GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 941, 7 October 1910, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

.. Thel'-'Mmister>. ; bfvAgriculture ; is '•'being 'asked iby.vMr.COkeyA whether'-'he /will give suchMin^tftf^tiip,tij^£as'"will',':-."allo'iv > the irir speptbrsybf-V' -orchards^-■tb, | i 6pr'ay:.the, : fruit dpnej--chargihg--'them*:with«bpsts of ; isame. be^b'j^djjojr keeping 'the ; ;'out/' ; 'J?; \i> : ~r»*-<iik<+:<*': ; : -'- : ';•■'.'■"'. : ,;'.;', : -/'' ; ,' draught ihorses were; ship-; pci, for::;.Melbourne;;from'nVellirigtoii .by ..the^limarpa;y6Ste^day.;i , ;:','.:.,; :/:■:;. : ■i'iThermilk-supply -at-''the--'\Vareu-:-.factory is l : ihcr|asing:;',dailyr;'the': largest' supplier talcing-clbse'on/fourteen; hundred of .milk a;dayi'-'-'iboutfseventeen'b'oxesi-'of butter .are'mad^':,(jaily,': which.-is four: more, thauj'r'i-' ■■'.;■ /'.':■'':':'' .;;' : The,Hawke s s : Bay. annual show : v.illib« .held'-at i-Hiis tings;: bhC,'Wedn'esday,.';and il'liursddy;'October'^?.;and" 20,^ : /Excursion'' fares?hav? JbeeH: arranged'''.frbrnVall-, sti'--:fi'6ns.'ly. : .Vf'.', : ''-. ; -' ; -''..'' :Vi '-''- -::'/:/;' V' I '-;'" ; :';E /

Cohiiiiittce [of .-the ;Manawatu:A..;aiid :P. ; AssdciatioiiVph-.-.Tuesday 'next, -the '■: 'ques-' .'tion/pf-, : ; annual ;geii*raV meetingVwill ;for; ,discuEsioi'i; x '.vlt'-'is,: -the /date frbiu'ihb.-present.'time.'.'in. January, to ;.a date'.iustjbefore,'or:.just after.'':the :dairy- show;iii? A;, notice; of .'motion .:has' alsb.beeii; given - for this meeting to proyidß>'additional : building'-acconimodar :. tipn,;.forithopiext *' show,.;.; at Vacost; :uot;,'ei;6eedih'g : 3;2dop. r: ;.'The',^ub- ( coniniittee' tpj -go.iinto^the > prbpbs'ai.' l 'tb .which Myill S'give' •'■ rise' ; ;tb;-'.ebnV ; sid erable \ discussion.',';:' ,binc'"between ;'rna:nufactiirors,.not- 'to -'exhibit .'■: at -.agriculturai. I'sh'ows';. will /.also, doubtless /'engage.',thevatterftipii-V- of >■:. the : H- :-"'.> 'S'-'i ;":^'-.v':; A■: ■ ■ ■'^-'

: ! "I' found, 'or'rather. learnt, that/butter. ■;iri,/'srisco.was-wortli 2si;.6djVa.lb., and as: far/as; I; could :learn hone lis /''sent DbMisibNi--'rep'ortef;"/on'./.his return- from. 'ateoad.-;;:/;-v/Z/v;.:';//!":'-: i ;-.//.;;'./;'■//r.Vr ;i : ; The ''Earuier'Shdi:Stockbreeder"/(London),.' 6ay6:-:'"The ', 'Royal; Commission on horse-breeding,-'in,,,the'j.cbui'se/of/its-re 1 - pprtj: deplores.'the: departure; of. s.b -' many. gbbd::,horsosv:abroa"d,!:but/vfhat /'is; /the: :breeder; : t6-' ; db/if/he ;cannbt:/Sell' in-ithe best.market?" Hp;Br-,thisj.'appliek;'to".'NeV-.Zealand,'; also];;is:: becoming; only ;.too: 'well '•Tealised.--V,-- i '';..L :^'':'; -','i'^Vv. ; / •:■■'''.;■';"'.■:• -.-:/>//•--

■' Thov.value; .'of .basic/ slag', 1 upon chalky: . down: land lias-been; oxemplifieu. in expert Stockbreeder," ;London).'.: ; ;.Ttie;-.-',otlfer.-;.' day,, a •'; party of' scientists';;investigated /the./ results,-. obtained at ; <Mr. Passraore's' ■'farm;' ' and' seemed i satisfied/.that;/the> use.*of/this admirable; manure'..requires 'to be still ; more/widely; investigated. .:://", ../// <u. :