What a difference a year makes.
The Southern Canterbury A&P Show that was cancelled last year because of wet conditions went ahead on a warm, dry day at the Waimate Showgrounds on November 25.
The attendance figures nearly reached 3000, A&P Association manager Reto Oswald said. That was similar to the tally two years ago.
![Sheep judge John Dodd checks the fleece on the eventual champion, a coloured ram bred by Leo Ponsonby of Rolleston. Hakataramea breeder Eric Ross is in the background with his Corriedale ram.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PRSBXQB2YE5YSQZGVTZT4RTIMY.jpg?auth=4566ef52d100cd37462f71cb1adf56a6f492edcfedb8c0a76350e5fe92de0f8a&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true)
''It was a good day. The weather was with us this time.''