AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 1594, 30 October 1879, Page 3

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE.

Tho exhibits m Agricultural Produce wore: neitbor so numerous m .quantity or excellent! m quality as the Association havo a rightrto expect. In each a grand , agricnltural district as South. Canterbury, tho oxbibits m this class ouglit tobo a striking feature x>f. the »hows. ThtttßUoh is not tho -case, rodounds to anything but, tho credit of our farmers. . Thero wore m reality only nineteen agricultural produce exhibits for prizes entered yesterday, though extra entries swelled tho list considerably. '■ Thp sample of volvct chaff'wheat exhibited by Mr Kvanß, and which took the champion prize, was a first class ono, and well worthy of the placo it obtained. It was grown, we bolievo.on the Levels. The two red wheat entries • wero ■ good, but not as superior as they night. have been. Tho white Tuscan wheat shown by Mr Soaly wns clean and' full, but- looked- "Weight-. 1 ; M;r- : A.' C. ! Pringlo's lamplo of Chtfvalior barloy was a nico ono, and would doabtlcss have appeared to greater advantage had -there been competition. In long oats eonio fair ' avorago exhibits wore noticed. Messra-A. and G. Martin's entry m tho abort oats class was' worth rio'lice. There were threo entries for the prize for; the' best' sack of potatoes. Judges awarded first prizo to Mr J. Stewart, and the Becond to Mr H. J.' Scaly, although the former's exhibit was to all outside op; pearance tho best, tbo lattor, on boingout, teemed to us to be moro sound . arid suitable for general. -purposes. Mr John-lCellaml's mangold ? warzels, though* not, of extra eizoj were of capital quality. The camples of rye grass were clean and nice.