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OVENS AND MURRAY AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETY

THE ANNUAL SHOW

(from our own reporter)

SECOND DAY Friday, Sept. 23

Wangaratta

The weather for the second day of the animal show of this society was all that could be desired. The visitors were very numerous, the residents from the country and the townspeople flocking to the show-yards in great numbers. The live stock were much admired, the ring being densely crowded at the parades of the aged draught and aged thoroughbred stallions. The young draught stock, though in several instances they showed the effect of the late bad season, were well worthy of notice. They promise, with good treatment, to give an excellent display next year. The trial of the dairy cows excited great interest. The six exhibits were all milked the previous day in the presence of the judges, and the second, milking to-day was performed in the presence of a large crowd. The first prize was awarded to Mr J M'Leod. The judges thought so highly of the cow exhibited by Mrs Am brose that they awarded her a special prize. Some tins of preserved beef and mutton exhibited by Messrs Wallace, Lee, and Knox, of Melbourne , were awarded a special prize. The tins opened remarkably well, the meat having a fresh attractive ap pearance. The fine display of fresh fruit sent in by Mr B Dunkely attracted many admirers. There were nine descriptions of fruit, all of them excellent. The 27 varieties of apples would have been a highly attractive exhibit in a Melbourne show. The pears, of which there were nine varieties, were of good size, and excellent in quality. Mr George Lyon, of Beechworth, received a well-de- served special prize for the collection of household soaps manufactured by him. Several very fine samples of almonds were shown. The excellence of these exhibits indicates the capability of this district to supply the whole of Victoria with this fruit. The preserves were very well represented. They were of great variety, and the quality was much admired. As might be expected in this land of oranges, a large proportion of the exhibits consisted of marmalade. It was considered by many that it was by an over- sight that the judges in the machinery classes were not instructed to take the price of the exhibits into consideration in making their awards. The principal exhibitors were Messrs H P Welch and Co., who showed some well-made American implements, of which the Giant winnower attracted, the most notice. Messrs T Robinson showed a very useful winnower, to work with pony or by hand. This machine is calculated to clean after three strippers. Messrs Nicholson and Co. showed some good strippers, and Messrs Swan and Co. exhibited a pair of disc har rows which excited much curiosity. Mr C Hutton gained the prize for hunter, and Mr W Whitehead was second. Mr J Moon took first prize for hack up to 12st., and Miss A J Plum took the prize for lady's hack. The prize for the best trotting horse was given to Mr Hulme, and Mr E G Mackay's Shetland pony was given first prize. The Wangaratta Band was on the ground during the afternoon, and played some popular music, which was much enjoyed by the visitors.