PASTORAL SHOW

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 917, 9 November 1881, Page 2

PASTORAL SHOW

The following portion of our report was crowded out of last issue:— At the lunch Mr Buchanan, the president, oncupied the Chair, supported on the right by Mr Bunny, ! M.H.fy Mr B. Boys, the Vice-President, occupied the Vice-Chair. The Judges were not all present, as some hud not finished, their duties, After lunoh hadheoh partaken of, the Chairman proposed the health of the Queen and Royal family, and then the JurtKes, coupled with the name nl Mr J. Williams, of Tiraumea (Judge of .Merinos). In proposing this toast he.congratulated the Society on having obtained the services of such competent gentlemen as had token the duties of Judges that day.— (Applause). Mr Williams, in responding, them on behalf of the Judges for the. way they had driink their health. Hi'.con; sidered that although the Show in B'lme reaped was not first, class, itaugiiredwell' for the district, He had bpe.n disappnin» ted in the st'>ok shown in the class he had to judge, as he had been used to a very different stamp of sheep in the merino class. This, however, should be no discouragement, but rather an incent've to bring the animals up to the highest standard. In South Australia in thi early days there were no better sheep' than those he had that day inspected, but: now he. knew oqe run on which 6f),Q00 slieep averaged Blhlo izof wool eachjand this had heen brought about.by, careful breeding. What nude this result more satisfactory' was-the fact that one third' of'therflpok were lambs. On an adjoining .station where 80,000 sheep were ■ kept, of the same class, only Bib of wool waj averaged. The one had,progressed and improved, the other had simply stuok. He quoted these examples to'show what-' might be done in the Wairarapa. He' thought, more care should be devoted to the size of the i animals', 'as they could--not obtain large clips from smair'sheep.. .'ln obtain-' inga large class of animals''the wool might in some instance at ißtstbe a little coarser, butfhiswould be compensated by the mcreased.quant jty,iand wjth cape in always selecting and'keeping' to the test animals tor breeding purposes,-a perfeotsheep could he produced, and ram? that would avorage,22lbß of wool. HexionV sidered tb'at ttje man wliq' ofwool grow where • slh grew, before '■%&%' benefactor to the : commjinity-.' ; symmetrical ram.;■ should;nOt/be/re"fased' : evtrj if a little coarse.' Wey jpbula' ciot'. put 22lbs of wool on.a mouse. .They ihould git itrtngth' and body in susop, j

•and not go- in for fineness as the chief : Bim. (Applausffi) - ; .';■;■; : v SMfJ; GL longwools) ystfiiyhe:hft-3 been'dlsappbinted in one, iii'jng in the had net yet they -■ •OOT«jwd neatly all th^otf^, ;r ßut they : S&te'&o't had*t(ili'4^iep''4ndcaW9-' Wn®Muldrenfto^tppfeima^ : -mfioen£displfty of '■'tafl/Jad great i A ,nofevaj--a'r,whol&.K> j \ they j ••' to ■ the'i i compliifi^tit'jp*Sid-W r tfiff : jutfges'- by thei! - -Proßia©r»t| ?li» would just say^eyjerf; use, and thani&a tora* preflenfibfoßie way they had drunk thW i healtKf'Applause.). j ;.:• ■ pbjßed'">Siiidr«d and,iallud«d j to,.thfl2good that,was : i' .from -umty--of- aotion--beWeejoO'cietiepf '■ similar to-.their own, and i to/ th'e,co>ntry of 4^.elbpln^^|jji'toral: ! r aUdagnolilfaral ; ! 'ft j TTh.e_ toast ihaving :beeh Mp^ored,?! M.H.R., Thy ! fFresidbnt of>the Sqoiety/;;vJfoßgohaiianr: sha'd-ioriedVeryhard'iri;ih<pttt&restsof' i therSqoietjr, and had proved I |uinfßclf the'' right man intberigbf place,'amL.he (Mr' ; .'Mdyjjh'opedthey\voiild long have hii; j servipei atthe head 'of ,the Sboidy* ; ■;! \' Drunk 1 jntn ■enthußia»m~' l ftqi; I :he's, a- i ■ ] theafor thff had paid] \ himi ;He : ,said he had always been glad,' ■ to promote the agricultural aud pastoral' ' .interests ,6f„,the;..district, 'and it would- ; always be his greatest pleasure to do so ■as long' as he remained them,; (Applause,) '' .'.";;/'. y- ; * ;

IXTBi. EXHIBITS, .f. ' '.; Two items were'pmilted\from our- ! report on Friday which were deserving of. ' notice. One was an assortment; of sad*: dlerj exhibited by Meurs Giles and'; Collins.of -Carterton, manufactured' by.: : Mgigji Qreatorex .4 Son, Wellington,- : ,whiDh,wafl,of.excelleat.Gnish.and material, as wort also a selection of bridles fi .™» manuf sutured by Butler Bros, Brisbane, v Eaoh exhibit "recMvel a'flrk prize. 'The omitted was tton of sailmakere ware, consiatiiiK bf rick OQvera, horse cloths, pig andfsheep'yietj, and- useful {ar(ieleß,v?manufaci(Mk i of oanvas, and other-similar materials; The workmanshipin'this eihibitwst'.yery : superior, every artiol» being »tronglyt.> made, anjn.exoellenjly . finished* and being farmer's : (.necessaries, attracted a good; A d«al . oi ...favorable attention. Messrs Cool: arid Knight of "Wellington, wereihe exhibitors, and credit is due to them for the, excellence of their work, as well as for their enterprise in bringing it iip to the show, no prize having be»n offered, inducement given for thim to do 80. ; .... ..-,;'.■:.. . ..,':.. '.".'.".■.'; '•

We trust next, year,, in allbtjiing'.thi private prizes, ■ tho ;Conjmjtteß..of-rthi Sooiety wjll be, in ,8, pqsjtjolv to. allot; aoqcje of theni to tr|e catalogUOi'M it js.evidontiy a braMh'Vhioh could be.m'ade'a prominent feltu're of the Bhowif'wellencouraged. - ■_...- ; ..■:>.