THE LATE SHOW.
Sib, — Some of the prizes awarded at the agricultural show have given great dissatisfaction. Don't you think, sir, that in all cases there should be two judges, as it is manifestly unfair to leave the decision of any award to one man? Take, for example, the horse-shoeing. In
that case there was only one judge, and although the gentleman who acted in that capacity may know all about the nature of a horse's hoof, that is no guarantee that he will be able to decide when it is well shod. In the case of the judges of the implements, I submit that they were men of theory, not practical men, and if thia is to be the stamp of the judges, people will not send anytbineftq the show. If the department had been placed in the hands of practical men; I feel confident some of the prizes awarded would not have been given, whilst others would have been awarded which would have given greater satisfaction to the public generally. The judges not being acquainted with agricultural operations, it was impossible for them to decide as to what was an improvement in any implement exhibited. I am sure ninetenths of the farmers on the ground would have given a verdict against the awards made in this department. — I am, &c, Pbactical.
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Southland Times, Issue 1351, 23 December 1870, Page 3
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223THE LATE SHOW. Southland Times, Issue 1351, 23 December 1870, Page 3
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