THE FARM INDUSTRY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 566, 22 July 1909, Page 8

THE FARM INDUSTRY.

PASTORAL CELEBRITIES. TWO NOTED NORTH ISLANDERS. ' ' In jts page on "Pastoral Celebrities" .'this month, "The Pastoralists , Review" gives notices and photographs of four well-known New Zealanders—Messrs. Arthur Chamberlain (president of the Canterbury A. 'and P. Association), Bernard E. H. Tripp (president of tho Canterbury Sheepowners' Union), J. G. Wilson (president of tho N.Z. Farmers' Union), and S. R. Lancaster (president of the jlanawatu A. and P. Association). Concerning tho last-named two,'the references are as follow: 1 —' ' ;

Mr. Jas. G. Wilson.—One of tho bestknowji public men and pastoralis'ts in Now Zealand is undoubtedly Mr. Jas. G. Wilson, of Bulls, wJio has been in.the public eye in one capacity or another any time during a period, of nearly thirty years,, though he is still a comparatively young man. Mr. Wilson saw the liglit just on sixty years-ago, having been born in Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland, in November, 1849. Ho was educated at Bruce Castle, Tottenham (London), and afterwards at Edinburgh University, and when just twenty-one emigrated to Australia, where liis father had an interest in the pastoral properties Brie Brio and Glenronald, in conjunction with Messrs. Sanderson and Murray. Three years later, in 1873, he went over to New Zealand and bought land in tho Eangitikei-Manawatu block (then practically all bush) at a Government sale, whftjj land ho cleared, fenced, and ploughed. In 1874 ho married Miss AdamsV l of St.- Enoch's; whose father owned at one timo Greenvale, and afterwards Mt. Elephant and < St. Enoch's. Hβ. has been a resident in New Zealand, ever since. In , 'a very few years ho made* his mark, both as a breeder of Lincoln sheep—whioh he imported from Marshall, , Pears,'and J. L. Kirkham, in 1875 —and as a public man, for, in 1881 he became a member of the Housa of Representatives for Foxton, and ho sat continuously in tho popular House till 1897 without defeat', and then retired when about to visit. England with his family. In politics ho was always regarded as a sound, practical representative, and he v was highly popular, both in. and out of Parliament. IHe /was associated, as president, with, the'A. ; : and P. Association at Palmerstoii, when, it' was in its infancy;:for a period of seven years was chairman of the local cricket club and Hospital Board, and a member of the Harbour Board at Foxtori. Mr. Wilson became president of the Fanners' Union at Palmerston North in 1901, and also was, colonialpresident in the S3tae year at Wellington. He has also been twice chairman of the A. and P.' Conference at'- Wellington, and , has attended every conference since it started. Altogether Mr. Wilson can claim to havo loyally borne his share of'the public burden, and to have well earned the approbation. and respect which he. receives from a very wide : circle. : ; 'Mr.'Stephen Robert Lancaster Lancaster, who. is; ■ well-known ;■ in.' the_; North" Island of New Zealand as ■■ the president of the Manawatu. A; and P. Association, was born in Wellington/and received l)is education there. \ 'As quite a young man he, vrah his brother; Mr.Thos. Lancaster took up farm land .in the Manawatu district, where he'has resided-'for the past twenty-seven years. Mr. Lancaster has shown conspicuous ability in the breeding of sheep and cattle, and there/is no. better judge; of dairy cattle, and certain breeds of sheep in the whole Dominion. At one time•■' or other he has filled the office of judge at all, the principal shows of Now Zealand,. and his services are in. constant requisition in this respect; '■' His S articular- forte, is; the breeding of purebred ereey cattle,. Southdown ' and , English Leicester sheep, and Berkshire pigs, and his farin, in the of the town of,Palmerston North, is one of J -the best'in a district, comprising some of the "fiiiestV land in. the colony. ■' He .has^ma'deva'number'of;, importations of animils^of , .this!,'breeds' flatted/ and the quality of;h'i's : herds;'and flocks. T is proved by the fact that he.'possesses a.lcollection of upwards : of a 'thousand prize v i,ijjpk'ets. ■~ Mr. Lancaster has served: on the committee of the Manawatu .-A. 'and P. .Association for seventeon years, has filled the office, of ■vicepresident on several occasions, and , at present occupies tho president's chair; v" j ■ ./

rAilaqe of lambs. . SIDE-LOADINC. / ;•.■■'. OUR ANTEDILUVIAN SYSTEM.. . ' Some things that apply to New Zealand are included in. the reasons given by "A. W. ■P." in' ".The Pastorahsts , .- Review" why the -lambs of New.South Wales.are at the bottom of the list in quality and' price. He condemns roundly the side-loading trucks such as Mr. W. C:;Buchanan, M:P.,,has been trying for years to get the New Zealand Gove'rn-me-nt to abandon in this country. As "A. W. P.". represented nearly :all the Australian meat 'wcrirs at the; Refrigeration. Congress in Paris, and was a special witness before the New Zealand Meat Commission some years ago, his words are entitled to attention. They apply to New Zealand as much as to New South Wales. He says:—■ . '"In New South Wales the' v tracking, '■system is crude and antediluvian. Every truck is loaded from the side, and as each truck is filled, it has to be shunted, so the jolting commences from the'first. > To load a train of' sheep in New South .Wales is a long and tedious , job, pro- ] bably averaging twenty - minutes per truck. To load a complete--train in ■ with the end-loading, takes about half 'an -hour. ', Sheep known V.as 'Judas Iscariots' are kept and trained to lead the way into the train, a'nd lead the way out on arrival;:therefore not a minute's delay occurs. It is said that ■ the cost of altering the present arrange- ' ' ment: would-be prohibitive '..(that., is the, ' Railway Department's excuse, in 'New' '. Zealand), but it can bo shown,that the', alteration would be .a simple' matter, and ' all new trucks could be constructed ori .' -■: modern plans. ;in this country tho' trucks are connected'by loose couplings; and.the jolting is such that the result is most injurious to the stock. In Argentina the train glides out of tho siding, and no jolting does, or can possibly, ' occur,from start,to ;finish."

' In view of these remarks from a man wlio is a recognised-authority, and who lately visited all the chief meat centres of. Australia, New s Zealand, Argentina, and Uruguay, perhaps the next time "the powers that be , ' aro asked-to remedy this serious and unnecessary evil a favourable reply may be forthcoming.. There is time in which to have the alterations effected before-next lamb season begins however.

GOOD PRICES FOR JERSEYS. MR. EXLEY'S SALE. At the recent sale of Mr. T. R. Exley's high-class Jersey herd at Hawera by Messrs. Gillies ami Nalder excellent prices were realised. The- bidding. was uncommonly brisk, and seventeen purebred Jersey cows were sold in the space of au hour and a quarter for an aggregate prico of 511 guineas—an averago of over 30 guineas each. Much of the keenness of the purchases was, perhaps, duo to the fact that all the bulls offered wore sired by' the famous bull. Cherry's arid all the cows were.in calf ,'to same'...; The purchasers of the-cows were 'thejollowing•— Gossamer, 41; Iguineas.; Mr. 7 &LE?. Watkins : (Urenui); Diichess ■ Elina,' 65 'guineas,: Mr. Watkinsj'Madaiti- Malap'rop, 25.'guineas, , Mr. W. Crabbo (Hawbra); Magnet's Fairy, , 38 guineas, Mr.' , AVatkins.;', Dr.'. \Villiam's;St. : Helena, 20 guineas,' Mr. M. Phillips (Manga- , ; toki); Eureka,'sl guineas, Mr. J. W. Deem; Golden Lily, 20 .guineas, Mr: Bolger (Ha-: wora); Uhlan, 35 guineas, Mr. Decin ; Gbl-, den' Chain, 27 guineas,, Mr. B. Clarko (New •Plymouth); Golden Queenio, 26 guineas, Mr.i Short (Okaiawa) ;■ Sunlight, 30 guineas/.Mr.' Tl, Luxton (Waitara); Sunset, 27 guineas/. , Mr. Short; Twilight, 33 guineas, Mr. Short;: Sophie, 16 guinc'aspMr. Phillips; Belli-' cent, 11 guineas, Mr. T. Allan (Whakamara); Cinderella, 25 guineas, Mr. Short; Jorsey Lily, 21 Mr. Short. The cows wer'o< sold under a Stato certificate of freedom from.tuberculosis. ■"• .. , '"..'... •

The purchr.jers of ; tho bulls wore the fol: lowing:—Raft -vtuman, 11 J guineas, Mr. E. E. Hiiatie (JV *aia)j .Qoseamor'e Pride, 81'

guineas, Mr. C. Goodeon (Hawcra).; and yearling bulls to Messrs. E. R. Hastio (5 guineas), Beech (7 guineas), R. .Morrissoy (11 guineas), J. R. Corrigan (3 guineas), and R. Linn (5 guineas). ■ At the same sale a grade heifer from Mr. Exloy's farm, owned by Mr. J. W. Deem, in calf to Cherry's Magnet, was sold to Mr. J. Nicholson (Manaia) for 10 guineas; and an empty grado heifor was sold to Mr. \V. Rowo (Normanby) for i' guineas. Four two-year-old Aldornoy heifers from Mr. A. A.. M'Master, of Tokarahi, Oamaru, realised an average of 10 guineas each, and two searlings of the same 7 guineas each. - j■■ WOOL-CLASSINC. 'A MATTER TOR FLOCK-OWNERS. According , to the statement of Mr. A. Weaver, a well-known wool-classing and wool-scouring export; to a Dominion travelling representative, the wool-classing industry is not what it was. Also, its futuro is not cheerful. Mr. Weaver is of the opinion that, with smaller .holdings, and farmers requiring generally to.shear at Hie same timo in order to catoh tho early sales, there is not the same chance of earning big cheques as there was years ago. In former days, when a classer was paid £1 per thousand, and. had a shed of 60,000 sheep, of three or four sheds of 10,000 each,,ho did very well in a season. . ...Mr.. Weaver, thinks that, owing to the present generally short, and.indefinite period available for the work, it does not pay to become a-wool-classor in a wagcearaing capacity. Consequently,. competent wool-classers to-day, can be counted almost on one's ■ finger-tips. No doubt thero is ■ a great deal in what Mr. Weaver says, but it is questionable if wool wero better classed years ago, ' than it ia to-day. In fact, the London wool buyers state ojpenly'that, for years, many of our big etations (which employed none but the better classers) have been working on tho wrong.lines. The main point now seems to be fewer classes, but the proper and distinct separation of dirty, stained, of cotted wool from the better quality. The crux of the business is that every flock-owner should' be lan intelligent wool-classer. WONDERFUL FARM COUNTRY. . TEN SHEEP TO THE ACRE. Much has been written of the extraordinary fertility'of the Hawke's Bay district, and the area between Kaikora and Pakj-Paki has been termed "the Garden 'of tho North Island."; Instances have given time and again'of "five and six sheep country" there, but now comes a case-in' tie Manors district; near Hastings, where a fanner," Mr. Ebbott, is running ten sheep to the acre. It is true that his farm is onljr 35 acres, and he grows'a little rape, but there is the fact this man is keeping himself and family on his flock of 350 sheep: Another case brought under the notice of a Dominion travelling representative was'that of Mr; Bridgoman, of Paki-Paki, , who, this season, has fattened 5500 lambs, on. 400 acros of land, while, at! the present time, ; he is running 1100 sheep in a 133-acro paddock. Mr. Bridgeman grows a, certain, amount of artificial, feed, but not nearjy enough to discount the commentary on the wonderful productiveness of the soil which the figures afiord. , Still another instance is that, of Mfv , , M'Leod; also of Mahora. He bought 60 acres of land there at £100 per acre.' Ho put down.3o acres in barley, fed it down , twice, then turned 600 sheep■ on to it,'w.hen. the crop was-fed down a third time, after which he threshed it and got 50 bushels to the acre. Feed: lias been so, 'plentiful this season in Hawke's Bay that lay has. been practically unsaleable.

STOCK SALES. (By Telceraph.-Prcss. Association.) Christchurch, July 21. At Addington ■ Yards to-day there; was a fairly largo entry of stock, and a good attendance. Tat cattlo were dull bf sale, quitting at previous week's rates. Store, hoggets were also , weaker in ■ demand and price, and ewes and wethers showed no change.' Fat sheep, which'were'mostly'wethers,,met with good competition; . and sold at, last week's rates. .Only a.feW lines of /fat lambs came forward. Pigs', were in'rather better demand. •.•'-■ ■.'■■.■• : The yarding of store sheep was eomawhat smaller than was the case last week, and was composed! almost wholly of hoggets, with a-few pens of ewes and inferior),wethers. The demand for hoggets was not nearly so keen as of late, and prices were weaker by te and Is. Gd. per head. Ewes and wethers sold at late rates. A line of ewe hoggets was exceptionally eood, and sold at 15s. 3d., and small halfbred ewe hoggets brought 13s. Id: Other lots of ewe hoggets made 12s. to 12s. 9d.;-average lines of mixed sexes, 9s. to 10s.; and others,; Bs. to Ss: 6d. Low-conditioned wethers brought 10s. and Upwards, and ewes 12s. to 14s. > The entry oi fat lambs showed a great falling off,- only 455 .coming /forward. . Export buyers were not 'operating, but butchers bought 192 head, \ the balance being passed in; the price ranging from 9s. Is. to 145., a few extra to 15s. 3d. ■ There was again a fairly large yarding of. fat sheep, of which ewes formed.. only a. small : proportion. Among wethers were many line's of prime and heavy weights.- Several export buyers were operating, and good competition continued throughout the sale, last week's prices being maintained, , and ewes were rather firmer inconsequence of the short supply. The range of S rices was:—Prime wethers, 14s.' fid.' to 195.; ghter, 12si>6d.: to 155.; prime ewes, 14s. to 16s. 6d.; othe«, : 9s. lid. to 13s. 6d.; meriM wethers,-105. , 6d. to 13s. 6d. . ■• ■ .

The yarding of fat cattle totalled 244, the bulk being of good to prime steers. There was only a dull. domand, and a number .of lines were passed. Prices, however, showed little or no change. Steers made £i 12s - . 6d. to JBI2 10s.; h&fers, £5 10s.' to £7 10s.; cows, £i to £1 175..,6 d.; equal to;l9s. 6d. to 21s. 6d. for prime, 18s. to 19a. for medium, and 14s. to 17s. for cow and inferior beef per 1001b. For dairy cows there was good demand,'and these sold at £3 15s. to '.£s 25.-6 d., a line of springing heifers making \£6 ss. to £10. The yarding of store cattle was a small-one, only 13 head • coming forward. 'Most of these-were cows, and 6old at 255. to £3 10s., and heifere to £i 25..6 d. ! ■■:. ■■.'. ;■ '■>.-.

■" There was a email yarding of pige, and the demand consequently showed an improvement. ' Choppers sold at £3 to £.Y; heavy baconere, 555. to 645.; lighter, 475. to 525.; large porkers, 40s. to 445.; lighter,' 355; to 38s.;'large stores, 30s. to 355.; medium, 225. to 285.; sows in young, up to. .£6.155. • :,-.: '~ ■' . ■ ■ Messrs. Dalgety arid Co., Ltd.-, report on their Otaki safe as follows:—A good yarding of both sheep and cattle met a ready sale at the following priees:—Aged ewes, inlamb, to 12s. 10d.; good lambs, 10s. 10d.-j medium'lambs, 7e. 6d.; cull lambs, 7s. 2d.; cull twe-tooth wethers, 9s. 9d.; three-year' steers, .£3 10s.; 31-year steers, £i Is.; four-year bullocks,■ .£5 18s. 6d.; aged poor cows, .£1 103.; vreaner steers, M 95.; forward cows, ;£3 2s. ,6d.; store cows, .£2 65.; Jersey cross heifers, £3 2s. ■ y - GRAIN'MARKET.. (By Telegraph.—Proas Association.) ' , ■ ■■ ■ Dunedin, July 21. Wheat.—The market,.is very firm, and all' lines of 'tjcod quality aro readily placed. Fair demand 'is experienced' for shipment, also for local requireinents. Prime milling velvet, 4s. sd. to 4s. 6d.; medium, 4s. 2d.' to 4s. 4d.;'prime milling Tuscan, 4s. 3d. to 4s. 4d.; medium, 4s. to 4s. 2d.; good clean whole fowl. wheat, 3s. 9d. to 3s. IOd.; medium, 3s. 6d. to 3s. Bd.; inferior broken' and smutty, 2s 9d'. to 3s. 3d., ex store. Oats.—Strong demand exists,''especially for well-grown btight. sorts,, which , 'are' somewhat slow in coming; forward. Discoloured lines are offering more freely, but are difficult to place, prices shotting but little advance on'tke rates ruling at the beginning of the Season. Prime milling Gartons, Is. BJd. to Is. 9d.;, short bright feed, Is. 7id. to; Is. 81<i.;, medium to, good, Is. s]d. to Is. 7d.j inferior and discoloured, ,Is. 3d. to Its. 5d., ox store. go to the wall, so glvo your.children a chance in the battle of life. Give'.them PHOSPHOL EMULSION. It makes them , sturdy and strong. It's easy to take. ' 3 ' We can, and wo. will, build Dreadnoughts— ! 6r whatever the newest typo may be—as long as we have a sliilling to spend on them or a man to put into thorn.—Lord R-osebery. 1 >'\ '. ,Laxo-Tonic Pills, far ;abbvo others, . -■ ~:.' " Should be used by.all sensible mothers, ■ !. ' The price is so small, Quite within, reach of cU— 101 d. your doctor's bill covers. ,• I , ■. Laxo-Tonic Pills. 101 d. and Is. 6d. •;- 7-

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