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  2. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

    In adhering to its annual fixture this year, the Royal Agricultural Society defied more than one deterrent. Added to the war and its widespread depression, was ...

    Article : 838 words
  3. SHEEP DOG TRIALS.

    Considerable interest was taken in the sheep-dog trials, and some excellent exhibitions were given by several dogs. The value of a good sheep dog is not ...

    Article : 93 words
  4. VEGETABLES.

    The display of vegetables was fairly satisfactory in numbers, and the quality was excellent. The collections were very good, the carrots, parsnips, turnips, beet, and ...

    Article : 331 words
  5. PIGS.

    Though empty pens were more numberous than was the case last year, the showing of swine was consistently good. Berkshires predominated, 27 of this type being shown. ...

    Article : 389 words
  6. PIGEONS.

    The pigeons, benced in the Poultry Hall, made a fair showing. Homers of the working type were numberous, although not as plentiful as was the case last year. The ...

    Article : 389 words
  7. APICULTURE.

    There was only one exhibitor in be products, and in some of the classes there was no entry. Messrs. C. and A. H. Smith of Baker's Hill, however, made a ...

    Article : 246 words
  8. POULTRY.

    Housed comfortably in the roomy buildings on the railway side of the grounds, the poultry exhibits made a very fair showing indeed. The birds penned were widely ...

    Article : 1,382 words
  9. CATTLE.

    Dairymen practically have the cattle section to themselves. There are very few representatives of the beef breeds in the exhibition, but the dairy breeds are ...

    Article : 1,661 words
  10. SHEEP.

    No matter what the experience may have been in other sections of the show, it has to be acknowledged with a deal of gratification that the exhibition of sheep is ...

    Article : 2,457 words
  11. DRIED FRUITS.

    There was only one exhibitor of dried fruits. This is to be regretted, but it would have been very hard to have beaten the raisins and currants staged by Mr. J. ...

    Article : 83 words
  12. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE.

    Wheat—On account of the bad season in 1914, the wheat exhibits were reduced from one bag to one bushel. Prizes were offered in two groups, one for soft wheat, and ...

    Article : 851 words
  13. INDUSTRIAL.

    The industrial exhibits were displayed in the main hall. The display was not as large as it might have been several of the classes not being entered for. ...

    Article : 165 words
  14. HORSES.

    Generally speaking, the display of horseflesh was disappointing and but for the heavy stock, there would have been little to interest those present. Quite a number ...

    Article : 2,740 words
  15. TECHNICAL STUDENTS' EXHIBITS.

    There was no competition amongst one exhibits shown by students of the Technical School, the models and work tabled being for display purposes only. The specimens ...

    Article : 55 words
  16. CHILDREN'S EXHIBITS.

    The exhibition of children's work, which was set out in the children's hall, consisted mainly of school subjects. The subjects shown included drawing from models, mat ...

    Article : 84 words
  17. DISPLAY BY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

    This year the officials responsible for the presentation of an impressive display of farm dairy and garden produce on behalf of the Department of Agriculture have ...

    Article : 1,013 words
  18. WOOL.

    There were few exhibits in the wool classes. Specimens of Merino came in from only the southern district, through for purposes of classification the State had been ...

    Article : 99 words
  19. DAIRY PRODUCE.

    The display of dairy products was, as usual, disappointing. There were seven dishes of butter, and not all of first-class quality. The winning exhibit, shown by ...

    Article : 186 words
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