THE WINTER SHOW.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14691, 27 May 1911, Page 8

THE WINTER SHOW.

CLOSING TO-NIGHT.

DECREASE IN RECEIPTS.

Weather of the most pleasant character favoured tho first four days of tho Auckland A. and P. Association's Winter Exhibition, but a bright morning yesterday was followed by heavy rain, which persisted throughout the remainder of the day. The rain was very heavy in the evening, and as a result the attendance at the .show was much smaller than had beon expected. any residents in the country districts, who had intended journeying to the city to do their marketing, and to inspect the show, did not venture from their homes, and the attendance of city people was reduced by the same unfavourable circumstances.

Tho show will be open again to-day, and it will be closed for tho last time at 10 o'clock this evening. During the afternoon and evening, programmes of music will bo given from the rotunda on the upper floor, by Marriage's orchestra.

The day's takings amounted to about £194, compared with £361 5a on the fifth day of last year's show. The attendance yesterday was estimated to bo 7000. During tho five days, £1271 19s have been taken in admission fees, the takings during the corresponding period of the previous show being £1827.

Yesterday morning 2800 school-children visited tho show, and this morning another contingent will be admitted. About 6000 school-children have been taken to tho show under the care of their teachers, and admitted without charge. Experts who have examined tho exhibits of butter and cheese have agreed that the display is the finest that has been made in Auckland. A party of nearly 40 managers of dairy factories, the largest gathering of experts in dairying that lias ever assembled in connection with the Winter Show, examined the exhibits, and they displayed great interest in the condition of the butter shown in the export class. It had been in cool storage for about 10 weeks, under conditions similar to those under which the bulk of the consignments, of which the exhibits were samples, had been shipped to London. The opinion of the majority of the managers was that the quality of the butter had been well maintained, and ,a similar view was expressed by the director of the dairy produce division (Sir.' D. Cuddie), and by the judges of the butter. The butter manufactured from selected milk and cream was found to be of exceptionally high, quality, as was shown by the fact that the judges awarded 95 per cent, to the entry which gained the first prize. Tho association had offered special inducements to secure a large entry in the novice class, but the number of competitors was much below anticipations. With this exception the display was considered highly satisfactory. Virtually all the factories in the Auckland province were represented, but no exhibits were sent from the South Island factories, and an endeavour will be made to remedy this defect for next Winter Show.

Messrs. Cruickshank, Millor, and Co. make a feature of Avery's reversible disc ploughs. The makers claim that it enables the farmer to plough his field without leaving any dead furrow. When reaching the end of the furrow the ploughman has only to press a latch with his foot, turn his team, and go back.