SOUTHLAND WINTER SHOW. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) INVERCARGILL, June 15.

Otago Witness, Issue 2259, 17 June 1897, Page 22

SOUTHLAND WINTER SHOW. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) INVERCARGILL, June 15.

The Southland Metropolitan A. and P. Asso- j ciation's winter show-was opened to the public 1 this afternoon. The; weather was dull and j ■wintrj-like and the attendance wns medium for i a 'first day. The number of exhibits is a little in excess of la.t>t year, and having been a,fc the , last moment augmented by the prize exhibits at Gore and -Winton, are beyond the average merit. They are all displayed tastefully and conveniently ,• in the spacious Zealandia Hall, ; Esk street. ' The north end and part of the j west side of the big building are occupied by ' the now well-known stands of Messrs. Suttou ■ and Sons (England), Tothill, Watson, and Co., Nimmo and Blair, Canterbury Seed Company, aud New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company with collections of field and garden seeds (imported and colonial)! The wings and entrance hall are occupied by special shows by the Buckeye Harvester Company (agricultural implements), Messrs Henderson and Bitger (agents for the Massey-H^rris farm implements and bicycles), (j F. Smyth and Co (cured hams and bacon), Mr Alexander Storrie (farm implements), Mr John Stevenson (digger ploughs), Whittingham Bros, and Instone (sheep dips and boviil), Mr W. H Mathieson (springed vehicles), Mr R.. W. Jones (bfcycles), Mr J. H. Kiseell (saddlery and harness), Mr John Bath (springed vehicle*), J. Walker a»d Company (ranges), Mr A. Dewe (furniture), Southland Frozen Meat Company (oils, manures, and other by-productg of their manufacture), J. Lennie and Sons (collection of nurSery plants and stock), Reid and Gray (agricultural implements), and Hatch and Co (sheep dip, oils, &c), the centre of the hall bring reserved for the thoueand uadone different exhibits common to an agriculfcuralassociation's'wintersb.ow. The judges, whose awards seem to have given very general satisfaction, were : — Mr John MacGfibbon (butter, hams, and bacon), Mr Walter Searle (dressed poultry), Mr Lang — Government expert — (cheese), Messrs D. ll'Farlane and W. N. Stirling (preserves, honey, bread, scones, &c), Mr W. Hopcroft (fruit), Messrs Alexander Henderson and A. Dcysdale (grain and sheaves), Mr Donald M'Donald (roots), Mr A. R. Walli« (seeds), and Mr James M'Kercher (field turnip competition). The Jargest entries were in the root class chiefly turnips and swedes), and such a striking feature of the show were these exhibUs that they necessarily received much attention. A commonly expressed opinion regarding thfin was that the quality of the turnips was not nn good as the reputation ot the district should produce, the turnips being inclined to throw out too much root. The surface of the bulbs is not sufficiently clean and smooth — too much inclined to deep grooves — and the fleshy portion too bossy. If; is only necessary to mention the j Jiames of the exhibitors — Messrs Sutton and i Sons, Nimmo and Blair, Canterbury Seed Company, &c. — to show that the exhibits of small seeds (field and garden) are cf a very high class. In the heavier grains, oats and wheat are particularly good, and it is to be hoped some of ' the prize lots of to-day will find their w&y to 1 Dunedin next week. Tfeere was a particularly fine sample of Chevalier barley (lake grown), and locally grown Timothy grass seed shown by tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company. In many cases, in the oa's and grass ! seed in particular, there were signs of tho exhibits having had too much dressing and scouring, the very ends of tho grain being rubbed off. This no doubt would greatly , add to the weight of the seed per bushel, but , would also largely destroy its germinating I powers, and is not the sample farmers are ' expected to sell or would like to purchase. The cheese, which was all faetory-naa.de, well sustains the high-class reputation tho district bas for the manufacturing of a good article. The butter was good for this part of the colony at this season of the year, and the fancy butter exhibits of Miss May were a marvellous display of artistic taste and skill, and would make an attractive and ornamental feature of the Dunedin show nexb week if on exhibition there. Mrs Isa Smith, of Mataura, exhibited a collection of farm produce from ona farm, which contained no less than 302 article?, and was a very interesting show in itself. Special prize 3, som« of considerable value, were presented by i the National Hortg'age and Agency Com- '• oany, Tothill, Watson, and Co., Mr Alex. Storrie, Mr G. B. Tucker, the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company; the Southland Times, Massey aud Co., Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Mr J. D. M'Gruer, Mr- W. N. Stirling, the Daily- News, the New Zaaland Chemical Manufacturing Company, Niohol Bros., Mr J. S. Baxter, Reid and Gray, Fleming and Gilkison, and others. The following is the prize list : — HAMS AND BACON. Flitch bacon, unsnioked — A. N. Lindsay 1 and 2. Flitch bacon, smoked— A. N. Lindrav 1 and 2. Rolled bacon, uusmok«d-G. T. Smyth 1. A. N. Lindsay 2. Kollcd bacon, smoked — A. K. Lindsay ], R. Meredith 2. Pork ham, smoked— G. T. Smyth 1, A. N. Lindsay 2. Flitch bacon, unsmoked (farni fed and cured) — G. Wyeth 1 and 2. Flitch bacon, smoked (farm fed aj\d cured)— C. Wyeth 1 and 2. Beef ham— A. N. Lindsay 1. DRESSED POULTRY. Fowls trussed and ready for cooking— A. N. !Lindsa.y 1. Ducks— Misq May 1, A. N. Lindsay 2. Eggs— Bertha Coveuey 1, Miss Horman 2, Mrs Jackson 3. CHEESK. Five factory-made full cream cheese, 601b, Cheddar shaped, high colour, suitable for exportStirling Factory 1, Inchclutha Factory 2, Wyndh.aru Dairy Factory 3. ¥ive factory-made full cream cheese, GOlb, Cheddar shaped, white colour, suitable for export — Wyndham Dairy Factory 1, Stirling Dairy Factory 2. n Two factory-made cheese, straw colour, 351b each— Stirling Dairy Factory 1, Inchclutha Dairy Factory 2. Two factory-niade cheese, straw colour, 121b each— Stirling Fnctory 1, Wyndham Factory 2, Inchcluiha 3. Two farm-made cheese — Miss Lizzie Doull 1, Miss Flora Grant 2. Best single cheese in the hall (open class) — Inchclutha Factory 1. BUTTER AND PRESERVES. Fresh separator but not factory-made — Mra Drain 1. Fresh butter, non-separator, left with the secretary one week prior to the show — Mrs M'Neill 1. Mrs Drain 2, Miss Jane M'Neill 3. I*resn butter, separator or factory-made, left with the secretary threo weeks before the show — Mrs Drain 1. Powdered butter— Mrs William Fraser 1, Mrs M'Neill 2, Miss Jane M - Neill 3. Salt butter, fit for export, in 561b boxes, left with the secretary three weeks prior to the show — Wyndham Factory 1 and 2, Miss Ettie Doull 3. Salt hutter, in jars, not factory or separatormadew left with the secretary three weeks grior to the show— Miss Doull 1, Mrs Drain 2, Mrs Alexander Lindsay 3. Fancy butter, fit for table ÜBe, decided by quality as well as design (no forsigu matter allowed)— Miss May 1 and 2, Hooey in jars, extracted or strained — Miss M'Lachlan 1, William Hall 2, Donald M'lntyre 3. Bottled preserved fruits — Mrs Lennie 1, Mrs Cuthbertson 2, Miss May 3. Jams and ■jellies— Miss May 1. Miss Norman 2. Pickles and condiments— Miss May 1, Mrs Smith (Mataura) 2, Mrs Lennie 3. BREAD, SCONES, ETC. White bread— Mrs Drain 1, Miss Drain 2, Mrs Coreney 3. Brown bread— Miss Horman 1. Damp oven bread— Mrs A. Gilchmt 1. Mrs J. Coveney 2, Miss Grant 3. Oven scones— Miss A. Ronald 1, Miss C. E. Ronald 2. Mrs Jardine 3. Girdle «cone«— Miss A. Ronald 1* Mrs Drain 2. Misi O.

JO. Ronald 3. Oatmeal cakes— Mis Smellie 1. Sponge cake— Mrs Jardine 1, Miss Isabella Warnock 2, Mist Flora Grant 3. Seed cake— Mrs Jardine 1, Miss Ilorman 2, Mrs Colin Gray 3. Fruit cake — Sirs J. E. Hawkins 1, Miss Horman 2, Mrs Jardino 3. Collection of jMstry— Miss Brass 1. FRUIT. Southlaud-grown apples, cooking— R. Cleave 1, John Pritchard 2, G. Shave 3. Southland-grown apples (cooking), amateurs only — a. Beaven 1, Thomas M'Donald (West Plains) 3. Miss Wood 3. AppleF, dessert — R. Cleave 1, John Pritchard 2, G. Shay«- 3. Apple?, dessert, amafeuts only — Thomas M'Donald 1, A. Beaven 2, Miss Wood 3. Pears, best collection, open — R. Cleave 1. SHEAVES. Wheat, from harvest 189"— Janus Stevenson 1. • Sheaves of oats — J^mes Aitken 1. hoots. Swede turnips^-J. G. Fleming 1, W.,8. Fl-ming ~. James Thorn 3. Aberdeen yellow turnips— C. Wyeth 1, Thomas Ross 2, Charles Cooper 3. Hybrid turnips— W. S. Fleming 1. C. Wyeth 2 and 3. White turnip.*— W. S. Fleminsr 1, G. Johnston 2. Any variety swedes — W. S. Fleming 1, J. and T). M'llraith -2 nnd 3. Maugels, long red— o. Wyeth l'-aud 2, J. Leuniu 3. Mangels, orange globa — C. Wyeth 1, 2, aud 3. Yield carrots, red— J. Falsta ], T. Ohennels 2, C. Wyeth 3. Field carrots, white-J. Wilkes 1, C. Wyeth 2 and 3. Potatoes;, field kidney —C. Wyeth 1, David Warnock 2. Pota r os^, field white— Lennie and Sons 1, David Dun 2, David Wauiork 3. Potatoes, field Derwent —J. G. Fleming 1, David Warnock 2, J. W. Fowler 3. Potatoes, Bruce — C. Wveth 1, H. Horiuau 2. Potatoes, anyvariety — J. W. Fowler 1 aud 3, O'Brien Bros. 2. Best collection of garden potatoes— Lennie and Son 1, David '"Vartjock 2. Onions — Uy Lee 1, H. M'Quillau ?., J. Wilkes 3. Besl. collection of turnips, grown by exhibitor— Alexander Bobson 1, W. S. Fleming 2. Best collection, grown by exhibitor, from Sutton'b seeds — W. S. Fleming 1, David Dun 2, Alexaader Robson 3. Field turuip competition, for be3t five acres of field turnips, excluding swedes —^\ r . L. Kerr, Mokotua (the manure used b^ing Islington bonedust, and 2cwt guano per acre), 1 ; George Young, West -Plains (mauure used, 4c wt of boucdust per acre), 2. Best two acre* of swede turnip— M. Casfeey, West Plains, 1 ; WilliAu: Halliday, Roslyn, 2. CHAIN. Wheat grown by exhibitor : Tuscan—"William Keith, 3. Oats: Tartarian (long)— James Stevenson, 1 ; Tartarian (short) — Jamei Aitkon, 1 ; sparrotfbills— G. R Elder, 1 ; <v. Johnston, 2 : Hugh Smith, 3 ; Sutherland's — fftuh Smith, laud 2; Danish— William. Key, 1. "'■Vheii, not grown by exhibitor: Tuscan — M'leuniiß >aa Gilkison, 1; velvet — Fleming and Gilkison, 1 ; red straw — X.Z. Loan and Mercantile Company. 1 ; anj r other variety — N.Z Ljan and Meicantile Company, 1. Oat-i not grown by exhibitor : Tartarian (long) — To thill, Watsou, aaa Co., 1 ; Tartarian (short)— New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company, 1 ; sparrowbill— New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company, 1 : dvn — Torhill, Watson, and Co.. 1; Dinish— Tothill, Watsou, and Cj., 1 ; black— Tothill. Watson, and Go , 1 ; any other variety— Tothill, Watson, and Co.. 1. Barley • Chevalier — New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company, 1 ; Cape — Tothill, Watson, and Co., 1. Ryecorn — Tothill, Watsou, aud Co., 1. SEEDS. Seeds grown and dressed by exhibitor : Perennial ryegrass — Duncan King 1, John Thompson 2, W. S. Fleming 3. Linseed — Ford Bro*. 1, R. and A. Lindsay 2. Best collection of field seeds (open class)— Sutton and .Sons (imported) and Tothill, Watson, and Co. (colonial) 1, New Zealand Loan aud Metcantile (imported acd coloni*l) 2. Best collection of general farm produce— Mrs Isa Smith (Mataura) 1.