GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1939, 23 December 1913, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

'About thirty head of sheen have been "•imported to the Wairarapa as a jes\ilt of Mr. William Perry's recent visit to Itho Old Country; ' These include Linfcolns, Romncys, and Southdowns. Siiico tho beginning of September '6831 small birds'-eggs and beads have been purchased by Mr. A. W. C'ftrmichael oil behalf of tho Tauranga Agricultural and Pastoral Association and OFniitgi'owors 1 Association. Tho largest .vendor of eggs was a lad who resides in tho borough; who sold 1368 eggs. Tho •sum of £5 Is. 4d. lias been paid out by 'Mr. C'armichaol at tho rate of twopence per dozen for eggs and fourpenco per .dozen for heads.

Has the Lincoln sheep really originntcd from -England? Mr. W. Perry, the well-known Lincoln breeder, of Masterton, lias his doubts. - Ho told tho .farmers ou Saturday that when ho visited the Forum at Rome ho saw a slab ' with figures of a bullock, pig, and sheep upon it. The. sheep was a truo type of n Lincoln, and it seemed that this breed must have been in existence for thousands of years. . ;

It is reported that the Stratford Dairy Company has installed an up-to-date r casein plant in tho Toko creamery, and started operations last week.

The cheeso industry is bounding ahead »t a gwat..,pnce, and some factories aro incfensed profits. ..Jt is gratifyinfr to find that all factories that have recently installed "Victor"- Vats are amongst the increased-profit earners. But it is only a repetition of -things that havo hnpneiied before. "Victor' Vats ensure better quality cheese: therefore tho profit ■must riso in accordance. Follow the profit, earners' lead and instal "Victor" :Vnts. Albert ,T. Parton, Plumber, Carterton.—Advt.