GLEANINGS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6679, 30 November 1908, Page 3

GLEANINGS

Preparations are being made to commonce the inoculation of calves for blackleg in Taranaki.

Farmers of Taranaki are coming to appreciate the plough more, but in too many cases the operation of turning up the soil is more in the direction of tho

“Taranaki scratch" than thorough cultivation.

The dairying season in Taranaki is still of a highly gratilymg nature, a good rain, which was needed, having recently been experienced. The temperature during the latter end of last week was exceptionally high. Buttercups in the Palmerston district are giving considerable trouble to cheesemakers. Generally the quality of the milk being received at local factories is satisfactory, but tho hot weather is causing milk to be delivered at high temperatures, and consequently with less satisfactory flavours.

Mr RoseaU, the Hawke's Bay horseman. has purchased from Mr N. M. Westland, of Turaldna Valley, the noted jumpers Erin-go-I3ragh (by Paddy’s Laud) and Fifi (Linstock—Huntsman mare). Tho selling price was 120 gs each.

The new White Cliffs Cheese Factory (Taranaki) commenced operations last Thursday with a supply of 500 cows. The factors* is provided with a thoroughly up-to-date plant, and every thing points to a rapid extension of the undertaking. The lower values of wool have caused several farmers to run cows in of sheep one large property in the district intends giving up wool entirely, This will be a good thing for 1 tho smaller farmers, a© a good milk [ supply means economical working of the factory. | A number of Jerseys were sold on the I second day of the. New xiymouth show. • Mr S. R. Lancaster's yearling bull, by I Tiremo out of Daisy, was secured by 1 Mr A. H. Halcombe, a local breeder, at | 2Cfes. Two of Mr Lancaster's sons of •' his imported bull 1v.C.8, ©old well, one, : ten months old, realising 18gs, and anI other, nine mouths old, 17gs. Mr Lan- { caster has also ©old another son of 1 K.C.8., a yearling/ to Mr McCrae, the : Palmerston breeder, at 20gs. ; The following Jersey stock was sold by Mr A. Buchanan, of Palmerston, at the same time:—Four-year-old bull March ; Brown, bred by Mr PauP'Hunter, to Mr ( Stanley, at 26gs; two-year heifer Wistaria, bred by Mr Buchanan, at 33gs, to • AV. Patou; year-old bull. Magnet's Defender, at 22gs, to J. Kendall; five-year-old cow Queen to her breeder. A. E. • Watkins, at 21gs; yearling heifer. Cream \ Wave, to B. Gray, jnr., at 13 gs; heifer I coif from Queen, to E. Bay ley, at 7gs; | and a bull calf to W. J. Jury, at 6gs.