NORTH ISLAND SHOWS

Otago Witness, Issue 3495, 8 March 1921, Page 10

NORTH ISLAND SHOWS

(From Oitr Mourn Ist.and Correspon-dent) MAR TON. Two very good shows wore hold along the West Coast tin's week, one in Rangitikoi and the other in South Taranaki. The forn or was held at Marten, and included in the exhibition were some of the best stock the Rangitikei can produce. Entries were well up to the thousandth mark, over 200 of which were associated with the hors© division. I am not going to infer that the horses were the best in Mew Zealand, but some good animals were shown, and well sustained the fine reputation Rangitikei has for first-class horses. In the draught seetion some nice entries came from the Manson estate, and were successful in winning the chief awards. The. cattle classes wetw represented by 110 entries, but considering tine amount of dairying carried on in th« district, the one expecting entries *. in

Friesian and Ayrshires were grievously disappointed. Sheep totalled 400, but pigs were not scheduled. The home industries, doga, farm and garden produce, and public school divisions were responsible for the remainder of the Show which was well up to the standard of previous exhibition. EGMONT. Egmont A. end P. Association’s thirtyseventh annual Show was held at Hawera, end proved a huge success. The association had expended over £4OOO in the improvement of housing accommodation for stock, and it is needless to say the tnoney was well expended, the new building being greatly appreciated by those exhibiting stock. The entries were very satisfactory, particularly in the cattle section, which showed an increase of 72 entries over last year’s show. Some very fine cattle were exhibited, Jerseys in particular showing a remarkable increase in entries. Friesian were very well represented, some of the best breeders in South Taranaki being represented. Ayrshires, Herefords, and Shorthorns also had good representatives in their respective pens, and one would have to travel a long way before a finer mustering of first-class dairy stock than that seen at Hawera. The pig section showed a considerable improvement, indicating that farmers were now paying more attention to this branch of industry. The sheep division showed a big decrease in the number of entries as compared with last show. Horses had good representation, and the jumping competitions elicited keen competition.