METROPOLITAN SHOW.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17287, 30 September 1916, Page 7

METROPOLITAN SHOW.

EXHIBITION SCHEDULE. The schedules for the Metro noli tar Show have been issued. There are no many changes. The exhibition will b< conducted along much the same line; as in previous years, and the. generous treatment of the various classes together with the honour as well as the actual financial value of a first award at the premier show, should en sure large entries. There are, as usual, many valuable trophies and special prizes for. successful exhibitors of purebred stock, and in several other departments, whilst several of the breed associations have taken aetitm to encourage entries of all the best stock available. Exhibitor's of harness horses will note that the order ol judging, has been changed, and, with the exception of lady’s turn-out,, single 1 buggy or gig horse not over 15}- hands, j and four-in-hand team, all these ex- ! Dibits* will lie judged on the second day. This year the M. Murphy Me- | j morial Cup. which was awarded:"] ast > I year in the Holstein section, will he I awarded to the exhibitor gaining most points in the pig classes. It is unf necessary to review the prize list in | detail, but it is worth noting that, in i addition, to the printed list, the Canterbury Sheepowners’ Union lias ahnounced its intention of devoting £lO to the special prize list. The 'sheepowners’ prizes will be £4 for first and £2 for second in blade shearing, and the same amounts for machine shear- ! ing, the competitors to be limited to students at technical and agricultural schools. ONE FARM EXHIBIT. A new class calling for ■'‘mention is that of the one-farm exhibit, liberally endowed by the president, Air C. H. Ensor. This is a revival of a competition which disappeared ' from the schedule some venr3 ago, owing to lack of support, but the president believes that there is to-day a spirit' of einulatoin which will prompt farmers to prepare exhibits, in which case the exhibition of one-farm products will be a very interesting portion ol the show. The competition will be open t-o bona fide farmers, resident on their farms (State farms excluded); all the exhibits are to be the property of and grown or made by the exhibitor on one-farm; collections may consist, of all or any of the articles mentioned in the classes set out below, the judges having * power to include a collection not mentioned in those clauses in such of flic classes as they think fit: all exhibits will be ineligible for competition in the general classes, and exhibitors wishing to compete in open classes must forward separate exhibits and enter them in the usual manner with the secretary of the association; all exhibits of hay, chaff, corn, etc., must be in small quantities, as follows':—Cereals, a lair sample, not more than one bushel and not less than half a bushel; chaff, bag 561 b, each variety; fodder, including hay, half bales, not exceeding 2ft by 18in ; ensilage, half ewt; roots, not more than half cwt, or one stool: seeds, not less than 71b. When the judges conI sider that any- exhibit or any' portion thereof does not possess sufficient merit | they will have' full power to exclude jit from their awards. _ No factory-' I made butter or fresh meats will be permitted as part of the exhibit; all I exhibits must- be produced on the farm within two years or date of entry, and all collections must be in charge of (lie exhibitor, who will arrange and display them to best advantage, and j have them staged bv 5 p.m. on Nov cm- j hoc 8. /Fife different sections and the scale of points-are as follow: I. Dairy Produce.—Butter. Gib. 25 :’ cheese 1 large or two small. 20; egirs. 1 dozen. 5; total, SO. 5,2. Foods.—Hama, loll), bacon. 151 b. 20: corned, smoked and sp:ced beef and mutton, I. ]0; honey, 1.21 b, 10; beeswax, Gib, 5; bread, 2 leaves, scones, 1 dozen, 5; confectionery and sweets, 3!b, 5; lard, tallow, 5; total, GO. 3. Fruits, Vegetable* and Roots, fresh and preserved.—Fresh fruits, all kinds, 23d preserved fruits and jams, 15; fresh vegetables, 15; pickles, sauces, etc., 15; potatoes, oGlb (or a collection) and rccts, 25; vegetable and garden. seeds. 5: total 100. i. Drain Wheat, 25; barley, 10; oats, ; 15; total, 50. 6. Hay,, Chaff, etc, —Hay, oaten, wheatcu. ! lucerne and other, varieties, 20; grasses and ! their seeds, 10; chEff, oaten, vheaten, lucerne ; other varieties, 20; ensilage, any form, 15: i total. Go. I G. Wool—Greasy, 5 fleeces, 20. i 7. Drinks, etc.—Temperance drinks, 6 ! bottles, 10. 8. Women’s and Children’s Work (301 — i Needlework, knitting, fine arts. 10: school work, mans, writing etc., 10; fancy wo'rk, | 10: total, 30. 9. Miscellaneous articles of commercial value, 5. 10. Plants and 1 (lowers In pots. 5. 11. Tim-’ and labour-saving useful, articles on the farm. 10. 14. Effective arrangement of exhibits, 10. j Grand total, 535. ... : Tho entry fee is Ills, and a space j for tho exhibits has to bo arranged for. Entries will close on October 11.