OTAGO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETY.
FIELD TURNIP COMPETITIONS
We have received, from the secietary of tho Otago A. and P. Society the results of the. judging in the field turnip competitions by Messrs W. Moynihan (Middlemarch) and A. Allison (Clarksville), the gentlemen who undertook the onerous task of judging the root crops this year. Class 1. — Best 10 acres or more of swede turnips, any variety. First prize, Messrs Nimmo and Blair's trophy, value 15 guineas, to be won three times, not necessarily in succession ; second prize. £1 (given by the society). —Mrs Mosley. Inch Clutha, 1; Geo. Nichol, Taurima, 2; J. W. Blair, Abbotsford Farm, Outram, 3; Carmichael Bros., Biverside, Outram, he; A. Anderson, Riversi4e, Outram, c. In this class competition was very keen, there being 10 entries. Class 2. — Ten acres or over of Aberdeen turnips, any variety. First prize, five tons of agricultural lime (presented by the Milburn Lime and Cement Company) ; second, £1 (presented by the society). — W. Souter, Flag Swamp, 1. Class 3.— Ten acres green crop, including turnips, carrots, mangolds, etc. First prize, •
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Otago Witness, Issue 2722, 16 May 1906, Page 20
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