GENERAL FARMING NEWS. MASTERTON A. & P. SOCIETY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1879, 13 October 1913, Page 10

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

MASTERTON A. & P. SOCIETY.

Owing to nn alteration having been made in the dates of tho earlier spring shows; in tho North Island, the Wairarnpa Show dates have not been correctly stated in some South Island papers,, to whom intimation has now been forivarded. Tho dates are as advertised, October 29-and 30, and schedules may ho obtained by sending o postcard or telegram to tho secretary, Carterton. Tho revision of a most important part 'of tho schedule issued by tlie Waira-i-apa P. arid S. Society is that 'devoted to classes for sowing and fancy work, Wid to exhibits by. school children. These classes promise to be moro popular than ever, and are expected to ,'jirch. iVido a display seldom Ecen'm\an:'agncnl'trual hall. ... Prizes anj ' gonorpus, and' entry-feo small, so that nono can complain of lack' af ericonragoment. Present indications aro said to bo fav>urablo towardslthe prospects of an estellent show.'iu tho Wairarapa at tho ■ end of the month. Inquiries are reported to be more numerous than usual, and booking accommodation for. ownors and stock is heavy. A pleasing' feature will be the exhibits of well-' .known breeders who were not showing 'ill the Wairarapa last year. A freak steer is at present on exhibition in Nelson. The animal differs from other animals in that it has live legs. The extra limb is between the front legs and' a littlo above tliem. The beast is now nearly two years old, is growing normally, .and is in perfect wealth. The.ostru leg, too, has dovel'oped as much as tho other legs, tho ■only difference being that it is a trifle shorter. The duty on butter imported: into the RJnited States has been rodiiced from six to two cents., as a result of the new Tariff fyjvision Act, according to a •cablegram received by Mr. H. E. Pacoy, .manager of the New Zealand Dairy 'Association, Auckland. Thin duty is cless than that in Canada,, whore it . is '.three cents., and in .the .opinion of Mr., ItPacey trado in butter with the United States promises to develop to an extent rqu.il to that with Canada. Several big ''""American orders hav« already been booked on the strength of the revised ■tariff, and with increased'transit'facilities the butter trade ' with America . should be a flourishing one. Two lambs to one ewe ivo numerous,and three are not infrequent, but fivo [s surely phenomenal. Mr: August iMyers, of West 1 Oxford, has a owe that pave birth to fivo lambs, four of which ®ro alivo anil doing well. It is estimated- that 2000. acres aro being lidded to the fruitgrowing area in and 'around Nelson' this year. In a Maori Court case at Gisborne, the question was under discussion as to what kind of a Toller was used in a certain paddock. "Was it a Cambridge roller?" asked tho solicitor. "No, it was a blue-gum roller," said the witness. "Was that a Cambridge roller?" jigaini suggested the lawyer. His Worship, laughingly, did not think so, and the CouTt interpreter suggested that it was a Tipperar.v roller. This settled it, and a Tipperary roller it is. "I have not seen the hills drier at this period of the year for the last twenty-two years," said a Masterton settler to an "Age" representative on . Friday. Excellent work is being done by the nowly-formed' Cow Testing Association at Cheltenham, and the return for September, though some of tho cows caino in lato, shows how valuablo the association is going to ho. The number of cows tested was 42L The greatest weight of inilk was 15751b., and tho least 2251b. The host test was 7.1, and tho lowest 2.8. For tho month tho highest roturn was 14101b, of milk, containing 63.581b. of fat; the lowest.22olb. . of milk, with 8.411b, of butter-fat.

GENERAL' COMMITTEE. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Masterton, October 11. The monthly meeting of tho General Committee of tho Masterton A. and P. Association was held in tho •A. and P. rooms to-day, thero being present: Messrs. 0. C. Cooper (president), A. D. M'Master, J. H. James, J. C. M'KilTop, H. Evans, J. E. Perry, O. H. Perry, J. Morris, G. H. Shaw, A. J. Percy, C. F. Vallance. J. Strang, W. Cooper, D. M'Gregor, D. Foreman, It. Gray, G. C. Williams, and E. Harper. A letter was read from Mr. B. Westmoreland, expressing appreciation of the work dono by tho sub-committee which had dealt with tho matter of an alleged mistake in tho jumping event at tho last show.—Received. Tho Hon. W. F. Massey, Prime Minister, wrote stating that lie was desir■ous of having the necessary legislation placed on tho Statute Book to facilitate the setting" up of a Board of !Agriculturo. "You will understand," ho said, "that in introducing a chango of this description .thero aro many matters to bo thought of, and consequently somo littlo timo must elapso in gotting the •scheme in order." The report of the meeting of the 'Agricultural Committee, at which it had been decided to conduct ccrtain experiments, was read. Mr. 11. Gray pointed out that there were threo or four acres of the Solway Estate that were unsold, and he understood that the Solway syndicate wero quite willing that this land should be used for experimental purposes. The president stated that when the land wa3' sold the proceeds wero to bo handed over to tho association. It was a quostion whether the utilising of the laud for experiments would spoil a sale. Mr. A. J. Percy pointed cut that it was desirable-to conduct tho experiments over a period of years. Mr. D. M'Gregor thought the land rather too valuable for experimental purposes. " After further discussion, the matter was referred to the Agricultural Committee, to negotiate as it thought fit with tho Solway syndicate. The now members' committeo reported that a circular had been sent out to each member of tho association asking him to procure ono or moro now members—The name of Mr. T. Murray, of Eketabuna, was added to the Members' Committee. Tho report of the specinl meeting, at which tho schedule had been revised, was adopted. Tho report' of tho meeting of the General Committee, at which Mr. E. Harper presided, was read. The caretaker reported having made a number of improvements during the month,. Messrs. Strang and Gray were appointed to arrange for tho erection of'.wirenetted feed-sacks in cattle-pens. It was decided that a ton of pressed straw bo provided for bedding in cattle-pens and horse-boxes. \ The charges for the admission of horses of non-members to tho paddocks was fixed at one shilling.