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THE DAILY'COLONIST. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 188«.THE AGRICULTURAL SHOWHeld /at New Era Grounds./ !i ——■—- ** -The greater number of the people in town and the neighboring suburbs did not know that the Agricultural Show was to have taken place, yesterday hence the smallness of the attendance and the falling off in the exhibits ir. some of the departments. On the whole, however, the display was1 a very successful one and reflects credit alike on the exhibitors and the committee of mansgement.I here were two samples of flax present—one lot raised by the Rev. Mr. McCaualand, of Gooseberry Island, the other by Mr. Daily,of Topsail, Competent judges pronounce the rjuaHfy firstclass. The article^fally demonstrates that flax can be successfully railed in Newfoundland, who knows but it may yet do for us what its eisal pfant is doing for the Bahamas, if we can get a Sir Ambrose Shea to take an interest in its cultivation. The following is the list of prizes, for which we are indebted to J%rneg B. Sclater, the gentlemanly Secretary cf the Agricultural Society.PRIZE LIST:Pull—Three years and over—1st prizQ, R Cowan *3.00 * r ^Bull—Over two and under three years, 1st prize, John Heale, *2.00; 2nd, Wm, Sinnott, #1.00. Bull—Over one and under I wo years, 1st prize, Alex. King. $2 00 ; 2nd, R. Cowan, SI 00 Bull Calf— I'nder one year, let prize, William Cough I an, #2.00 ; 2nd’, M. Dyer, #1.00 Dairy Cow—Over threeeary. 1st prize, It, Cowan, S-C00 : 2nd, George Ruby, #2.00 Heifer—{having calved)—Ovor two years and under three years. None exhibited Heifer—(not having calved;—Over two years and under three years, 1st prize, Sergeant Smith, $2,00 : 2nd, Peter Cowan' #1,00 lleifer—Over one year and under two yearn, 1st prize, John Dwver, S3.00; 2nd,Gct» Ruby. SI,CO Heifer Calf—Under one year, 1st prize, Michael Day, #1.50; 2nd, E. Under, #1.00Y\_ 1 / i . • ■ . n .
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Saint Johns Colonist
Saint Johns, Newfoundland, CA
Thu, Oct 24, 1889
Page 4
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