FARMING NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 234, 31 August 1935, Page 5

FARMING NEWS.

RURAL R A KINGS. i There have been 26 outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in five counties in Kng- . land this year, in consequence of which . 8000 animals have been destroyed, says the '• Witness, a North of Ireland paper. The 1 amount paid in compensation is £40.000. The total paid in compensation last year . was' £63,000. The outbreaks in Dorsetshire, now under control, have cost about £13.000. An optimistic outlook on the part of farmers and factory officials is a feature of the opening of the present dairying season, states the Waikato Times. Factories arc now operating seven clays a' week, and there are rapidly-increasing milk and cream supplies. "The season is opening up very quickly with abundant supplies," stated the manager of a large Waikato factory. "The winter has been a kind one, and the herds are in fine condition, with prospects excellent." The chairman of tli6 Bay of Plenty Dairy Associaion (Mr Singleton, of To Puke), has informed suppliers that the reduction of 5s a ton in the carriage of butter recently mado by the Railways Board will save the association £7OO per annum. Two lambs with completely black heads and the remainder of their bodies white are curiosities on the property of Mr R. Carruth, Okoroire. Rotorua line. Another unusual characteristic among Mr Carruth's arrivals is that of twin black lambs. A decision to declare a plant known as "Paterson's Curse" a noxious weed was made by the Manurowa Town Board recently. A specimen of the plant, which was stated to bo spreading rapidly in tho district, and causing concern among farmers, wis received at the board's previous meeting for identification. The weed grows unchecked to the- detriment of grasses and clovers as stock do not relish it.