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Mr, G. F. Moore, of JCai Iwi, is taking four of his pedigree Herefords to the Royal Show, of Sydney. . ' At the Masterton show sheep, dipped in'Quibell dip securod 9 champiensmps, •12. firsts, 3S seconds, and 29 thirds. On the second day of the show Knight, the.Feilding breeder, sold a. Soutiidowrt ram at £0 guineas and two at 15 guineas each.; Mr Melhuish, th e well-known sheepbreeder of Happy Valley, has just secured twenty-five (good Romney rams from Mr Hunt, of Wakefield, Nelson. R. C. Dunlop, w?ao has been in charge of Mr G. Wheeler's Hereford herd, has joined Mr E: Sho:rt, to manage the herd of the Waituna breeder. On the second day of the show a party of visiting breeders drove to the site of the new 'showgrounds at Soiway. They expressed themselves delighted with, the new location, particularly admiring the na/.ive bush reserve, the water supply, i. nd the great natural advantages. , ; The gate takings at the Masterton show amounted to .'.£177 15s 6d, and those of the stands to .£'34 Bs, while ,£133. lCs 6d was received "at the luncheon oootbs. This shows la. decrease on last year's figures of ;SS'A 19s Cd, but against this there has bf.en a large increase in membership during the year.' and 400 complimentary r tickets were issued. '
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7056, 18 February 1910, Page 10
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