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were in moult. The two classes of Toulouse geese were line 
birds and well shown. 
Turkeys. — The first and second prize cocks were very large 
birds, well shown, and in good feather. The hens were all 
Bronze, the first a good large bird. 
Eggs. — Prizes were offered in two classes for new-laid hens’ 
eggs of white shells and brown or tinted shells, each exhibit 
consisting of a case of five dozen eggs. There were six entries 
of the former and eight of the latter. The Judge reported as 
follows : — 
The exhibits displayed on the whole much merit. The points of cleanliness, 
absence of traces of handling, uniformity of size and shape, and evenness of 
colour were generally most praiseworthy and an improvement on last season. 
The prevailing fault was a lack of absolute freshness in some individual 
specimens, the producers not fully realising the importance of gathering eggs 
more frequently in summer and keeping them in a situation where evaporation 
(with its concomitant, deterioration) is at a minimum. 
Breeding Pens. — Prizes were offered for breeding pens, each 
consisting of one cock or cockerel, and four hens or pullets, in 
six classes, for Indian Game, Dorkings, Plymouth Rocks or 
Wyandottes, Orpingtons, Minorcas or Leghorns, and “ Any 
Other Variety also for one drake and four ducks, in two 
classes — one for white and one for coloured ducks of any 
variety. These classes proved a great attraction, and contained 
some capital specimens. 
Farm and Dairy Produce. 
The entries of farm and dairy produce totalled 493, as 
against 544 in 1904 and 597 in 1903. The diminution is, 
however, accounted for by the omission in 1905 of the 
classes for corn and hops, and by the re-arrangement of the 
classes for honey. As will be seen from the following Table 
giving the prizes, classes, and entries at each of the three 
Park Royal Shows, the entries of butter, cheese, cider and 
perry, and wool show increases over 1904, the entries of hives 
and honey alone being less than in 1904 : — 
Prizes , Glasses , and Entries of Farm and Dairy Produce, 
1903, 1904, and 1905. 
Produce 
Prizes 
Classes 
Entries 
1903 
1904 
1905 
1903 
1904 
1905 
1903 
1904 
1905 
£ 
£ 
£ 
No. 
No. 
No. 
No. 
No. 
No. 
Butter 
71 
41 
41 
5 
4 
4 
154 
92 
112 
Cheese 
90 
78 
80 
8 
16 
7 
90 
58 
69 
Cider and Perry . 
40 
40 
40 
4 
4 
4 
79 
65 
75 
Corn ...... 
42 
42 
— 
7 
7 
— 
19 
23 
— 
Wool 
48 
48 
54 
8 
8 
9 
37 
51 
68 
Hops 
48 
48 
— 
6 
6 
— 
15 
11 
— 
Hives and Honey 
70 
53 
45 
50 
37 
23 
203 
244 
169 
Total .... 
409 
350 
260 
88 
82 
47 
597 
544 
493 
