The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-06-11
pointed to the onerous work of


adjudication. r0
What the public who go to shows
want to see is the information which
is to be found in the secretary's
book posted on the tickets. Is it a
horse, bull, COW, sheep, or pig, then
the public wish to be able to ascertain
by reference to the card nailed to
the pen the name of the animal, it's
breed, age, pedigree, and all about
it; together with the name and adj
dress of its owner and breeder. Or
is it sample of agricultural OF
dairy produce, then the names and
addresses of the growers or makers,
the variety of grain, where grown,
when sown, the kind of soil, how
titled, the yield per acre, are among
the particulars required; and of the
dairy produce a few details connected
with feeding and manufacture may
be suggested as the direction in
which a valuable fund of much in
formation might he briefly and easily
supplied. A due appreciation of
the important part played by the
agricultural press in disseminating
information by means of their reports
of the shows distinguishes the best
managed agricultural societies of the
colony, and everything is done by
them to facilitate the work of the
agricultural reporter. In some in
stances the obtaining Of proper re-
port is rendered most difficult by
causes over which the societies have
no control. Among these may be
mentioned the laches of judges.
Some judges send a note of apology
day or so before the exhibition,
and arrangements are interfered with
and delay caused by the necessity
for obtaining a substitute OH the
ground at the last moment. Others
are in the habit of coming late, thus
keeping their more punctual colleag-
ues waiting and generally putting
everything out of gear. No one who
has been honored with an invitation
to act as Judge at an agricultural
exhibition should accept the appoint
ment unless he intends faithfully to
be OH hand punctually to the day
and hour named. Late Judging
means late announcements of the
awards, u hindrance to proper re-
porting, and great dissatisfaction to
the visitors. Exhibitors and visitors
alike have right to see the winning
prizes, and often the posting of the
awards is done in so dilatory q
manner that the majority of the
people have left before the work is
finished. The same remarks that
we have applied TO judges are APP
plicable to the stewards. Sometimes
punctual judges are delayed by
negligent stewards. No steward
should allow himself to be nominated
who does not intend to perform his
work punctually, promptly and faith
fully. With respect to the award
ing of prizes, the provincial societies
would do well to note how successful
has been the change made by the
Metropolitan Association in an inn
portant department of their exhibits.
No prizes are now offered in the
implement and machinery classes,
and the result proves the wisdom
of the change. The prize system in
these classes, for reasons that we
have already gone into in detail,
does not work well. 1t should be
made a regulation, however, that
each exhibit should bear card
notifying the price. Another feature
that has been found successful in
some Of the exhibitions of the west
ern district has been the offering OF
well bred sheep by leading breeders.
By winning a prize Of this kind
many a farmer has been initiated
into the advantages accruing from
keeping well bred sheep in combina-
ton with his farming operations,
and has since followed up the prac-
tice to his own and the general well
fare. -Melbourme Leader. ~
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The opening of the Fisheries EXhi-
| hition In London IN Nav IA was