GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 646, 25 October 1909, Page 10

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

;, The ;Hon. T. 'Mackenzie, Minister 'for Agri : i culture, .by, telegfani; excused, himself froih;'at-' t Bay show by saying ; l that'''t«b ■ yisit'»bf, the ' commercb. delogatos;.' to - j iEotbrua,'.was.jo£«such, 'great importance "that: it j was necessary ipr 'him tp 'accompany i iSihoi' Hawera- 'Dairy. Company ' will •sond'.-.its | rchebsoroutput,Home-.through;■ Messrs.. HJ;,A;. -, [iano";and'Co. on.open consignment; : '•,:';';; i fe-^nbVstratford.Dairy Company last-week'" ; paid ] *btft v , : to';its suppliersX2B2o, an increaso j month:;of,'lost i &iaffcv''^br>th'e'i r same nionth :Ngairo's,:cheq.ne i tl'M^ifaw^Ss'vßay,,Dairy, Company. paidfout , ii6ld: ! ipbr-'lh;"fbrv;butter-fat Tho. laferageCtbstvwa'svS.'OSfpr tho.morith, --The-.ttSstß' 1 ' inb'w'/'riTb'fsbm'ewhat'Jewer; but,niaiiitain.'good; j ; s.tbh'dr.'average";',. ■• The.' average. test ■ for: tho 'Week j ( i 'bh'dinel';october;;iß.:.was 3.5.' ...Tho.'compnnyVis j .butter-fat fpr' .tho;.i,hy,ff ( 1..-'..,-.--,'' ; -; tffyA' \ i.GDT.OIo ( lb.:"of 'milk'.'was;'delivered butter ;fac- i tbries-and-''creameries-of the Ballanco Dairy "Company; 'The ! yield of bntter-fat fvPn) this amount -was 62,7031b.,;with an average , • ; 3.76; .This' : is-'a' large:;increase. on the amount , ! supplied';during.Soptembbr,:li)oß; the>figures ; then being 1,340,8911b. of milk, yioldmg f0,904 j lb.'of .bnttor-fat..<Tho,increase,.cquals botw.con inin6:a^u^en'tbnS.b^buttcr:mnnufacturc^: , ; -The Taraimki'. Agricultural Saciety's butter-, i fa't bompetitio'n'to..bo,held m connectioniWith , the-.anuual:, shpw,4^ o bcing conducted.-. ?im® . 'line's of •'the!ManiwaWa. and P.-AssociaKop , competition. ";':■',' : , . •■-". ■■■■"-"&. '''- •■ Mr :F; Thomas, 'of'.Thomas-and Cook/*.tio' ;! cation Bbard' 'twi'-larfee show-, cases: ;qt - tops>and yarns - made -of '.New,. Zea and ■, wools. -Mr. 'Jhomas is keenly interested in the wool-class-iiig,'instiu'ctio ] n;':in-,tho distrmt..:,: ,;::;,.,.•..•.,-;,,,,.;.,. ' Iwool Wei,; ■''linHbrilavb'bccnoffered'.to.Mr. S. : Wood; for ,wooi : classing: students during 'the' I present: wddl'.'.seasbri. ->■' ■ Rowing Butter expected, to. ( chango;vto:,;eheese;makiiig at. tho end; of. this - 'm'bntW' ; .,:"''■"''•'-.': :; v.- -'.■-'''.•:'■.-. ; ...■'-. ■:''-. ' -■..'..' ■■.-, ''''''M s 'Elder;'bf:HaweTa;: has; a;,;whito, leghorn k .'he'n'which.'iS'tho.producer ,qi';:remnrk ? bly big ; Of'U :lbyibe<;of ~ighteon,. six. were ' ■ turned tho - scab, at '24,0z.,, an . each.v."The heaviest pgg'W|.ghecl 'to %hen it isfemoniborod'that a 2ioz.''Cgg : ! ■ special;:value, of, this : Ws wodheb will: be- appreciated; .'Ten of the ; -double-yolk. ■•.■;■,■■'. '. ,- •'..''".; '•'.• , - The .Agricultural; Department to : distributßel ■SSS? prcvajlingfta'^ ll1 * o£ ' the: - . Island., :'\- ; :^-'; v .-v.'r:p:;;::; : ' : :-::;.;';':,;-:. ;,' ' -A Taranak'i.farmer reports' that. he^fbuhd; a-- . head' of -,Cnliforniau thistle nua, bag • of".pats ■■Another. 1 settlor; found his. oats, full of -dock W'the-most' tho! • ?-tho;-very ; ''largb impbrtatibus.of;grain from : Ih'e:."Bristpl,Mercury;)., ' mtilf-fhis riear steamers' arriving.-from ~that; ■ -eirtnlfe brought' but,-.occas,ional,-supplies, Y p - consignments.,of, . during ■>,to : jSait- few:!months Uhese lmei-s- -liavo/crtch. landed -a considerable -'quantity.of.'grairymostlv. , ifo'r Bristol-'merchants,,, in ndditipn. tp general. " ea'nrp ' "The'grain'has consisted • principally •Pf ' obts'and wheat, whilst, there eovofal parcels. bf'peaS, The'gramas been.of very : fine, qualify. and^nppears n to have met jutl) a- ready- sale..' Eesides -..the. regular;-, trading '■ liners there,. 6Bvcrar_other. steamers bringing ,gr/tiiv careocs.- ; T]i.is:,increase,",wh_ich th«'"Mercnry"- a'ttTibutes to, Avonmouth:s_ira- ' Drbvwi trade/is pethnps.more due \o New Zea : land's much, greater, gram output this sensonan output,' however,' that -will probably bo cx'ceoded.in theViwason.that is'coming. ■: '''great tlemnnti for 'Mr.'. Wood's services welcome^ sign "of ithc-'aw;Kkened;' v iptorcst ;in,' the value; of the prpTOr'¥itrltctiric; \6t ,Ncw' Zealand s. biggest; ; product."." A desire is expressed 'that the classes should be made''continuous throughout; tho year and it is understood that,representations '. will be mnde 1 -tP the .'Department nf Educatipn is 'or; " ; ', ;. ! Make pour land good, and good; 1,-ind batter. ' FiSON'S', SPECIAL; FEETILTZERS for Tur-. ) nips! Taiid ; ; . ;;,;..