PALMERSTON'S WINTER SHOW.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 March 1910, Page 4

PALMERSTON'S WINTER SHOW.

A FORECAST.

I A representative of the "New Zealand Dairyman" recently interviewed the secretary of the National Dairy Association, Palmerston, regarding .t-lio Winter Show of 1910. -Mr Lane remarked that the prospects were excellent. "Yon see," said Mr Lane, "the show is exclusive in the dairy machinery exhibits, and it is now realised by tho back-block visitors that more in the way of dairy factory work can be picked up at this show than weeks of visiting showrooms and warehouses." Then, again, tho visitor looks for pleasure, and the town has three halls devoted to visiting theatrical companies, besides the £10,000 Municipal Opera House, where there is always something good. By the way, the smoke concert will again be provided for visitors on the Thursday evening by the Dairy Show Committee. Here the secretary drew attention to another feature of the show—.the conference has always been a feat-ure-this time the lectures will comprise something in the way of talks on animals, illustrated with tho animal before the audience. For instance, a notable breeder, well known all over the island, will give a talk on "The way to select a milking pure-bred cow." I guess that talk will be worth many pounds sterling to the dairyman. Like talks will be given on other phases of the dairyman's farm work." Tho secretary^!lso referred to the probability of a big milking machine display on the Dairy Show Ground. The matter was weing arranged. The secretary placed in the hands of tho interviewer a copy of the prize list for features outside the dairy factory classes, givimg the following notes:— Fruit Divis'ion.— Yes, £40 for fruit; prizes from 5s to £5 in cash; 4 lots of points. Prizes of £i 3 and £3 3s distributed in 26 classes for apples. Vegetables, potatoes, field roots, seeds," and grain liavo excellent prizes, with several R.H.S. medals. Public School Gardens, Natural History, Home Industries are nil important and well catered for. Poultry in utility breeds, likewise, has good prizes, part of the show is held under liceMse of the North Island Poultry Assocition. Farmers' butter is specially singled out with a challenge cup and £12 from the R.A. Lister Separator Company. Leaping competitions for ponies «and maiden hunters' competition are set down for Thursday, 23rd June, in the show ring. Tho* conference of the National Dairy Association, New Zealard Dairy Factory Managers, and other bodies commence on the first day, as usual, 21st June, and the show closes on Friday evening, ... th June.