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  2. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

    The weather on Thursday, the opening day of the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society's Autumn show, was beautifully fine. In the number of ...

    Article : 639 words
  3. INDUSTRIES AND MANUFACTURES.

    As usually happens at the March show, the competitive exhibits in this section were not very numerous; indeed, in the miscellaneous class the entries were ...

    Article : 2,848 words
  4. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE.

    The display of agricultural produce was an exceptionally fine one, if some allowance is made for the absence of early rains last winter, the appearance of red rust later ...

    Article : 559 words
  5. VEGETABLES.

    At the Autumn shows nearly all the prizetakers in this section are residents of the hills district, as the gardens on the plains are shut out from competition owing ...

    Article : 262 words
  6. THE FLOWERS.

    Although autumn is not the season when flowers are present in abundance, the collection at the show is of a high order of merit, and cannot fail to attract attention ...

    Article : 856 words
  7. DAIRY PRODUCE.

    There was a good number of entries in butter, and at each succeeding show during the past few years an improvement in quality has been noticeable. Mr. G. S. ...

    Article : 641 words
  8. THE LUNCHEON.

    The luncheon was held in the commodious luncheon-room beneath the new grand stand, and was excellently catered for by Mr.C. A. Marten. His Excellency the ...

    Article : 1,804 words
  9. THE CONCERT.

    In the evening a concert was held in the main hall, and although a Continental would have been moro in keeping with the state of the weather, the body of the hall ...

    Article : 93 words
  10. BLOOD STOCK.

    As a rule horses do not take a prominent place in the programme of the first day of the March show, but on Thursday the ring was occupied from 2 o'clock until nearly ...

    Article : 425 words
  11. MACHINERY.

    The exhibition of machinery, as in past years, is a feature of the show, and the machinery hall and the space between the main building and the oval are packed ...

    Article : 7,165 words
  12. FRUIT.

    This season has not been a good one so fal as the interests of orchardists are concerned. The changeable weather has retarded the proper development of fruit ...

    Article : 690 words
  13. HORSES IN ACTION.

    If one section of the show more than another shows any distinct advance on that of previous years it is that of horses in action, one of the most important sections of ...

    Article : 530 words
  14. HOMESTEAD BLOCKS.

    A special section is devoted to the products from the homestead block, and those who inspect the exhibits cannot fail to commend the blockers on the result ...

    Article : 219 words
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