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Lyttelton Times, Volume VI, Issue 363, 26 April 1856, Page 12

PIGS. 1. For the best Boar in the colony, being1 over 12 months old 3 0 2 0 2. For the best Sow in the colony. being over 12 months old 3 0 2 0 3. For the best pen of (5) Pisrs under 12 months old 3 0 2 0 Parties intending to exhibit are requested to give to J. T. Brown, Esq., 7 days' notice previous to the day of Show of the Stock which they propose to exhibit. The Committee being desirous of ensuring as laige a Show as possible, invite the exhibition of any extra stock, for which they will provide accommodation. The Judges reserve to themselves the right of withholding any prizes where the Stock exhibited should not be deemed of sufficient character as to justify them in giving it. jST.B. The present funds of the Society being: inadequate to meet the expenses of the Show, donations for this purpose are solicited from all parties who feel interested in the objects in view. Donations and yearly subscriptions to the Society, £\ per annum, now due,) will be received by the Treasurer, W. G. Brittan, Esq., Christchurch, and by the Hon. Secretaries. C. DATIE, } tt o C. B. Fooks, J Hon" Sees' Christchnrch, April 7th, 1856. Christclmreii Horticultural and Agricultural Society. HpHE At/tttmnai, Exhibition of the above Society will be held at the Cr'cket Club House, Christohurch, on Thursday, May Ist, when prizes will be awarded as follows : — H oßTicoi/ruRAL Productions lstPrize. 2nd Prize. 3rd Prize. S. S. S. Melons 10 ... 5 ... 0 Peaches 5 ... 3 ... 0 Grapes • 5 ... 3 ... 0 Apples 5 .. 3 ... 2 Peavs 5 ... 3 ... 0 Cabbaues 3 ... 2 ... 1 Cauliflowers 3 ... 2 ... 0 Brocoli 3 ... 2 ... 0 Celery 3 ... 2 ... 0 Onioiis 5 ... 3 ... 2 Garden do. best 5 ... 3 ... 0 Prizes will be awarded for any Flowers, Bouquets, or other Horticultural productions which may be deemed wcrthy of them by the Judges. . Agricultuhal Produce. Ist Prize. 2nd Prize. 3rd prize. S. S. S. Cheese 20 ... 10 ... 0 Butter (salted in kejrs) 20 ... 10 ... 0 Do. (fresh) 1 Ib. ... 10 ... 5 ... 0 Wheat 10 ... 7 ... 5 Biirley !0 ... 7 ... 5 Oats" 7 .. o ... 3 Field Pea.s 7 ... 5 ... 3 Do. Beans 7 ... 5 ... <? Potatoes ]0 ... 7 ... 5 Turnips (swedes) ... 5 ... 3 ... 0 Carrots 5 ... 3 ... 0 Parsnip* 5 ... 3 ... 0 Mangold Wnrzel ... 5 .. 3 ... 0 WOOL.—Combing Wool. £ s. d. The best fleece of rams (yfrown in the colony) ] 2 0 0 Do. Ewes do 2 0 0 Do. Hoggets do 2 0 0 Clothing Wool. The best fleece of rams (<rrown in tin; colony) 2 0 0 Do. Ewes tio 2 0 0 Do. Hoirgeis do 2 ° 0 Of all Grain not less than one bushel must be exhibited, and of roots not less than half a cwt. All articles intended for exhibition must be staged before 10 o'clock, or they will be • excluded from competition.