FRUITGROWING AT GREYTOWN.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 254, 20 July 1908, Page 3

FRUITGROWING AT GREYTOWN.

A RISINC INDUSTRY. Thoro are somo'people (says our travelling correspondent) who dream that by-and-by, Friraley will have a competitor in Greytown. To seo tho rapid strides with which orchard planting is being carried out in tho Wairarapa town, gives one the impression that the people in these-districts have ;the courage of their opinions. A company which has been formed for the purpose of fruit-growing intends planting > fifty .acres 'this season. .Another orchard I saw a few days ago is 30 acres in extent; recently planted; another of about 10; to l l 2 acres is ■ producing < excellent crops of fruit 'of very fine quality; while another is.'..devoted<'largely/to small- fruits, such as black and red ourrants, gooseberries, and raspberries. The owner of the last-men-tioned intends planting two acres' of strawberries this season. He'already has the plants,, which seem to very vigorous. Another man -has planted a .cherry orchard ( •. a pear orchard, and an apple orchard. Theso are chiofly young-plantations.' .In!addition there, are several or smaller /oxtent, . besides; jjbhe ordinary orchards found round most farm homesteads: What seemed to me a remarkable thing, is the very stony , character ..of a good deal .of the land-which is being planted with -fruit - trees. ... I - should. be. iriphned. to think that a good many losses of young trees will' occur .in dry seasons. ' ..The ," cherry orchard to which I have referred should do well; as this fruit does not object to stonj; land, 'unless i it- is boulders. : One. of the best cherry orchards:'l have seen was. in' marly land:- There is no doubt that'Greytown: will become' famous in a. few. years n sa fruit; growing' district,'and, like'other idistricts, they will find out by experience what particular fruit does the bestj'and also what variety of'that fruit, as it is a well-known fact, that it, by;;no means<■ follows that becauso, .say, Sturmer Pipoins do well in one locality, thoy wiil, do equally well, in another. From what •I could hear, it would seem .that Cox's Orange Pippin suits Greytown; it. is one of the very best; .Sturmers and .Jonathans are, being .largely planted by th'o.Fruit, Company, .while others • aro...planting; Kewtwi Pippins and ■Reinettes. - .In. most. cases the ■ condition of these orchards reflects tho greatest credit on their owners',' but. of J course,': they know that to; be successful they will. have to gjvo. every 'care and attention. ~ ... WAIRARAPA SHOW. . s INCREASE IN PRIZE MONEY: The Goneral Committee of the Wairarapa P- and- A. Society ; inet on- the Show Grounds oil Friday. ' ,' , . - Replies were received' from implement firms, thanking tho Society for the offer, of frco snace, and saying that, they would exhibit-' at-Cartorton if-they visited any-.Agri-cultural .shows. . -, ..The Committee had under consideration -the question' of;.placing . turnstiles at the front "gates,."and- it ,wa3. finally decided. to Vdefer, 'thi matter .of "purchasing' to' .the .next meeting.' A ' '.' It was .resolved to. include, a class for. the best trick pony , in the'second day's competiti6ns,' for amateurs'only.-,,,: j; , /V _ . • ■■ . . ..Tlie prize-money .wag increased of the seocions, .the principal .being horses, £20 ; cattle ; (purebred . arid dairying)',', £70,; ■ sheop (purebred clashes), £50; produce, £25. The aggregate-prizo money offered, by .the Society, wiil.total well over £1100. i , LABOUR LAWS AND THE INDUSTRIES; ADDRESS AT MASTERTON. '•At; a -meeting..of .the-MaSterton;..district, branch of■ the New Zealand Farmers' Union (Mr:W. J. Welch iiii;tllß chair), an address on "Trade and Commerco',' was delivered by Mr; W.' L: Falconer. (says our. correspon-. dont) j !'■: The' speaker declared that :tration>arid Conciliation Actj as applied .to farmers; • should; be;.repealed..i-.At;tho. : present■ Zealand farmers.liad'to send their '•produce.'. 14,000 > miles.:away' into- a .free-trade ■country,'. and'- then- compete against foreign markets," which were backed,. lip by . cheap labour. In view of this fact, it should bo recognised that , tho effect of . mechanical labour laws applied to agricultural and pastoral interests. w'6uld,', ra' the i end,' 'go,;a' long : way toward stifling ?tho,;priniav.j.'industries.' .Mr. .Falconer, condemned.tlie'Tc'tions of "professional, agitators, living! on the" foolish credulity, of;workers,''"and /he; also, spoke against the 'proposal; to''nationalise: tho industries 'of. the Dominion, because such' a schemo would' lend; itself to bribery and corruption' on,a'.very large''scale, v ; •; FEILDING SHOW. ' LONDON DECISIONS' ON FAT STOCK: . Messrs. Fitter : and . Sons (London) havo sent out their decisions on the. sheep .arid lambs ei)tored at the last Feilding show in' tho freezing cla'Ss(;Si' r The prizes in this class were awarded for . tho pens; obtaining the highest" aggregate amount for arid carcasses. ■. The awards' were:—• '• Sheep.—First, H. ' J. Booth, . very good quality, short :-:legs, v woll -covered; "full of meat (second at Feilding show). Second, K. W. Dalryniple, fairly .good;, quality,-, .'meaty sheep; (unplaced at; Feilding). Third, E. Short, fair .quality, lean, not very ,well finished; (first at Feilding show). ' j." Long-w.o.olled ' lambs.-~Tho .prizes,.' inthis class- were awarded\on report 'of ' London agents, and were for quality....-.',Fifst,'.,A; Campbell, good quality, meaty, fairly well covered '(second Feilding show). Second, C: llillori, good quality, fairly well covered (first at Feilding show). Third, Hare Bros., fairly good quality-, 1 useful sizo (unplaced at Feilding show). Down or Down, Cross Lambs.—Firsts A. F. Fitkherbert, fine quality, useful size, short legs, well '"covered (first;. Feilding Show). Second, A. Campbell, very good quality,:good sizo, would 'always 'sell freely (unplaced Feild- • rng show). Third; A. ! Campbell, very good quality;'useful size,' 1 short, legs;' well;covered (unplaced ait Feilding Show);: Iri this'class Messrs. Hugh Biirrell's and ( W.'L. F. Fetch's lamb's were ■ reported -as ; being of,. very fine quality,'but rather too largo for;lanibs. THE TRIMMINC OF SHEEP SKINS. .At .a meeting of the Masterfon '.district branch of tho New Zealand Farmers'. Union (says our correspondent)-it was resolved to protest, against .the ;Wool Broker's' Association's decision that sheep skins .should bo trimmed, on the grounds that,if this• scheme were put into effect, it woiild probably-- be in many, instances ;_ari incentive to; sheep l , stealing. It was decided that all ears and branding marks should be -left dri'sheep skins'in conformity, with , the regulations by thG Government,-Department of Stock' arid Agriculture... . .I . ' , ' • MILK. CONDENSINCi . ; HISTORY OF TIIE INDUSTRY. '*} In view, of the establishment of branchc! of European ■ condense.d milk manufacturihf : i companies in Australia, a largo amount oi information, has been gathered on the' sub jeet by tho Australian Customs Department In a memorandum ; issued recently, it is'statoc that in Switzerland, the manufacture. :is en tirely in the hands, of privato companies Originally .they were: twelve in number, tin best known being the.Cham, the Nestle, anc i tho Berheso Alpsi mamifactory. But iiow i owing to! amalgamation, there is a tondonc; j to concentrate the trade in the harid3 o 5 tho Chain Company. Tho conditions undo I which they;carry on thoir. business aro pre . cisely the samo as thoso of,any other indus 1 trial "company. They receive no' suppor j or subvention from tho State or Cariton, am l are subject to tho goneral laws of the coun 5 try. As the system of granting drawback ' on exportation does not exist in Switzerland - there is no restitution of duty on tho su'ga a employed in tho, manufacture of condensoi milk on its exportation. • An applicatioi t riiade to the manufactory '.at Chain • elicitci - tho information that they arc theriiselve about to found a factory for condensing mill

in Australia, and could not, therefore, give the information asked for. A largo number of firms in Germany manufacture condensed milk, some also dried milk. For the sugar they havo to pay the market price of the day. There is no drawback on such goods as remain in tho country; but when condensed milk is exported the entire duty is refunded; " There aro at present four condensing factories in-Norway, which arc owned by the amalgamated companies, paid on the sugar used in its manufacture. Nestlo and the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Coiripany,. and the fourtlvby the English Company, Russell and Co., Limited. There the price of sugar varies, of course, according' to the maijkot. On exporting condensed milk the duty paid on sugar that has been used in its manufacture is refunded to tho factories. Tho' Customs duty that is lovied on sugar has consequently no influence on the exportation of condensed milk. DANISH DAIRY WORKERS. AN EXPERIMENT. Although it-is not generally considered practicable to bring Danes to New Zealand as dairy farm hands, sonio interest will be felt in an experiment ill that direction in Britain. Tho " North British Agriculturist" states that the success which attended the introduc-. tion .of--Danish domestic servants caused a Lanarkshire farmer, to bring over a number of Danes as farm workers. The farmer who 'made the experiment says these Danes can all. milk, , and are. always willing to do anything they are asked'to .do. They cannot be classed with the ordinary farm servants of Scotland, as they are quite a superior class of men, most, of them being sons of small fariners .who have'attended the agricultural j schools since leaving the' ! board_ schools. In Denmark- few farmers teach their own sons tho business of . agriculture, * and they must go to strangers to ,get ; practical, instruction. It is said there are hundreds of such students eager to come over to Scotland and learn what they can of mixed farming and the working machinery before going abroad. "In getting any of my men from the agricultural colleges" (says this farmer), "I . only ask their age and character to be sent with their application, and I havo never needed to apply for others. Being only a milo from a considerable town, I had had a great deal of troublo"with men going there at night'and being unfit for duty in the morning, chiefly through intoxicants. But no Darie lias ever given me the'slightest, trouble about either drink or duty. They do not work any harder than 'a. Scotchman, but they keep' pegging awayj' although .their master may be. ; a thousand riiiles off; They are, on the whole, good horsemen... and know everything about a cow, but nothing, about sheep, and not much ; about machinery.' ;>' But they- are all very anxious to learn, and although the language was a trouble for a fow, days', at first, it was soon 'got over. They are all strong, wellrbuilt men, sober,, and-very obliging, and they are invariably grateful for whatever-wages aro.paid to them. I started, them with. £12 per, half-year, .with good bed and'board, and promoted them according,to their capacity,; and ! I - have-never yet been disappointed with them. They do not' prowl about at night, wasting ; money, ' time, and talent, but are inclined .to read and. study for self-improvement."- - BUTTER IN BRITAIN. SUPPLIES INCREASING.' • ' The supplies of butter coming into Britain -are .'.increasing .substantially.'..Bore, -are Messrs. Dalgetv's figures of the butter imports to Great Britain during ,the past montlj in 'contrast : with those of . tho corresponding monthrof last year. _ The increase, occurring on . top of tlio flush of- tho British dairy season, would seem to render a i fall in price probable. . Weok ' : 1908. 1907. "Incr'se* onding. ' cwt-. cwt. Decr'set Juno 20 '...' : 87,000 83,000 4,000" June 27 ... 85,000 . 87,000 ■ 2,000t July 4 ... 93,000 84,000 ' o,ooo* July 11 95,000 '83,000 ; 12,000* --Month's-total, increase .... 23,000 WYANDOTTE CLUB. i ; next show Auckland. . A Press Association message from Hastjnga states that at .the North Islarid of, N.ew.Zealand annual meeting, Captain Hood (president) congratulated tho club on .its. membership, which was over, eighty.. He stated that a new champion shield had'beeii subscribcd-' for the best birds in the club's .show. Tho'following oflicors wero, elected V— President, Mr. John Jarvis; vice-presidents) Messrs.- W. A. Boyes, 15. T. Batoman, F.' Dacre, L. Luxford, Captain Hood, J. Currie,; comriiittce, Messrs.'. N. Jamieson, T. R. Boyes, F. Bradley, T." J. Leighton; secretary, Mr. T. Boycs ; treasurer", Mr. Guthrie. Lb was recommended that the next Wyandotte show be, hold,in Auckland. BLENHEIM EGG-LAYING COMPETITION. , At -the Blenheim egg-laying - contest} (says a ! Press Association message) the total eggs laid in the fl'eek numberod- 831. The -grand total .is 12,671. The highest, layers in the week; were: —Miss Brown's Black Orpiiigtoris, 34;- Brown's White Leghorn's, 32; Miss : Shaw's, White Leghorns, .29; Draper's' White Leghorns, 24. The highest layers, to, date aro:—Brown's,.White Leghorns, 396; Miss Brown's Black' Orpiiigtohs, 385 ; Sturrock's Black Orpingtons, 372; Edelston's Whito Leghorns', 336; "Poultry Journal's" White' Leghorns, 318.':' i . OUR DIARY. ' ' ; . ! "; snows. . ;., Oct. 21, 22.—Hawke's Bay A. and P. (Hast- • iugs). •: .j'■ October 28, 29.—Wairarapa A. and P. (Carterton). ' 1 ; " ] Nov.. 4, 5, .6. —Manawatu. ! Nov. 11, 12. 13.—Christchurch. j Feb. 26.—Bush Districts (Woodville). j Nov. 11, 12.—Wanganui. Sept. 2.—Bulb Show, Masterton. V Nov. 17, 18.—Marlborough (Blenheim). ; ; ' Nov. 18, 19—Egmont (Hawera). Nov. 24, 25.—Nelson.