THE RURAL WORLD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22392, 13 October 1934, Page 3

THE RURAL WORLD.

FARM AND STATION NEWS.

By Rusticus

Items of interest to those engaged in agricultural and pastoral pursuits, with a view to their publication in these columns, will be welcomed* They should be addressed to "Ruaticus," Otago Daily Times, Dunedia.

WOOL SALES, 1934-35 . Wool sales for the 1934-35 season have been arranged ns follows: Nov. 27—Auckland. Feb. 18—Napier. Dec. ,3—Napier. Feb. 22—Wanganui. D3c. B—Wellington. Mar. I—Christchurch. Dec. 13—Christchurch. Mar. 4—lnvercargill. Dec. 17 —Tlmaru. Mar. 9—Dunedin. Dec. 21—Dunedin. .Mar. 13—Tlmaru Jah. 7—Wellington. Mar. 20—Wellington. Jan. 12—Napier. Mar. 25—Napier. Jan. 17—Wanganui. Mar. 29—Auckland. Jan. 22—Auckland. Apr. I—Wanganui. Jan. 28—Christchurch. Apr. s—Christchurch. Feb. I—lnvercargill. Apr. B—Dunedin. Feb. 6—Dunedin. Apr. 13—Wellington. Feb. ( 13—Wellington, 1934-35 SHOW SEASON ROSTER OF DATES Agricultural and pastoral shows have been arranged as follows for the 1934-35 season:— October 24, 25.—Timaru. November I,—Ashburton. November 7.—Kelso. 8 November 7, B.—Canterbury Metropolitan, at Christchurch. ' November 13. —Waimate. November 15, 16.—North Otago, at Oamaru. November 17.—Taieri, at Outram. November 20, 21. —Otago, at Tahuna Park. November 22, 23.—Clutha and Matau, at Balclutha, November 24.—Winton. December I.—Tokomairiro Farmers' Club, at Milton.. December 4, s.—Gore. December 5-. —Central Otago at Omakau. December 7.—Wyndham. December 7. —Maniototo, at Ranfurly. December 11, 12, 13.—Royal Agricultural Society’s Show at Invercargill. December 15.—Otago Peninsula, at Portobello. 1935. January 12.—Blueskinj at Waitati. January 18.—Waikouaiti. January 25.—Palmerston and Waihemo County, at Palmerston, April 22.—Strath-Taieri, at Middlemarch. April 22.—Mackenzie County, at Fairlie.

may be made to provide feed for use in the following autumn and winter. Of the' kales, chou moellier is foremost in popularity, aud, strictly on account of its merits demonstrated in our farming, it is being grown in increasing amounts. A suitable seeding is ljlb to 21b per acre, sown broadcast. Chou moellier demands and deserves high fertility, and usually responds very profitably to a dressing of 2cwt to 3cwt of superphosphate on good land, a dressing which on poorish land might well be supplemented by 2cwt to 3cwt per acre of blood and bone. In general, at this season it is most advisable to take advantage of very opportunity of pushing forward with preparatory work for such crops as mangels, rape, kale, lucerne, and swedes. Year after year the extensive farm crop competitions held in many districts demon* strate the great value of ample preparatory tillage. They show, further, that expense in other aspects of crop production is apt to be at least partly wasted if the tillage has been neglected.

London Dairy Market A. H. Turnbull and Co., Ltd., report that during last month considerable quantities of stored butter were sold at from 2s to 4s below the current_ price for fresh landed, the amount of discount depending on the length of time the butter has been stored. During September holders of stocks of butter became nervous, owing to the heavy quantities of all kinds of butter in store in the United Kingdom, and for three weeks extreme'selling pressure by these holders was evident. Toward the end of the month, buyers became more confident, and replenished their depleted stocks, and prices consequently showed some recovery. The market is still somewhat irregular, and the fact that the Australian Dairy Board reduced their c.i.f.e. price to 65s per cwt, caused some further anxiety. The market has steadied again somewhat, as the latest information shows that stocks of all butter in the United Kingdom have been greatly reduced during the month. The cheese market has remained quiet and fairly steady throughout the, month, the most interesting feature being the strong improvement of coloured cheese at the end of September. W. Wjeddel and

Arthritis in Lambs A Milton Icorresppndent writes inquiring about-: arthritis-'in lambs. The following comment comes from the Livestock Division of the Department of Agricul- > ture: —"Arthritis in lambs is due to_ a specific organism which, has a special propensity for settling in the joints of the new-born animal, where it sets-up an inflammation, with a certain amount of puss formation in the joint. The infecr tion may gain' entrance at birth through the unhealed ..umbilicus (navel) at the time of: or immediately after birth, or more often through wounde following tailing or castrating. There is no specific cure for-this disease, but experience has shown that gentle exercise, especially late in the evening and early in the morning* somewhat allays the mortality, •chiefly due to the fact that the Jamb on • being disturbed is able to obtain the r.eeessary nourishment from the ewe which it wbula'not obtain when lying down. As a means, of prevention, all carcasses of animals dying from any disease should be either burned or buried deeply in lima to prevent contamination of the soil and" pastures. Ewes about to lamb should be placed on fresh clean pastures. Lambs should. be marked and tailed in temporary yards 'erected in clean- paddocks as free as possible from contamination lArom any animal ■ affected with disease. All, instruments used at. marking should be sterilised..by boiling, and clean boiled water and reliable antiseptics should be freely,used during the operations. The tailings, etc., should not be; left- to be spread over the pastures, but should be either burned of buried."

Co., Ltd., cable that there is a fair demand for cheese,-'and, although stocks are above normal, they are firmly held, and they expect a steady market. Little Forward Business There has been very little t interest shown by forward buyers either in butter or, cheese. In the meantime, the New Zealand minimum price is fixed at from 4s to 5s above the Australian limits, which in any case would preclude forward business in New Zealand butter. As anticipated, the September production in New Zealand will be somewhat below the figures reached last year, but Australia, on the other hand, is experiencing considerably better conditions this spring.-

Arrivals in Great Britain Estimated arrivals of butter and cheese in the United Kingdom during October-November-December, according to A. H. Turnbull and Co., Ltd., compare as follows with actual arrivals during that period in previous seasons: — BUTTER.

Forage Crops Frequently, particularly in dairying, satisfactory provision is not made for supplementing the pastures when in summer they begin to fail to meet the requirements of the stock. The feed available from pastures often becomes inadequate at' an earlier stage than many realise; at times'the feed from the pastures is failing shortly after Christmas. While it is relatively easy suitably to supplement the feed from the pastures during the latter part of January and it is not quite so easy to remedy the ..weakness: that occurs somewhat earlier, because the standard forage crops used about this season are as a rule not ready early enough to remedy the feed shortage in its initial stages. Fresh, leafy growth, such as the aftermath from an ensilage field and the second growth from a lucerne field, are likely to be of great value at this stage. If one cannot' depend upon a sufficient supply of feed from such sources it is often worth while to sow in October an area of quickly-matering soft turnips, such as Red Paragon or Purple-top Mammoth, for use early in the new year. The yield obtained from such a crop may not be heavy, but it is likely to be particularly useful. Shortly after the sowing of the early variety the remainder of the soft turnip area may be sown In latermaturing varieties, such as Imperial and Hardy Green Globe, so as to have a portion of these available for use when the more quickly-maturing kind has been consumed.

An Unsought Tribute A paragraphist on the staff of Modern Home pays a very useful tribute to New Zealand butter and cheese, and provides an advertisement which is a great deal more valuable than those appearing in recognised advertising columns. " Talking of the grocer," she writes, "reminds me that I have just changed to New Zealand butter and cheese. You can always count upon_ the delicious flavours and superb quality of these New Zealand products, and you do know what you are getting. Their health-building properties are quite exceptional; I encourage my own family to eat as much cheese and butter as they like at meals because T know they are so nourishing."

For October Sowing Kales, including chou inoelHer or mar-row-stemmed kale, have frequently been sown with good results in October, when as a rule they will provide feed from the middle of January or the beginning of February. Later sowings of the kales

Three' valuable Clydesdale mares sold by Messrs Donald Beid and Co., Ltd., at their Allanton yards at the dispersal sale of Messrs Thomsons, Ltd.'s, famous Wairongoa stud. ~. ; Left to right: Brilliant Belle, by Victory—Brilliant III; price, 170 guineas. Baroness Brilliant, by Victoryr—Brilliant IV; price, 165 guineas. Bessie Brilliant, by Dunure Fabric—Brilliant III; price, 125 guineas.

October November .. December . 1932. Tons. . .. 3,068 . .. 11,290 . .. 13,716 1933. Tone. 7,592 11,460 12,472 1934. Tons. 10,300 10,925 14,375 28,074 31,524 35,600 CHEESE. October ., November . December .. . .. 2,336 . '.; 5,439 . ;•."' 9.259 3,507 4,985 7.420 4,932 5,307 9,012 17.034 15,912 19,251