GENERAL FARM TOPIC.

Grey River Argus, 11 May 1923, Page 8

GENERAL FARM TOPIC.

In view oi a cheapening in the prices of lamb at the Addington stock market recently. The North Canterbury executive of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union decided to request the .Meat Producers ’ Board to withhold shipments of meat to London, if this were necessary, to prevent or deal with a glut in supplies on the London market. “My advice to New Zealand agriculturists is to leave boef alone and go in for wool, mutton, lamb, and dairying products,” said Mr W. S. Lambe, formerly of the Argentine, who is visiting Auckland. “For beef production,” ke continued, “you have not a chance of competing with the Argentine. ’ ’ There has just been shipped to Montevideo, per s.s. Armagh, a consignment of New Zealand-bred merino rams. Some years ago a very valuable trade with Argentine and Uruguay existed, principally for Corriedales. When growing mangels remember the value of salt. The mangel is really indigenous to the sea-coast, and its ash contains from 25 to 50 per cent. «f common salt, which explains the insatiable appetite of this root for saline dressing. About scwt. per acre of salt is a usual dressing for mangel land_ The Woodville Co-op. Dairy Co., Ltd, have received cable advice from London of the sale of a shipment of cheese per s.s. Kent, realising 150 s per cwt (1/4 per lb for cheese). This would equal to suppliers 2/7 per lb butterfat. The company, on the 20th of lasi month, made the largest individual payout in its history. To Safe for this season advances have been made equalling 1/6 per lb butter-fat.