THE MANAWATU SHOW.

Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 107, 2 November 1904, Page 5

THE MANAWATU SHOW.

OPENDTG DAY* £Bt Telebbaph.] (From Onr Special Reporter.) PALMERSTON NORTH, This Day. . Once again tho agricultural magnatef of the North Island, or, at least, a good sprinkling of them, are on their old battle grounds at Palmerston, and for the next three days there will be keen competition amongst picked stock and mi other departments of industry which concern those who go upon the land or labour in less extensive spheres. It is eaid, and I can only repeat hearsay, that the annual fixture has been less talked about this year than formerly, and it is assumed in some quarters thai; this may be due to lesseaing interest. But figures conclusively dispute this. Tiiere is, it ia true, a falling-off of 49 entries in stock, but this is easily accounted for. - The actual increase in the combined departments is 678. As to ste-dk, favourabla climatic cosditiohs mean everything, or almost everything to the suceessiul stock raiser, and they also mean a great deal to a show. Sometimes its very existence depends upon a good season. Like the rest of the colony, the Maoiawatu has had to contend with peculiar climatic conditions tills spring, following, a somewhat dry winter, and the result has been embarraAsing to the squatter and the farmer, and in a measure this year's show has suffered in coasequence. For- the laa^ month, right up till show time, the weather has been unsettled — changeable in the extreme. There is plenty of grate, but it has no nourishment in it, and the frequent changes have operated severely, on stock. This is proved by the absence this year of several breeders, who have been consistent exhibitors for years, owing to the disastrous effects of the -wea* ther upon stock intended for show purposes. This relates particularly to sheepbreeders, eucli well-known exhibitors -as the Messrs 1 . Raynor Bros. (Taratalii), Allen (Lower Hutt), Gadsby (Pabea), Sykes (Wairarapa), and' others being among the missing. The comparative record of entries is contained in. the following table :—

The actual number of competing entries, shorn of the industrial exhibits, such as implements and machinery and articles exhibited iv fti© permanent stalls, ' is thus 2416. Adding toe miscellaneous exhibits, the grand total reaches 7416, against 6738 last year. The details of the stock entries are of interest. They are as follows: — Horses r Hunting and driving 146, thoroughbreds 20, ponies 46, saddle 68, harness* 70, draughts 84. Cattle : Shorthorns 49, Hereford 14, Polled Angus 8, Ayrshire 38, Jersey 52, Holstein Fresian 11,. Red Polla 3. Dairy 24, Fat 27. Sheep : Lincoln 69, Romney 154, English Leicester.? 45, Border Leicesters 38, Sliropshires 20, Southdowns 98, Hampshire 17, Fat 32. Pigs: Berkshire 35, Tamworth 15, Yorkshire 26, other breeds 16. Consistent with its policy of progress, the Manawatu Association has made improvements to its grounds since last year. These include a new poultry hall, an extension of the Exhibition Hall, the removal of the dog benches to a better position, the attachment of luncheon rooms to the poultry hall, the conversion of part) of the building heretofore used solely for the display of dairying machinery into aa afternoon tea-room, and other minor improvements and extensions. The Association has under consideration a matter ot importance to exhibitors of stock — namely, the question of housing stock, particularly sheep. Enquiries are being made by a committee which will report at tke November meeting of the Association, and it is quite on the cards that covered pens will be provided before next year's ( show, an innovation which will be generally appreciated by exhibitors of prize stock, who suffer from the extremes of climate which appear to be regularly exnerienced about show time. Later. It rained hard in the night, and day broke with a leaden sky and wind soughing fitfully from west. This is not usually a very wet quarter, but all the same, the outlook is none too promising. Th* town is fairly full of visitors, though the bulk are not expected to arrive before to-morrow, when the stock is to be judged. / Things are in a somewhat backward state to-day, and on the show ground there is an utter absence of bustle, except in one or two departments. The principal spectacular features are the military events, the massed collection of <'mple- . ments, and one of the finest exhibitions of vehicles the Manawaju has yet seen. Tenta and side shows are slowly getting int<v trim, and a few permanent stalls are open. The Exhibition Hall is not ne-arly in order. It will this year hold dairying machinery as well as home industries, art* and crafts, etc. The only stock on the ground is th& pigs, to be judged this afternoon. Tho poultry and pigeon divi&ion are- lighter than last year. The "Western Medical Review," says:— rtT»?^R ds . of^ phyßicians havo attested that SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI has „ pronounced and indisputable superiority ove* all other preparations of Eucalyptus." Youv health is too prceiojis to bo tampered with; therefore, reject all products foisted Upon you by unscrupulous mercenaries, and insist upon getting SAMJER & SONs' EUCTLYPTI EXTRACT. In Coughs/coldy fevers, diarrhocajkidnoy diseases, the relief is instantaneous. Wounds, ulcers, burns sprains, etc., it heals without inflamina' tion. As mouthwash (5 drops to a glass ol water) it prevents deoay of tcfeth, and doetroys all disease germs. — Advt. CHRISTMAS ORDERS. The time is now opportune for placinv your order for Christmas suits. You are respectfully requested to call and inspect our largo and varied assortment of fnrlhfr and summer suiting materials, which ar« exceptionally exquisite in design. Suits executed in perfect style from £♦ 10s A trial Bohcited.-MeaSTS. Adolf Nouihtn and, iT't TftUo »» 61 » Willis-Btroet.—

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