GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 648, 27 October 1909, Page 10

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Mr. T. G. Palgravo, formerly a Government veterinarian in New Zealand, in a letter to a ■\yellington'- friend, ogives a •'brief •,-- interesting.account,of his movements. .Ho' says:'.- "I.have got into harness again, and can see any amount of work and travelling ahead of me. lam stationed in Sydney, and work fromthere. At present lam engaged at odd moments'in preparing 'a course of 10 lectures in elementary veterinary matters to be delivered at one of the three agricultural colleges, That is, a part of my, duties.' Tho remainder . aro inspection '.of , "stock',"-mvcstigation. of- diseases, .examination;, of stallions for giving lectures -at 'meetings'of farmers' unions, etc. I have-heard, rumours of great retrenchment in the Now Zealand service, but no details."';- ''J -.■■■•; ■; Tho North Canterbury Farmers' Union was lately warned by tho secretary /of :tb.o..'Agricul-; tural Labourers* Union-: that ■•many- ■'■ farmers' were failing- to observe- the' recommendations' of ■ the Arbitration- Court/: -The: union asked him to name' them. 'He.'replied tha't'rthe'list- was! . too' tremendous. 'V- I,t would be --"easier ■'. for the union: to prepare a-ilist;of those' few .who were observing.the law. They wero only about one. ■Eer > ';cenfc-y. v -. 1 .;,-.^. : ;;..■;■■■•;■.■■■ ■■■ ■' '■■;■■'' ';.:"-.-

'-Concerning .tho recent rise in .muttoni' and lamb' prices at Homeit is pointed, out'as ;rather remarkable that althouga'no hint, of the' 'rise was givea in tho London cablegrams froin ' the Prefcs Association or from tho High Cotam'icsidner till'about a fortnight ago,.yet letters, written' in London at the end of August, and' how; arriving here, state that an advanco had jtEon taken place, and that a furthor advance in:the 'iiear,"future : .was' anticipated. : ,.. There are; several"causes for* the. improvomeht—the;clear-' .Mg.'.'pKall.-stocks for,peremptory sale\(ns.the l Hoh;-T.';M'ackenzie,'advised shippers to do),:the, ilateness? of ■the Australian season (pointed out ;'iri .Tee.D6jiririo^',a''month'ago), and a shortage from' ; A'r'gentinai -Tho expected great output -froin "■Australia, is , to bring prices 'down: ; V'iiv"-" ! --';- : . - ; "' •■ ■''"'"'" : ■ '/'' : -:~ i'->EntHes for. the'Nelsqn Show,.''which'.is.-to ; .be ■iield'bn : IJdvomber:-23' ; and 24, close on' Novcm-. ■ber:lo.'■■':■■,':>■ ,•.•:;' ■ //. v "-..:.'/ ■ ./.-^.:':V«;

Last month's business at: the-fetxatford; cheps'efactories showed an increase of 25 per cehtiiqnthat of: September, 1908, meaning .£6OO mbreini .tho. farmers' nockets.".• - - . ' ' ;:■ '* .'Moa Factory,'is paying out .lOd. per pound: fbr. butter-fat for. October." '' , /.- ; . .' ■/■}. ...Waitara. Freezing Works will bo Teopcned .'next Monday.-... 7 v- : ■;,';;*<'; ; • ■!. ..; '■ -.\r ; ': Mr.; .L T. Eowe (brother of.Mr/Alf. Eowe.; of Waitara), who..until lately was. manager of the- Qruru Dairy Company, in the Bay of Is- : of.'Huikariia , Dairy Factory "in Taranaki." (Before was given a eend-off by the residents of Peria).; * -Tli.e : -falue ■ ofifeibutterl/shipped- by thtfjßdai pelra ~at -Wellington,:, calculated ■■ at', lld^per. l,b. J '■ <#■* ■tfjfiV