GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 680, 3 December 1909, Page 10

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

r'ices offered for pigs in tlio Wellington provinco art now clown to Jd poi pound air & Morgan, Dimocfs ropiesentative, informs tho "Eltham Argus" that them is a very largo suppl} coming forward and with l>l9 firm it was a caso of curtailing their buying operations for a time or reducing the price, and the} thought that it was moro iu tho farmers' interests to offei a shortoi price nnd keep on bujing than leavo them practicillj without a market Mr I'arrott states that tho Eltliaul factory is nlso offering 3d It scorns that the case in favour of Mr Donald's schomo of exporting frozen pigs is strengthcuing. Tho weight of tho bullock 111 tho weightguessing ccinpetition at tho Egniont Show was 7221b5, and tho nearest guess was by Mr II Toy (Hawera) 721Jlbs Pivo others guessed 7231b5, and divided second ond third prizo money. Tho three shcop weigued 1691b5, and threo porwms all guc«scd tho eiact weight, and divided the pri7o monej. Tho two pigs v oighed 201}lbs, and again correct weight was guessed, by Mr .T 4 Goodson, of Hawera, Air J A Lister, of Lltham, being second with a guess of lODJlbs Mr Lawrence's lecture at Ilawera last week on "top-dressing and. minnrmg" appears to have been greatly appreciated Nineteen trucks of wool left tho Teilding I railway station on faiturdiy, making a total lof 800 bales ior the week 7 ' A novel milking machine is in use at a largo agricultural farm 111 America Rubber funnels are fittfed on to the teats of cows and connected by stout tubing to a milk can, the pressure is diminished by a pump to abont half an Atmosphere, when tho milk begins to flow \ lengthy'test of tho machine has been made at tho Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Sta-. tion, and its advantages arc said to bo that it works more quickly and moio cheaply than a man, it yields a cleiner milk, and has no injurious effect.on tho,udders or. the health of tho cows.. .-.• /;:;, ">'•••. .'.}>■' ■>'■;■;■

iiiitbriday's^"'Stratford ;:Post ■ :says:—" The latest; : aUyiQes;';frtiiu,.:Homo ,are',;notvvory;.reas-, suring. in Tegard to the prospects for New Zea~ land butter. -From : one authoritative source the. fact. is.,gleaned; that tho limitation of labour Vjn the Amines in- England; ;tp eight: hours; a"day,;and the decreased wages';which are consequently . being^. yarned,, are seriously. affecting -the •provision--.trades; the demand ■'being chiefly:on : thei: lower-priced goods. The Australian output is: being, almqst doubled on that of. last year, and .this,is a season 'when winter : prbduotionon the (Continent is at a fair lovel.' . Ecmarlfl'hg pii»tlje .fact that-.feiT/.' New 'Zealand factories' the' Lonidn;:'Grocer'. says iKat business"inl/New. Zealand .butter, can now/ be ' doriu;.- at • lOis.' .to but are/, no: biiyers.r ■: It' isVstated that % 'th'e quicker,'i the"prices .of ', bntter cqitte' down \th§'. bettor "for; ',thpScSengage'tl';iiit::the: trade;' tThis obviously suggests tho"adyantago.'of New Zealand but- ; ter".being 'held iii. strong hands during certain, scasonf;'though! it v .cut? two.ways. ''Wlieri.but-; ..ter-.was-;at-.1505; 'few New.'Zealand :factories', benefited by the fact, because the held'by; speculators, and thongh-.thesc held: up; ;tha , 'niafket,':it" was. .mainly- to; their own■■'ajlf;' Tantago^,? ; \ : ;V;-V •-•' '■' ''. . "■'.'■'- : '- : i .'■ »\ V .V'V •■' 'A Kpitafe 'cpfrespondent .estimates. ■'an ;piease, of ; ;i6■.to.-,ls•: per'..c'ent.';in 'tho wool', clip; 'this'season.

I :■' A.' valuable consignment ■ of' 90. Eomriky rame■'waslanded at .'Gisiiorae'last week .for Messrs.J -Barkers"Bros. , Glehroy, , :^purchased. 'through,'! rsfessfs.\Muwfty,Eoberts and Co., from Mr." Et-T-I nest Short/of. the well-known JPatorangi Eo.in-J hey , ■flock:? The -consignment i(says the." Pqv-:' erty which;, was a-nico, even' i.linel , typically. woolled.'vrere;stiecihlly/iele^tedv, 1 ' aiid are, undoubtedly, an acquisition ■ to" th'e.idis-t trict.- . Judging by, the number; Of Mr.-Short's.' ;rams thdt have-comja.into, the district-:duriiig; the 'past year: pr'i. two, it'-is. evident, they/fare.; giving■satisfaqtion.y^: ; y' v ; ; ' : '■■■'/■'<''■ ;■:".>> : .'• ';;-,i ; sTHe'^njinaO-iep'drt-ijf''the Dairy Cbmpahy: states, that the, average.vtest; 'during:ilast season wa's 3.96,>: arid' 23.101b.<.0f! :inilk make a' pound of. mercial'butter.i.'The value of, the butter •soldi' :aggregi>ted.'jE6S64..?s.'-.1d., and the 'amount.paid:. out : during■: the, supplying ijnonthsVwas:4sl3B; 40s.^7d.i'rleaving ; 'Msi lifc/M/Ho^be' distribnted* 'among : suppliers. "At the' , - annual' meeting; "last fij«t;,M^rs/:iEo^.rai^. l6ft^...l§k«lJ»n:*yjemß'appointed! directors. • The' chairinaii. of, direc'tprs' (Mi<"- S. :EHiot)' was-.voted; his jisual bonus : of £10; and. re-elected.•'•'■'•lt! was de'tiaetl to.jinstrnct the.• factory, manager, to .deal. stringently,,with. any>'milk,;ou"4re3. i with : '''a r f'''fla'v6uri". y-i;:.'. '•:;/'. f;,Cnnadahasharv€sted;.a.' big grain; crop. The iwhoht yield' is estimated-: at ,118 million bushels. V Mr.-''John'Wanless; , -of the '• Sunnysido• Mental :Hosi ; iital's)farh),; is in iWellington,-this.; woek. r . '■Hβ: , is '.i'dinqiiishing. tho,positi6n''bf ; -.(it; isespQCtedi that ;a big stud sheep will be done with Waikato this, sea'son.' Mr. Ernest Short alone; has.'fonftrd.iord-; 1 ■ers/for. : x . >.\. : \; '';~'r''":'..:',^

WOOL UNDER SAIL. ■A QUESTION OF FREIGHTS announcement of importance to sheepfarmers lias made bjr the Major on his return to;Gisborne; (says a recent number-of .the."Gis-i .boriie /'Herald' , )..' iliv Lysniir stated that iwhen iii..Wellington he ywaited^'upon'.' Mr. .Soalcs,i;ivhp,: for :a.number/of.'-'years, past has been : instrumental ! in .-obtaining cheap ..-.wool freights for farmers,*. and: ascertained that his Tiite. for.'ihe 'nui're.nt year' was 7-16tlis ;of'a penny; • l i>ius: 5 per .cent.; as compared, with 846thvof a,}penny, : p_lus 10 per,cent.i charged ■by'.' tie' other companies. Mr.,'Ly'snar arranged With' Scales:,to Send tho.'.Claii- liner, •.Clan Ogilyie, .tp.:GisbbVne":ou, l)eccmb«f-".12," and he dSvso impressed -with'(the. -importance, of ing qheaper; freights tint' he, has jjromiEed to sqnd-the"iwholS"of the.balance :: 6f-TiisVtclip by ;this : line.;.':Mfi ■Scales. , informed him 'that he had. loaded; ten ■•steamers: last yeal,'. and that if sufficient'! inducement offered he would, be.ablb to'send:> steamer t^ 'Gisb'6rne'TeKulafly;cTery ;three.'iv«eks d^rrißg"the season. .The steamers had; no /freezing: a(^pnimodati6n/ : .but 1 ;visioa:;.of. ; ,suph.acpo'mmodation was a..-matter 'that l?as> being?looked into. .-;,.■-,;' ..-.-',.-:', :; :;'

i.-'LAND i AND?FARM iLABOUR. ''f : \ l \ ~ s ::Hr(By■■'• Toliferai)h-Pr<!33>oAss.j:ikt|on.l /-:;:' "'/■X-:-^r't^f- ' :; Chfistchurchi"!December'2. ; ; : '.Twenty-eight applications hitfe , been.received forVflve' ..seetibns of. :,thei Fynie' Estate' of 1583 "acresv'Vitnated , . between ; the Selwyii;and Eakaia '-.ballot, -.takes i>lace .'-to-morrbw. ,■'■ '•'tflie.+(JanterDury>--Agricultural',- and Pastoral Union, isat'-present.;taking a ballot -of ■_': its, '.mpmbers. bn. the _ 'subject.' of threshing''m'achiiie'. owners before the Coiioilia-i-'tion^Conncil; 1 :vThe ballot -will-be completed on: .Saturday.' ■ . l .;-H. ly.Vvv.- :'::v- ''-V?:^': V^ J '» ;-.- ■'.£;: :JARANAkI,A. AND KSHOW/ ':■'■ >: l --;;i :j CAmE^THB ; 'PBATJJEE,.'•.-.;> *•.■'!' .-■' <i;M Plymouth,, December 2. ■ ';'.''People's (lay". 1 "at"the Taran^ki'A..and P. Show:.-wasp-held -here, passed • of! ; very. 1 . successfully?/ Tfie attendance .was 1 between Bis;- and 'seven .thousand. ■•' The •' feature" of- tfie shptfhns been the Jersey cattle exhibition.' In numbers ; and qilaUty'.they are ■ probably the best yet', seen' in, the '.Dominita. .'■ ■:, -/' ■