FARMING NOTES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 297, 13 November 1934, Page 5

FARMING NOTES.

RURAL RAKINGS

Mr J. A. Russell, of Palmerston North, and Major R. A. Wilson, of Marton, were among the judge's in the live stock classes of the Canterbury A. and P. Show last week.

A meeting of directors of the Te Awamutu Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., yesterday passed a unanimous resolution congratulating the Government on the passing of the Agricultural (Emergency Powers) Bill as a first step toward the reorganisation of the dairy industry and tile rehabilitation of the financial position of dairy farmers.

Now that the warm days of summer aro' here again, those farmers who have their farms well sheltered and shaded with trees are appreciating the benefits which trees afford, says a Hawke’s Bay exchange. Not only do. trees assist in the conservation of soil moisture, a most important factor in pasture growth during the summer months in Hawke’s Bay, but they also are very welcome to stock during the heat of the day.

A pet lamb is to be found in many country homes, but a “freak” lamb is the possession of Alma, daughter of Mr Eric Baker, “Te Karaka,” Tuakau. The lamb, born some weeks ago, has fivo legs, the “spare” leg growing in between the two forelegs. Although not as long as the other four legs, the extra leg is fully formed and has two separate hoofs on it, with two distinct toes on each hoof. No inconvenience is caused the animal by the extra leg, and it is thriving. Talking about keeping pastures clean, a Hawke’s Bay farmer said recently that each year he always gave the pastures around the trees in paddocks a thorough harrowing and liming. The concentration of stock in those areas must load to fouling of the ground, and by opening up the pasture and dressing with lime the growth is stimulated and the pasture kept sweet. On several farms it was a noticeable feature that the pasture around shelter trees was frequently dirty and thereby made a ready source for sheep becoming contaminated with disease.