THE SHOW SEASON.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 989, 2 December 1910, Page 8

THE SHOW SEASON.

' A' TABLE OF DATES. j .The following is a list of dates of A. md P. Shows up till February next. Many South Island shows and some in :he far north of this island aro omited:- . December. r -B.—Stratford; at Stratford. January. !5— Bush Districts, at Woodville. !2.—Eketahuna (Farmers' Union). February. —Central Hawke's Bay, at Waipukurau. I. Horowhcnua, at Levin. '-B.—Feilding, at Fcilding. I—Dannevirke, at Dannevirke. 0-11.—Pahiatua-Akitio, at Pahiatua. 4,15.-Masterton, at Mnsterton. 6.—Waimarino A., P., H., and I. Association, at Kaetihi. GENERAL FARMING NEWS. Early in, the week, rain suspended hearing work in the Te Wharau disrfct, Wairarapa. Large consignments of wool, it is said, ire being sent away almost daily from he Carterton railway station. There is an abundance of feed here low; in fact, it is going to waste on onio of.the places (says a Rua Roa corespondent of the Dannevirke "News"). Twelve farmers of Parkvale.and Carerton: Messrs. T. Mid, C. Reid, A.\ )aysh, A. Osborne, S. Swan, J. W. Whitaker, J. Wadham, G. Eaton, E. Matson, l. Hooker, K. M'Laren, and Arch. IThee, visited the State farm at Wereoa on Wednesday, with the object of leaning information as to the farming methods adopted there. A large area of land in the Konini disrict has been ploughed and sown in rops this season, and ploughing is still eing done. One settler (says tho "Pahiaua Herald") has just started on a padock of twenty acres, which' ho intends owing with root crops, and another) armer has a similar area to turn over or . rapo and turnips. The milk supply to the dairy factories a the Martinborough district has been tationary for the past few weeks (says Standard"), tat the rain n Sunday should keep it up for a week r two more. The Tawaha Company sent jrward seven tons of cheese for the s.s. .rawa, and the Otaraia Company seven 3ns for the same boat. ■ • Haymaking is now in progress in tho [astcrtou district. All idea of drought has been dispelled r the To Wharau district, says a corsspbndent of the Masterton "Age," who tates that splendid.- rains have fallen, ud tho Country is looking fresh and reen. ' Nearly 200 dozen eggs, it is reported, ero dispatched 1 to Wellington on Tuesay,.by':the Carterton -Egg' Circle. Tho Rua Eoacrcamery'is aliout at its est at present (says 'a correspondent of le Dannevirke "News"). The ■ amount i milk is more than double that which as- taken' last year. " Shearing is almost completed in the onini district'- (says'.tho'"Palii'atua HorId"), the 'fine, weather ."(being all that, raid be desired. Some of'the sheds out out" without hardly,'a stop, which 'a;very unusual'.thing'for this district t this 'time of the. year. Farmers near Dannevirke have been ;periencing some peculiar weathej here ilate, as many (says an exchange) asrar '• seasons in the one day,, thunder ;pfm's taking the lead. '■ Tho rain: has one. an'enormbus amount : of good to le farmers generally, especially to those ho have sown grass seed on tho recently urnt bush. The committee of the Carterton branch f the Wairarapa Egg Circle is centering the .matter of . endeavouring to btain concessions in the purchase of oultry foods. ,; i ■ . The milk supply at the Konini Butter 'actory. is'reported to be well in advance f last year's supply, and it is expected j reach a total of 4500 gallons in tho ush of tho season. -At' the present time he daily output'., of. butter is 83 boxes. At Mr. Donald Maclennan's recent sale f thirty-two Shorthorn, bulls at Buenos .yres, Orphan Courtier, bred from that scellent family of Irish Shorthorns the Tphan Luxuries, by the Right Hon. 'rederick Wrench, made the second kighit.price of the sale, 14,000 dollars, equivamt.to .£1,232 : sterling r (says the "Farler -and Stockbreeder," London). Crops 1 on tlie Wereroa State.Farm are ibking exceedingly well, and this is, of jurse,. attributable to' the splendid Wea-, ler'of .the'past few .weeks. Some forty ifferent kinds of turnips, swedes,. etc., ave been put in for experimental pyroses. . Haymaking will begin, next vveek. he hay crops aro very heavy ones.— evin "Chronicle." Opunake (Taranoki) gardener's are', com- > laining that after the . recent. warm «ns the potato blight, made' its appearilce; though not,in so severe, a,form.as i :the past; alsiv as the crops 'are well dvanced. .it is 1 , possible that no great arm will be done. News from Waitara states that stock .re being' sent to the freezing' works in lig numbers now, and that somo of the leasts are of great quality. The country and cattle are looking n the. pink of condition all round tho Vaitara district (says the *' "Taranaki <ews" correspondent). So well have padlocks - come on that already hay-making s going on, whilst a lot more is ready nd waiting . for. the mower. . Oats are Iso'well forward anaVshowlng good heads, rhilst maize is very abundant, and will irove a : handy: change in, February, when rass will, probably be feeling the effects f the drier weather. Milk returns and ests are high, prices good, and everyhing points, to the farmers having a nost prosperous, year. Close on .£7OOO will be paid for the November month to the three butter actories near Waitara for their butter. LIVE STOCK SALES. Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report:—At our 'almcrston sale yesterday there was a mall entry of sheep, and a fair yarding if cattle. All lines changed hands at the ollowing prices-.—Sheep: Fat shorn ewes, n 155." 2d.i fat lambs, to 15s. 2d.: Cattle: Small weaner'heifers, 375.; yearling steers, 32 10s. 6d. to £2 18s.: yearling heifers, £3 s.; empty heifers, £3 12s. to £4; stoTO :ows £3 sc. to £3 95.; fat cows. £5 55.; :o\vs in calf. £4 10s. to £4 17s. 6d.; Jersey mile, £6; Holstcin cows, £8 2s. 6d.; Holitein bulls, £12 ss. ' ' Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd. (Palnerston North branch) report:—At our lunterville sale on November Z9 wo had i fair entry of both sheen and cattle, ill of which were disposed of at prices as >clow:-Shecp: Two-tooth wethers, 125.; two md four-tooth wethers, 12s. 9d.; fat owes, 2s. 10d.; four-tooth wethers, 14s. Id.; fat vethcrs, 16s. Id. Cattle: Small ycarting itecrs, £2 Us. 6d. to £2 18s.: bulli. to £3 's. 6d.; empty cows, to £3 IBs. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., rojort:—At Palmerston on Thursday all Masses of stock met with good competiion, and'every lot offered was sold at tho 'ollowing quotations:—Sheep: Shorn two,ooth ewes, 13s. 2d. to 13s. fid.; two-tooth ivcthcrs, 12s. 2d.'to-15s. 2d.'; fat ewes, 135.: 'at wethers, 14s. Bd.; ewes and lambs (all :ounted), Bs. 4d.; cull two-tooths, 86.; woolly 'at ewes, 20s. Cattle: Three and four-year jullocks, £6 6s.;.rough three-year bullocks, £5 12s. 6d:; two-year steers, £3 175.; two md a half-year steers, £4 10s. 6d.; fat lows, £4 15s. to £5 3s. 6d.: forward cows, £3 lis. to £4 Is.'; store cows, £2 to £3 Is.; yearling steers, £2 7s. 6d. to £2 125.; yearling dairy heifers, £2 12s. 6d. to £3 2s. 6d.; iveancrs, *20s. 4d. to 265. Gd.; springing licifers, £5 sa; to £5 6s. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Ltd. (Palmerstou North branch) report:—On Wednesday wo held o clearing sale on accouut of Mr. 11. T Lynne at Foxton. There was a good tie aiand for cows, which made from £5 foi throe-teaters to £11 12s. 6d. for cows ir full profit, the herd. averaging £7 10s Store stock sold well. Heifers in calf £4 15s. to £6 26. 6d.; cows in calf, £5 t< £6 Pigs: Sows, £1 Us. to £4; porkers, 21s to 235. 6d.; baconcrs, 365. On Thursday a Palmerston we had a fair entry of sheci and cattle, and report a good sale. Prices Forward ewee, 10s.; fat ewes, 15s. 3d.; ewei and lambs, 19s. 4d.; mixed yearlings, £ Is.; yearling bulls, iNOw fiftecn-raontl aeifcTS. £3 os. 6d.; bullocks. £6 7a. 6d.