GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 664, 15 November 1909, Page 10

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

The monthly meeting of the committee. oE North Branch of. tho Farmers! Union tfas held on Saturday.. Present: Messrs.. ■Ilalsillie (chairman), Wingato, Russell, |-son,;'-Buclmriliri, i Stubbs, and Captain Hewitt.' -A. letter was received from the Manawatu Employers' Association calling, tho attention' of the taiori to Mr. Wisher's Sunday Labour Bill, pointing ;.out- that if tho Bill were passed in its I,present forivi.it might have a serious effect on- tlie farming community. It was resolvt-d ito "ask':.the ; member for the district to oppose i'tlie'Bill, and. Captain Hewitt and Mr. Stubbs were empowered to give, evidence on behalf', of hthe union if irequired ..by; the, Employers'. Association. '' ' . v . ; ■ It is reported tiat.the area, of land devoted :• to tomato crips this season is unusually largo. This may be);duc to several causes, but one is I iio doubt tho' fact that the stormy, spring - delayed the' of the soil, and thus prevented the Jland being sown to early potatoes.: Tho potato prop itself, however, is unusually large. 'The boisterous winds of sqme weeks past have seriously, the spraying. of apple' arid pearittees fer'the.-codlin moth,'and a fair crop of the early brood of .this, insect; may be exin the: orqhards thisV season. '; Tlie.! suppliers ■to .tho. Beaconsiield Creamery held a picnic in Mr. P. Usmar's bush on tho 'King's.-Birthday; ; . In spite of the very 'unpleasant weather prevailing, there wtls a fair" attendance.. ,:,iA. pretty, spot, chosen beride well sheltered ; from <'ihe wind. :Many games and different amusements were indulged, in, during the day.; :Luncheon nild,; afternopnVtra wero catered for by Mr. A. 'J; 1 Hart, of FciWing.

AIJ-.draft of seventy hordes-left Feilding.on Thursday;for Wellington, to be/there shipped iff) .(Australia'oii .thei-Hlimarba by-'Messirs. Hoult and Sons, of;lAoransi. 'This ..'makes a. total of 158 horses,that .the firm has sent over the Tasm'an Sea in recent-months.' Mr'. Thofnas Hoult, wh'o-:has. charge again,'says that ho did-fairly well.wf£h previous, drafts, but lie' is feeling,';dubious this time,"owing to the state, of,\,thovc°*V,:Btrike.': '"However,"' h'e"added, '"I'.fmust' fake",thb-'horses;;away', r; >for?the• local markcit > '' ; ,which; ibas., been dull-; for-Vhorses.-'for eighteen months, is still that way." The-ani-mals, which are.a picked lot of draughts, half-; draughts,.'harness .: horses, and '-..'.ponies,' jbut mostly on. the heavy side, were-■ gathered'in Tafannki, Manawatu, and the. Wairarapa:'.."-'-;'. 1

. '-For the .1909 .season, there were threshed';in New. Zealand 18,906,788 bushels of oats.-and XOWffl bushels of'.barley. , The yiold'-for MOfi'-was 15,021,861 and 1,163,406 -bushels';,respectivbly,: -shomng -..substantial, ; each/coso. I f.vTi;;J-"'•'.'.''.-> ,".-/"',■'■'*!"; ■' 'ri

' It'has.been' decided by the AgriculturalSDepartmrat to'-discontimie the stationing of stair lions', in.various districts of, the Dominion, iii iconsequence■ of ■ the. difilpulty>of providing! ac-' ftommbdation'for "them 'during the. off-season. The horses haVo been well; patronised,' and have, left useful-stock. ( .. /■ ; '; ~'.-. ;'. : ,.-of - Horowhenua..Horticultural' Show ,on Wed-' nesday.;.-.',■'.■'-.■' '". . .'■ ■'■'-''.■s.

The. new cheese factory at. Altgh. is completed: Although' ,it. is.'small, it is up-to'datel jOporations started -on Wednesday morniag':-nnder : the. management of-.'Mr. Ogle, who intimated that bo expected'.to start .with 45 oheeses, per. :day. _The Petbhi'Eoad Creamery 'will be runX ining iih*case.ofiiahy.'acci.dents <fdr a day" "at , fo, take, their, milt. . ,'■'■' .-'.'.'.v

.:;DnTin|,;tho past week'tbe following itemswere, railed;' from i'Featherston..—B2S:,sheep'; !:7Z.'bales': of'.wool; 33; bales of. flaxen hempj.and ;i32 cases, of.;-.ch'ssse.'.,-, - ;,,'' . :'w .'■

At a meeting 'of tho directors or the' Freezing Works Company, on' Wednesday (says the "Tara-. naki,Daily News") advantage was taknn of/the opportunity: of making a presentatkinto' : Mr;' J. W. Foreman.. .The gift, which fook' tho' form, of a.pairj.of easy chairs,- was; elm-fly frphi the'_ chairmen of dairy companies in the Taranaki made-' ; in appreciation :-pfc the.-lons services "of Mr. Foreman in.conffec-? tion with.the dairying industry. Mr..-Moftoni chairraan of. the .'..Freezing "Works made.'tho presentation. Mr. Foreman, in' acknowledging the jpresentatidn,.said whilst/he! had been connected .with the industry he ! ''nad' always endeavoured Jo ( do ,his .best on its -beEalf J .- ro;,hiDf: it.,-lijad: been"a -matter';' of''ple'&'ur6•'Dy , ..•reason; i;kind 'He '.would "always many friendships he had, found in connection with the \ dairying industry. V, -