GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1215, 25 August 1911, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

A sub-committee of the Wairarapa and Eisl Coast Pastoral and Agricultural Society is at present engaged in formulating a. number of schemes to submit.to the society with a view to enabling youns judges to be encouraged and broadened. The reports; should make interesting reading when they are brought down, and they may possibly give the lead to a number of other toeieties.

The outlook for butter and cheese in»the North of Auckland districts is very good, according to a recent visitor. The grass h coming on well, and a big output is being looked forward to.

Tho Hawera. Dairy Company has decided to dispose of the season's output of cheese through Messrs. A. Lane and Co. ou open consignment. It is underctood that a straight-out offer ■of Gd. was received, but the directors decided, in view, of the promising , prospects, on open consignment. .

A local butter merchant ivlio has just completed a lour of the Wairarapa, states that" he found things in a very satisfactory condition aa regards butter ' and cheese" prospects. Farmers, he staffs, are looking forward to a fcood season, and in livo or. three- weeks Rime of them expect to start chMW-inakiiiij. The Greytown Dairy Factory openod on Monday morning with a supply of a 3-. gallon*. The Dalelicld and the 'Xarataln Companies open their seasons on Monday next. The Marlborough branch of the Farmers' Union has approved of the proposal to levy on farmers to pay the salary ot a producers' representative in London. There is stated to be a brisk demand in Masterto'n tor eggs from good laying strains, it being t'lio intention of quite a number of local residents to devote themselves to poultry-raising tins year. The Greytown Fruitgrowing Company have now between 12,000 ami 13,000 trees planted. A planting of GO odd trees has just boon completed. Large drafts of yearlings are at present going out of the Mauaia district, says the "Witness." Mr. J. F. Stevensoii sold 200, which were taken into the Dannevirke district, and another Plains ninn sold a draft which wore taken to the Waikato. The Stratford A. and P. Association has decided to endeavour to have a stockmen's event added to the schedule for tho next show. A suggestion was made by Mr. I). Gordon at tho annual meeting of the Taihape branch of the Farmers' Union, says Hie local paper, (hat tho secretary should find out from the farmers in his canvass whether they- would bo agreeable as a body to join in a co-operative organisation to make arrangements with the freezing companies that they should buy all rat stock through the uiiion, and by the pound; thus enabling them to sell at a better price, a> well as s'avo Ihe expense of maintaining several buyers. Some farmers in the Hoiowhenua, County are slated lo be devoting their attention to the cultivation of Cape barley, with the purpose of testing its qualities as a fattening feed for the winter. What is being sought to prove is whether the barley can be grown for feed when there is practically no other feed available. ' During the past, twelve months, according to the. "Journal of the Department of Agriculture," eight new butter factories, and 27 new cheese factories have Wn registered with tho Department. There were also registered 35 private dairies and sis packing-houses.