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AUCTIONS. H. MATSON AND CO SXPEKIBIiCiS EXCHANGE. T have a «orci4.isn; 70U have a sovereign. \V" 8 oacb have a Bovereißn. I Rivs you a •overtifm; >'oa trivo cie a novoreign. We each etill havti orJ>' one sovereign. BUT—I have an idea; yon have an idea. J teil vou mv 'd.-a, you tell me your idea. "RV <-a-ch then have two ideas. Both <3led our capital.—Therefore thia column: rj-BS ECOXOJiIC POSITION OF THE FARMER. - in common v.-ith many other industries in the Colonics is fluttering froni ft P' ric-d if depression at the present time, zv.d wh*jn r/o consider the very important •oar played by the farmer in the economic volition of thia country, it is easy to realise ihv effect that it has "on the countrv when farmer iail& to make Ms business pay. There are two factors which mainly control tii« success or failure of the fanner. They *:o the cost of production ard th© market ihiue a! fariii product*. J LAND OWNERS who have proj i>ertiea for sale. Send your particuI Icrs to H. MATSON and CO. If business is possible one never knows J vlien a buyer may appear on the \ skyline. Oc±t of Production.—This aspect of the subject has an important bearing on the success of any business. Many people are apt to rely on high prices for their products to make their business a paying proposition, and give very Jittle thought to the coat of production. The law of supply ana demand will neariy always assert its- Ij, and the cheaper an article can be product-d tne greater 7.-ill be the demand, whereas biA'h prices nearly always restrict the demand. any commodity is selling at hi„n prices the tendency ia to increase production, with the result that after a time the demand is restricted owin,? to high prices, is.nd that particular commodity very ofton becomes a glu* on the market. The capital value of land, cost of machinery, distance .'.012 market, rail freight*, labour, taxes, a'wi tho cost o; artificial manures are soma o? the main aspects of the cost of produc- ? on. The selling value of land has risen very considerably during the lost few rears, no doubt, to higb prices for wheat, v.'ool, livestock, and also to the fact that the G overncient were largo buyers of land Sot repatriation purposes, and it appears &j though much of the land ha) been purchased by, people who did no* allow for an average o: good and bad seasons and iinrer prices for their products; farms that v.fcr# sold at £l4 and £l4 per acre to-day vculd not bring anything like that price :s the market. With lean seasons and low vrices such holdings* cannot return anything like interest on capital and working expenses. The cost or machinery is altogether too high when one consider® the upkeep and the short periods that many implements are used throughout the year Kail freight is another factor influences the cost of production.

Th© realisation of stocl: at central market*. "WHEN CONSIGNING YOUR STOCK, REMEMBER H MATSON and CO. Personal supervision and expert salesmanship assured. Taxation is another item which makes fh* lot of the fanner still harder. .Land t&s assessments are very often based on the high prices -paid for land, and although the lend nay not be vrorth nearly aa much itp-day from tho point of view of production, t} er<* does not seem to bo much likelihood cf the assessments being reduced. With th# drop in tho market value of wheat, wool, ?nd sheep, it can be seen that tho farmer hsd eojae senous problems to face. Wheat is the mail source of revenue on many farms, and its value is determined by tho overseas demand, depending on the supplies available from the other wheat-producing countries of the world, because the Colonies' exportable surplus forms only a very small pcrlion of the world's requirements. Far mera have received good prices for a number of years for wheat, but there seems to bo m tendency for wheat values to decline, and it is a question as to whether it is advisable to continue as many farmers have done in tho past and work on the fallow-wheat rotation, or adopt ft rotation of fallow, wheat, and some other crop, or pasture, thereby making more of ft rnised fanning proposition.

The situation of the farm has a? important bearing on the success of a mixed farm. Rainfall and distance from stock marketfl must be taken into consideration, and also ifca labour available. By adopting the three year rotation and growing two crops following and then fallowing, the farmer would get four crop* in biz years against three urder the two-year rotation. The question arises as to what crops could profitably follow wheat There are several which might be tried. Oate do well on stubble ground in norm*!-, seasons. They make good hay, and the grain is excellent for fattening stock They are rather a hard crop to hardJe over a large area, owing to their liability to shake, but by different varieties, early arid late, that danger is rcicimised. Portion of tho lafad could sown- for green ieed and grazed, which vrould do the land good. Oats do not always command a payable price, as grain, but by seeding off with stock tboy can bo made to pay, because the second crop tap be grown with a great deal less expense than the first cost of seed and super, tue sowing being the only expense. Peas do well in certain localities, but appear to be a risky crop. By feeding oil portion of the second crop more stock cculd be kept. These would bo maiuly sheep Fat lambs might be taken into consideration. By breeding the right class they would pay. Cows could also be kept, ar.d would dispose of part of the second crop profitably. Piga naturally go with dairying, and ft ceitain number should be kept according to the milk available. Poultry might also bo considered, but a larger and better quality egg should be produced that wilt comtnicd a better price than the ordinary farm egg ifc needed to make it pay. DIPPING OF SHEEP. If you want to be assured of a reliable aip, send your order to H. MATSON and CO., for any well-known dip Per 'sonally vre stock NESS DIP, which has got a wonderful record, both as non-poisonous for lambs, and the powder dip for adult sheep. HINT ABOUT DRIVING SHEEP. When driving a mob of sheep endeavour *o let them di«*w aloncr themselves without twisting and turning the leaders too often, thereby causing them to travel a mu?n greater distance than necessary. If you have any weak ones in the mob, keep the dogs away from them or they will very eoon become svilky and bail up, and endeavour to the leaders travelling too fast for the tail" 'lt is surprising how far u-eak sheep will travel if they are nursed along in this fashion, but if any attempt is made to force the mob the stronger ones scon leave the breaker ones behind, when th« latter lose heart and cause no end of trouble. Try to conserve as much of their energy as possible. ln t this way the work of the men will be very much easier and t*i» sheep will be spared unnecessary hardship. H 7474 H. MATSON «nd CO.