OTAGO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2205, 4 June 1896, Page 26

OTAGO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETY.

TURNIP COMPETITION.

We have received from the secretary of the Otago Agricultural and Pa&toral Society tbe awards made by Messrs James Smith, jun., and Alexander Douglas, the jud.es appointed to inspeot fche different entries received. Each competitor hed to supply at date of entry the description of the soil, and of previous crop and kind of manure used, &c. It has been decided that these particulars and the comments made by the judges of the different crops be published in the society's annual journal. The j following are the awards : — ! Class I.— For the best ten acre«, or over, of Aberdeen or yellow-fleshed turnips. First prize, two tons of Standard bone manure, value £\o los. presented by Messrs Ninimo f aud .Blair ; second prize, one ton Standard bone in an me, valued £5 O3> presented by Mes'ra Nimmo and Blair. Three entries— Mr W. S. Mosley, 1 ; Mr. William Giey, Milburn, 2. * Class 2.— For tbe be,st 10 acres, or over, of Aberdeen or yellow fleshed turnips, on land teeted with lime only, First pviz3, six tons of best agricultural lime, valued £3 18s ; Fecond pivza, four tons of bsst agricultural lime, v.TTTed £2 12*, presented by the Miiburn Lime aud Cement Company. Three entries— Mr William Grey, 1 ; Mr Walter Blackie, East Taieri, 2. Class 3.— For the best five acres, or under 10 acres of Aberdeen or yellow-fleshed turnips. First ! prize, one ton of Islington fertiliser (or £5 in cash), presented by Messrs Doc aid Reid and Co., as agents for the manufacturer*, the Clmstchurch | Meat Company ; second prize, one ton Lady Elliott Island guano, value £3 17s 6J, pie«entod by Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co., sole agents. Four entries— Mr William Grey, 1 ; Mr Walter Blackie, East Taieri, 2. Class 4.— For the best five acres, or over, of swede turnips, any variety*. Firet prize, one ton of Islington fettiliser (or £5 in cash), presented by Messrs Donald R'jid and Co., as agents for the manufacturers, the Chris tchurch Meat C>Jnp-ny ; second prize, special, value j£2 IPs. jNino biitiKMr Dav>d Sutheiland, Ka^t T.i^i', 1; Mi .T..Jui Dallas, Kaitangata, 2. The j .il^.s. iep- rU-l Ui.it the yield of Mr D. Suthe lanu'a crop would ha about 70 Uus to the acre. One turnip picked by the exhibited weighed 29Jlb. , Class s.— Special prize, £5 ss, presented by Messrs Tothill, Watson, and Co., agents for Sutton's seeds. For the best 10 acres of turnips, any variety, grown from Sutton's seeds. Competitors must send a certificate along with entry that seeds have been procured from Sutton and I Sons or their agents. Six entries— Mr D. Sutherland, Kast Taievi, 1. I Class 6. -For the best two to five acres of mangels, any variety JUist prise, one-half, tonoi

Gear Company manure, value £2 10s, presented by Messrs Wright, Stepheuson, and Co., solo agents, Five entries— Mr Robert Charters, Ury Park, Mosgiel, 1. Class 7.— For the be.3t 15 acres or over of any description of turnips. Competition to be limited to parties whose farms do not pxcetd 600 acies. Special prize of truck load of M?lden Island guano, value £20 ; first pr'zo, three tons of Maiden Island guano, presented by the New Zeuliud Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited), on behalf of the proprietors ; second priz'', two tous of Maiden Island guano, presfnted by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited), on behalf of the proprietors. Six entries-Mr G. H. Gilroy, Stirllnef, 1 ; Mr W. Patrick, Outram, 2.