JOTTINGS FOR FARMERS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 14161, 29 September 1911, Page 9

JOTTINGS FOR FARMERS.

The consignment of l ittle ow k arranged for by Mr R. H. Eiiodes, on behalf of the "Wainiate County Council, arrived in Waiinate on -Monday night. It is stated that there is every prospect of a 'record apricot crop in Central Otago this season, as tho treesin tac district arc- heavily laden with blossom. Providing no late'frosts occur, orcharflists will roan a golden harvest. Ihe pcacli yield ateo promises to bo heavy. An interesting comment on the -n-ork being carried out at the W eraroa experimental farnS, so far as it nffc-cts tho bui!din;i up of a dairy herd there, vas made by tho Minister of Agriculture (Ho:;, t. Mackenzie) in conversation with a 'Tost ,, reporter on \\cdnesday. ■' If " he "I was to dispose of ono cow that I have on tho farm and her proKonv at the price 1 am offered I would clear over £100 over and afcovo tho cost of tho original herd of twentyone cows. Tliis shows," lie commented, "that 3tot only can the* , fi""™' , I>e "»««« of freat value to tho dairy fanners m obtaining reliable milking strains, hut that with Rood fortune «"« management tho farms can he wn«e self-sup-porting.'* Tho Otago A. and P. Society's 30th annual horse parnde was held yesterday at Tahnna Park. There were 63 entries, against GO last year. Tlio retmlte wore :—l>rar.ght stallions, aped, J. Patrick's Uaron Bold 1. J. Callandor's Squire Ronald 2, J. O'Brien's Baron Wigtown 3, W. R. Gawn « Agitation 4, J. O-'Bricn's Black Kmcht •">. Draught stallions, 5 years, Carruther s Homolands Pride ]. J. Weir's Demure T)re-» 2, J. Seyb's Bnrop. Steward 3. S. Young's Newton's Heir h.c. \ TiT ~ riaßO stallions—C. Bell's Young Uildwood 1, G. Livingstone's unnamed colt 2. Trotting stallions —Ruthven and Sons' Frank Robbins 1. A. Bawe's New Zealand 2. Thoroughbred stallions — A. S. OrlK-lls IHrk Hammerhand 1, Freeman Bros. Cymbiform 2. Pony stallions — J. J. Jeff's Bortove- 1. "• Pearson's Arab Knichfc 2. Otnpo Challenge Cup. value £30, open io horses which have passed examination by a Government veterinary surgeon— -J. Patrick's Baron Bold 1, J. Callander's Squire Ronald 2. The folloivincc ficrures. prepared by tho Commonwealth statistician, show tho result of the wheat harvest for 1010-11. Now (South Wnlcs , production fell short of krt year's record by about half a million bushels. Victoria shows a bia increns-o of cix million bushels, Oneenslnnd is short by half a million, ■South Australia's total is slightly smaller, Wost Australia shows a f.mall increase, and Tasmania a decrease. Thus Victoria's bice harvest Tins practically ciiucpd tho total for 1910-11 to beat tho IPfOQ-lO record season by nearly 5.000.000 bushels. The following taWo prions the rei?T>ective totals of eaeli State for tho last two years:-— 1909-10. 1910-11. New South Wales 28,532,029 28.064,047 Victoria ... 29,780.100 3-1,813,01!) Queensland ... 1,071,0e"9 1,022,373 South Australia 25,133,851 24,341,7-10 West Australia 5,602,363 5,894,180 Tasmania ... 793,660 1,120,714 90,413,597 95,259,103 Increase, 4,840,50 G.