PALMERSTON SHOW.

Matamata Record, Volume II, Issue 88, 27 June 1918, Page 2

PALMERSTON SHOW.

A Visitor’s Impressions. Writing of his impressions of the National Dairy Show, held last week at Parlmerston North, as compared with the Waikato Winter Show, a Matamata resident states that the general idea and arrangements of the former are much more attractive than at Hamilton. The main reason for this is the dimensions of the show buildings and their close proximity to the A. and P. grounds — all in the one enclosure. On Wednesday it was estimated there were ten thousand people at the show —-the Te Aute and Wanganui colleges football match being the great draw. The trade exhibits appeared to be on a bigger scale but yet not so numerous as at Hamilton, and it is doubtful if as near as much business was done as at the Waikato show. The poultry show was one of the best ever held in the Dominion, fanciers from throughout both islands being represented. The butter and cheese exhibits were nothing nearly as numerous as at Hamilton. An attempt is being made by the Manawatu committee to inaugurate an annual sale of pedigree stock on the show-grounds during winter show week, and this year several sales were held. Incidentally among the heads nodding were those of Messrs J. H. Wilson and E. C. Banks, of Matamata. The former became the possessor of three cows which fell at bids in the vicinity of 90 guineas. TWO REMARKABLE COWS. On behalf of Mr John Donald,’ of Wanganui, the Freisian cow Westmere Princess Pieterje was sold on the show grounds for £SOO. Calving at the age of 4 years and 4 months she has given in one year 24,100 lbs of milk and 939 lbs of fat, and is due to calve within a month after finishing her test. Reckoning at a payment of 2s per pound butter fat this cow with her full sister Netherland Princess IV, in one year produced £174 worth of butter fat. The latter cow calving at the age of 2 years and 11 months gave 19,621 lbs of milk and 805 lbs of fat, She calved a fortnight after finishing her test. A particular local interest is attacked to the record of the above cows inasmuch as the same blood is in this district. Mr E. C. Banks is the fortunate possessor of more of it than Mr McDonald himself, having the dam, sire, full brother and two maternal sisters of the two cows mentioned.