SOLWAY SHOW

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2692, 11 February 1916, Page 8

SOLWAY SHOW

' The annual show .of the Masterton A., and P'. Association, which, is to bo -held on the beautiful Solway grounds : on Tuesday and "Wednesday next, Feb- / ruary 15 and ,16, promises to easily ■ eclipse any previous show. The display in sheep and cattle will be the iinest ever seen in the Wairarapa, and the/ exhibitvof.'fat cattle .will be a record' for New Zealand as far as numbers arc k concerned. Breeders new to the districi; will exhibit this year in both sheep ami cattle, 'Die train arrangements should suit visitors from far. and near, aii.d those who desire accommodation, g.t Masterton can obtain it on application , to the secretary (Mr. J. B. Emmet't). There will be plenty to amuse the general public who are not directly ini;er-, ested in. stock, for there .are var/ous interesting competitions, and there'will be a display by several hundred soldiers from the camps. Picnic parties can obtain an unlimited supply of hot water free, and'luncheon may be, partaken of'in" the' shady bush or under the clumps of trees scattered throughout the grounds. Solway is an ideal place to spend ■ a pleasant day, and visitors shouldMiot niiss the opportunity afforded by the convenient trains, which carry themxright jto the gates of tbia showgrounds. '■ ' • The annual ram fair will be held on February 17 and , 18, for whic'h record gentries jvaveCbeen received. A sheep breeder in the Feflding district has received a cable ''order for ; 100 stud rams from South Aincrica. There was delivered to the Taruhere : .Freezing... Works , the other (lay... (says :the- Gisborne "Times") a lime of 100 ' ; h'ead. of prime;. fat .bullocks,! represent- • ;irig aii instalmenfcj'of. Mr. jk.. 8... •Wil- j 'liams's New Year gift to tt.e Wounded ; ■ Soldiers' Fund. ' ' • j : , In view of the short supply of wool, ; as indicated ,by the risingj prices, says ■ an exchange, several. Waitnate farmers intend shearing their lambs. They rec- i kon they will get 3s. or 4s. -worth of I wool off each lamb. ' ! j A woll-khown farmer <of the Geral- i dine district (says the correspondent of 1 the Christchurch "Pres..;") estimates j that the wheat yield for South Canterbury will average 25 bu|;hels. 1 There Tins teen a great demand for the J celebrated Victor cheese vat during the ■' past few , months; an vol! e requiring new I vats are urged to writ/) immediately to j the maker, as material is extremely short. Albert J. Parton. Carterton.—Advt