FARMING NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 256, 26 September 1935, Page 12

FARMING NEWS.

RURAL RAKINGS.

“The total number of apiaries registered to date is 7621, comprising 116,050 colonics of bcos. It is considered that the regulations relative to the registration of apiaries have been complied with by the majority of boekepers in the Dominion,” states the annual report of the Department of Agriculture.

“Several varieties of swede and turnip which are highly resistant to club-root have been introduced, and have been put under thorough trial in competition with standard varieties, chiefly in Southland,” says the annual report of the Department of Agriculture. “After several years of trial the Bruce turnip and the Wilhelmsburger Otofte swede have proved highly resistant. It is not too much to say that the use of such variotios as those on badly infected land means the difference between a vea.sonable crop and an utter failure in many I cases.” The annual report of the Department lof Agriculture says the following stock were imported during the year: Cattle, j 20; sheep, 484- pigs, 15; horses, 13 (9 draught). Of the above animals, the following were placed in quarantine for tho respective periods required: C’attlo, 19; sheep, 14; pigs, 15; horses, 4; and, in addition. 23 dogs. During the year under review tho following animals were exported : Sheep, 1353; cattle, 299; pigs, 25; horses (draught), 112. “There was the usual movement of thoroughbred horses to and from Australia,” adds tho report. A freak lamb was born on Mr E. R. Fellow’s farm at Oncwhoro. The lamb, which was a twin, had three mouths—one in the usual position, one on the side of tho face, and one in an ear. Tho animal was able to bleat,'take milk, and was well developed at birth, but it lived for only two days on account of being under-nour-ished by the mother, which would have nothing to do with the freak. “Practically no interest is now being taken in the farming of Angora rabbits for wool and of other breeds for pelts, and district reports indicate that a number of rabbit farmers have disposed of their stock owing to tho time and trouble involved and the low returns obtainable,” says the annual report of tho Department of Agrlculture. “The general standard of the potato crop in New Zealand has been greatly inv proved as a result of the combined effect of certification, the production of nucleus lines of virus-free seed from the Government pure seed station, and tho distribution of varieties introduced from overseas,” remarks the annual report of tho Department of Agriculture. “The latest introductions are two mosaic-resistance varieties from the United States of America, and certain of the species collected by Russian and German explorations in South America.” RUBBER RESTRICTION.

DUNEDIN, Sept. 25. Advice received at Dunedin states that the restriction oil the output of rubber has been increased by 5 per cent as from October 1. This makes a total restriction of 40 per cent, leaving 60 per cent of the production available for marketing. At-.the same time word has been received that the price bad been advanced by 5-16ths of a penny a pound.