The Farmer

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2695, 13 July 1923, Page 8

The Farmer

Chicago reports state that advices from all parts of the United States and Cgnada predict an enormous wheat harfvest, states a cable. Bavaria is a country of small holdings, and it may be estimated that one-third of the total number of mild caws arc employed in field work, which much reduces the cost of cattle-breed-ing, and sets off the high cost of keeping the animals. Work ha,a the effect of decreasing the milk yield, but the value of the labour largely compensates for the deficiency in the milk obtained. Oxen are also used for agricultural work, and to a much greater extent than horses. From experiments conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture on the puluig powers of the horse, it was shown that if a .12 iO'bs horse can pull 2fioolbs on a level dirt road, he can haul rOOOlhs on a level macadamised ro id. With a rise ot x in 20, he can pull lOOOlbs on a dirt road, and Ifi lO bs on a hard stone road, and IGOOibs on a hard stone figures are 7601bs and OGOlbs respectively. Most of the southern potato crops have now been dug, and farmers arc holding them for further developments (says *an exchange). White potatoes arc being quoted locally at from £8 to £8 5/ and by the middle of July should be up to £8 10/. So far as actual business Is concerned, the market is extremely quiet, and not a great deal is offering. Merchants are shipping practically no supplies to the north. LONDON WOOL SALES. Messrs DalgOty and Co., Limited, report having received the following cablegram from their London house under date of the 16th instant:— “Wool sales: Owing to dockers’ strike wool sales will be suspended from today until 16th July, inclusive. Circumstances permitting, the sales, will recommence 17th July,” SALE REPORTS. Mossars Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report having a a fair ontrv of stock at their Hunterville salo on July loth, which sold as below; Two-tooth wethers 26/10; wether hoggets 17/2; ewe hog-o-Qts 20/5; extra good ewe hoggets 27/3; old breeding ewes 13/; cull dairy cows £- 10/ to ti. empty oowo 30/; 2-year dairy heifers £4 10/; bulls 20/,

VALUATION IN TARANAKI. IPcr Press Association.] WELLINGTON. Last Night A suggestion was made to the 1 lender to-day by a Taranaki deputation that valuations in that area had been unfairly high, and that if seemed as if tho large expenditure required for improvement had influenced the valuers to inflate the unimproved value. Jilr. Massey said he did not want to sec improvements brought within the scope of the Taxing Department, because they belonged to the man who made them. He understood arrangements had been made to reduce unimproved values in several ridings m Taranaki, and he presumed it would apply to other counties. If further Urn© was required to make objections an amendment of the law might be required, and if so, he would suggest that objections be allowed to bo lodged a nd Parliament would validate the action, but Parlialnent would not alter the valuation law in any important aspect.

CONSIGNMENT OF LAMBS. I HAHE v. FEILDIN G FARMERS’ FREEZES G COM PAN Y. appeal court reserves DECISION. ' [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, Last’ Night. The Appeal Court to-day was occupied in hearing the case of J. C. Haic, of Cheltenham, versus the Feilding Farmers’ Freezing Company. Ihe company received lambs from appellant and sold them at Sid- per lb., but by the time they reached London, the price had risen to 10d., and appellant Hare claimed £l3B, the difference. -In fho Supreme Court, Sir John Salinond gave judgment for the company land Hare now appeals. ■ Mr. Cooper appeared for appellant, and Sir John Findlay, with him Mr. Elliott, for the respondent company. , Mr. Cooper said that appellant, along with a number of other farmers, joined in a pooling scheme, whereby their lambs were frozen by respondent and consigned to London on the farmers’ account. Some of the farmers might have accepted the sale of 4 the lamb while on tire voyage, but appellant did not do so. Consigning his meat to London meant that must be sold in London. The mere fact there was a pool did not authorise respondents to sell before the lamb reached London. The onus lay on them to prove they had discretion to sell by agreement. Sir John Findlay,for respondent,said that under the pooling - system, cacli owner of lambs surrendered any propeity in individual lots, in return for a share in th e total price received. The company, he contended, was the sole judge of where tire meat was t'o be sold. Appellant knew that the lamb was being consigned under a “ pool system,” and it lay on him to find out what that meant. The only question for the Court,- was whether respondent had followed the ” pool system.” That tho company had done so could not be contested. In any case, lie argued, Hare had ratified what the respondent company had done. The Court reserved its decision.