AUSTRALIAN FRUIT.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1248, 5 October 1911, Page 8

AUSTRALIAN FRUIT.

MADE DESCRIPTIONS NECESSARY. The attention of shippers of fruit to New Zealand is directed by the New South Wales Agricultural Department to the provisions of tho Commonwealth Commerce Act with regard to "trade descriptions" of such consignments. The Dclartinent points out that it is intended ' that , these conditions' shall be more rigidly enforced in future, and agents and ■ others concerned are.asked to note that the Comptroller-General of Customs cou r siders that tho State supervising officer is justified under the regulations in pre-. venting fruit affected wi.tV scale (either dead or alive) from beins exported unless, the; trade description indicates that su.ch fruit is diseased. The fact that the fruit is diseased does not- prevent shipment, but a permit to- ship.'may be refused un-.-. less the true description "dismifcd" i? marked on tho cases. If shippers are unable truthfully to declare that the fruit • is clean-and freo from, disease, they have thei.option cf having it. ported, removing the objectionable portion, and repacking the sound.ami cleaii fruit. ' BUTTER FOR VANCOUVER. A.shipment of butter will be made to Vancouver in tho Maitai, this month by - 3tfe*srs. ■ Hill and Barton. This is the first delivery under the contract which ' the firm has" entered into for the season. ;GENERAL FARMING NEWS. The lambing returns from several of the flocks in the Hasterton district are not turning out as well as could be desired, says tho "Wairarapa Times," the chief ca'iLse being the severity of tlio recsnt southerly gale, which accounted for the death oi' a very large number of lambs. As far as can 'bo'ascertained at present, the general run of percentages is from 81 to 90 per cent; . Referring to the damage - done to early potatoes and tomatoes in gardens nround Waitara by last Saturday's frost, a Tara- _, naki' paper says that about 30 varieties of potatoes, mostly hew importations supplied to Mr. (J..V. Tate for test purposes, suffered severely. Although the mortality amongst lambs in. the I'eUding district bus been much less' than usual this year, it is stated" that a number of deaths, due ta inflammation of the.kidneys, lmvo occurred duriug the past fortnight. Uy the steamer Wakool, which left Melbourne- early in July last, a small consignment of Victorian Western District factorv biftter, packed in pine, but protected by a patent iuuer envelope, was forwarded- to London. The Western District Co-operative Company lia.s received from its representative in London a cable message, intimating that the butter had been received "free from taint; weights full" the-message adding, "inner casing considered very good protection from taint." Chick-rearing is not only profitable, but'a'pleasure', when you feed 'A. and p " Chick Raiser. It is a complete and nroporly-blendcd food for Young Chicks. Obtainable from all storekcepcrs.-Advt. Dairy farmers must have strong, serviceable, and easily-cleaned cans. Victor is tho 'name of tho can that suits every requirement, and it pays handsomely to uso these cans and no others. Every lid will fit every can. Send for a catalogue) to Albert J. Tarton, Carterton. •