ON THE LAND

Southland Times, Issue 22351, 16 June 1934, Page 5

ON THE LAND

NEWS OF THE FARM BETTER CONDITIONS PREVAIL DEMAND FOR HORSES Weather conditions during the past week were the best experienced for the month and as a result farmers were able to clear up arrears of work to a large, extent. Probably the main operation occupying the crop grower’s time is ploughing, and everywhere in the province, whenever the weather has permitted, this has been carried out freely.

There now appears to be no doubt that there will be plentiful feed supplies for the winter. There are, however, some sceptical farmers who believe the turnip yield will be insufficient to tide them over. The mildness of the winter as a whole has helped to preserve turnip stocks and in many parts of the province stock are still to be found grazing quite contentedly. Chiefly owing to ploughing operations there is a good demand for young horses. They are commanding good prices and are certain to bring even higher values, as they are being used in increasing numbers for general farm work. There is a good demand overseas for good quality Clydesdales. The older horses are not in any great demand. The dairy season is now practically over and many herds have been brought into the drying-off stage. Sales of cheese have been reported within the last few days at sid, but the rise in the market came rather late for most of the factories, only about six not having sold their output. . . Now that the winter show, circuit is just about completed exhibitors are turning their attention to Southland s second Royal Show to be held at Invercargill in December. With a view to stimulating interest in the Ayrshire section at the Royal Show the Southland branch of the Ayrshire Cattle Breeders’ Association has made a grant of £8 towards the expenses of exhibitors outside the province, and a. vote of £4 from the Dominion executive will bring the amount to £l2. Though small the grant should assist exhibitors from long distances. The South Island championships for Ayrshires will be decided at the Royal Show this year in addition to the customary Royal championships. The Clydesdale Horse Society of New Zealand has nominated three judges for appointment at the Royal Show at Invercargill. The nominees are Mr W. A. White (Hastings), Mr W. C. Wallace (Cambridge) and Mr Q. Donald (Featherston). At this year's show, two additional trophies will be available for competition in the form of gold medals for the champion stallion and champion mare. These have been presented by the Clydesdale Horse Society of Great Britain. There has been a mild boom in farm selling and exchanging lately and several further sales are reported. These include the sale of Mr Robert Dunlop’s 300-acre farm at Tussock Creek to Mr Shaw, of Lochiel, and the sale of a farm of 220 acres sold on behalf of the executors of the estate of the late Andrew O’Brien of Pine Bush, to Mr Smith, of Mossburn. The inquiry is very good at the present time and more transactions are likely to be reported in the near future.

Clydesdale Stud Book. In view of the rush of applications for the registration of horses out of unregistered dams, the council of the Clydesdale Horse Society of New Zealand has decided to extend the date of closing of entries from such dams until September 30. It had originally been decided to close he Stud Book on April 30, but in the in f ero- • ■’ i lull registration it has now been agreed that an extension of time suj:... ..e granted. Those interested, however, are urged to make no delay in registering, as the date now announced will be final, and no appeal will be allowed from it. Breeders should also note that in future applications for registration will be accepted from foaling breeders of animals only. Dairy Produce Prices.

Tire following is a comparison of the dairy produce prices ruling at present and those of a week earlier, the mean of the price range being given: T - T n June I. June 14. Butter—

Danish 86/N.Z. (finest salted) 78/6 79/N.Z. (finest unsalted) 79/- — Australian (finest salted) 75/74/6 (finest unsalted) 75/6 75/Cheese — N.Z. (white) 47/49/6 N.Z. (coloured) 47/Australian (coloured) — Australian (white) — ' - Canadian (white) 54/55/— Canadian (coloured) 54/54/6