Otago and P. Society's Show

New Zealand Tablet, 6 December 1906, Page 33

Otago and P. Society's Show

g6' AgficiiltHirai; and'"''Pastoral; Sdcie^s^hir--" ■teenth annual oji Wecpes-; day, and was continued/ on Thursday/ day.' The aggregate of exhibits showed .ah increase of 70 over last year.; The exhibit -of agricultural rriachi-;-nery and 'implements - was varied and com^prehensiveV *arid quite'•>up vto the standard, of former years., V ; v/- ; The firm- ox; Messrs; Reid and Gray s was .as usual to -the; fore ; with a splendid collection of. .agricultural "implements, types' of their plo.ug'Hs, ,ail r steei discharrows, ? ridlers,-1 ■ tunrip : and manure drills*. These; xS all 'ithe -latest improvements,;;are eeo^nomdsers--1 of'/£ labor/ and are noted for ..their strength, durability,,and,good ■workmanship. In, -> addition -.- they had on exhibition "£ \a; - model .windmill,, .chaff cutter, a Hortisby?s. reaper /and biiisder, hay rake ; oil engine suitable for milkirfg; and'sheajiiig machines, a Burreil -traction engine, etc. ■'•"• Tt- is " 'needless "to say that the ifirhi's rexhihitswerethecentre, of;' attraction/.on tlie'v people's day. -■-/'.;■■; :" r-.^-V-^ .',-,.-, The MJilburn Lime arid Cement Company "had.a com-.. rprehensive display -of Monier pipes, K»ielberg pipes, and building- blocks'. The -Monier • pipes, are made-' of"; iron ah^ and are of ; withstanding enormous strainsr'Thecement, building blocks are made in different .patterns, arid' make "a" very effective" and Subs tahtraT building at 'a;, reasonable cost. . ... _ ' V Messrs. B liibit''of their popular ranges and , cottage grates. The latter can* be made to .fit. any fireplace*, arid will .be found most convenient". •, when,wood ; is the fuel /; jused. In the large size "of the Champion ranee /the; '-whole of the space is- utilised, that portion which; was • formerly wasted is -now used as a hot j closet. .The-ex-lXbit included ranges suitable for all sizes' ofv'dwclliiigs, and all of .these showed distinct improvements.. The chief characteristics ;of these"'. finish/ first-class material, econ'orny in the. labor of. cleaning arid lifting out the ashes,/ and /giving the greatest possible, heat al| the '■' 16we§t possible' expenditure Of fuel; ; .V" .-<■% '...v.'"... —O ' .'--