FARMING NOTES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 293, 8 November 1934, Page 5

FARMING NOTES.

RURAL RAKINGS. A yearling draught filly changed hands at the Levin sale on Tuesday at £29. Several runholders from the Mackenzie country in South Canterbury reported last -week that sheep were showing the effect of recent, wet weather. Ewes in particular were, in comparison with other years, weak in condition. In some instances there had been heavy lamb mortality. It was generally agreed that a few weeks of fine weather would make a great difference in the condition of stock. Tire New South Wales Minister for Agriculture (Mr Main) has introduced into the Legislative Assembly a measure to cope with the grasshopper menace. The Bill was passed through all stages. Mr Main said that about 9,395,000 acres were moderately infested, and 16,384,000 acres heavily infested. A percentage of egg beds, ranging from 2 per cent, to 5 per cent., covered an area of about 889,000 acres. The Bill imposes a special levy on occupiers, not exceeding Id per head in the case of large stock, and enc-r.ixth nf a . Tvo.>«" case of sheep.