OAMARU WINTER SHOW.

Otago Witness, Issue 3662, 20 May 1924, Page 13

OAMARU WINTER SHOW.

A HIGH-CLASS EXHIBITION. OAMARU, May 15. The second Winter Show in North Otago was opened to-day by the Hon. W. Nosvvorthy (Minister of Agriculture-). There was a large attendance, and the entries shoved an advance of 80 on last year. Despite the drought there was an excellent showing of loots and potatoes. The largest increase was in needlework classes, which have doubled since last year. The Taieri and Peninsula Dairy Company beat the Waitaki Dairy Company in factory butter, thus reversing last year’s placing. The judge, Mr A. C. Ross, of the Dairy Division, stated that factory butter was of particularly fine quality, but the dairy butter was only fair. In the fat sheep classes the majority of the awards went to Mr A. Gardiner, and Mr N. Hayes scooped the prizes in Corriedales. The judge of the seeds classes, Mr J. Pre.sland, who has judged all over Otago and Canterbury, stated that the best quality exhibits he had ever seen were to be found in the grain section. Though the entries were- not numerous, nevertheless they wre of a particularly high standard. In opening the show, the Hon. W. Nosworthy referred to the- excellence of the exhibits, despite the worst season that North Otago had experienced for many years. Mr J. A. Macpherson, M.P. detailed the history of the show, and Mr M'Diarmid (Mayor) dealt with the townsneople’s viewpoint. It was only a fortnight, he said, since it, had been definitely decided to go on with the show owing to the railway trouble and the bad season, but (ho results and amply repaid the progressive members of the Show Committee. NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW. The third week in June in each year sees the trek of those interested in the dairy industry and its adjuncts to the farmers’ fixture at Palmerston North. Our advertising columns, announce the date? of the event, from which it will be seen that the duration has been extended from four to five days. At the National Dairy Show the butter and cheesa championships are keenly contested, and it will be readily under - stood what interest this fact arouses amongst dairy directors in general and the dairy factory managers in particular. In addition to the dairy division, there are also outdoor events, such as football matches and horse leaping competitions, etc. Special programmes are in course of preparation for the show evenings, and no listless moments need be spent. Prize schedules with separate ones for the poultry exhibition may be had from the secretary free on application to Box 85 Palmerston North.