Page 3 Advertisements Column 3

Western Star, Issue 142, 27 May 1876, Page 3

THE WESTERN DISTRICT FARMERS’ CLUB WILL JIOX/D THEIB F IFTII NNUAL S now OF GRAIN, ROOTS, DAIRY PRODUCE, POULTRY, &c. IN Messes Petee Geant & Co’s Auciiok-eooms, Palmerston-strect, Riverton. ON FRIDAY, THE 9th JURE, IS7G. 200 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PRIZE LIST. GRAIN. The Peodece of IS7G. Ist prize. 2nd prize. Best sample of wheat ... £2 0 0 £lO 0 Best sample of Chevalier barley ••• . Best sample of Provincial harlef Best sample of long oats... 80. short do. ... GRASSES. Best sample of rye grass 10 0 80. cocksfoot 10 0 Bo.' timothy 10 0 All exhibits of grain and grass seeds to be not less than four bushels. ROOTS, &c.‘ Best sample of potatoes (early) Best sample of potatoes (late) Best sample of turnips (Swedish) Best sample field turnips 0 10 0 010 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 All exhibits of above to bo not less than lewt. Jest sample onions (1 doz) 0 10 0 Do. carrots do. 10 0 Jest collection of apples 10 0 DAIRY PRODUCE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jest pair old cheeses ... Do. new do. Jest fresh butter (21b) ... Jest potted do. (21b)... Jest salt do. (21b)... POULTRY. Jest Spanish cock and hen Jest Brahmapoutra cock and hen Jest barn door cock and hen Jest bantam cock and ben Jest game do. do. Jest turkey do. do. Jest Aylesbury drake and duck ... Jest common drake and duck ... est ham est side of bacon SPECIAL PRIZES. . st sample oats any season’s produce Do, wheat do. do. Do. oatcake Do. home-made bread .. Do. basket of eggs est collection garden produce .. Do, agricultural seeds 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 £lO 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BYE-LAWS. 1. All grain, roots, &c., must have boon grown by the exhibitor, and all other articles shown, the honajide property of the competitor. 2. Each exhibitor shall enter only one lot for any single prize. 3. An entrance fee of £5 per cent, on the amount of the first prize in each class will be charged to competitors on each exhibit. 4. Exhibitors shall not be allowed in the room when the judges are officially engaged. 5. Each lot for competition must be accompanied with a scaled note containing the name and address of the exhibitor, and on the outside of each note musi be marked the prize competed for. 6. The show-rooms will be opened at eight o’clock on the morning of the Show, and all exbibits must be within the room and all entries made by 11 a.m. 7. No exhibit shall be removed from the showroom before 4 o’clock p.m. without written permission from the Secretary. 8. The judges are authorised to withhold or modify prizes, if the competing articles are deemed unworthy', and to recommend additional prizes or certificates of merit though not specified in the list. 9. The decisions of the judges shall in all cases be final. Protests in respect of awards will not be entertained. 10. The prize money will be payable on the evening of the day of show, end any which may 7 remain unclaimed within two weeks after will be forfeited. Storage will be charged on all exhibits not removed from the room within 24 hours. Growers and others are invited to contribute to the Association's,Show such productions not mentioned in prize list as are likely to prove of interest. The Committee also invito the exhibition of novelties and improvements in implements. E. K. F. MACE AY, lion. Secretary.