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 wordsConsiderable 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 wordsThe 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 wordsThough 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 wordsThe 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 wordsThere 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 wordsHoused 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 wordsDairymen 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 wordsNo 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 wordsThere 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 wordsWheat—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 wordsThe 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 wordsGenerally 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 wordsThere 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 wordsThe 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 wordsThis 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 wordsThere 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 wordsThe 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 ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Wed 6 Oct 1915, Page 8
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