GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 939, 5 October 1910, Page 10

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

A deputation from the Hawko's Bay Pruitgrbwors' Association is to wait on Hon';;.J, A. Millar, the; Minister fprllail-;.ways/:-next m'phthi/'regardih'g tho car- : r riage;6f shooks.:/j;;/:\/ ly'-'.,' [ .'The wool/in the Hawera' district this season-is': well of'a'commanding length;.' and is in excellont.condition ;(says an oxchange). - It will certainly pay. the. local wool-growers-..t0 get up their cliris to,,suit tjib-various buyers, .'especially/the top-makers; .who require' jibe/longer and imore/stylish/wopls.' . ; '.-"'.'-.'

'/.;,Tlie Hawke's Pi Association .'is* tendering complimentary tickets for its show to the delegates who will attend tho Fruit/Conference, .which' is 'to bb.held, at Hastings 'at; the same time asthbshow. .. - ' ; ''.-" ;■'■_-.

-Previously (says the "Star") the students/in lyool-classing,!: in. the Hawera .district-have had:to/att-end'at technical -.schools'or w'bplshodszu'TOdly/with a/very of, :fl'cece's' available; A .dcmbiistratibii of wool-classingi'l'or.stu-!-|dehts- arid ex-students ,of the Hawera Technical School took' place "recently at the .jvpolslied-ou tho.-Moore Hunter, es.tate:: were-engaged' in sheafing operations,' and-they.kept the class busily occupied in dealing with:the wool, which w'asclassed.irito'the various qualities.,; :were;skirt«d .and rolL ,:ed the best-advantage,' and all matted' ahdlowconditiohed -wools .were'-excluded from the/bulk. -/An/interesting and profit-, able time/ wasr.spent;by/. the , students'. 'The -sEe^'p/w'ere'isupplied..by: : . Messrs: J.' /:■:' : [i' :',.:,/..:;/

"At-a-recent meeting;of the;Hawke's .Bay'FruitgrbwersVAssociatibn'th'e chair.man/(Mr;; W,.:H'.'lSmitfc).:state<l that :'a-;trucl£,-:'pfjfr^f:.oas6'}MliWW-ipnsign€d"to;. 'the association .was at present standing on:'; the -Hastings' railways siding.- - ■ The .railway.:officials had/declined'to give- de-; .livery.,of-.the; 6hooks'/until, the" sum; of -£10 15s. .10d; for; freightwas paid;:, TJh-;til.,how'-id;,charge,:had; been/made for: freight on /sbopks. / ■■/•These., shpoks were (Put■,on'Athei^ail■ prior'vtp.lthe : hew.iinter,of '.regulations/ but ,:the\'iiew.'Vihtefpfe'tation; had'. been .made;whilst,the'shopks/mere, in trahsit.--r-It,was -resolved;.to write.to.'.ihe Min-' .:ister -,'for- Railways •asking':him. to .ths to; ifirf^deliyered.'.', free' /of ?Stf "'?;*■:'; -" ; /'■■?■',-.- :- N '"--.Docking"operations rare... now' in.-'" full '"swing-; in. the •■ Masferton district. .'; Our correspondent states, that "tone settler : reports, 'the splendid -lambing percentage, of 117.:';, Others-are very//satisfactory,, nbt- • withstanding, .the . cold . snap "early ; last 1 morith.:; v; Delightful Spring .weather , has .'been. experienced; of '•..' late,' - : ; but.'". westerly . ; winds\'and, ; !i: /rain/have; seri.'ously reiarded*the:"/growth;/of.-grass'. :ahd I *:,'^;''-^.^. v;/, :l-/.';-: ; : /v ,; ; ' ; \; Our■'•Feilding, cprresgondeht, writes; that ra.'dairy./fafiner..at' Aorangi who" grew a. : his vcpwsj is; very.pleased with the result; Hei.believcs'.that.thp'.growing' of a. : mixed, crop... of j pats' /and Irape; will be, found: to provided splendid"feed- for 'dairy cattle.; ■".'■ .".V-.Qui.te/ an.; unprecedented -'demand : '' ! fb'r jgood/dairy.',cows; existsiat; Feilding for; "this'-.time .65 ithe7ye'ar';(wTites, bur.'-'cbrres-*'.' ' pprident). •>,Tho'ugK. t&K season' has'.'already, .well, started, buyers: are"; as 'keen. : now as' a/ couple of. months,'ago..:. •'/■.■•',-■. /. ://■;/

•'"'.•'■ The) rainfall, in v : Hawke's Bay, is, said' to have, .been : slight of 'late,- and: there are some farmers jtk'ere/whb expect: a dry' sea/attributed /a : ■dr6p':iin';the v :i)rice : 6f/?cattle';at 'some;\of 'the; sales/ v//.:;..';■;■!•'..' -/:; | K3V;;;/ •'■ '.,'■:.:j.■ .-'. ; . '■'■': ' ': The'. Ma'stertbn; "Times"■reports •" thatHr./T./Hoore, sen.,.-has purchased. Mrs; (Sullivan's; farm at/ South Carterton; and, ;HrwT.:,BraMhdale..'has'v; L purchased .-'the' farm of, Mr.G. Matersonijun./at /Dale-' 'field. :<:^:v'V•%>:-•.;, '"V"" i; ■'■-■'■ -''■■■.-:■•.'.■.•.-"■ ..-:

:.-'..The:,Carterton;."News"; says': that 'dairji.'" 'ton! district, and - ;that; the '■ farmers ■■ are, fulljf',('alivo' - to/ the ''necessity''' of .modern methods.-.. '/ ;/'/:/".'://':;';,/ ":;-/;' - ; ' :: :;

'';-: :; the capable and energetic secretary:of the Hawkefs'-'BayiAgrioultural; Society,',whose i.sprihg .;show.'. ; will 'be.held on :October-19 and:' 20. :;,;';• Entries. close, ; oh L , .-Wednesday, Octo'Ber ; "'s/: aud^•, Mr.:-Dpu'glas;/states that \ are'c6ming ; in ...yery :fast,;. and,, iudg-'^ .the .society, is .likely .to_be;put. up/.; Sheepbreeders, in particular; ; are evincing great interest-in the.show, and'it isista'ted.i.th.at .most/of-the■ leadingj'breeders; intend/ex- ; sMep Section is' very well ,treatedfinrthe matter"'of-''specials,":the popular';Eomneys 'receiving extaa' atten-: tion...;'.-These I have a 20-guinea' cup '. and a-:l2-guine» cup'/allotted''-to; tliemj. in; addition, ,to fmany/ other,','awards/:-:/ .The other sheep : classes'are also -well .supplied- in this.-rbspect/,.,,- ,;-://;'';. '^--'v-/-:;.-, .■•■/;'.