MAYFIELD SHOW
TOTAL OF 1922 ENTRIES. COMPARISON WITH PAST YEARS. A decrease of 191 is shown in the entries for the May field Agricultural and Pastoral Association's annual show on Saturday, compared with the entries for last year's show. The total this yea? is 1922, compared with 2113 last year, and 1836 in 1933. The dry season is responsible for the substantial decrease in sheep and roots, but there is a marked increase in all other live stoak sections. Details of the entries with comparisons are as follow:
1935 1934 1933 Sheep , 254 306 323 Cattle . 58 53 59 Draught horses ... 67 59 24 Light horses , 192 128 124 Ponies . 144 116 89 Dogs . 39 29 18 Pigs , 12 10 2 Wools . 19 22 26 Poultry . 42 110 71 Farm produce . 66 73 64 Field roots . 79 176 132 Vegetables and fruit . 97 139 97 Dairy produce ... 36 60 38 Honey . 10 17 12 Cooking and preserves 289 370 311 Flowers . 69 91 89 Needlework , 249 190 199 Juvenile . 188 164 158 Rabbits . 12 — MM Totals , 1922 2113 1836
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 126, 9 March 1935, Page 7
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