THE NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 715, 14 January 1910, Page 8

THE NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW.

TfilS YEAR'S FEATURES i-Proiriinent ariiong:-tho • features; of tho SI, V^ : jf.:>22, 23j and 24) are the, butler and.creain butter, > prizes nqvice-class,:.orio : box, prizes ; ■novice brie;box, 512;: class. vfbf ;;tlifl"®oitSZealan<l V?Mi'SlPMrpi-'vEattbry/;-': ManigersV'-'-: Association' ; y .'only, , gold : niedal; aua factory - butter lOs/yA-jfeatiire "in will,-bevthat'. the ; 'exbibits will be'.selected on the rsamo day, 'and bear %PI? '■'l®"date; of .'churning. In, addition,; in'' ; Co., London, and tho Shaw,.' Savill,' and Alchampijiriship "or New! Zea-;-land, under tho auspices.'of tho Now ZcakSsm land Dairy Factory Managers' Assobia"tion, with .£lO aud-special medal, is also to bb; competed for. - t';./J/:/'/; V-;' : Equally,', important classes appear'in the i,ch6oS9 1 section. .There are .two. classes;for export /'cheese,;• -white and coloured,' prize money J!i0; a • class for . members.'only, of the New ;Zcalarid'; Dairy Factory Man-'- : '••_ . agers' Association;' gold medal, also; .for ' :/-, factory .'cheese,'large, medium, and loaf sSiSfs6izesrpirfzesitotalling^BlO-lOs/;'the chain-; W*yk; 'i piouslup for "cheese,- with JGIO prists. Spedial prizes;are offered to the'South 1 Island ffM^.'factori^.'.scbrihgvhigh&t.'inyeitlier'.'-bntSer. (or. cheese.,'. Altogether -tha/prizo money, comprises three <,silver, cups (valued . at^,7s; guineas/a nd';/;:hine^^'medals, aiidv iurnishes .sbmeHdea,:' of;: : the i-> tion. , "Horticultural. applcs ' the poseibilitios of givjng. prominence to.appleffiiiS'growing,'^'and£have':',proyMe'd:;.a list of; j'ilfi?'-prizes . sufficiently:- attractive;■ to; growers. : :V; ;';;.xwenty-twocla's&es arescheduled forJndi-; ffilv'Kv vidual; exhibits: in lots . ;of,{. sit 'r apples. a)l Ji?vTheroj'is "class - for i 610,. and ■ vM|fyi*tbi^classes^f6riex^'rt;cai»s;>';Tlie : pri«es.' range -.up -'to'-USI 10s: : per class, / a/prize* of r&'Sf.riß/2s. for best six • Stunners, - point prize >:JS3 35., s>ad two.of two guineas each, arid --U. runsV : tb .- besides the. .Royal/Horticultural. • medal."- :\;:/; egetable's ■ are headed with a "points prize SS'h'e-" of£i : 25!,:.' and' .there .'aro -? also "excellent • . prizes arid • the Royal Horticultural Socioty's inedal'.r.i ln. potatoes,-, ;. arid K/StStW/Royafr Horticultural' •Socisty'sVmedal i's : allotted r.s points priz/v and the quanfe®Ktity/bf;cach;lbt i 3• limited.-tor7lb.' ; Avlri: field roots; acpointsprize" of'£Z( 3s.' SO guineas), are'offered, besides the-usual claesifica- '. tioris.-: -Farm - products,seecb3, and grain, .with iliberal.-prizo-'allotments, are fully jS:ii : prbridbd'for.'/'%' TfiSiKatiohal.DairitlSbow.yweM. Ibe'tost- . ?; . to cater for the public, gardens division,. aiid ; the : success attending' their ''.;bff<>rl.% is.'-xcilected in' tho:'class prize S-l .- methbd now "adopted.*-; ..There- iS; a'') subsidy J-f'S'of tteipublic funds for'each'.Vsch^ cial: prize of. seio.fi Individual.classes', are V.;.valso provided for; and a number of classes > fbr/ school .5 vegetables;; farm.- . roots, -: and i.:£S~:Sattral;'-hisjpnt if -in.: which' th'6*:6chools bavo' largely coinpete'd;: fifj^are'set-fbrthV-iTlie/M .'.cal Society^s,'prize. bf-.'jC6 '6s. rfor'collecy.;',:: tians-;is 'also',included ,in this; section: ' i .'Home cookery,: preserves,'.pickles, bot- : E-::-- :'tle > fruit,;and vegetables. a.re;jnost]iberally ! K^-»t%lit' : wiibfi«iii6''pH«B' of JB2-:;2s.':-aria f J:.- :>61',15.-; For the'. I; .farmsrs'^butter'vclass i is a first: of 25. : , .'a'second BiiS : yaj»ard;of £1;-ani i,;third;of :ips.;' ; ;Factory,. ■: nSi'ify.hams'-and'bacbnv prizes: to,.'the ,'oriibunt'of fv -.' i 35 are offered. . Poultry classes (under i f-'iPv jareiptbWdedlfbr-'Utility | R^:Utidkai;-;^y6elliiig:; I classes;in pairs and | IrS-yKln'; addition; \ I'cl&sy'^rfa^jSßfoiy t fteflprizes :;are,-.6fiered.';in^' r 'a' larffi} 'number'.of-. 1.. ; . the classes. Competitions for horse and v f.' yypbriy' jumping ate set-down lor the third i; day; of ' the:-show; with'._ i£23 -.iii g money; l besides' a. milk: testirigf cbmpetiiion r? i'']y i.-.-.'lpr ".tnei"-:'schools? "y An yimpoT taiit v.' featuT© I of ' the. show is the conference and. the - ' papers' are - to .bo read regardiDg dairy:■ factory;;-produce, - developing,tie ; ; : i; dairy farmyand'stoclc■ vand otKer .matters' of.v impbrtaribe - :^to vtHo\f,arn£sr:-'_and;fruit-:3; "; 'grower.'; Th'i complete'programriio is.ri'bw . ' w tie course of preparation.