THE FARM.

Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13755, 21 June 1913, Page 8

THE FARM.

Y&VIl INHIBITION

Ai. Uio National Dairy Association's cibo-.v at Palmers: ■;i North the display of fruit was on.- oi the features of tho produce hall. H was ©xcellentlj sfca^od, and the ■ <diibits wore shown to the best adv.-uil.age. Apples formed the greater prut oi tho section, and rtome eplondid siusipios of tho- different varieties weio &!n.un. The Sturmor ■pippin class drew L-iirtoen entries, and was wuii by L. C i>unoan, o-i Uraukuri (Nek-on), with shailer and Sons (Hokowhitu) suLorn!. The latter se^urod:tho first f>v;n»l in stone; pippins, while F. Peters, or Waipawa; was enc«^>&Bi'ul in €ambi.it!ge pippin apples. (j. G. Duncan avuy'ed in botli Cox's «rang© pippin ned London pippins, F. Peters won. the classes for any ♦ther vari-ety of pippins and Boston rUßsets. Henry Newport, of Levin, scored in golden ruaset apples, and was tho only exhibitor in Nonpareil rtissets and any othor variety of russets, .vecured two lirst awards in thos-o. classes. J. Cushing was the succeysful exhibitor in the classes for Washington, Ohinomuri, Koine Beauty, Northern. Spy, and Delicious iipplea. Ho also tied with fotir others for first place in the class for any other variety of apples. F. Peters gained, first award ia Lord Wtlfieley and Balla-rut seedling, which. L. G. Duncan scored in Jona-1 thans and Alfriston apples. Shaikr and' Sons were the most successful ex-j .hi'bitors in the class for Re inn otto dv Canada apples, and Charles Saywell. won in Dougherty apples, and was weond and third in Ballarat seedlings. There vcm keen' • competition in the <;lass foi 1 any other variety, F. Peters securing Mir ■ firfit- Awards; "Wi J. Duncan amd Henry,JTewp^rono^ach.. chaiapion class was won vby'lM

Peters, with a fine collection of Northern Spy, Delicious, Rome Boauty, Commerce, Hoover, and Ballarat eoodinig apples, and ho takes tho Royal Horticultural Society's medal. Ho also secured third award in tho earno sec-

tion. James Cuehing was second. Charles Saywoll obtained first award in tho class for cookers. There were five entries in tho case of apples class, Shaiier and Sons obtaining first prize, while in tho half-case section thero wcro twenty-fivo exhibits, tho first prize boing won by J. dishing (Delicious apple's),-L. G. Duncan (Jonathan and Ohinemuri), R. Craven (Dougherty), Charles Say well (Crown Pippin and Rome Beauty), Shailer and Sons (Orange Pippin, Roinctto. dv Canada and Adam's Poarmain). —."Now Zealand Times."