THE TARANAKI SHOW

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 192, 23 November 1910, Page 2

THE TARANAKI SHOW

A RECORD EXPECTED. The Taranaki Agricultural Show, to be held at New Plymouth on November SO and December 1, is likely to be the most successful event in the society's history. The export factory produce has attracted fair entries; best box private separator butter for export is sure to attract large entries, as it need not be stored at Freezing Works. Farmers' 21b. fresh butter, in rolls, with £2 2s prize, should bring entries from every private maker. These entries close next Saturday. There should also be a good display of cheese, as so many factorios in the district are making cheese of the highest quality. After such a mild winter and favorable spring, the grade dairy cattle in the ring should easily prove a record for New Zealand. With good prizes and a large number of specials for the dairy section, judging should be very difficult. Prizes for dairy cow in milk, £5 ss, £2 2s, £1 Is; springer, £3, £2, £l, should draw. Splendid entries are coming in for the fat cattle classes, and the show of Christmas beef promises to be miles ahead of anything previously. In the purebred cattle section there are 10 gold medals offered, besides good class prizes and ten special prizes, and entries coming forward from outside provinces and away beyond Auckland, the display of choice pedigree stock should easily be a record, and the general impression is that the Jersey display will be the finest ever seen in New Zealand. Competition* in sheep and pigs fs likely to be keener than ever. The dog section is becojning so popular that more than double the accommodation is being provided, and some of the best dogs in the North Island will be competing. In the horse section there are 72 Classes, and it is anticipated that some of the best horseflesh in New Zealand will be with us. Competitions are opened for every class of horse from the 11 ha-nds Shetland to the 18 hands heavy draught. A number of gold medals, valuable trophies and special prizes, besides the class prizes, will attract good competition. The grand parade of last year was considered among the finest in the Dominion*, and that effort will be en-J tire'ly eclipsed this year. The jumping is always a great attraction to the public, and much greater fun will be introduced this year in the stockman's competition (with whip). With fine weather and the hearty support of the public, the show must he a record. THE WINTER SHOW. Mr. E. May, baker, of New Plymouth, has offered the society a special prize of one guinea, to be competed for at the next winter show; the competition is to take the form of one for long service for farm laborers in the district, the idea being to reward the employee who has the longest service with any one employer. Definite conditions will be announced in the winter show schedule. Messrs. E. Griffiths and Co. have offered for the next Taranaki Winter Show a special consisting of a gold watch value £lO 10s as a prize for the best six swedes grown from Sutton's seeds and Shamrock manure, supplied direct by them or by their authorised agents to the competitor. The only other conditions are that all swedes become the property of Messrs. Griffiths and Co. after the show, and that each competitor must have mot Jess than two acres of Sutton's swedes under cultivation.