The Newcastle Show, 1908. 
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Class 429 . — One Dozen Bottles of Cider, made in 
Autumn of 1907. 
No. 
Specific 
gravity 
Alcohol 
Total 
solids 
Acidity 
Awards 
per cent. 
per cent. 
per cent. 
3582 
1 0334 
305 
9-47 
-402 
1st Prize 
3584 
1 0351 
3-00 
9-65 
"365 
2nd Prize 
3574 
' 1-0327 
2-90 
913 
•342 
3rd Prize 
3583 
1 0341 
3-10 
9-49 
•365 
R. N. & H. C. 
3570 
1-0280 
3-70 
7-81 
■412 
H. C. 
3571 
1-0330 
1-75 
8-89 
•398 
Com. 
3578 
1-0184 
377 
6-04 
•439 
Com. 
3579 
1-0173 
3-82 
5-61 
•482 
Com. 
Class 
430. — One Dozen Bottles of Cider , made in any year 
before 1907. 
3586 
1-0390 
105 
10-29 
•452 
1st Prize 
3587 
1 0393 
1-20 
10-27 
•425 
2nd Prize 
3597 
1 0362 
3-56 
10-18 
•415 
3rd Prize 
3596 
10313 
305 
8-84 
•425 
R. N. & H. C. 
3689 
1-0204 
4-35 
6-35 
■375 
H. C. 
Class 
431. — One Dozen Bottles of Perry. 
3601 
1 0505 
1-35 
13-26 
•649 
1st Prize 
3599 
1 0420 
2-70 
11-71 
•382 
2nd Prize 
3604 
1-0095 
6-23 
4-35 
•596 
3rd Prize 
Wool. — The exhibits as a whole were very good for the~ 
classes they represented, but, with the exception of Cheviots 
and Scotch, they were not representative of the bulk of the 
wool grown in the north of England. Doubtless the reason 
why only two exhibits appeared in the Shropshire class was 
because this wool is rarely to be found in the northern counties. 
Hives, Honey, &c. — The quantity of exhibits in this section 
was not so great as in recent years, partially through being so 
far north, where the season is not sufficiently early. The 
quality, on the whole, was rather above the average, and the 
classes were divided, so that the counties were grouped — north 
and south. That furnished a very good means of testing the 
varying qualities, according to the district, and that in itself was 
of educational value. Some excellent hives were shown, and 
marked a great advance in the improvements in that direction 
in recent years. Possibly the tendency was towards too much 
elaboration, and the simplifying of the appliances might be an 
advantage. The collection of appliances and trophies were 
rightly a source of great interest and admiration. In several 
classes the competition was particularly keen, and the Judges 
experienced great difficulty in making their awards, 
