GLEANINGS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6871, 15 July 1909, Page 3

GLEANINGS

The Taihape Co-operative Dairy Company lost .£747 ,17s 2d owing to the failure of Messrs' Bevans and Baker, of Auckland. The Northern Wairoa Dairy Company has decided to instal two combined churns and butterworkers—the great moisture-increasing and labour-saving machines. A Waikato dairyman, Mr M. O’Grady, -of Waihou, says his herd of 50 cows returned him 13,0601 bof butter-fat for the past season, the very decent average of 2611b5. Mr W. Gadsby, the well-known Lincoln breeder of Manutahi, intends holding a clearing sale of the whole of his flock. The forthcoming Jubilee Show of the Marlborough A. and P. Society promises to easily excel any Marlborough show of the past, especially in the sheep classes. The Waikato Beekeepers’ Association has decided to communicate with* the British Tariff Reform League,, with a view to having honey placed on the free list. A Wharekopae (Waikato) sheepfarmer who last season docked 1460 lambs was able to send 1425 as fat lambs to the freezing works, to be frozen and shipped Home for the London market. Dairy cows are worth good money in Taranaki. At a clearing sale by Mr Newton King the other day early calvers made £7 to £l2 10s, late calvers £5 to .£6 15s. Weaners are selling at, 22s 6d to 34s 15-month steers £2, heifers in calf to £4 Is, springing ditto .£4 12s 6d to £6. The Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral and Agricultural Society has so far appointed the following judges for their annual show Fat sheep and cattle, G. W. Clarkson, Pirinoa; Romney Marsh sheep 11. Tanner, Longburn; Southdowns, H. Parnett, Stringstone, Canterbury; pigs, R. Perrett. Sanson, -Raugitikei; do"s’, S. Johnston, Palmerston N.; dairy produce, D. Cuddio and staff,- Department of Agriculture; wool, J. B. Bairstow, Carterton: home industries, Mrs John Cundy, Fcatherston, and Mrs W. Fisher, Clareville.

White pine timber is said to he literally tumbling down the steep slopes of the Marlborough Timber Company’s tramline at -Nydia Bay, and the wharf and approaches are stacked high with timbw awaiting shipment. Next week the Wootton is to load about 60,000 feet, and the s.s. Victoria, a monster cargo boat, will take away 600,000 feet to Sydney This vessel will require twenty men in the hold. Another large vessel is to load for Sydney as soon as the Victoria leaves. In order to keep abreast of the orders the firm’s mill is working at top speed, and on Monday last two benches cut 32,000 feet; this-was placed on sixteen trucks and landed at Nydia Bay the same day. It will not be many years, before New Zealand butter companies will be hard pressed for butte: boxes.