The Farmer

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2478, 19 October 1922, Page 2

The Farmer

Applications of electrical currents to growing crops have increased the yield by over 20 per cent.

The total increase in the production of dairy produce in Taranaki last season amounted to 23.2 per cent, in the case of butter and 27.99 per cent in the case of cheese, said the president of the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce at the annual meeting.

According to the latest return.?, there are 37,837 purebred cattle in the Dominion. Jerseys head the list with 12,997, Shorthorns come next with 8586, Herefords third with 6221, and Fricsians fourth with 6091.

A settler some distance from Masterton is convinced that there is little unemployment in Masterton. He advertised for tenders for felling about 100 acres of light bush, and the only •applicants were one white man and one Maori. For the twelve months ended January, 1922, 3626 bullocks, 2372 cows, 4058 calves, 709,198 sheep, G8,91C lambs, and 56,578 pigs were slaughtered in New Zealand, a substantial increase in all classes of stock slaughtered during the previous twelve months. SALE REPORTS. Mssrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Paimerston North, report on sales of last week as below: — At the Bulls sale on October 9 there was a small entry of stock, which sold as below: Fat ewes, 23/-; light fat wethers, 21/-; bulls, £2 10/-; light fat heifers, £3 10/-; light fat bullocks. £6 5/-; yearling heifers, £3 to £3 11/-; backward dairy heifers, £3 15/- to £4; weaner pigs, 12/-. At the Ashhurst sale on October 11 there was a small entry of sheep and a good yarding of cattle, all classes of stock met a good sale, and practically the whole yarding changed hands at prices as follows: —Fat hoggets, 21/6; dairy heifers, good, £3 5/-, £9, £9 15/to £11; medium, £5, £5 12/0 to £6 5/-. dairy cows, to £l2 7/6; medium, £4 3 0/- to £5; yearling heifers, £2 6/-, £4 9/- to £5 4/-; fat cows, £3 16/- to £4 2/-; light fat heifers, £3; store cows, 28/-, 32/- to £2 3/-; Jersey bulls, £4 £5 2/6, £6 to £10; S.H. bulls, 30/-, £2 to £2 5/-; fat bulls, £4 1/-; slip pigs 15/6 to 16/6. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., Palmerston North, have received the following cablegram from their London house, under date 13th instant:, — >:o:w Zealand butter, 210/- to 222/- per cwt; market dull. Cheese, 100/- to 104/per cwt; market firm.

WANGANUI SHOW.

NOVEMBER S AND 9

The Wanganui Agricultural Associations grand annual show will be held at the Wanganui racecourse on Wednesday and Thursday, November Sth and 9th next. The schedule is a very attractive one, with valuable trophies and good prize money offering for exhibitors. There are a wide number of classes for horses, cattle, sheep and pigs, and the home industries section, which includes ueecuework, cooking, soldiers' exhibits, school childfens' work, etc.

For both days of the show an attractive programme of ring events has been arranged, a feature being- the West Coast champion hunters' jumping competition, which in addition to trophies, carries £4O In prize money.

Entries for Home Industries, schools, needlework, etc., close on October 28, while entries of alt stock classes close on November 3rd. In conjunction with the show, the Wanganui Canine Society's annual exhibition will be held, for which entries close on November 3rd. Schedules, or any information, may be had on application to the secretary P.O. Box 152, Wanganui. FRENCH FIRMS WANT BUTTER. A REPRESENTATIVE IN AUSTRALIA. Although French butter is quoted on the London market —and the butter makes a good price in LondonFrench firms, and Belgian also, are anxious to participate in the handling of Australian butter. Representatives of a French firm of produce merchants arrived In Melbourne about a fortnight ago with a view to arranging for consignments of butter direct from Australia to Fiance. It is stated that most of the Continental lirms are not prepared to purchase butter outright, and that in the case of the French visitors their idea is to make cash advances up to 75 per cent, or 80 per cent., and remit the balance of the proceeds when sales are made. A large portion of the butter exported from Australia to the United Kingdom is shipped on consignment, and drawn against to about 7 5 per cent, of its value at time of shipment, and as the French firm apparently can do no better the general inclination may be to stick to the old channels. It is, however, quite possible that Victorian exporters of butter may send some small parcels to France, as was done last year, but they consider that sales must be outright, and conducted on leters of credit. It is not likely that Continental buyers will look to New Zealand for butter, because of the absence of dtrect shipping, in any case, business on a consignment basis to France would not appeal to the New Zealand factories. The fact that Continental lirms have sufficient interest in the muter to send representatives to Australia is an indication of the changed conditions that have followed upon the war. If we cannot do business with France with butter we may be able to trade in frozen meat. HAWKE'S BAY A. AND P. SHOWCARNIVAL WEEK A GREAT SUCCESS. (Fer Press Association.) HASTINGS, Last Night. The Hawkc's Bay A. and P. Society's Spring Show opened this morning in fine weather, with a record for a llrst day attendance, the increased number being due to the week's carnival, which brought numerous additional visitors from all over the Dominion. So successful has the carnival so far proved, that it is certain to be an annual fixture, with the Hawke's Bay show as the centre of attraction. The exhibits are more numerous than in preceding years, except in the sheep classes, which show a slight falling off in numbers, but not in quality. Tomorrow ia People's Day, and promises

an attendance which will beat all record a. CHAMPIONSHIPS. Following are the championship awards: — Horses. Draught, entire: Mr 11. D. D. McLean, Maraekakaho, champion; Mr J. W. Harding, Waipukurau, reserve cliani!)ion. Harness: Mr J. H. Rymer, Napier. Cattle. Shorthorns, bull: Mr R. D. D. McLean, champion; Mr Arch. McLean, Greenhill, reserve. Cow: Mr B. D. D. McLean, champion; Sir Walter Buchanan, Masterton, reserve. Jerseys: Bull, Mr Allan Anderson, Hastings, champion; Mr W. T. Williams, Pukehou, reserve. Cow; Mr Q. Milligan, Hastings, champion; Mr W. T. Williams, reserve. Herefords. —Bull: Mr Donald McKenzie, Masterton, champion; Mr W. B. Why to, Takapau, reserve. Cow: Mr R. E. Jefferson, Wairoa, champion; Mr J. S. Nelson, Woodville, reserve. Aberdeen Angus.—Bull: Mr A. G. S. Carlyon, Tikokino, champion; Mr F. Armstrong, Akitio, reserve. Cow: Mr J. A. MacFarlane, Napier, champion; Mr W. A. MacFarlane, Hastings, reserve. Ayrshires< —Cow: Mr G. Tunnicliffe, Hastings, champion; Mr Ray McDermott, Takapau, reserve. Milking Shorthorn —Cow: Mr J. Breen, Hastings, champion; Mrs J. Wall, Hastings, reserve. Bull: Mrs J. Wall, Hastings, champion. Sheep. Lincolns. —Ram: Messrs W. Perry and Son, Masterton, champion and reserve. Ewe: Mr R. D. D. McLean, Maraekakaho, champion and reserve. Border Leicesters. —Ram: Mr O. Nelson, Hastings, champion; Mr W. Sinclair, Hastings, reserve. Ewe: Mr O. Nelson, Hastings, champion and reserve. jLngiish Leicesters. —Bam: Mr R. D. D. McLean, champion and reserve. Ewe: Mr R. D. D. MeJLean, champion and reserve. Bomueys.—Ram: Messrs W. Perry and Son, Masterton, champion and reserve. Ewe: Mr J. E. Hewitt, Mangamaire, champion; Mr W. H. Biuck, Masterton, reserve. Pigs. Tamworth. —Boar and sow: Messrs Bowen and Wilson, HasLngs, champion and reserve. Berkshire. —Sow: Mr D. O. Smith, Hasting.-., champion; Messrs Bowen and Wilson, Hastings, reserve. Boar: Messrs Bowen and Wilson, champion; Mr E. Landsdowne, Kaupare, reserve.