THE WINTER SHOW

Evening Star, Issue 17368, 2 June 1920, Page 4

THE WINTER SHOW

GUESSING COMPETITIONS. IMPORTANT LUCERNE EXHIBIT. The Otago A. ajid P. Society's Winter Show was continued to-day in the- Brvdone Hall and other annexes of the theatre. j The attendance- throughout the morning was good, there being a steady influx of visitors from 10.50jmwards; while in the afternoon the crowa was very big. The result of the first sheep-<nieesing competition (there is one each day) was made known to-day. Competitors were invited to guess the aggregate weight of turee selected sheep, and 76 put cards in the locked box yesterday. The first prizewinner is Mr W. M V ray (Warepa),who guessed the exact weight- 1961b, Mr H. tfrunn* (Middlemarch) was second—l9sAlb: and Mr John Waters (Clinton) and Mr S. W. Ayson (Neuhaka) divide the third prize with identical guesses of 1951b. J-he annual meeting of members of the A. and P. Society, . which will be of a *emi-social nature,' will take plsce in the \ ictona Hall this evening. An exhibit which is proving a magnet to farmers, is the educational display of" lucerne by the Department of Agriculture," which ia supplemented by short lecturi ettes by Mr A Macpheraon, fields instructor and specialist m lucerne culture ■ The specimens "of this plant and the practical facts and advice Mr Macpherson is giving are the results of 13 years* investigation in the bouth Island. Everybody connected wxtT* _ agriculture recognises", though the position is partly obscured bv currmfc high prices, the productivity of the island is relatively small, and that farming methods which were suit ibis for times when the lan* was being broken out of its native condition must be discarded. It is necessary, as the instructor points out to grow crops which will guarantee food for the stock under all conditions; arid the only plant that at small cost has this endorsement and assured strength is lucerne. Mr Macpheraon marshals his facts and figures well, with redoubtable support from the specimens and records of past work, and demonstrates that the surest revitalising agent for Ota-o lands is' lucerne. He states that in Otago its extensive use would increase Central productivity by 700 per cent. * School children in Standard IV. or higher will be admitted to the show free on Friday morning between 10 o'clock and noon, if accompanied by a teacher. DUNITDIN T MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. _ Another unique feature of the show is the display of the Dunedin Manufacturers Association,, which embraces exhibits from 34 of our leading manufacturing firms. The space in Brvdone Hall for this exhibit has been divided off into bays for individual exhibitors, with raised flooring, bringing the display into the prominence it merits. This is an innovation which should be pushed to greater extent and perfection every year. It is a revelation to many—townsfolk -, s we ii visitors—-of the wide variety and excellence of the manufsctured articles -undertaken locally. Very few guch demonstrations would be required to countervail th° demand for imported goods that has grown up with new generations. The brief de-' senption appended of individual exhibits is warrant for such commendation •-_