WALKERVILLE SHOW
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adults alike, and a selection of
commercial stalls selling
everything from services such
as estate agencies to seeds
and agricultural machinery.
And, as a sign of the times a
stand near the entrance set up
by the Democratic Alliance
was festooned with posters
demanding that “Zuma must
go”, while close by the
Gauteng Dept of Agriculture
had a van dispensing informa-
tion on animal care and
health.
As has become traditional at
the show, held this year for
the 55th time, there was the
impressive stand of the
Gauteng Conservancy
Association and its local
member the Thorntree
Conservancy, which held
cages containing a number of
poisonous snakes, some
amphibians and other species,
and which dispensed
information on conservation-
aligned topics such as
poaching, snares and
pollution.
One of the contests held at
the show under the auspices
of Livingseeds and Standard
Bank, which required pre-
planning by growers, was a
mammoth pumpkin growing
competition where local
growers stacked up their prize
gourds against this year's
heaviest, a monster 556kg
pumpkin which won the
Goliat van Gat competition
held earlier in Cullinan.
The overly-wet season
affected growers' efforts too,
and the winning pumpkin this
year was a mere 215,9kg
grown by Wikus Lampbrecht.
Left: The Gauteng
Conservancy stand
is always
thoughtfully
prepared
Right: For when your
daughter tires of her
Barbie doll: A PINK toy
chainsaw
Left: 556kg
pumpkin that won
the Goliat van Gat
competition at
Cullinan earlier
in the year. The
winner at the
Walkerville Show
was 215,9kg.
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