GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 692, 17 December 1909, Page 10

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

-There,is no more enthusiastic breeder of stock anywhere :in New- Zealand'; than .Mr:'E. Short, ofParorangi.: His 100-guinca cup for the champion ram at the Manawatu- Show—an award 'Which he had himself to defend at tho recent show; fopfevent it.being-won outright—was (as previously announced) lately followed by a gift tp.'tlie,;samo,:sh'ow.,of.'a.:loo-guinea cash prize. This.prizo.is.to be given for the best Komney apart. from wool/ ;■■■ Mr: Short : considers that, judges;and breeders-are now paying too■ mucli r attentionoto .wool and-too., littlo attention'.to -those dther,po.in.ts thatgoto make.up the-com-■ pleto (animal....'/'Yct.V says Mr. Short,, "any man can breed wool. But it is .pot every-fnan : ,who can preserve and improve the other qualities ■of,-the sheep. ;If. we. are not careful the Roroney will-become merely a framework ■ for wool';' ahd'.have.no' qualities in the'carcass at' all. I .want .to induce judges to give: more''-'attention to the other characteristics, and thus save tho breed from, degenerating. 'Wool,, as tfou kno'wi' grows;/at,';the expense, of. the sheep's general' vigour and .constitution, and M .wool alone iis' brcd.for._-we may soon lose', tho Roiuney's'.(fine! constitution.", .',.'•''.: , :.- ■ :■; - .-,-,. '{■ -;v..; '. ■ 'Aisheaferiin- (Maiterton)/aistriot'.'putnpVa .record .by sheep' by .machine :■ in ■ 81 ; hours:—Press Association';;. '! to Councillor. the cocksfoot'seed, growing along road ',- frontages . in < the" Pohangina 'County represents a very considerable sum. One patch alone covers eight or nine l miles of. road.- 1 ..There ..will be men harvestinV' ,thp.fC^op : ;sc^V•;"'^rsi'A/•^/; :;^^■.■y■', ' •••'■i';V ■;• !v-,5. ! . .A-;Mft,„6f^ :-reMntlyj.*-.takflri-wito.'^Utari i cPreeitng'--Wbrfa.--averaged 8511b.' (hot weight). .The present scaV son .'has'been, a^good.iono.for fattening, as well < ( a^;fbr;;aurjing'!:'pnrppses:; '</. : ip'f. :'-},:o: : y-: .-;>:■; .„i J-in'' the xuring-rooin .foi;-'tho. ; .i'Hawera. , :' / <l)airy'' Company, a; few;,days.. ago. there wer,e stored no fewer .'than ,3000 '801b.''cheeses.V representing n value/of about; i£6ooo.- About .'l7O .cheeses are being ..Teceiye'd-'dally':' from'.the company's, factories,- .while."l2oo .cases are being railed to Patei'fortnightly •'for/fospbrt.;'.'lt; hasi)been . a busy season/for Mr. M. Bockell(the manager) ;and,his'.,assiitaiits v( ,;r; ;...;,-;;- .;-.,.- . ;:-Mr.';,Jo ! hn,.;Grigg,\',.of,-I^ngbeach, : says, : h6 has )iever.-sefcn,.a:,.m,ore.';-luxuriaht' growth of white "clover -that; which prevails;in the Canter.bury .country;this.year,.?;,nd;as-the:feed.is now iaru,,-,thfi.,.,sfocjc,,-'4lore particularly lambs, are thriving • remarkably•-.vVsll.V v '.;i.:. | .'v;,,. : f..:.. -y-The : Company has deoffer from Mrs. Dolan to a .shovi . site in 'Princes 1 Streoty.next the.. Shamrock Hotel.. This section .comprises-. '27,000 ) square ■ feet of' space.'-';.:.. -. ?.:•.The'?d'aily,y'millc;'supply : /at'.'the .'Mangarama ■Cheoso, Factory t js,.now 1700 gallons. ;.-;.';.. i' Our'-Pahiatua correspondent states that Mr. .Thos;" ; :AverystUl'3heads'- tho list, of suppliers •at;..the oßallanco -Company's ■ Butter at Konini,i'his ..daily supply -being between 1400 .ahd;;i3ool'bs,•:«i'. r milli:. , ~-.: : ■ '.' '"-' ' ~ •■•'

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