GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1038, 30 January 1911, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Tho "total entries received by tho Central A. and P. Association, Waipukurau, at the time of closing late entries, was 502, made up as follows :--Horses and competitions, 301; cattle, 21; sheep, CO; dogs, 8; homo industries', 100. iTlio hunters anil' steeplechase events, have been filled, there, being no. fewer than 32 entries'--in the former-competition. Great enthusiasm, is. -being, displayed, and over •10-new members have ' been proposed at the last two committee meetings. Everything augurs well-for a'very successful initial show, all that is now required being a line day..

Thursday's ' rain was very' welcome around Blenheim, where the land was in ■a very dry state. A sheepfarmer, writing to this paper, states. that owing to tho spell the j sheep were not looking at' thtir best;'"'"' "

. Pi:?pr.rations for tho eighteenth annual A. and'P. Show at Golden Bay are now well forward. The entries show a substantial increase, in the aggregate over those of last year (says the Nelson "Colonist"). . There is ' a falling-off in tho sheep classes, but several other items show a substantial increase, notably in cnttlc and pigs, and. in vegetable and fruit exhibits. In the tent ..classes the increase in entries is/the more remarkable .as this year there is not a single entry from Collin,gwood, wlicreas • last year", there were some sixty entries from that district. Below aro a list of 'this year's entries, with those of last year in parentheses after each:—Horses, 147 (114); cattle, 77 (SG); sheep,- 7G (87); piss, 26 (17): poultry, 22 (22); docs, 11 (12); bread and pastry, 112 (127)'; domestic produce, G4 (59); vegetables and fruit, 247 (20G); flowers, 49 (58); farm produce, 12 (10); clionping competitions, 12 (10); suwing, G (4). Grand total for this year, BGI, against Sl3 for last year. In a report of. a meeting of the Hastings branch of the Farmers' Union, the "Tribune" says:—"Tho chairman brought up-.thO' matter of noo'ing orders for farmers'-: requisites. This matter had been discussed at a former meeting, when it was decided to let it stand over until the .quarterly meeting. r -Mr. .Masters stated that several other branches of the union had tried the system, which had met ttitli success. Mr. Cartrisrht. Brown said that recently he had had e. talk with a Mend in nnoth'er district, and ho stated that through indenting a certain class of niejiure' through a largo firm qf chants, he had got it at a considerably less price than the th:n ruling market nrice."... On the motion of Mr. S. Chambers, a ■ sub-committee,' consisting, of Messrs.. Brown, Masters, and Chambers, was appointed, to go into, the matte)-, .regarding pooling orders, and also to 'have power to act.

Although the weather has been very dry for some time about To Polme (I-lp.wko's Bay) thero is said to bo pjenty of green feed about. Tho country on the East Coast of. the Wairarapa is reported to bo looking ipuch greener than the areas inland. The Noxious Weeds Inspector' had a prosecution day in the Inglewood Magistrate's Court recently. ■ Six settlers,: it .is reported, wore' fined' amounts varying from ■ £o t0',4:2. y-:-The; output of cheese by the"; Joll Corii-pahj-JVone of -the biggest.' Tatanaki'cori'cerns, last'month-was 310 tons,'an increase of five tons over the corresponding month of the previous year. Tho amount due ,to milk suppliers for the month totalled .£11,775. „ (Farmers -thoiWaira:ra*p'a district '«»oi£> fhVt'-tJv6'Tecent hot weather has" Had a considerable, effect in drying their pastures, though at the samo time thero is plenty of rough feed available, says the "Herald."