THE RURAL WORLD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21198, 2 December 1930, Page 4

THE RURAL WORLD.

FARM AND STATION NEWS.

forthcoming shows. The following is the roster of A, and P. Island season in the South Club Cember —Tokomairiro Farmers' December 2. 3.—Gore. ... December s.—Wyndham. December 5,-r-Maniototo" (Ranfurly), .December: 9.: 10.-—Southland (Invercargill).' ■ . kau) eCember 10 -~ Central Otago - (OmaDecember 13.—Otago Peninsula. December 2G.—Tuapeka, December 30.—-Waitahuna Jubilee Show, 1931. January 10.—Waitati. January 16. —Waikouaiti. January 23.—Waihemo. - February 11.—Tapanui. .... ... : March 18.—Lake County. March 26.—Temuka and Geraldine . •' A P ri] 6.—Strath-Taieri (Middlemarch). 1930-31; WOOL SEASON. The following is the list of sales and allocations for the 1930-31 wool selling season:—. ... . “ _ 1930. ; Rates. December—3—Napier .. .. .. 30,000 B—Wellington .. .. 30,000 12—Christchurch .. ... ... -22,000 : •• •• •• •• --15,000 19—Dunedin 25.000 1931; ; . ; ’ January—7—Wellington .. .. .. 30,000 12— Napier 27^000 17— rAuclfland '■ .. .. 25,000 . 2.o—Wanganui .. 25,000 26 Christchurch .... .. 25,000 30— Invercargill .. .. 25,000 February—3—Dunedin .. I. ; , 30,000. [ 6—Timaru .. .. .. .. 18,000 13— Wellington ... .. ~ 30,000 18. —Napier ... ~ .. 24,000 i 23—Wanganui .. .. 23,000 March— - - -. . .. . ■ 2—Christchurch .... : i.," 22,000 : " 9—Dunedin ~. .. ~ . 25,000 , 11—Invercargill -.. ..' ..' No limit 18— Wellington .. , 30,000 23r—Napier .......... 20,000 : 27 Auckland. 1 ..' ... ~ .;v. No limit 31— Christchurch Nolimit April—10—Dunedin No limit ‘ 13—Timaru 1 .. .. ;No limit 17—Wellington .. . . , , No limit 21—Napier No limit 23—Wanganui : .... No limit Dairying. Dairy 'farmers will welcome -improved weather conditions because such feed as has been available has been very mushy and of poor, quality.- for milking, cows. Fine weather will reduce the moisture content and make the grass much more palatable,/particularly m Southland;. ■ The milt • supply at the factories, particularly in Southland, is now approaching the flush, and the intakes in several .leases are. showing an increase incomparison with the. same stage of,. the Erevious season. In certain other cases, owever; the supply is flown, and it does not appear that last season’s 1 output will, be exceeded. The Otautau dairy, factory is now receiving 4600 gallons of milk daily, an increase of 175 gallons over this date last year. Another vat is to be installed to cope with the milk at the flush of the season.. Two tons of cheese are being manufactured daily. The collection of calves for. bobby veal closed on Thursday, and this factory hfts already sent away 925. The largest supplier to the factory is delivering 511 gallons of milk daily, a double-decker lorry carrying 50 10-gallon cans doing the work. After having remained steady dt a low figure for a considerable while, the cheese -“arket has shown a further decline, and. New Zealand is quoted at from 67s to 68s for white and. 64s to 65s for coloured. The market'is very weak. ' - Fat Lamb Market.

The lambs designed for the frozen meat trade are. progressing .well,- and, as the weather improves should shbw more rapid development. It is difficult -to forecast ■at what prices the local season will open.The London market ■has been - remarkably. steady, -and only a slight variation in values - has ,bee n . reported recently,; this •being a slight fall -in ,the . prices for pnmeet qualities and, if anything, a firming in seconds; What will affect the values payable to farmers will be, not so much the state of tHe Some market* but the. diminished prices- ruling for the by-products, including wool,* tallow, pelts and runners. It is-stated that the value of runners, for instance, is only a fourth of what it was a year . ago. To a certain extent southern - farmers a disadvantage in the fat lamb trade in that .the . season opens, so much later than in- the North Island, and it sometimes happens that the London market is showing a -falling tendency at the opening date owing to the arrival of large quantities from the north. - Southland produces the best quality fat lambs in New Zealand,-probably-in the world, but the price obtained . is governed- by -the -laws of supply and- demand—nsually- heavysupplies when' the local product arrives on ,the. London market. ■■ ‘

Comparative Wool Prices. It Was anticipated by all interested in the wool trade that" prices would show a drop at the Auckland sale on Tuesday, but few believed that values would 'go as low as they have done. On some of the fane wools the recession, compared' with the closing sale of last' season, which was •held in Auckland on March 28 last, runs to over_ 25 per cent, and on lower grade wools the drop i s greater. The present prices are well, below the cost of production. .The middle prices obtained at Auckland for the various grades of wool compared'with the realisations in Match last: are as follow: ;

: March November Fall .1030 1930 ' Halfbred, 50/56 — ' „ Average .... 8 5J 29 Halfbred, 48/50 r Average .. .. 7£ 5J 24 Inferior . . .. 6i 4i 19 Crossbred, 46/48 — • Super ... .. .. . 8 . C . 2 Average .... 7 5i 19 Inferior. .... .54 4i 1 . Crossbred, 44/46 —- ■ Super •. .. .. ..•' 63 , 5} U Average .... 6| 4i 24.Inferior .. .. .. 54 .3? 1? Crossbred, 40/44 " : Super, 7J . ■4f ■ 29 Average'.. .. .49 24 Inferior .. .. ... 5J 3i 2 Crossbred, 36/40 , “ ' Average ;. • 6 . 4J ja Inferior .. .. 5 3J : 1J Hogget—--I'ine .. .. 8 6 2 Medium .. ~ 7* 5i Coarse .. .. 59 44 14 Lambs— 2 4 Medium .... 6 5J 04 Seedy _.. .. 4 22 Bellies and pieces— Crossbred, good to • ■ : super .. ~5 3J 1* Low to medium 3 .24 1 Crutchings— . “ Medium to good .. Inferior 2J 2 01 Locks— ■ Crossbred .. .. .. 24 1 .]J Value# for a Decade. ■ Following is a comparison of four grades for the first Auckland sales of the last 10 years. In each case the average has been taken, although through subdivisions of ■certain grades being made one year and not the next, there may be an apparent discrepancy in some figures;— ’ ‘ Fine " Medium Coarse • HaVbred. crossbred, crossbred, crossbred, d- d. d. d. 1021 9 -11 G%_ 7% 45i- B«4 4 1022 IT —lO 1114—13 814— 8% 014— 7% 1023 19 —2014 1014—17 1214—1414 10 —U 1021 30 —33 24 —2O 23 —24 21 —23 1025 10 —1714 1414 —IS 12 —l3 12 —l3 1020 14 —1514 1034—1114 1014 —1134 1014—1114 1027 21 —23 15 —1714 14 —IS 1214—1)« 1028 20 -2214 13 -1714 14 -10 1214-1414 1929 1214-1314 1034—12 1014-1114 ■ 034-1034 1030 . 514- 014 6 - 514 4 - 134 4 -1%

By Exrsxicus. ; Items of interest to those engaged'in agricultural and pastoral'pursuit's with “view to their publication in these columns, will be welcomed! They should be addressed to “Rusticus,” Otago Daily Times, Dunedin.

During the war period wool was requiationed by the Government, the prices being fixed at 55 per; cent, more than the averages for the 1913-14 clip, which were as follow:—Superior halfbred, 12d to I4dmedium to good halfbred, OJd to 12dsuperior crossbred, 10Jd to I2d; medium to good crossbred, Dd to lid. An,attempt was made to return to open market conditions in 1920, but the accumulation of supplies iri Britain had the effect of destroying the standard. After the first sale m Christchurch, at which crossbred sold at from 63d to 12M, there tcndcnc y. that had the support of the Government, of holding clips I '. e£U i t i , case would have been ry small .and. the buyers declined to attend the first proposed North Island sales. For 1920, therefore, no price range can be quoted, and that of 1921 re8 t ea T of norc aal business. >,} le hßures quoted, however, look worse than the conditions were, because the market rose during the sale season. , the peak was reached in 1924, when farmers received prices that looked too good to be true (says the Herald). The following two seasons saw a drop, but again there was recovery fn, 1927 and 1928 with another bad drop last year. The P t>! OSOP f- ly f °? iu e is to conlum ’ actlon *be proverbial penduCrude Oil Tractors.

! ucc f ss i® attending the use of ■° rad ® S? 1 tractors in Canterbury, where lderable f lumb , er are now in work. Their economy is undoubted so far as fuel and oil are concerned, while they appear to be giving every satisfaction in their freedom from mechanical troubles. The following figures of work done and cost npri'nJ 5111 ?®io re m i er , esti ag as covering a Eurv FaVnto m p n t hß . on Kingsnury Estate, Rakaia:—Deep ploughing ulnnaMn S * i S « k o m ploug hing 78 acres, disc ploughing 169 acres, hustling lea ground 327 acres, cross hustling 506 acres disc rrfW 302 acre8 ’.. harr <>wing 277 acres, oplpp ß j - acres ’ rolling and drilling 182 acres, drilling gram 195 acres, reaping Irain- th . reshi ?g 5 750 bushels to™”Ki»' Running costs were:— Crude oil, 1656 gal ..; .... £4l o o 12 £sl 17 0 i! ‘Average ‘over- all work, 5d per acre. STUD CATTLE SALES. : GOOD DAIRY STOCK IN DEMAND. PRICES AT INVERCARGILL. , T . he first annual South Island sale of catt M, k . eld on the Show. Grounds. ; week attracted entries C te w ury ’ Ptago, and Soul bland cwsfuf Balesb rythl?g '*** gainst asuculeT~the s P r , ln E m the south has' a bad , on s' while the market, for £ rod “ cts are in a very depressed f^ espl , to tbeee adverse conditions mmltv 8 a iar ii e attendance, and keen t?on P flnH 10 ? °” %* e lots in good condition and showing breeding and quality A' number showed the effects of the bad winter , and late spring, and . for these poorly-grown, ill-conditioned lots there waslittle interest.’ Well-bred, wlllwer/fc 6 d , airy br eeds that participated Im, y co J npe t ed f or, as the following summary of prices indicates;— JERSEYS. : • entry of Jerseys , was the largest Balee - a few exceptions the WM u really , , good ’" but unfortiinately a number of lots-showed by their \Z^ oa^ 10 ?< tbe ffecta <»* the bad pVri t 5j nd n late fi P n Ug- For two-year-s’ 11 a , n,i well-grown yearling bulls bidding was keen.. Mr William Archer, of Waf the top price of 75 guineas for the two-year-old. bull Scenics'Heather Boy, sired by Waipiko. Jocund' (same f^? l y r l aS ix a Jr Plko Journalist C. 8.8.), Orelton Hgatherbell. the successful bidder being Mr -M. -Thomson, .Lochiel. Archer also offered several females, splendid, imcalf heifer. Scenic’ g' sft, Perfection,-- a, hnebred descendant of Sultan Daisy C.0.M., 9681 b fat, which was. purchased by Messrs Jack Bros., of Invercargill, for 40 guineas. An aged ;Cow_. by _Eminent Fontaine (imp.), realised. 25 guineas, and a yearling heifer M guineas, the respective buyers being w es llr s A ' T> Elli °tt and W. B. Cox. Mr JM, Moore, of Tapanui, sold a beautiful H aat / cow, Tikqrangi Queen, to Mr A. M. Ehand at 20 guineas. Mr D. Wishart, sen.,. Ryal Bush, secured 40 guineas t° r a high-class , four-year-old bull, La Sente s Squire, a son of La Sente’s Startler (imp.), Mr P, J. Collie, Otautau, being the purchaser. Prices for other well-grown bulls showing' quality ranged from 15 to 25 guineas. A show was held in conjunction with and. prior to the Jersey sale, Messrs Wright, Stephenson,. and Co., Ltd-, pfe* a cup for the champion bull, Mr 1. Norman, of Otautau, who acted as judge, awarding the cup to Mr D. Wishart s bull La Sente’s Squire. MILKING SHORTHORNS.

. The entry in this class was disappointing, being limited • to four bulls. These were of only average quality and from untested dams so that the average of 16} guineas secured must be considered satisfactory. FRIESIANS. The Friesian entry was one of the largest, and included a consignment from Oamaru. Some really high-class lot® were offered and competition for these was wonderfully keen. The top price for this section and for the sales was 80 guineas, paid by Messrs Nichol Bros., of Woodlands, for the three-year-old bull Willowburn Tromp, a full brother to Bamfiel(L27, C.O.M. 910.741 b fat, vended by Mr R. J. Potter, of: Pukerau. - Mr ■ ° ,r r , a ‘?° B °id four beautiful quality incalf heifers at 20 guineas each. Messrs J. and S. Brash, of Waikiwi, sold three nicely conditioned good quality bulls for 39 guineas, 26 guineas, and 25 guineas, Messrs Tait Bros. (Greenhills) a yearling u-. of , , show standard for 29} guineas, whilst Messrs Stiven and Son (Paretail secured 28} guineas for a son of Cordyiine Cremona Pontiac, who was recently purchased at 105 guineas and' exported to Vmtona, where hewon the championship at the Melbourne Royal. The 31 Friesian bulls sold averaged 20 guineas and eight friesian heifers 20 guineas. AYRSHIEES. Some particularly high-class bulls were oflered in this section, but the reverse was _ aleo the case, and, unfortunately, . I “ feriol ;, Btu£f dre w first place in the catalogue, thus setting a low standard of values, which undoubtedly had an adverse effect on the prices paid for the choice lots which followed. Amongst the females sold were a few rea y good lots owned by Mr C. Morgan Williams, of Kaiapoi, North Canterbury. Maesqwyn Polyanthus, a cow from the same family as the famous Maesqwyn Princess, was a splendid type, showing marked dairy ability, and was secured by S/* 11 WaU (Otatara) f or 25 guineas, r he ? fera b J’ Greenbank Style realised 20 guineas each. In bulls, the top price of 40 guineas was secured for each, of' two yearling buUs one owned bpMr A. M. Weir, of Edendale ■ South, and the other by Sf K - ■ s - Weir. of Seaward Downs. Mr A. M. Weir’s bull was sired by Thornhill Royalty (imp.), from Ivanhoe Pntna Donna, a heavy 1? W ’ I'ibose previous season’s yearling bull realised 120 guineas. Mr tv ui ' V £!f ® bulj was sired by Ivanhoe Fashion Plate, from the royal champion cow Ivanhoe Trixie. The same vendor secured 20 guineas for a beautiful quality yearling by ThornhiU Loyalty, while Mr x. u. Dobbie also passed the 20-guinea mark, securing 22} guineas for a son of Ivanhoe Clear the Way. Eighteen Ayrshire bulls averaged 174 guineas and 13 Ayrshire females 124 guineas *

- -• REDPOLLS. The Red Polls were unfortunate in that th£y drew last- place in the catalogue, and consequently were riot offered until late in the day,' when' rain had • set in. Some splendid bulls were catalogued, and, into consideration the lateness of the day, and the big catalogues that had already been sold, the average of 14* guineas for ■ the nine sold must be considered satisfactory. The ■ top price of f ?ir l, l eas was by .Mr John Ranee, ot Waimatuku, for a yearling bred and vended by Mr John Donaldson, of Stirling. .