FARM NOTES

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 4225, 7 May 1912, Page 6

FARM NOTES

(MY BALANCE). I'lio latest cable from the London markets received liv a local chee-e factory read: “Butter, salted 108 s, unsalted 112 s. Cheese: White 70s, coloured 70s. Market, declining.” Messrs {Veddel and O-'s market report gives an interesting resume in cwts. of the butter and cheese imported during January into tile 1 nited Kingdom and the country of origin. The table is as follows :

tie. advantages of testing cows have lmi n fully pioved by the testing association- in various parts of the country. One was formed in the Fleetaluma County hist year which, i understand, has been very successful. There si enis to bo no question that there Is a lot of room for improvement m our herds: wi should not be left behind in this matter. I intend -I.mi further information

collecting some lurtner un oi uiat-nui and dealing with the -nhjeet fully m a later is-lie. rh« shipments of butter from New /eland to ).olid.>n up to April 2l)tli are as follow : Season I‘HO-11 —10.9f»4 tons. Season 15)11-1912 —16,520 tons. Increase, 3 inn- cent. T.> Vancouver: Season 11)10-1911, ..... 19] 1-1912, 1053 tons. From Australia to London to April 18thButter: Season 1910-1911, 42,081 ton-: season 1911-1912, 30.413 ton-. D-crende 28 [>er t ent. (a, e-e : Season 1910-1911. 18.830 . reason 1911-1912, 21,122 tons. Increase 12 per tent. bit s mdit ate a further v. tiling in both butter and cheese.

gjjl. 1 lit* Ki'ur i'- * Butter. Cheese. Australia 116,917 1,388 Canada 29!) 48,144 New Zealand 70,330 04,444 Argentina 8,415 — Denmark 125,934 — l' 1 ranee 8,241 1,713 Germa nv 410 209 Italy 28 4,103 Netherlands 4.440 14,986 Norway 3,995 — ' Russia 13,458 — Switeerlaml . . — - 080 Sweden 25,790 ' — I'niti t Start s 1,783 5,748 ©tin r countries .. 19!) 71 Total 380,275 141,286