THE HAWERA SHOW

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 246, 23 November 1909, Page 4

THE HAWERA SHOW

Arrangements are well in hand Joi Uic annual show of the iCgmoiit A, and 1\ Association, to commence in liawera on \\ ednesday next. The entries in the respective classes have now boon made up, and with the excsjiiion of sheep, which, arc lower than usual, the totals arc deciuedlv satisfactory, cattle being a record. Air, J. I{. (Jorrigan, our biggest and most popular exhibitor of •sheep, is practically au absentee from the show rings this year, and ill. (iadsby, the well-umnvn breeder ot coins, has, of course, disposed of hi. stock. To counteract this there are «. | greater number ot' outside. exhibitor, j especially from the southern disliii Horses this year will probably be tut linest ever exhibited in liawera, tin quality in draughts being exceptionally good. ilany new exhibitors' will -e found in the ring, including Air. Short, of Feilding, who has recently acqu. a\ some splendid imported horses. Th; chief exhibitors in .pigs will he Airs. 11. 11. Slack (Taikoroa) and Mr. ,J. Jf. Sollars (Okaiawa). In the lumping competitions all the classes are w-ili filled, and it U pleasing to note that in the popular driving competition Ihe.'e wit, be more entrants than has been i case in the past. In the produce division, though the cheese entries are not j numerous, the butter classes ar: exvl (lent, no lower than fourteen dairy factories competing. The nome ndustries have again brought forth splendid en-, tries, and should make an attractive display. In the milk-testing competition for children there will he sixteen competitors. Additional interest in the home industries section will !>* the dplay of honey, and the Government De [partment are forwarding their big exhibit and the special staging tor the purpose. The following are f!'e lota'* in the various sections:-Cattle. i!-7* sheep, 13.1; pigs, 3.1; l.oiv?. TVil; tvm petitions, 13(1; produce, (50; home industries, 410—total, 1347.