THE HAWERA SHOW.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 73, 25 November 1915, Page 3

THE HAWERA SHOW.

Fine weather and a fair attendance greeted the opening day of the Egniont Agricultural and Pastoral Association's thirty-second annual Show, held at Hawera yesterday. This year the profits derived from the fixture will be devoted to the Patriotic Funds,' which, from appearances yesterday,! will he augmented by a considerable' amount. I The entries were not quite up to the' standard of previous years, but this may to a certain, extent be due to tho shortage of labor on account of the war. Taken on the whole, the entries were very satisfactory. SHEEP. LINCOLN. In the class for ram over 18 months and under 30 months, the judge, Mr W. Gadsby (Te Kuiti), awarded the first prize to R. Bremer, Waverley, who also gained Mr J. Mathew's special prize of £2 2s for best Lincoln ram bred within 35 miles of Hawera. The Association's prize for champion ram also went to It. Bremer. The prize for champion ewe, donated by Mr P. Bremer, was won by Mi Philip Bremer, flock number 135. Mr J. Ghristoffel, junr., Ngaere, was second with flock number 48. In the class for two ewes above 18 months, with lambs at foot, Philip Bremer was the successful exhibitor with J. Christoffel, junr., Ngaere, runner up. Mr J. Christoffel was third in the class for two ewes under 18 months. Romuey Marsh.—This was a particularly strong class and many good animals were on exhibition. Border Leicester.—Fair entries were received in this section, and the Maumahaki Experimental Farm and A. S. Tonka scooped the prize list. Mr G. Y. Pearce's gold medal for champion ram was won by the Moumahaki Experimental Farm. Freezers.—The class for freezers was good and elicited keen competition, the main prizes falling to animals owned by A. E. and A. Symes. Fat Sheep.—ln this section fair entries were received and fair competition resulted. PICS. In the Berkshire section Mr E. W. Curtis' special' prize for champion boar was won by J. Paul, who also annexed the prize for boar under 12 months. Symes Bros., Pungarehu,' received 1 and champion and third in the class for sow, 12 months and over. Yorkshire.—This was a very strong section, and the prizes fell to W. .1. Nicholson (Hawera), and .1. G. Willis, Inaha.

Tamwortb.—J. G. Willis was also the most successful exhibitor in this section. General.—ln the three general classes nine pigs were exhibited by F. Mills, G. H. Walker and J. Pill were the prize winners. Mr P. Perrett, of Sanson, judge of the pig classes, was very enthusiastic in his remarks on the quantity and quality of the animals exhibited. He said they were the finest lot of pigs exhibited in Hawera, and he would be very surprised if he saw such a good lot at the Auckland Show. A Berkshire sow exhibited by Syinons Bros., of Piingarehu, was absolutely the best he had ever seen, and right through the Berksires, Yorkshires and Tarnworths were very good. In the class for sow with litter, a Berkshire with a litter At' nine was placed first; a Berkshire .with ten, second, and a Yorkshire with ten, third. The judge was very pleased with the entries in each class. FAT CATTLE. flood entries were received for the fat cattle class, and the judges expressed themselves as very pleased witli the exhibits on the whole. CATTLE. Shorthorn.—Tin's was a really strong class. Moore Hunter's Estate, Hawera, having an win in cows, and also in the bull classes, with the exception 'of yearlings, in which Mr A. F. Chapman's only entry was successful. Holstein-Friesian -The judge, Mr Sievers, Clareville, remarked that the, coni petit ion was not as good as he anticipated, considering that Taranaki was eminently suitable for Holsteins. |W. I. Lovelock (Palmerston North), iwas strongly represented, and was 'successful in each class entered for. Mr Lqveloek secured six first prizes arid a championship, and Newton King's two entries were phlred second. The bull section was more evenly contested, the championship falling to W. 1. Lovelock's King, of Dominoes, while Newton King, H. E. Johnston, and R. Hughes also secured firsts.

Ayrshires.—This was a strong section, and some very good animals were penned. Taranaki farmers were well, represented, and good competition resulted. F. Mills Tokaora, secured the championship with his Lottie of Waipapa. Mr Mills' cow showed the best milk development. He also secured reserve champion with. Addie 11. \V. Hall's Little Jim obtained a championship ribbon and a special prize in the Class for bull calved prior to July, i19.L2. Prince of Pinefold, owned by H. .(•'.' Kawcliffe, received a reserve championship ribbon. First prizes were also gained by F.-Mills, David Buchanan, and 11. (.'. Rawclifr'e. Jerseys.—Competition was very keen in this section, there heing a large

number of entries. A feature of the section was that all the animals exhibited were off Taranaki farms, emphasising strongly the fact.that tho Jersey is practically the cow of Tara--1 naki. The Association's gold medal ' for champion cow was won by B. J. 1 Linn's Vestalas Campanile. The silver 1 enp donated by the N.Z. .Jersey Cattle 1 Breeders' Association was won by I J. Linn's Belvedere Hose and Vesta's ' Campanile. The cup having been won three years in succession, now becomes the property of Mr Linn. R. J. Linn's Lord Twylish, by winning the class for bull calved prior to July 1, 1012, added another championship to his laurels. P. J. Petersen, Midhirst, was third in the class for heifer calved since July 1, 1913. Stanford Bros, were second in the best pen of two heifers calved since July 1, 1914. P. J- Peterson was successful with his boiler, Buttermaid, in the class under 15 months. The same owner also gained a first for bull calved since July, 1913. Nestor of Willowbank, owned by Banford Bros., gained second honors for bull calved since July 1, 1912. First prizes were also won bf J. Nicolson, B, J. Linn, Wren Bros., H. Hodge, A. A. Ward. DAIRY COMPETITIONS. Nine owners competed in each of the two classes) for the chompionship but-ter-fat competition, and for the best cow for supplying a cheese factory. In the former points were awarded for quantity of milk and for butter-fat produced during four days. 110 points were awarded for every lb of milk produced in the four days, and 25 points for every lb. of butter-fat, In the latter both butter-fat and casein were taken into consideration.

HORSES. All the horse classes were well supported, and on the whole the animals were a fine advertisement* for Taranaki. The standard- of most of the classes was up to that of last year. In the draught section first prizes were awarded to J. S. Oughton, J. D. Mitchell, J. Paul, W. Richards, Hugh, Middleton, Moore-Hunter's Estate, T. Perry, and J. Grant. R. Burke's Cliff won'the class lor best troop horse, with W. E. Wills second. Winners of Ist prizes were: J. Bond, C. H. Washer H. "Spratt, R. Hughes, J. Davidson, W. T. Hooks, J.' O'Donnell, W • H. Booth. " , , Ponies.—H. Masters had hard luck in not scoring a red card and had to l)e satisfied with two third places, gained in the class for mare or geldin»- 13 or 1-1 hands high, ridden by a child, and buggy pony class. First prizes-were se\red by Moore-Hunter s Estate J. T. L. Free, Miss D. Cleaver, R and J Power, and J. D. Mitchell. E." Jackson's Joy Bells should have «von its class (pony mare or gelding, under 12 hands, ridden by child), and i„ all probabilities will turn up an easy winner at Stratford. Dogs.—E. Jackson's Pomeranian, Frisk, was the only entrant.