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Newspaper

Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Jun 10, 1910

Page

3

Combined Winter Show Opens Amid Strong Exhibits

The seventh Ashburton Winter Show, under the Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association and the Ashburton Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Society, opens with strong exhibits and good attendance. Officials include D. Wood as president of A and P, J. Tucker as treasurer, and W. Nosworthy MP patron of the Poultry Section. the event showcases cattle, sheep, grain, poultry and a new photographic competition as it promotes farming progress and local industry.

Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association Ashburton J. Mawson Fargig Imve Canaries

Dairying Drives Ashburton Show Forward, Says Mayor

The Winter Show opened at 2 o’clock with Mr Reid and Mayor Mr Davis in attendance. MPs and local leaders praised the farming community as a strong district with poultry displays from Invercargill to Mauriceville. They urged expansion of the dairying industry to lift Ashburton into a leading dominion position, and lauded the association’s work.

Reid Davis W. Nosworthy M.P Poultry Bodgty A. and P Invercargi Mauriceville North Island Ashburton Uintil Dominion John Lambie

Root and vegetable show highlights district farming prowess

The display features mangolds in 44 entries with deep red and yellow varieties, carrots with 20 exhibits, Swedes, 97 turnip entries, diverse potatoes, and large cabbages, pumpkins, and marrows. The Ashburton district earns high credit for root crops and overall garden produce quality.

Ashburton Aland

Grain and Seed Exhibits At Local Show Impress Judges

The grain and seed exhibits total twenty eight entries with overall good quality. Wheat samples look solid though damp weather affected one lot. Oats have ten entries led by Gartons. grass seed is scarce with two entries and red clover has three. Fifty five dogs in pens showcase collies fox terriers Irish terriers cocker spaniels retrievers and Pomeranians creating an engaging display.

Dressed Poultry and Eggs Competition Low in Ashburton

In Ashburton a local poultry and eggs class shows a poor turnout with one pair of dressed fowls, two dozen hen eggs, and a dozen duck eggs entered. The article suggests seasonal factors may explain the weak showing despite many residents keeping fowls.

Ashburton

Fat stock exhibit highlights Ashburton farming prowess

A fine display of fat stock showcases high quality fat cattle sheep and hoggets with nine fat cattle entries and forty eight fat lamb and lambing entries from leading breeders. The stock reflects Ashburton county’s best breeding and supports the rise of the frozen mutton industry driven by local farmers.

Ashburton Owen

Home Industries Show Highlights Farm Exhibits And Cooks At Ashburton

The home industries section draws many exhibitors with twenty four bread entries and strong cake displays. Butter and hams see modest turnout while fruit preserves and honey attract solid interest. Foals section grows with nineteen entries, including fourteen draught stock and five hackney or through-bred animals. Farmers and horsemen cluster around the best draught filly contenders as the show showcases varied rural skills.

Ashburton Lothrons Technion School

Arrest of Trembath Near Waitati in Dunedin District

Trembath the escaped prisoner was arrested by Constable Hodgson about noon two miles south of Waitati, the seaside resort on the main line between Sea Cliff and Dunedin, roughly fifteen miles north of the city.

Dunedin Trambath Hodgson Waitati Seacliff

Ashburton Dairy Directors’ Visit to Methven Creamery Site

A deputation from the Ashburton Central Co operative Dairy Company led by H Friedlander and joined by Bathgate visited a proposed creamery site two miles above Methven on Black’s Corner. They met local farmers and landowner Myr Baxter and recommended erecting the creamery there under conditions, while another site at Single Tree was left for later decision.

Ashburton Central Hf. McLean Doherty W. J. Dickie Myr Baxter

Also Mentioned on This Page

D. Wood Me G. McRae J. Tucker Messrs W. Anderson J. Bonifant G. W. Body J. Brace H. E. Blunden J. Croy J. Cairns T. Capon A. Drummond D. J. Doak J. Findlay F. Frampton A. W. Holmes J. M. Hampton Fr. A. Lloyd J. H. Muirhead D. McDonald J. McLaughlan J. Shearer EP. Small J. Stringfellow W. J. Taylor D._G. Wright C. W. Wood J. B. Christian Poultry Section Avier J. Studholme Friedlander T. Bullock Ooded T. Langley T. Upton A. A. Ryan C. W. Nicoll E. Whitehouse W. H. Robinson W. H. Amos T . Breeze W. HH. Robinson R. D. Johnston Wilson E. J. Cox I. V. Balls G. W. Aldridge E. Orveell 8Oeherd I. Nicholls Whit’Carroll E. Parkin Baker J. Harris Junior Allan A. Cates F. Messent J. Tinaker van Baker W. Searle London A. and P. Association H H. Matson New Zealand Australia India Ashburton Poultry Society South Island Wyandotte Club South Island Wyandotte Club Grain and Seeds Trembath Per Press Association Wyan Otte Shiliang Sharple Henry Stephenson George Barker If . Stephenson Weels Springborn Mt. Somers Frank Chapman Alford Forest H. Stephenson Ashburton Trotting Club P.m A. A. Fooks Humber Rover Cycles U.S.A Rover Cycle Depot Guardian Baptist Church Tinwaki Carson’s Tancredd Street Beechstein Fritz Juhla Leah Newman Schiedmayer and Sone Reinh Tietzo Pianos Vn Agq S. H. A. Gates Percy’s Carson's Tancred Street Nestey Organ H. A. Gates G. A. Carson's Stion Chas. Thomas Rauawway Percy Thomas Bros Havelock Mason, Struthers & Co., Ltd Staveley Creamery Christchurch G. Geddis Andrew Orr & Co., Ltd Grant & Moore and A. Orr & CO Wis H. M. Jones Ashburton Racecourse C. WV. Purnell, J. On, Grigg Trustees Sharpe's Farmers' Co-Op Ashburton County Council Mr Craighe Mainwaring Rangitata Road District Rangitata Road Lecren, Chas John McKenzie, Alexander Oakley, William Lemming John Anderson Allan, William James Payne, John Charles John Lecren Alexander McKenzie William Oakley James Dellow James Robertson Simpson Pombe Rangitata J.C. Bell Lismore Havalock Street Wiltshire Buxton Thomas Mitchell Lurner Havelock Street Farmers’ Co.op Degg’s A. Gates Mitchell and Turner Buxton and Thomas Triangle Stores A. T. H. Williams East Street East and Moore Streets W. J. Moore Basf and Dairyman Gillies Ashburton Nursery Makers H. Gresham Ana Burnett Street Asuburton Bony Gameron Fletcher Bros G. Clark KR. Totty R. Totty NORUB Tucker’s Reg R. Loerly Chemist Canterbury Crown Japan Windsor McBeth Macclesfield SMITH Cash Supply Stores Robilliard & Son Watchmakers and Jewellers Next Bank OF New Zealand Triumph” Motors R. D Johnston A. .Mar‘ins N.Z Otaki Tool Emporium J. M. Wilkie Alliance Craighead’s H. & E. Graighead Tailors and Costumiers
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