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FARM AND STATION.

other than compel the public io pay for an excess of moisture in batter. This only brings grist to the mill of dishonest men. It benefits no oncj and it certainly damages the interests and the trade of the bntter producer and the margarine manufacturer. This question should be thoroughly expounded from the agricultural point of view. At the Timaru abattoirs last month thei-e we?« killed 181 cattle, 11 calves, 92 pigs, ■and 1166 cheep. Of these four cattle, eight pigs, and two sheep were dieeased. A number of sheep breeders and_ graziers Continue to make their Grand National displays of fat stock at the Addington market heid iii the race week instead of at the preceding market, and yesterday (says last Thursday's Lyttelfcon Times) these exhibits were an attractive feature, though from art advertising point of view their effect was lessened by the sparse attendance. Messrs Bealey Bros., HaJdon, topped the market with a pen of very prime and heavy fourtooth Southdown-Romney wethers at 365, and obtained up to 29s 6d for two- tooth white-faced crossbreds of Bomney strain. Mr W. O. Rutherford, Montrose, obtained up to 30s for halfbred (English Leicestermerino) wethers, and 23s 3d (the top price) for merino* wethers. » Messrs M'Clelland Bros., Kimberlev, sold Shropshire-cress wethers at 30s. Mr T. O. Hay, Pigeon Bay, sent in prime heavy pens of fourtooth and two-tooth Dorset Horn cross wethers, purely grass fed. the former making 29s 9d and the latter 25s Id; sheep of this breeding have seldom been seen at Addington, and never before of such weight as Mr Hay'e consignment. Mr A. W. Rutherford, jun., Brookdale, obtained 28s 3d i for English Leicester-merino halfbreds, 26s 3d for lincoln-merino, and 26e 6d for fcbree-quarterbreds. Mr John Maddison, Norwood, sold Down crosses at 27s 9d, and white-faced <?«>6es at 27s 6d. Mr S. Ryan, Broadiields, realised up to 27» 3d for crossbreds; and Mr A. "W. Rutherford, Mendip Hilts, received up to 22s Id for merino wethere. A pen of Down cross ewes from Mr E. Harris, Styx, sold at 28s. Some prone beef was also entered, and realised famine prices. The annual meeting of the Canterbury Sheep Owners' Industrial Union of Employers was held on Wednesday last, Mr D. Rutherford (president) in the chair. There was a. large atfcend»nce. The report »nd balance sheet were taken as read. The President «aid .the sheep farmere as a rule had had a prosperous year. The shearing agreement was passed at a meeting in January, but did not come under the award of the court till March. Other alterations had been mad© in the new award which were improvements so far ac he ( could see. He was afraid they would be short of shearers this season, and he , thought that it might be suggested to the incoming committee that the Lincoln College students could obtain practical «xparience on the various stations. As to sheep-stealing, he did not think it was very rife. Sb far as hia district was concerned it wrs the keas who were the sheep-stealers. The meeting then went into committee to discuss a motion by Mr C. P. Hugonin, "That every member of the union should strictly adhere to the terms of :h« award in conducting his shearing, which was lost. —Mr O'HaHoran naored— "That the Government be approached with a request that the present cheep tax should bo abolish'jd." Mr Dixon moved as an amendment— "That a stock tax *c substituted for the present cheep tax." After ..discussion the amendment was lost and the motion agreed to —Mr Tripp moved— "That th« Minieier -of *-aiKte *» w«*te= io. *~»fa*«e that *be sheep r^itima b& maxle up m>m the aratuat shearing tallies throughout New Zealand, instead of as at 30th April. Azreed to.— The election for the committee resulted aa under : —North CanterburyMessrs D. Rutherford, R- A. Chaffey. O. P. Hugonin, D. D. Macfarlane, W- Ms £- farlane, W. Macfarlorie, J. M'Arthur, G. B Starky, W. Thomson. M. J. Dixon, J. b. Millton. South (^nterbury— Messrs K. O. Campbell. J. C. N. Grigg, Wilfred Hal , T. O. Hay H. A. Kniffht, C N. OrbeU, O. P. Murray-Ay nsley, T. Teschemaker, B. Tripp H. C* Studhohne. At a meeting of the committee, held subsequently, Mr J. O. N. Grigg w.i 6 elected presidentReferring to the effect of motor dust on cattle, the Mark Lane Express of June 18 writes: — Something will have to be done to "remedy the motor dust nuisance, for not only is it spoiling the farmers' crops, but is also affecting his cattle, «uid to what extent may be judged from the statement made at a recent meeting of the Lancaster Rural District Council br Mr H. Mackereth. of Waterside Farm, Stodday, who said that during the past winter he had spent more than £20 extra in veterinary fees owing to the illness of cattle caused by eating nay impreenated with dust raised by motor caw. He -pointed out that farmers could not choose the time for cutting hay, and that if the weather were suitable they had to cot it and not wait until the ram washed it. Last year his meadows, which nm alongside the high road between Lancaster and Blackpool, were cut without ram, ana in (he early spring the cows fed on th« haj therefrom "went wrong." In coneeouence of the heaviness of the hay and dust the food "clogged" in the stomach, causing the animals to drink large quantities A water, and then the milk supply was seriously affected. The milk appeared to be no worse, but there was practically none of it, and wbil« the- "cure" was in progress other cattle had to be obtained.

I The Geaeral Committee of th© Dunedin City Council reports this week that during the month of July, 1906, 1393 cattle, 7226 sheep, 395 lambs, 377 pigs, and 147 calvc3 were slaughtered at the abattoir, of which 86 cattle, 4 sheep, 4 calves, and 1 pig were condemned as unfit for food. Application has besn made to the Department of Agriculture for a refund on amount paid for inspection fees at the abattoir, in excess of total amount actually paid by the department for inspection and expenses, p!u3 10 per cent., in terms of the regulations under "The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900."

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Otago Witness, Issue 2736, 22 August 1906, Page 4

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FARM AND STATION. Otago Witness, Issue 2736, 22 August 1906, Page 4

FARM AND STATION. Otago Witness, Issue 2736, 22 August 1906, Page 4

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