DUNEDIN WINTER SHOW.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 137, 2 August 1911, Page 8

DUNEDIN WINTER SHOW.

A GREAT SUCCESS. (Per Press Association.) Dunedin, August I. r i he Otago A. and P. Society’s annual winter show was opened to-day under the most favourable circumstances. Toe weather loft nothing to he desired, and a large number of visitors came ia from tne youatry. The show was held later than usual, tho delay being due to a fire in tho Agricultural flail buildings in December, but. notwithstanding tins, tiio entries totalled 1131, as against 1008 in 1910. The now buildings arc larger and enable tiio exhibits to he displayed to better advantage, and also increase tiie comfort of patrons. An excellent display is made, tho ■quality comparing favourably with that cf former years. Tito Gcvcrr’oFc Advice to Farmers. Tiic show was officially opened by the Governor (Lord Islington), who said ho had peculiar satisfaction in attending such functions, being, as it were, a Jiving link between tnis distant and icyat Dominion and tiio other parts of the British Empire, because hq had been intimately associated with agricultural pursuits in the Old Courtly for many years past. Ho urged tho farmors* ot New Zealand to go on with the work of scientific research. They must extend, expand, and organise it every year. They will ho more and more confronted with competition in our staple products in countries which sold those products ni the same markets as New Zealand. Flo' concluded by expressing his pleasure at having been present to open the show and wished the society continued success and expansion in years to come. i Prize List. Following is tho prize-list:— Factory (Jiiccse, six largo cheese, full cream New Zealand Cheddarshaped, suitable for export.—Stirling, 96 points, i; Wyndiiam 94, 2; Taieri ana TenmsuJa Milk Supply Co. 93) (Alcmomi), 3. Six largo cheese, full cream, suitable for export,—Taieri and Peninsula, 93.) points, l • Seaward Downs, 93, 2; Stirling, 92), 3. T wo cheese, white or coloured, suitable for export.—Taieri and Peninsula, 94 points, i; Edendale, 93), 2; Sea-' ward Downs, 93, 3. Special exuibit, six large factorymade cheese, suitable for export (white or coloured;, direct. Iro faoi,oiy to tne show.—Menzies’ Ferry, 95 points, 1; Stirling, 94), 2; Mataura, 93), 3. Case of lactory-made loaf cheese, suitable for export (white or coloured). —Stirling, 94 points, f ; Taieri and Peninsula, 93, 2; Mataura, 92), 3. Factory butter, three boxes, each ) cwt., suitable for export.—Levin, 9o points, 1; Taieri ami Peninsula, 91), 2; Cheltenham, 93), 3. Ono box, ) cwt., suitable for export.—Levin, 93) points, 1; Jvairanga, u 3,2; Cheltenham, 92), 3.

On box,' -) cwt., suitable for export. —Taieri and Peninsula, 9-5 points, 1; Levin, 94, 2; Cheltenham, 93), 3. In both butter and cheese the standard was quite up to the average. In view of tiro fact that tho cheese had been stored for two months longer than usual, tho judges considered tho quality highly satisfactory, the exhibition being one of tho best ever seen at a local show. GRADING POINTS. ■The grading points for tiie year arc as follows: BUTTER. Taieri and Peninsula 94.64 Lcpperton ... ... 94.34 Bell Block ... ... 94.08 Midhirst ... ... 94.00 Taitapu ... ... 93.5 G Pihama ... .... 93.11 Taieri and Milk Supply Co. (Oamaru) ... 94.81 Norsewood ... ... 92.19 T he prize-takers for grading points in choose are:— Edendale ... ... 91. 61 Oiuiiui ... ... 94.46 Thorn bury ... ... 91.39 Waikouaiti ... ... 91.14 Brydono ... ... 9i.od THE EXHIBITS.

A splendid exhibit is made by tho Department of Agriculture, widen has excelled its previous efforts hero. The variety and number of tho stalls taxed tlis capacity of tho hall allotted to the .Department to its utmost limit. In addition to tho exhibits are a number cf charts showng tho export statistics, tho wealth of the Dominion, etc. Every prominent place is alcttecl to an illustration of what is being clone in tho way of co-cpoi ative field experiments. Tho Tourist Department also make a very good display.