OTAGO A. AND P. SHOW.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1823, 1 December 1888, Page 4

OTAGO A. AND P. SHOW.

~ - .. -, Donedik,_Nov. 28. The v Ofc»g6 A. and P. Aisociriion’s show wai held to-day. The show ia a decided improvement on former year*, the qualityof the gtiock showing considerable improvement. Mr 0. Menlove (ecured the shorthorn championship, Mr Beam, of Ghriitohurohf :being close up. Mr Gemmel r was a * aided ; the championship in Ayrshires, which-were a splendid class,, bat this deoisibir was 1 only arrived at after one judge/ who differed; had left the ring, ai he considered Mr McFailane’s should have been first; 1 Mr A. Douglas took the ; championship; in.Alderneys, aind Mr Wallis in Foiled Angus. In merino * sheep, Messrs Watson, Sheenan, A. M. Clark (Temuka), and McFarlane took championShipp..- In strong; combing, hot housed ;ori. clothed, Mr Clark took three first prizes: and three second*, and champion certificate for beet ram of any age. In Leicesters, the Hon. M. Holmes and Mr. Murdoch; in Romney Marsh Mr John Reid (Cam am) ; in Sonthdowus, Mr John Deans and Ur 8. Garforth (Christchurch}; in Shropshire

. Downs, Messrs Rowley and Hamilton took championships. In draught horses Mr R, ~, Gawn won the.onpa* the largest, pmetaker, h's colt Salisbury’s Pride, taking the Sires’ Produce Stakes; Mr Findlay with Vi defy Lord Salisbury—Dinah, doing the same in fllliee. The show of blood stock was fair, ‘XieLinp being given the first prize, over Bundoora. The show in pigs was probably the beat ever seen here, Messrs D’Aayergne Bros, and Rowe (Christchurch), Clarkson, Thompson, Allan Bros,, and Garforth, ell taking prizes. Bugler took the prize for hunters and Robin Hood in the leaping oom- ; petition. The-show of dairy produce was only fair. The gold medal for the beat two cheeses was seemed by the Bruce Dairy Firtory. There was a first-rate show of agricultural implements D/aling with Messrs Booth, Macdonald and Co.’s exhibit, the Otago Daily Times says: Messrs Booth, Maedon Id and Co, of Ohriitchnroh, show an assortment of ploughs, a broadcast sower, a novel windmill, Carlyle’s cellular grain and seed sower, a combined plongh and potato raiser, and a variety of other implements Louth’s patent woolpress, exhibited by the Arm, i* fitted with a. patent do visa for holding the bales imposition while they arc being filled A double farrow digging or pulverising plough is also shown by the firm, who olaim to be the first in New Zealand to make these implements. The ploughs are ■o made as to be converted Into ordinary plonghs by taking off the pnlvarising breasts and putting the mould boards of an ordinary ploughs in their plaoe. The firm likewise exhibit a double-furrow plongh with round stem tkeiths, and a patent compound leyer, by means of which the width of the furrows - may be altered while the plongh is in motion. It is claimed for the skeith centres used in •these ploughs that they will wear as long as half a dozen ordinary centres.