WANGANUI AGRICULTURAL & PASTORAL SHOW

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 89, Issue 263, 7 November 1945, Page 6

WANGANUI AGRICULTURAL & PASTORAL SHOW

REVIVA WARM < WELCOMED

Town anti Country to Blend in Post-War 1 ■_= ' Industry /•/ Restoratic ■ < rhe. Wa'.nganui Agricultural and Pastoral Show to its full pre-war scale will be. welcomed nut only by the countrj districts, which it isprinta- J, meant xo serve, but by the city as a whole. Show days give opportunity for th&t Mend between town and country so vital to the welfares such a coudtr vas New Zealand andnevfer more vital than at present when rhe wjorid, as a whole, is on the eve or a return to peaceful aven’ «, of Indus! ■; During the wa K;.n 1 ,iy rui. bu’ed '..i ■rt great record of pre p tie i ..fwtuc- lu.-mieton is rightly proud. In hg days to con." •yr.it ib.- rtitUe will for food and still > „>■. food to d poople of .ar kEurope, Wanganu ■ .-th ihe rot of pew Ze;ih .’d, will b called upon to pla; t, part. ;

THE FERTILE I U£' . North and south of Wanganui! stretches a fertile coast a: piai.n. The! rainfall varies but little trona vear tot year, the rivers flow through the lane: from the mountains to th- =a, radu i ally the land has been l ar. j green pastures predom ate rimmed! by distant hills on the nfond side. Here is the flnest sheep ceuntrv lathe world. From the Mis come the Romney sheep to cross with the downs, providing the e: flier Horr.-I ney-Southdown cross which- gives the London market a carcase for which it is prepared to pay a premium. Dairy factories have sprung up and; are among the best org uise , in the country, both as tqeconc he operatic! and the high grade of i products. Some indication of tlu ontrtbution possible from the fertile latife a bout I Wanganui, is given by he fact that! during the war years there were exported through the New Zealand! Refrigerating Company's wort's at i Imlay 2,750,000 freight carcases bi meat, each of 601bs. Mutton 868,880; lan •, 289.607; ox beef, 277,058; cow b<" 273,675; bun, 23,946; calf, 779: sundries | 73,908. In addition the disK’ *d 1386 casks nf .igx, of tallow, and 8f 1 of pellsalso 21,000 bales of w< That covers only one > ks. and j does not take into acco 1 vasi dairy produce output, tl >ool anci other products from the '• «.i| which was absorbed un ■ .-.ulmel purchase, much of it by ne Uni: rd I States, to maintain and wip her! forces in the Pacific, but ; :a.ge, pro-, portion by the United ter long fight, a period < ■■■■ imi- 1 self in Europe against th. ... of the Axis Powers.

We look, back now up> car effort and use it as a spur ..cre-sea effort in the difficult da; peace. The show will dfford op; n;!y t display much of the pro ..lw has been made in the dev -nt of both primary and seconds -dv'ty Much of the inventive ge

be applied to peace. good Wanganui bb , ! Primarily .this week's i will be in tribute to th stuck breeders around Wangai in Vw; sheep classes, with the Ro M I and Southdown breeds pr, . ;r„: • the show will indicate again that Wanganui depends very wool and meat for its e» in ■ the cattle sections the .r«d; most prominent will 1 . i emphasising that the land Im I coast are admirably suited ■ ■..>ji-i age increased dairy produ< CmLUED BEEI A feature at the show be Hu! New Zealand Chilled Beef ampiotiship, and this, in itself, wi be of In- . creasing importance this y. Chilled beef-is one of the product, lu which! New Zealand has develope i t:c skilled technique, and agc deal o!; the credit for that has e< • th. i Wanganui Agricultural an< lon.i Association, which has had . p>-t i guidance of Mr. Sam S. ■. of I Wanganui. Mr. Timbs has turned from judging the cl oas:;, at the Hamilton Show, phenomenal entry came -.varo.i Wanganui pioneered the cl T.i beef show competition and the • Zr.-.-l land Championship is jud ? here every year. It was ndr ained through the war years. HORSE STILL HAS A I Although this Is a model yc, k which machinery contribute to man’s enjoyment and pre horse still has a prominen e >n his heart For that reason ?. orse events at the show have be. ~,m-oni-sed in ever increasing, numb-is. Sports meetings throughout y.tnganui district have always I - kw, t . and the show itself is a sori . Mecca for those whose love of hors cxtyn.ir to the ring events whicl ire ; popular at the A. and P. s town and country people F- .e tries in the horse section th

a record. Home industries will be v . ester, for. and, as usual, al! the b and happy atmosphere of v Alley” will be there. THE BEGINNING OS THE

It would be interestini •« n which wai the first agric i-n pastoral show In New Zeal ganui’s was certainly not t in November 1872 the Otag A. ar t Association held its first si In the following year, or • 27. Christchurch held its fair, and on May 23 its fir ter show. This was probat by a summer show. In S« p ' r • . the same yejr‘ h * S A C ~ horses was held in Christ that sanie year something • ■ 1

IJlal aaxuc ance to Wanganui occurr October 10, the Reveren Taylor passed away. He j a<

great SSture early V■; ,;anto nd| <ur mvnWry >s still preserved in the little district of Tayto: ’ tile WAIJOAM’I OF MM X-IXHPLK. The >•*«• of 1874 ’.w.s a memojable ’ -ear lot’ Wanganui. It was growing j proenen'US .’.nd agncu' ire w. •.■: eloping fast. The di. trtet con-: talftei under 5000 uerwnA al’, Wil' Monrv’ '‘’a:; being spent on public works, rrr'.'.ry end road development: was i apa- e ana ■ beat grin tag was ot eon.-laerabla tai..ortance for :export : Further, the population .;as increased hy the inflow c iattplgiants tie lesjr than 31,i,4 -‘.riving It' the Cohinv 18M. In that year Wangauui f*« that tt could, siafttt on fee* in more ways than one and so i'it determined to start two interesting ■ass cia-tions -one. the Agricultural sn.i md two, the War.gsriui Jockey Club. Is: the following year the Wangssnd Garrison] ’Band. wns formed the Wanganui: Cilib wag established. toPIMW »EHT AK» DSVEUIFSiENT. tn> the rear 18TD the t>opulat!on rd , h ; Colony was ?48,WX>, in 'IBBO it KU sro’V '■ to 484,86-1 In thoss tan years y.iMle debt grew from PT.5«.1!95 i o <%553,231. In those h-.t -tears S'* .Tulid’ Voge! was .tursuiug hit vision: Inf prosperoua New Zealand. .for 111 was'hcwho a»tabfi»hed the fiibita Tn.«t Office and the Government 1■ ■ jnnigaiwe Dffimitment. The steam-: shin, service td Saa Francisco was ! attrited in 18?0 and cabled ennwuoii! was '.-. ade with Australia in 1876. niter: xvl’i- • 'Moled news smeared daily n the ’ Wanganui Chronicle.” Tills vas: (UvwtatMMnt, however was « eostiv for between 1871 anfl Will says In ~ 8. tonoHffe.| defined in the pro-iwlton of 1A ; to 100. ! THE RWfl TO tTifWERnV. ; grind the year 1895 tmv/ard until i •he year 1W1" there waa pra. tk; / an; .■broken rise of arospe-ity tn Nr-- i land This «as di'- t'> iwo things; and. two 'h' growth of th'J agjiW. of dalty.ng p-;- : .iJirestaoM did occur .liter the rout hl Udun War. in 191’4 and.»K-. n »p> Iff! but these were onlv ww «H Barflv ;I',e‘T.lef gc*<e ni fa iCi art.lc’ij •JAstf the i-xpanslon vt the export In-,-dusirtes war o! wsrse, the steady | £ ,e in prices. In o’--’ upwa.v n.ove-i m„r.t Wanganui sl'.s*'-: .nsistanth', o’ sections o.' ’he Dominion. . WANOANt t W-D it is not to or >■ -.’’’ler’-'i at thati X?'ftiiwß.nui ?s to-4fty •• »ls pos*--Wfcwkh.’;» b-dustries which ■ ..-nne-lc. with tactov-.s in a.l wits ,u i'lynnlni.-’h !’>>' >" wop/ hot • ■ n*.n Aslabli’hed. W” • 'tn milK ot” ■ i.vciortes and -. isetor-.oa, ! jSed’to’lh* ’lxde tttro^bout’l irvulniun. Be’T r cur.ng ; ''.g- of beer. Wangiu.u ':e»nj| I '■■... -.'.n tor its stall- r * r.w.' ■' i j I."’ •mte.v are an in-. t w,-tant iv-,» w- t \v a .,.,»ntit ns an ”iportan> sf.v.-> I Ti. pUb'hout this ita*”' ■” I-,, «:i integral I’*' ’■ “■ l;! ’' '' it-.' ”fr : covert upward® ‘<i ■ I grew to be one . - t*'

»nr.rl n«uto;a! . .n the Dominion, ‘tl’ u’k’i di ■ i band of workers iwiu; naw ■ t and worked so a ’or . -.. ss. Now, after a j. -.’ii’-i of , it in hows, because of it’” var, it is n ig back into its [own iiaaiaf ' ;