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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20086, 15 November 1930, Page 24

AUCTIONS, H. MATSON AND €0 pOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE. HEBE WE ABE AGAIN. After ths visit of our British farmers to New Zealand numerous publications Tpceared ill British papera in respect to Bssurmz the Colonies tnat foot and mouth disease had ceased to exist in England, and that th« onl v foolish community there was about was N™ Zealand in protecting herself by keesin* tu> the barriers and preventing tkeimnoftin* of any class of stock that was likely to bf a carrier of the diseaso and endanger the flocks of this country. Needless to say most of these publications emanated not from "" real breeder, who can always And a market for his own stock In his own countrv bnt from the speculative dealer and the dealer who poses as a breeder. However, New Zealand was not prepared to take the risk In fact, our barriers to protecting cur country are not half stringent enough Other diseases are finding their way into' New Zealftud from Other sources than Enslanrt in. eluding Australia. We have heard it reported and believe it is a fact, that stock have got in here with wobble fly, and if it had not been for the extra caro and the fact that the stock got into the hands of men who understand the risk of it, we Would have had another past in this •country. Undoubtedly the difficulty that we are having with lambs and sheep regarding worms, etc., found its way to us through Australian ports Regarding the expressions of British interests that wo in New Zealand must have their stock, wo entirely disagree. For years we have been able% to breed our own stock and It is only the lazy or the breeder who is largely a- dealing breeder, who Would advocate the importation of stock to maintain his flock and herds, to save him doing as he should do—build it up himself. One hati only to turn to Atißtralip. to see what they did with the merino sheep. It was hot importation, it was their own natural knowledge as- flock masters. The same thing applies here as regards the wonderful standard upon which tlio Oorriodale sheep has been produced, and If wo can do that wtih those breeds, which we can, why the necessity to import stock that in all probability is going to bring diseases Into this country that runs the risk of jeopardising the assetß of every flock master in the country. Recently an articlo has been published In the British Live Stock Journal from a young Britisher who served soma years in South America, and he refers to the Now Zealand sheep tti being of such a high standard in tho Argentine that ,our slieep are becoming far more sought after than the British sheep. This man was actually a judge at the big shows at Palermo and other places in the Argentine, and he is also recognised as a capable judge in Great Britain, therefore we say to our stud bredeers here—do not heed the interests that are endeavouring to break down our barriers and open our ports for the importation of sheep, merely to And an outlet for those dealing breeders lb the Old tyorld whose stock are not attractive enough to find aft outlet, hence the desire to exploit New Zealand. LATEST INFORMATlON—Notwithstanding the assurances of our worthy British friends, the Live Stock Journal of September 26th advises a second outbreak of foot and mouth disease occurred in Yorkshire last week on a farm. You will notice this id the second outbreak. They are now endeavouring to make a change of policy to try and keep the disease In check, but the (Act remains that notwithstanding all assurances that we have from these different places at Home, they have left DO stone unturned to paiiit the picture up to the very best that they can possibly do. Two outbreaks have now taken place quite recently, the latest being this one in Yorkshire. They are now resorting to burning the hay and fodder, and destroying everything that was likely to be in contact with the animals or the locality, the boiling and sterilising of meat and paper wrappers, the destruction Of hay and straw*, the prohibition of importation of trees, shrubs, plants, bulbs, etc. We note that Importations have been made of horses which in our opinion is entirely wrong, and the barriers as regards regulations should be considerably tightened up so that diseases cannot And their way either from Australia or Great Britain to the pastures of New Zealand, and not only the footanil mouth disease, bat other diseases that apparently they are incapable of stamping out in England, such as scab, etc We kilOw the difflculties <ve had locally With It in the early days. Oreat Britain at the present time is leaving no stons unturned to exploit Our market. At tho present time we have ambassadors of one sort and another endeavouring 'to lull the fear and the risk that we hove In respect to these matters. Thank goodness the greater portion of our flock masters are steady men who can produce Sfacfc that is able to find a market and compete with any other country, and are not SrepAred to accept any risk that will prejuico tho assets of this country. H. MATSON and 00.

H. MATSON and GO'S ANNUAL HULL SALE »t 'fattersoU'a will take ;,lace oo BATUKDAY, NOVEMBER 16th the end of Bhow Week. We look forward .to the support of vendors and dairymen and herd-masters throughout the country making purchases as heretofore. Vendors, send at particulars of your oatrUa at the earliest possible date. XL MATBOJ) and CO. DEFICIENCY DISEASES. "Breeding and young stock make heavy demands on the land for the minerals used in the formation of bone, etc. A 10001b bullock requires in addition to other minerals, the equivalent of 1831b of Superphosphate and 26Jlb of lime, a brood sow will lose ljos of minerals per day in her milk. Nearly all our soils are deficient in phosphates and lime. Fodder grown on such soils must also be short of these elements, and the shortage is passed on to the stock. Coasty cattlo, the twin diseasa of sheep (fatty infiltration of the liver) and stunted and generally unthrifty stock result when these minerals are not obtainable. Speaking broadly, the lower the pastures are in mineral content the lower is the carrying capacity, the slower- the growth Of young stock, and the higher the incidence of disease. Top-dressing will do a lot to remedy the position. The application of super has been found to inereasp the phosphate content of the herbag® 2} tithes, and the lime pontes t threefold. On poor pastures and broad acres it is often impracticable to top-dress, and the use of lioks has to be considered. (H. MATSON and CO. SUPPLY MOOKISPBINGS LIXIT MIJTEBAL BLOCKS.) All herd masters and dairymen should order LIXIT, as once used they will never be without it. Obtain from H. MATSON and 00. or from your own Agent BUSINESS NEEDS BIG MEN. The well-known American banker, Mr Otto Kahn, ia one fof whose judgment in many things, including business matters, men both in the Old World and the New have come to have an extreme respect. Every now and again he puts, the world in his debt by a letter ou some financial, commercial, Or industrial point of Immediate public interest. The most of theso letters has just been printed and circulated by "the Oommittee of Americau Business Men." It deals with "Some Aspects, of _ the Depression,'* and there is not ono of" its twenty little pages but contains observations which are Of exceptional Importance. One w;lrich most held our attention was about the urgent need for the higher standard of leadership and management - made necessary by the great size and scale of modem business. .

"We hod gone ahead," he says, "blithely creating aggregations of capital, some of them of huge proportions, without sufficiently bear, ing in Kind that the right handling of sucli aggregations requires, at the helm, meu of exceptional ability and character, and that the supply of men thus qualified is exceedingly limited." And here Mr Kahn touches one of the root causes of tho present troubles in world industry. It has been too hastily assumed that size l» an and in Itself. It has been seen that the big business is more powerful than the Bmall one, and it haa bees assumed that the strength is all in the size, whereas it is really to the skill with which the size is managed and led. Size tn business is a strength' when it is the expression of a strong creative force, when it is the inevitable result of growth brought about 'by exceptional powers of leadership. It is not a strength when it is brought about ,by Bimple imitation, by a desire to be in the fashion, or when it is the result of a policy' based not on experience and knowledge but on catch""sfza 1" business which is due simply to the desire of a man or a group of men to eo in for what they called "rationalisation" is not a strength but a weakness, not a safety but a danger. Thto wreck of a 50,000ton steamer is more easily brought About and more appallingly disastrous than, the wreck of a rowing boat. .... •'There can be little doubt," says Air Kahn "that under existing world conditions ,u„,' hi special call and need for construe'. ""personally we sre of tbo opinion to-day is f._ individual effort. Note the power of iiftw 6 "*®**"**' l ;. . » w «r» ——— —•4*«—w H. MATSON uid CO.. M.T474