THE A. AND P. WINTER SHOW.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2056, 26 May 1896, Page 3

THE A. AND P. WINTER SHOW.

There bas been a Very large aUondsnce of Petdnvola -residents nt this Show. A considerable nam-H-r wem pa.aaonyers by tbe Jno« Doiiglfli on Friday, and on Saturday she wns crowded on the ncoasior! of ihe npeoial trip. The Little River train was also largely patronised, and a visit ll r to Christ church could not fail to bt struck with the large number of tPeninsnla people in town. The Show ia well worth seeing : and whether it is -very remunen'ive or not this season, tbere is no doubt it has 'come to stoy, and will increase in importance nnd popularity t»a the years go on. The show of seeds is mngnificer.t, man}' of the finer samples being the produce of our own soil. Tbe roots also are very '■fine, nnd no doubt another year huge overgrown saraoles will not dbfisjure tbe stands by the side of the solid and wtdl grown. Tne metft and live stock were -both up to the mark; and the manufac 'lures generally, though much the snrna "as those at the Inte Industrial Exhibition, Hvere a credit to the Colony. Tho exhibit »cff the Lincoln College is a *very remarkable one. reflecting the greatest credit ; _like on the staff and student*. What •rihould interest Akaroa people much was 'the splendid collection of dried fruits We gre assured by Mr Biacktuore that tbe (preparation can be done-by any reasonable iperson, and t l i»t the demand is very large; ■and certainly the growth of fruit for this •purpose on the warm and fertile Peninsula ehould be very remunerative. Diiry sprodoctH were of course peculiarly inter est ing to nil Peninsula people. It is with shftme we record our factories were not repneented, and -the cheese shown from private _h.rie*» wa* not considered by tbe as at all up to factory-mark. In bis leo'iire on Saturday on bis subject. "Mr McEwan wair) : —

'Wi h reference to the private dairies, ; he undent rod that finme of the exhibitors were fomev.-hiit hurt at tlie place occupied by them. But they rout-t remember that 'the judges had-to keep before their mind the ideal cheese wliich should be espe>rt-rd. JFrom London tht»y heard continually that they wanted mild cheese. found tht the priv<;t3 dniry cheese broke off fhort, and that when rubbed in the fingers it was pasty. This was not no with regard to the -faotm-y cheese. He wanted to seethe private dnirie« making chefsn •of the quality of the factories. Thi« meant the ret< n'iorr of tha London mar- ; kft He considered where the factory Rj>t j m was introduced h tar bit er re/>rft>tion wnsgnineJ by their cheese and but'er. He fe t Fiire that the f-rmeis of New /Zealand would t;ke the les«on which he was endeavouring lo taach ihrin, and thi! 'tliH private d«iiri«'H would he abe lo turn •out -as good chafne as'tbe factories. The position was ihht the factory wa^ -of fine qmli'y. Li fu-.f, there cheese Hm pxlnhit'orr thcrrf thai-whioh there wee none b-tler in the world. B*j had made tt a point to er quire a* :ti 'he output of ■fu'tory and priva'e d'.ity ch-eHe. arid find •th.it one firm sod some t.verty tona per annum, mid that out of th t f 'fift-vm torn•came from lh« factories. In E'<_lattd Mi* cheese noirstimnr-atf» che<?He ac a food,mid •not as ihey did it t'<e i-ohmy as a "t't bit. Therefore the eh. ese lo he Bent Home •_|io_!d he of a nild character. It ws. .i*ti?f»r ; t>ry t) h" 9l'le to rll*t in ! Great Britain tie New Z'tlnrrri ctveae w-»s ■Coming rapidly into hormur. In Aoarralii their cheese was at the tip of t'rfi ire"--, • and with repaid to tbAr h-it't'-., Sydn.) • 'firms had told him it waa of e_oyl!eni qnnlity." _ . The Ipcttire was wad attended. Much ■of the old ground wap ftotiß over, hut taken -as a whole it was a useful and pleasim discourse. At its close Mr Haydon of iPrebbietm, wbb very anxi-iiis ti know if the lecturer ot ftny other expert present were aware of the method by which ow-" 1 • cream could be successfully exported h -could not immediately get the information be sought. The cheese exhibited iv the farmer* waa considered by many v ■?, : •good, but wan stronger flavoured than tha factory cheese. Those shown by Mrs Savage and Messrs S»gar Bnd Dusbury we examined with great interest and sepoken of by many as extremely creditable.

A meeting of farmers representing the fPeninpula dairying industry took phce at the Exhibition Buildings on Friday afternoon, to confer with Mr McEwan, Chief 'D*iry Instructor, on the beat meann of improving; the trans-it arrangements from the Peninmila to Lyt'eltm, and also to arranße for b(s;t«r cii per vision of-the aliipiinentß while in Lyttelton, and tbe pacing >of ihevu -in good condition on the Home eteamerfi. Mr McEwan addressed lbr.Re present JHe HHid it was absolutely neceHsary tbat •Borne better arrangements whould mnde, as from reports that be Ind received, come of the cheeae had firff-red considerably from want of proper attention. In one ■ cane,.through over-lime not bning pdd for. a conß'g-'irtri.irt of r.dieft-e that »rrivpd on Saturday night WBi on hoard thf •coar-tal Hte4ri)»r nirtil Monday morning, and then turned out on the wharf, it lay at a tamper-mira of 90 degrees. In other cbbbb the theeao were brought out, and tbe ship not being ready to receive them, tbey were left exposed to the whether for a consiilerah'e time. He thought that perhaps tbe ba?t course would be for the 'factories and farmera to join the Ddry men's Association; when the shipping under proper supervision would be aepu'ed. as was now the c»pe in Dunedin. where every lot was seen to on arrival and properly shipped. He thought that there ehould not be rounb trouble in Brranj>iri(T the (shipments from ih*. bay«. so tbat tliey wou'd •arrive to puit the Home boatn. In some caaep it had been reported to him that -pbipments h*d b"f-n held over for n r.in-•Hii-lrrable riuif. H- llioujht that wh'-n ■ j't vvni' «(•«')!i-.t'dy tr keep ibe ; cher'ce in Lyiteiton for any of lime ,il would bf. b-t'"r t" b»ve it pi seed if) fb.-r cool Mor.s. The HaTiiour Bosirrl would ..-be willing to ine.t iH'tnerH on tho rn-tter. and he b»d no d.ubt itiat 8 ti^f'dory (.rrftrvgements con'd be rn>ide. Fai'inij: lOt'hT MrrHntrfrriHitiH, wi.idd b« willing, pr"vidert «uib"rity wen. yivpn, (n allow - tiic grrr'.d<-r '(t t'ik» c-hartje of producr* f<»r ext.ro ! 't and «■!• i 1 prnper'y phioi>ed.

It wdH pointed out !<> Mr MoEwnn tltßi j th.- Diiry .A«(-or-iiiiiirin I>ihl refused to a<!mi< "try '•"' f cWnW, nnd bad cnnpe-q-in'ly '•'•'••t mi 1 t'r>' FiniierH 1 Association nrrrl ifiHivi<lii»l furm^'-f. \1: MrWri'rsim".' G"Vornt.i« -fit Grader, ; Jjv it. ii(in. ►' 'd dm* ''« Iniil n»er» «■]>« .-c.c 'on lire vvlirt'f rri.-l i in_ tl.imi.lt the tNoxee. IWhurt bli-0 Icnriwo ch»'e c to =he lielii Over. f(vr a rime loo.'it.h p'riicul.r boat*. Mr McEwan Mrontry urged Uanteibnry and dairymen generally to*»nd

dtdcjmtes-to'-tin; Ooriforonce to bo held ai •Dunedin during the" Winter Show. Mr, ,B'nee finked whether it. would be necnoaftVy for •»!! lo p...y th*ir fi<-» _nin»»B b"fon» they would t'e allowed to be reprewt'd-

Mr IVlr!Bwrtn v t''ioi)jj'lit that 'f ,hf, y p " m delegate drnvo'ih-y wbu'd be admitted 4f though' bot member*. MrVßrHfe. Mibpequ-rrrtly b.t-rviwwnd tbe of ibr- Ddry A»*">ei t : on (Mr J. R. Scot-), who *»id tliHt deles <<e« rr>ner y appointed by fa "mew wonld be w^lcoin»d. Those-present thanked Mr Mr-Rwni. for meeting them, nnd it wns dpc'drd t > bold a meeting of tho?e interested next Saturday at Head of tbe Bay at 1 o'clock.