H.B. FIXTURE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 255, 27 October 1937, Page 5

H.B. FIXTURE.

SHOW SEASON OPENS. "N.Z. FARMER WEEKLY" , REPORT. PIG BREEDING ARTICLJEL i , The first of this season"* eerie* of , spring shows was held on October 20 ■ami 21, when the Hawke's Bey A. and IP. Society's 74th annual fixture took ! place at the Tomoana Showgrounds and, , favoured with fine weather, the show attracted a large attendance. ; Always looked forward to ae providing one of the principal exhibitions of pedigree beef cattle in the Xorth. Island, I this year's show proved to be no exception to the rule: indeed, the out stand - i ing feature of the show was the mag- ! nificently well-filled classes of beef oattle, entries, being received from many parts of the Xorth Island, including the Poverty Bay, Wairarapa and Taihape districts. A particularly comprehensive report ' on the show ie in the iseue of thp "X.Z. Farmer Weekly." which wae I published to-day. Each*breed class is I reviewed in turn and the owner, full j name and pedigree is given for the animals placed, first, second and third in ' e«oh class. This excellent summary of I the <?how covers eix page*: of the journal in all and is profueely illustrated with ' photographs, so that * farmers throughI out New Zealand are given a clear idea

of the standard of stock exhibited. South Island Exhibitions. The South Inland shows, Ellesmere and Marlborough, are also reported on in thie issue. Similar coverage will be given to all the showe being held throughout the Dominion in the coming season. ° One of the best general farming articles that have appeared in the "X.Z. Farmer Weekly" for some time is that published to-day on a remarkable pi«»breeding establishment in Kaikohe. It. te,lls of a farm where 2500 baconers are* being raked thie year, and they are all enow-white in colour! This remarkable constancy of colour comee from breeding from Large Wttite boars and sows, which are « Tam worth -Berkshire first cross. The 2500 are raised from weaners to bacon weights on buttermilk onlv.

Trial Export of Lamb. Another arresting article of interest to everyone in the frozen meat trade ie the report of a trial export of lamb in specially made bags, which eeve a lose of weight equal to one free lamb for every 150 exported. Chief among the dozen regular weeklyfeatures of the "K.Z. Farmer Weekly" is. of course, the free service for answering readers' questions. Here are published a score of problems that are troubling farmers at the present time, together with the practical reply by the expert retained by the journal. " Any ♦subscriber hae the right to send in questions, on his farm work. The splendid racing and sporting section of the paper continues to attract new readers by the value of its comment* on breeding and form, and with the large section for women readers, with recipe*, stories and beauty secrete, end the many illustrations constitute the "X.Z. Farmer Weekly" a« "t nP ideal paper for the man On the land."