GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 641, 19 October 1909, Page 10

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

' The , Hastings' Show begins to-morrow. ;In connection with the show, special stock trains willMM: A-., •<.'., :.-,; •..;■-..•■ ." •'For their September butter-fat the Kiverdalo Company will pay : O ut thislweek' £23i\ 3s. 5d '.I'hd • companj- madp 48,52«b5. •of butter and ■35,0001b5;< of. cheese. Nearly 3} tons of; cheese a''day;arernow. : being produced.,. . ■" . Theironiwhalcau Dairy .Company directorate has decided to consign.the factorrs outnut •for the' ! " scason : through tho Natipnal Dairy. Association on. opeaV.consignment; ■"■.• ~ : The Nofth ■ Taranaki Dairy Company's milk' supply is increasing bo rapidly that it is found necessary to' instal • a new. separator and enlarge the 'One at the Waitoitoi creamery. A new cream vat will also be placed in the factory. >For the month.of September the company will pay,: out: ,£522)135. Ud. ; for- butter-fat as against os:'2d. ; for'tho,preyious September an increase of .£250 13s. 9<l. ' Butter-fat received -was 13,2321b: • as against 68101b. in. 1908,' an increase of 62421b.,. while the butter nia'de-weighed U,1191b., as against 73391b. m 1908, the increase being 67801b. The company; is producing ,15 boxes.'per. day.; .';. ?' The' Waitara' Eoad' Factory; owing: to. increased supply at the Huirangi cr.earaery, will increase the'capacity of tho separator t0.C60 gallons:..'' iA.inew combined churn , has .been on; order for- over, a nionth, but- has not yet; come ■'to .hind*-' Possibly' as the* season . is now so far ; advanced, the directors • hiny feel inclined to leave the installation until tho slack period, comes .■■oni'''' ! "For,' September.' suppliers receive! \£sßl 25.:,7 d.i as, against JE37G Bs. ,6d.:-for.:the 'provions'-September, an increase of Id: Butterjfat -totalled •14,6831b.; as against OOHlb; , , ,'ih uilcrease'.jof ■'sG24lb.(Titnd the butter made, jvas>lC,G92lb. i ',as- against: 10,3121b. , , ■ an, increase of 63801b.'; -■. :■ : -',' ■':•■• ■"':. l ,; .■..'-

jlr. Okey, M.P., replying to a letter from' the'Taranaki Farmers Union, asking him to .state, .his:;attitudff> toward' the petition which, canie. before :a'.committee .of. the';. House: (of' which'he was,,a member) .concerning .the case. Now "Zealaiid ■ CoVoperative .Distributing Company, ' (Wellington) V. tho ■ State. Coal ;De-. partmont;■■'has -written to say,that : bo con■sldor.ed;"the Government.-were wrong in'.pro-' ■teptiiig*. themselves under the. shelter- of'the,. , Crpwn&Snits-Act,; whic.li .should' be am'endo(l; ■itf order to place the' State'trading 'enterprises, ?p"nTfnh;!,equaf .footing: with' private. traders ; in; Vfe.spe'iit.'toi'liabiljty for: ahy:■ damage !resiiltirig' ■frbmsthis ptofttioD." The; unioh v resolved that .jth'b:'letter<ihe:<'rtc6ived -and ;the'' exebutivb .ait- , : pfess vi ti.'iSatisfactibn. with Ifr. pkey/s -attitude;.. r lt,syi'ltr-be v ,reni,Shil)6red that- this question -, was ;.W'armij;:,dis o tisised''at the las,t.Jarnjers , ' Union!at'.Vt;Bllingtqn.- ;:.. ;;.'.;' ~'•■.:.:'".-f*" 'A'A ! 'kpocial-:nieeting:of, the Ngaira'Dairy/Cpmi: .pany-T-Visr'ihisld' ■.■■on.■ ;tb, io-risider'i'a) a; rtceht/rbsblntidri'Vin' fayo«r''bf;Vreji6teiing'the : company blinder Part: 3"'6fth6 Act.;. Mr:.N.'"Fryda7,; the chief snpporfor of ,the requisition, denied, that !.he".h'ad'- stated 'that < Registration wpulil: moke" them ■jointly; liable with other com-;', panies iil ;.a,': guarantee.', of.. i£l5,OM to the.'Jfa-f iibiiali Dijry.-;;Aesbciation. ! |: Mr."Thomas co'n- , "sidcred that 'regis'trati'on''would , facilitate :-th'e'; sale',- of shares.'- The\ chairman, in' reply ,' to - cpnjplainte; said any: twelve;shareholders could: iwquisitlon'i such'; a : .nieetirig : as .'this. ' Mr. Sry.-,' day's l demand-for a "ballot was supported , by." only'four hands (one '.short of the necessary? "number),-whereupon, the chairman asfed:: ;tffejye?"|- The/motions tvero 'bst; deciding 'in .'favour, of import-: ing fertilisers, the' meeting' dispersed.. -. ■.'■■^' : . i l -.Hpavj..mbrtality?is<reported among;whey-fed ,calvW.u\.:w v ,.«';, ,'r._'.';3l-;;>^'-.v.:.-.!i. ; .j'-^-ti..'. : —:■ ;jjl that a-■'cold .snap was experienced .tjiere.on Sunday night, and the frost has done damago 'to. ppta'tpes,-' tomatoes, ■ beans, etc. .','.■"■-■ '- . .. Saysr a .Press, Association message from-Hast-ings:': So 'evident'is' 'th'e rapid growth' of ■'■the :fruit-industry in.th'e Hastings-district that the local -■' Fruitgrowers' Association-'has ordered IOO.OdO number used last, year.'