ENGLISH AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume X, Issue 3608, 30 August 1886, Page 4

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURE.

The reports from various parts of the world Hem to indicate that the year ISS6 will relieve a crest deal of the preistiro on the grain markets caused by accumulations of the *nrplos produce of previous years. England, France, Holland, Denmark, and South Russia will have short crop 3 of wheat. In the United States of America, where prospects were lately fair, the ea:imate is now somewhat below an average. Oar Mark-lane contemporary also cites reports of the wheat crop as showing ft considerable Bhortage. Scrub American crops are extensively deficient, t>nd it is well known that in Australia and NewZealand prospects are not.promising well. Should prices rise in proportion to the lessened production all will bo well ; but !t is submitted that they ought to have risen long ago had the probabilities of fa tare supplies ruled the markets, and they have not risen, it is said, in the degree that they ought to have done. The arrangements for the show of the Eoysl Agricultural Society of England, which took place this year at Norwich, are published in onr files by the mail. The show would open on July 10, and end on the Friday following. The first day's exhibition would be confined to the implement yard, where all implements would be on view and machinery in motion.. "The working dairy," says the Mark Lane Express, " attracting so mnch attention in recent years, will also be open to the public oa that day. A demonstration of French soft cheese making will be given between half-past 10 and 11 a.m., and will doubtless be watched with great interest.

From half-past 11 till half-paat 12 the cream separators will be at work, and - batter will be made on the French and Danish systems. Skimming and buttermaking in the small dairy will take place from 2 till 3 p.m.,and visitors will during . an hour (from 4 p.m. till 5 p.m.) be enabled to inspect implement used. The • Guide to the Working Dairy, which . is always a very useful adjunct in as- ■ stating one to follow many of the operations carried out, will he ra sale at the small price of 2d. On Monday the whole showyard will be thrown open to the public, the stock, which will have been arriving on the previous Friday and Saturday, will all be in their places, and judging will be commenced at 9 a.m. As last year, lectures and displays' of bee management and driving will be given at freqnent intervals during the show. On Tuesday and following days the parad# of cattle will take place in the large horse ring, while the parade of agricultural and cart horses will be made at half-past 3 p.m. On Tuesday (three o'clock on the subsequent days), followed by that of the thoroughbreds, hnnters, hackneys, and ponies. The general meeting of members will be held at half-past 12 p.m. on Tuesdays." In quoting the above we are actuated by a desire to place bofore the managers of colonialshoffsaprogramme which affords in some particulars an example to be followed with advantage.—Exchange.