FEILDING NOTES.
■ —« (By Telccraph—Snccial Correspondent.) Feilding, December 29. Last'week the Pcilding Egg Circle .disposed of its eggs in Wellington at the highly- satisfactory price of Is. 4d. per dozen. Between' 300 and 400 dozen" eggs were dispatched, and this, therefore, represents a fairly substantial sum coining into tho district for : the produce of the poultry farms. A factory manager of this district states that tho quantity of butter-fat being received at the present time is about ten per cent, below that 'of the corresponding period of last year, but with the enhanced price, the farmers were getting the same amount iu payment, so that they were not going back in regard to profits. Tho prico of cheese was very high, and likely to remain so for some time, and. ho betioved tho cheese factories would be ablo to pay for the milk a price equal.to Is. 2d. for butter-fat. The whole outlook for the dairyman was a distinctly good ono.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1324, 30 December 1911, Page 15
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