Masterton Horticultural and Industrial Show.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3140, 27 February 1889, Page 2

Masterton Horticultural and Industrial Show.

The iutumiii Show-of t)je "Society opened to-day, aniin point of quality of the exhibitsjs i quite equal.. to any previous exhibition.; With the exception of pot plants and cut bloom the entries are many coining from the outlying parts of the district- ; The.mpst attractive class is N0... 8 'friii&~ Tforam . assortments thai Mi dlsti'iot.' The\quaiity throughout too, ; s"ekMont,'M:tbe]udges)will have all their wok•oul''pu{.;'^. < :p«d'thej variousprizes.. where, oojaipetitlon' iSj so. keen. ■ / Glass 4 is the'lmpffi'iiseful j if less pi'patiieiital of vege-; tables;'v ; i Entered ■ would :;dd'; andi'hbld llieiv: iujlhe 1 C'qlouyi |

IhedayEasp^^ Mo^:and : to-day'B;exliibiti6nvm^thiß: fjfllysiye^ out tlie whole df.tlie large ;'coUeoU6h ot is l.sbarcely ;Pne !entry:-liutC isfworthy. sbf p^#ize. : lnfarmpfqdiwe .the" dis<bn6£'is;iiotiiiag- : ]ike ryrell; : iiehtefc ! -lii;i ; buttetj^plieeaeyChains; Mastertdn farmers jliPuldJequaKif hot excel;>atiy\btlier : "l6oaliti^i-bu^ theydbiso"tbey .liaypi-Med'toi prove it ; ,;b)r entries;that are ; shorat superior quality but limited in'hiim:, ber. OIn : ;.; class•■• 6, local pi'dcluctiqns,.pur£;Bmitbg/" cabinet-malterg: .■ arid against i each btlier or tlie' prizes are considered too; insignificant • to. call; for ahyexertioh mi, their -part:--: Certainly asia first prize is-; altogether; top ; ; insignificftnt: ■ cbmpete ; : : fpr, : ; arid the ( Conimittee; ivouldy do| -well :Vtq ithe advisability oif increasing: the reward; In rand; designs th'ere ate several first';blase exhibits; and a noticeable; improvement in the work:of; many: previous: exhibitors which is worthy.-.-of cornraendation. Hoine. wbriralsp promises;to be' an ;l important properly, wpraed .up,' We.: think "thisVdepartment might well be put under the control of a committee of ladies.; It would then'iwejfeel sure, develop^into an exhibition worthy" of the district. The work shown is excellent and the; specimens throughout deserve praise.' There should be more prizes offered I for plain sewing, for while there;arp a dozen classes of fancy needlework; there ••'is; only: que; for; the; far more important item; plainsewing.-;We just mention those one; ortwo points that the attention of the committee may be' drawn : to therd; with" a view to their being discussed at the annual meeting of the Society.' There is a grand show of honey this autumn, and amongst the exhibitors we notice a new name,, that.of Mr Lenz, whose exhibits are no mean; addition'-to the general collection. Considerable energy and enterprise are displayed by our local apiarists. B.ee-k'eopingl to be at allprofitable, must; be conducted on soientifio prinoiples, and the exhibits before the public to-day, show that the competitors. have spared neither time, expense, nor study to.bring this industry to a state of perfection. We give these preliminary remarks on the Show to-day, and will publish a more detailed .description to ■ morrow, together with the prize list. •.