GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1030, 20 January 1911, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

The Lachlau'P.-and A. Association, I Hillston, New South AVales, recently disqualified a member for two years for writing an insulting letter to a.judge at the association's show.. Tho Dairy Commissioner . (Mr. D. Cuddie) is. visiting, dairy factories in Tqrannki. . - Grass-seed, harvesting is keeping settlers busy, at.-Eua I4ou, in Southern Hawke's Bay. . The Ballanco Dairy Company is' reported to have ordered 70 tons, of basis slag through the National Dairy Association. . The output from the Eltham Dairy Factory continues to show-' a big increase compared with that of last sea-, ■ son. Last month 304,0251b. of butter was manufactured, as against 289,092 in December, 1909, the respectivo payments being, ,£lO,S9i and <£10,356. The average ■test'was 3.55." The probable output for the season, is estimated at 959 tons. The output for last season was a littlo over 862 tons, which, was about 73J tons better than in the preceding sgason, ..so it will bo seen that the record of the company is one of steady progress. i.

The committee of the Stratford A. and .P. Association met on Friday night, and passed the 'balance-shect in connection with the society's first annual show' (re.ports the "Stratford Post"). The statement of assets and liabilities shows'.that the assets total .£3090 6s. 5d., and the liabilities' ,£2616 4s. lid., leaving «£'4SO Is: ,Gd. to bo transferred to the profit and ■loss account. Tlie profit and loss account shows that the total receipts wero ,£l4ll 9s. 9d., including £193.'135. 3d. from gate taking's and .£533-9s. 6d. from members' subscriptions. The total expenditure was dEP3I St. 3d., which included ■£409 13s. Gd. i'or prize awards. Stock of every, description at Alfredton are looking remarkably well, and a record number of fats is expected to leave the district, says the "Express." Blackberry is reported to be thriving on some of the reserves in the Eketahuna county. One day last week most of the Alfredton settlers who had bush to burn , took advantage .of the heavy nor'-westerly; ami consequently the district, especially to the east of Alfredton, was-(according.to tho Eketalmna "Express") enshrouded in a pall of smoke. Good burns eventuated.: • Seven suppliers of milk to the Ballance Dairy Company drew over ,£IOO each for milk supplied last month, two drew over £200 each, and one (Jlr. T. Quirk) ,£260 —Exchange. . No fewer than 12,425. sheep were, dispatched from the Featherston Railway Station last week,, according to a report from the Wairarapa. The following entries have been , received'for the ram fair to be held under the auspices of the A. and P. Society at Hastings on January 26 and 27:—Shearling and 2-shear rains, 5712; stud rams. 122; rams, SCI. Water is getting very scarce about Alfredton, and in some parts it is scarcer than was tho case during the drought, says a correspondent of the "Express:"- • The weather has been rather changeable for harvesting (says the Okato correspondent of tho "Taranaki News"), but should be good for young turnips, but whatever is the reason, turnip crops are not showing well, being in most cases very thin and, patchy, ami others have had'to be re-sown.' . East of Stratford there are good crops of fruit this year. Plums are very plen- 1 tiful, also apples. Owing to the ' unsettled weather many of the farmers have had a somewhat trying time with the haymaking this season (says the Tekiri correspondent of the Hawcva "Star"). One farmer made four unsuccessful attempts to get in his hnv whilst another had the pleasure (or otherwise) of watching .his neighbour'haymaking in tho sunshine, but being prevented by u*ct from oartinjj■ liis■ The Victorian Government, have boon expertly informed that the work of freezing lambs in private cold stores is imperfectly carried out. lieecntly in one week 12,000 carcasses were returned from the vessels' side, ns they had been insufficiently frozen. Half-frozen carcasses are sold in London as damaged meat.

LIVE STOCK'SALES. Messrs. Dalsety and Co. report:—At our Falmerston North sale yesterday a small entry of sheep and a coad entry of (attic, principally weaner.s. cara? forward. Small mixed lambs, fe.; old owe?. 6s. lid.; small *;tootii wethers, 9s. 6d.; small 2-tooth ewes. 13s. 2d.; fat 2-tooth ewes, 13.". 5d.; fat 4tooth ewes, 145.; fat wethers, 14s. 3d. Cattle: Mixed vreaners. small, 265. to SC«s.; better sorts, 345. to £2: pood weaner heifers, £2 ss. to £2 125., .f2 18s. gd. to £2 19s. %•; fit-ore cows, to £3 17s. fid.; fat cows, to £5 15s.

Messrs. Abraham ar-d "Williams report:— At our Palmerston Korth sale on Thursday we had a fair yardinu of sheep, and a heavy yarding of cattle. Sheep told well, every lot being disposed of at late rates. Cattle were- in good demand, very little ffoinff out unsold. We nuote:—Sheep; woolly lambs, 9s. 6d. to Us.; 2-tooth wethers, lis. lid. to 12s. 3d. Cattle: 2to 2iyear steers, £5; fat bullocks, £7 ICe.: fa;, cows. £4 to £5 65.: forward cows, £3 to £<. 155.; weaners, 205., 345.. 355., to £2 106;: bulls, £3 to £4.

Ihe New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co./ Ltd., report :—At ilimitanfri, on Monday, we had a good yarding of both sheep .and cattle." Buyers wero in attendance, and a brisk sale resulted. At Palmerston North on Thursday sheep and ca fi l )2nne d in fair numbers, and | sold well at late rates, very little beiue turned out unsold. We ouote:—At Himi- | tangi—Sheep: Fat and forward ewes, lis. lid. to 12s. 3d.: cull lambs, 4s. fid. Cattle: TA rs (small), lfo. to 205.; medium weaners, 30s. to 345.; store cows, £2 * 14s. to £3 83. 6d.; forward cows, £3 15s. to £4 36.; fat cows, £4 10s. to £5 35., £3 los. to £4 os.; fat cows, £4 IDs. to £5 35.; cows and calves, £3 155.; fat heifers (light), £4; springing heifers, £5 12s. 6d.; cows in milk, * u s ; 10s.; cows in calf, £3 10<?. to £4 -55.; 18-month* heifers, £3 4s". to £3 153.; 2-yoar steers. £4 25.; storo bullocks, £6; bulls, £3 7a. 6d. to £3 17s. 6d. At Palmerston iSorth: —Sheep: Forward ewe-;. 9s sma -- 2-tooth wethers, 10s! 6d.; woolly lambs (small), Bs. Ud. Oat lie* iura) 00 '!/ 5 }^ I ™' 12 foi t0 235:1 wca , nCTS (uiedJS wc • - 0 ' 6d -:. weaners <eood), 335. to 375.: Bprinsins heifers. .£4 ss. t-j ffiforward cows. .£4: ycnrlinc Gtcers, £2 if s ' 6d.: cow and calf, £4 155.; bulb, £3- inl month Jarsoy cross heifers. £6 12s. '6d • H'iLW&.M coant ot Mr - J -