JOTTINGS FOE FARMERS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15015, 9 July 1914, Page 10

JOTTINGS FOE FARMERS.

At the conference hold in Christchurch of delegates from Farmers' Co-operative Associations and from Farmers* Unions, somo horso covers were exhibited, and wero stated to have been obtained from tho depot of tho North Canterbury Farmers' Union. The manager of the Now Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association of Canterbury states that tho horse coven, exhibited were not obtained from the Farmers' Union depot. The error was duo to tho purchaser mis-tahiug-.anothw establishment in tho city for the Farmers' Union depot. At tho Addington saleyards thero were a. number of very prime- lines of fat wethers and ewes offered. The leading prices* were:—For J. Cross (Bennetts), 38 wethers at 22s 7d to Sos 6d: T. Dowling .Methveu), 12 at 25s lid to 296: Ballagh Bros. (Hororata). 31 at 23s Id'to 28s 6d; Wilson Bros. (Methven., 13 at 24s 7d to 2Ss 3d; 11. T. Leith (Hawarden), 12 at 2_s Bdto 28s: J. Haseltino (Dromore), I m owes at 22s Sd to 27s 6d; Millar '■■ Bras. (Methven), 57 at 22s lid to 26s 4d; W." J. Reed (Bennetts.. 58 at 23s Sd to 26s Id; Geo. Rutherford, (Springbank), 19 at 26s 3d. Our Ashburton correspondent reports tho sale by Mr John Grigg from his well-known Holstein herd of nineteen head, comprising 14 cows and 5 heifer calves, to Mr- George Gardner, Medbury. The calves, about eight months' old, aro bj; King Domino, a splendid eon of the champion cow Domino 111., No. 312, Holst-ein-Friesian Herd Book. This cow's record for the season 1911-----12 was a wonderful performance— 31,7221b of milk, containing 738.53b of butter-fat: over £30 in cash for the season. Domino 111. was owned by tho New Zealand Government, when she put up this record at the Wcreroa Farm, having been purchased from Mr Grieg two years previously, and a son of here was sold by auction'for 249 guineas as a yearling. Ailsa, one of the 14 cows, is another wonderful animal, as for tho season 1912-13, she gave 15,347Tb of milk, oontaining 571.381b of butter-fat. Primrose VIII. is a beautiful heifer for the show ring, and is under official test at present and doing well, considering she is not three years old until next September. KAIAPOI. I There was a large 6ale of tickets for j the Kaiapoi Volunteer Fire Brigade benefit at the Alexandra Pictures last j evening. Mi__ Jean Smith kindly con. |

I tribnted rocai numbers during the evening. Somo time ago a lamp used at the Kaiapoi bar was removed by a young follow, who used it to light his wharo, where it has sinco been discovered. The Harbour Board, it is understood, is barred from taking proceedings, as the offence took plaeo over sis months since, but legal advico is being taken in the matter. * ___