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Waikato Argus, Volume VII, Issue 506, 28 October 1899, Page 3 (Supplement)

at 10 o'clock on first day of the show; the evening's milk of the first day and the morning's milk of the second day to count for prize ; the Cup will be awarded to the animal which gives the total highest value of milk, i.e., weight aud quality ; time of milking, 6 p.m. on first day, and 7 am. on second day, in the presence of the cla?s stewards. Seven entries.—f. E. Docld's Larney, 1. PIGS. BLACK BERKSHIRE. Judgk : Mr A. Wallace. Stewards : Messrs G. Runciman and Ramsay. Best boar, over 12 months. Three entries.—A. S. Day's, 1; D. Tribe's, farrowed March 5, 1898, by EgbertPerfection, bred by Geo. Edgecumbe, 2. Best boar, under 12 months. Two entries.—G. Edgecumbe's, by Egbert— Perftction. 1. An entry in this class, Mr P. Crosby's King Quail, 'was over the age, but ad award of special merit was made in his favour. Best sow, over 12 months, suckling pigs. Two entries.—G. Edgecumbe's Perfect'on, farrowed April 15, 1896, by Young Sultan—Bess, 1; H. Rogers' Miss Nelson, with litter of seven pigs, six weeks old, 2. Best sow, unrier 12 months. Three entries --H. Rogers' Rebecca 2nd, sire Nonsuch by Champion (imp.), 1; P. Crosby's Topsy. farrowed March 23, 1899, by Sir George--Beauty 2nd, 2. ANY OTUER BREEDS. Best sow, any age. Two entries.— J G. Ward's Berkshire sow, with litter, 1; W. Chitty's Yorkshire sow, with litter, 2. BUTTER. JtiDGts : Mes rs Joues and Houghlen. Stewards r Mesdames Coites, Farrer,. Walter, Brewis and Dyer. The Singer Sewing Machine Company offer one of their best treadle machines, value £l4. for the best 2lb. butter in £lb. rolls, with ealt. Open to farmers' wives and daughters only. (No separator or fic'ory butter is admissible). Second prize, Smith and Caughey's, value £1 Is, and Tonson Garlick Company, value £1 la ; third prize, 30s ; fourth prize, 20s ; fifth prize, value £l, g'ven by Messrs Friar and Da is ; sixth prize, value 12s 6d, given by Union Oil and Soap Company ; sevepth prize, 10s ; eighth prize, value 7s (jd, given by Union Oil and Soap Company. Seventy-four entriesMiss Armstrong, 1 ; Mrs A. W. Gaue, 2 ; Mrs D S Reynolds, 3 ; Miss Graham, 4 ; Mrs Cowley, 5 ; Miss L. B. Hill, 6 ; Miss M. Sturges, 7 ; Miss K. Sturges, 8.