NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2804, 23 June 1916, Page 8

NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW

and cheese awards 'Correspondent.) f?;;- '/ : '"■', Palnierston North, June 22: p,; >. The third day', of. ihe Palmerston Kf.-V.Winter. Show ■was i "uiarked--by much bet|::;w : terw Tvea)thol\, and' in consequence tho TJ'. : :attondanco has shown a groat improve. ;-' V .niant. l Considerable interest was shown V , in the Agricultural Department's very :,Vr. .fine exhibit, whilst the dairy and agri. >•.'.; machinery '■ commanded great :'.•.-,, -.'attention, particularly as" owing to tho ::y.;:', Scarcity of labour farmers are obliged ''}/[ 'tj\ to. install inivchinery'-,in. order to reduce ;.;i;« : : ;this trouble'ito.-aTinihimrim degree. K.':.;•. Their Excellencies'' Lord': and Lady Y. ; ,,f.Liverpool and .the Hon. Dr. M'Nab (re.' -?vQ: ; ;prei&n£ing! the Government) attended ;';'; : - the Show this afternoon, and were ereat. ;&: ly.'impressed with '• the big exhibition • batter and cheese. / Tho judging, re. te-.r.sultod as follows.— Si:,'.. J. H./ Pedersqn and T.' C, r:;3lrying,297J,'i;.C. Farley, J. \V. Swede '; v -and'J.Young,.;297,;2.. '•.-,. -.■..Vk''Cheese.—J. W., M'Keoweh, C. Parley Kv -■ J.'D;:Wainscott, 29GJ, 1; J. Young, J.' ;/*'-Murray, \R:<LV Ardun, and -H. Gills, ~...■■ .-;■ '-' fairly good.-jumping was seen in fc'-iy "'. the ; ring •• competitions,, the .: results of W;;-^.,;which'were:— ' :..->; - Maiden -Hunters.—L. H.. '• Collin6on'<i S,;: Rising Tide, IJ. W. 5). Buick's Dr/Jim, : ;H-: : :.2; J. .W. Batchelar's .Blackbird, 3.- .:. , ; ;y, ;, Hunters?' Competition, for 'Messrs. Col. ;Vv?Hnsbn and:Cunningham's ; Cup.'-J.-Whit. ■ Gipsy' ■ Dot/-' I;•■•Mrs.- L. •'■■ Jbha'n. A jW6en's: Corronellq, : . 2; Mrs. D. Riddifor'd'a '•'-. ."./.-',V. '.'■ " v \ ;/ '$& ", ; '•■ MANAWATU V POULTRY "- *?§% ■'■';.,. ■;.:.;;.;■ SHOW ",■>-', 5; % : ;l- -SPECIAL : PRIZES■' AWARDED.\ .■■ '■ *;>,-- (Prom Our Special -Reporter.)-;' '.'■ f-; :p -' •" ':;■;/' ';' Palmerston N., June 22. Z ~,,:'.. .The'" following /special .'.prizes were .;>;.- -awarded in with the Mana-s':-'wain Poultry Club's Show: now being fe^held:—: - --, ;v.-- .;;:',':/ - ■ ;-'"- ''American Leghorns '.(Shield).—R. M. 'A;::-.. Smith. -, :' . .-■;-. '-; i.-: .':-'■■'•"■'.. ■':■■■■'-; : .'.-;Highdeii Rose Bowl.—R. A. Williams. :fe-.;--'-'A.\J. Palmer's.Cup.-R.-D; Whyte. ■-.'..'.•• Collinsou and Son's. Cupfor Norwich '.-';.■-'.• Canaries.—Wiii. Inkpen. •: L -Manawatu Poultry Association's Pigeon 5-'-.:'. Challenge "Shield.—Henry i'.T. Moverley. N.Z. Leghorn Club's Shield (White.and ;-?:.'v' : ;-Brown, .Leghorns).-~StewaTt.and Land-: J; /spergV' .-; '-.- ~;■ --.'." ; ,A,'.- Manaw:atu Poultry Association's Shield "■'.;.; for. Norwich Canaries.—.W. Bull. : : ■ N.Z. Leghorn Club's Specials.—English ~.;'■ White: Steward and Landsperg; English ;■■ A, Brown: .J. Aubrey; American- ; White V:j:V(male): W. E.-Mathie; (female), R. M.: A:;vyS»ith. - . .-:. ::'.-./-:■'■ - : '.-■ •;'::'; -.;•". N. 1.-'-. Poultry Association's Champion- '<•!;'}"■'■ ship'.-TAmericun White Leghorns: ,R. ' Jf. r ~\ ■: .Smith; American White Leghorn (male): \: ■- W:- E.. Mathie; (female), R.-M. "Smith-; .;';, Rhode Island Reds: P. :W. ; Duckworth: /V>; Norwich/ Canaries! i Plain Heads:, W. k-rr: Bull; Norwich JPlairi Heads: C.F. ;Fredk: V".-!':/."■:--.-.'-..'■ ..'.■.-.:'''..• BREEDERS ;,■:: association ■■ .- 1 ! ;,\ '■'■; "' '■ '•'■' '. : - Palmerston North, June. 22. The .annual-'nieeting.of the Romuey Breeders' Association 'was held, this ■j'/i iafternoon, Mr. A. : Mathews presiding.. The' report, referred to the continued .;■'.':'.adTan'cemeht.- of,'■. the 'association, 7 ;aud --.' stated that, the'eash at-bank stands at v : . : .-t-vJEtIS-7s. Bd.j;and.Uhe sum of- .£774 is .-•:■; '-;■ on-fixed deposit, making-a total A-'-.iof .EB9o'7s.jßd;,- while,: after making.pro-'-yisiou for all liabilities, the accumulated ;-~: ; ':; funds of the. association /amount .-■.'""■ 12s.j an increase of i7C 13s. sd. for the

- " 12s.i an increase of £!8 13s. sd. for the •"■ twelve months. ' The/ .number 'of j/y. vregistered ; flocks, at the . commencement fl '■■';:.■■ of the, year was .31!), during the ,-'enr,/27 J; .:< T new. flocks were admitted, and 22 flocks |-" ; k—'ivere''dispersed, - leaving 324 registered e'i; flocks at December 31, 1915. The.council •^M/has.drawn up a revised list:of inspectors ; " : 'to carry out the. work of examining and ?•■,';..;. tattooing sheep'as,requiredby" members, [.-■and it has decided to'sve members' the ':.!..''right of .appeal against the. repeat of

':. -'inspectors.. ~.- ' ;, ■ , ■ '.' In: his'. presidential address,. . Mr. Jlf/'llatliews .said "that the Rdmr«.cy Marsh had not lost any of its popularity, *. and there liad been a. steadyaniprovcnient ,!■ in the breeding. Flocks increasing i ; rapidly, perhaps too fast, aiid.'j'e was t-rixfraid that some traders were 'not taking -:>'tho same interest, and care they did at •>• first..."'. The" association;- was. doing, all "it V possibly could to, raise, the standard, and .■? the inspectors had implicit instructions ;? : -to',1»" very careful without doing any ■•* injustice,;to a breeder. Regarding '-.the ,~: ,export of sheep, he urged breeders to send ;i ..away, nothing but. rams aud ewes-sheep -which would do credit to the Dominion. '■New Zealand Romney's were 'head andv; shoulders, "above. .English' Romneys,, anil : i after, the -war. there would, probably/be a .■*"big.demand,l'or stock from the Dominion/ «•''■ Officers' were~eTectVd-:as' follows:—Presi-- •■>:; dent, ■; Mi: A. Ulathcws . (Featherslon); : ' vicelnresidehts~-;>Mr.'' E., Short (Feild- "■ ingV and 'Sir.- A. S. Holmes (Invercar-■^■fcillh.ih'on-.,■treasurer, Mr. W. Jacobs •••.'(PalinerstoM North); auditors, Messrs. J. ■•■-. .Knight and J. .W. Corpe; council. Messrs. ;•».,- D. Gray, J. W. . Harding/ p' B; E. Hewitt,..and 'P.. Mungaviii.-' " ■ '