Interested in Farming

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 78, Issue 7018, 11 February 1949, Page 4

Interested in Farming

Mr David Brown, a celebrated British industrialist, and leader of a 500 year-old firm of prominent engineering manufacturers, may visit Te Awamutu within the next two months to inspect grassland farming. At present he is in the Argentine where he handled the sales of a million pounds worth of tractors and equipment, against all American competition. Mr David Brown’s factories are situated in Meltam, Yorkshire. During the war his factories handled many contracts, some of which were gears for Churchill tanks, track tractors for the Royal Engineers, and many machine tools.

Poultry Market A larger yarding of poutry was offered by G. D. Shepherd and Co. at their yards yesterday. Prices were on a par with previous weeks for table and laying birds. A choice line of W.L. pullets were offered which realised up to 20s 6d each being a record price for this time of the year. Quotatations: W.L. pullets, forward 18s 6d to 20’s 6d, W.L. pullets 13s 3d to 13s 6d, W. L. hens 2s to 3s, W. L. cockerels 3s to 3s 6d, cross hens 2s to 3s, B.M. roosters 4s 6d to 9s, B.M. hens 4s, small cockerels 9d to 2s, R.I.R. hens 4s 6d to ss, 8.0. hens 4 S 6d to ss, 8.0. hens, light 3s to 4s, 8.0. cockerels 2s 3d to 3s, Geese 7s, Ducks 3s 6d.