NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 302, 25 June 1909, Page 3

NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW.

[PRESS ASSOCIATION. 1

PALMERSTON- N., last night

The third day of the National Dairy Show was dull as ;to the weather, but crowded as to attendance. Lady Plunket addressed a large audience of women in the lecture hall on the Society for the Promotion of Health for Women and Children, and aftof wards entertained them to afternoon tea. The chief events of the day were the ring competitions . A. M. Kidd won the pony leaping, and Gr, Shaw's Kaka won the maiden hunters' event. The takings at the first three days of me show have been £511, which is £119 more than on the first three dayd of the 1908 show. In the evening at the annual, smoke concert, Mr Buick, M.P., who proposed the toast of the Agricul-

tural Department, denied he had ever said anything against the department.

Mr Kirk, in responding, referred to Mr Buick's criticisms on blight being allowed on some apple trees at Werarosi. ('X}>];iini.ij«r that it was left there for the purpose of experiment.

Various speakers referred to thu proposed inspection of dairies, declaring it to be necessary.