and W. D. Lysnar (Gisborne). IA let-, a ter was received from" Jlr. E. W« G. Herdman, who was recently appointed N.-Z. manager for the association, stat- . ing that circumstances had arisen sinco ho accepted the position which necessitated, him relinquishing the post. In view of the -substantial support promising to tho association,,!the board decided that it was necessary to appoint an assistant manager as well as a general manager. ■ Mr. Hugh Roberts, 1 of Feilding, was appointed general »manager for New Zealand in Mr. Herdmau's place, and Mr. H. 'fx. Hill, of, Wellington, was appointed to fill tho new position o'f assistant general mnnacer. 1 Mr. 'Hugh Roberts was a few years back manager of tho Feilding branch of the Union Bank of Australia. Ho left that _ institution to enter'into business on his own account as auctioneer, wool and general produce, broker. Mr. H. G. Hill is well known as 1 managing director of Messrs. Hill and ' Barton, Limited, dairy produce riier- ! chants. He has also been intii?iately as- ; . sociated; with tho farming industries of ; the Dominion for the last fifteen'years. 1 The" services of both of 'these gentlemen _ j . will be available by November 15. - 1 The association is 110W ready to trans- « act business, and thcro. are already con- ' signments on tlio water to tho associa- J tion in England. This produce is goinc; ] ■direct to liondon, where.tho association's 1 1 staff will receive and market it, as there ' aro no boats available sailing to West J of England ports until next month. On i , November 2S the Opawa will inaugurate < a.regular monthly service to West of ! IJngland ports, and if business should t warrant it, intermediate boats will be € dispatched. ' • 1 ' ' c - - .fl One© upon a time there was really no 1 assistance for the cheese-maker; he had * to take "pot luck"' ivith whatever crude apparatus cSme his way. And,even a few years back cheese-makiiis was nnuncer- e •tain process. Then camo'the "Victor" Vat, and' with the advent of this most cfficitnt aid cheese-making was lifted out of the "rut," and is to-day one of tho chief industries of this country. Every I cheese ■ factory manager should instal 2 "Victor" Vara-or at least send-to Mr. A. t J. Parton, Phimber, Carterton, for par- d ticulais—Advt. ' b n Develop the milking propensity and n high butter-fat test by using the "Gil- A ruth" .Calf. -'•Pood. The constitution- *' builder. •It is not only the best, but also c the cheapest.—A'dvt. : ' 'i