FARM AND STATION.

Gisborne Times, Volume LIX, Issue 9572, 25 July 1923, Page 2

FARM AND STATION.

A GENEROUS DONATION. PEDIGREE BULLS FOR RETURNED SOLDIERS. MR, A. J. FAULKNER’S OFFER. ' The Farmers’ Union lias been interesting itself for some time past in procuring pedigree bulls for local returned soldiers engaged in dairy farming, and, in this connection, a particularly generous offer has been received from Mr. A. J. Faulkner, of M-uriwai. He has a number of grade Jersey cows by Granny’s Knight out of Granny’s Fancy, which gave, under a semi-official teat, sGolbs of butter-fat in a season. He is breeding from these cows with a registered pedigree bull, bred by Boot h and Sons, who have the full brother of this bull as bead of their beret. From bis herd, Mr. Faulkner anticipates a crop of fifteen to 18 bull calves, and. with, the exception of two which be retains for himself, be will donate the remainder, when they are, dropped, to the returned soldiers of the district. The conditions are that the returned men are to take the calves, rear them, and use them for their own purposes. They are not to sell them to make gain or profit. He expects the men to deal fairly with the stock and thus derive the benefits intended by the donor. They are especially invited* to inspect the bulls and,the herd from winch the calves a’-o to bo obtained. Returned men desiring to avail themselves of this oiler are invited to make application to the secretary of the Farmers’ Union, at Gisborne.

“How your council li-.vs the face to ask me for rates is a wonder to me,'' wrote a To Kowhai set tier in forwarding a cheque for £34, to a mooting of the Waipa County. ‘‘They Have never spent one shilling; on inv i-oad in their lives, and 1 have to ride if l want to ;n> to Hamilton. J. consider rdioir treatment to me a disgrace to any local body. I wish to inform the Waipa County Council that it is my intention to cite them before the Minister of Lands, i am simply paying rates to keep up roads for oilier people. 1 consider a black man would not. or should not, be treated as I have been.’’ While the road in question might not be all that was required, the riding member expressed that it was no worse than many others, and the communication was received.

Tins story drifts down from the North Island, and Peninsula farmers who have hoard it have chuckled accordingly (says the -Christo!) iutlk Press). Tiie Government dairy expert had been doing the district, testing the herds and so forth. He was being entertained at a- certain place, and, in responding ‘-u the toast.ol bis hoaith. lie took occasion to comment upon the quality of the 1 herds lie bad ci.-me across, and imu don tally to stress the imnortam-e oi having the cows tested. “Some cows were good, really good : some were p.rnr. many were indifferent, while there were some that didn’t even pay for their keep.” So hr summed up the situation. Then came an audible growl from a.n interested listener who happened to be the storekeeper of the township : “Yes and ! know a lot of bally cows in tins place, tun. who don't pay for their feed!"