PROVINCIAL NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 16 March 1907, Page 2

PROVINCIAL NEWS

miLKWOOD. • From Our Own Correspondent. '.I l:e Horticultural and Poultry Society's .: uual show was held oil Thursday anil Friday and was again a great succ ess. W'itli the exception of Slight showers winch fell oil the morning of the first .lav, the -weather was perfect. T'.ie da-. e-. in the niajorily of cases, were wel: re|iresenle(l, and the entries, I be-I'l-vr. iviiig far ami away ahead of last year, both in quality ;r:d number. Th» u-gchilil,. class was one of the best Jet slidvii mi inglewood, Mr Longatall being the principal prize-taker with somd very line specimens j„ . t | 1(! c ; assoi in which he exhibited. J n tuo cut blooms e.nt's Jr J run hie and Airs E. Bennett div.ded honors m dahlias. The formers exli l.lt 01 doubles (three) were very K'mkl. . in sweet peas, Air Wl.iteliea'd earned nil before linn, winning in the three classes, ami also winning the spe cm I prize for the best set-out, tidiest and neatest oxinb.t. Airs J. Wheeler was al-u very successful, showing some very line cut blooms. In pot plants Mr I. Drake was the most successful exhib--111 '" fancy work, there was a very line exhibit, the table centres particularly altracting a good deal of attention and admiration. Mrs Albman gained a special lirsl, and liiss Hamerton first, in other Classes of the section, Mrs J. •Sutherland was the most successful, gaming two firsts and two seconds, in cookery. Mrs (J. i{. Kuthreland won the greatest number of prizes, two first sbeing el edited tu this lady. The produce was not a large e.ass, but the quality was good. J

file poultry classes were quite up to tile average, the quality in a number of cases being considerably better, particularly in Hull' Leghorns. Mr Loocloch's exhibits were of exceptional quality, carlying all before them, and winning the special prize for the best bird in the show. Airs Burgess won the North Island championship for Minorcas, with a line cock bird, which, although not quite recovered from moult, is a good specimen. In Wyandottes, Mr W. Taylor (Tariki) was the principal prize taker, winning iirst and three specials with his hen. in other classes the prizes were fa.rly evenly distributed.