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Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12474, 26 February 1909, Page 4

Taranaki sheep-breeders havG everj reason to feel dissatisfied with, this year's prices for stud rams, reports the ".News." Two-tooth rams, thai three of four years ago would .readily average up to six guineas are hard tc •quio at' auything over one guinea this year. Several well-known breeders n Southern -Taranaki, who. have on hand more rams tha,n there is demand for; have expressed their intention of boiling the: animals down for tallbw. It is expected that bi this method cho animals^ will average Jiboiit 16s. ' . Mr John Rennie, a North Canterbury farmer, says that farmers Jieec not worry about the' size of cornsacks under the new . regulations. Ho has already filled 500 of the new sizt of sacks, 46in. by 24^-in., and finds ii a most suitable size to hold 3 - .1-1 bushels (2001 b). The sack is easy tc fill, easy to handle," and stacks bettei ! than the large sack. The threshingmachine men like it, and prefer it tc folding in the large size. . The stripe i in the new bag is red and in the^olc j one blue so that if the. farmer- orders i and use both kinds there will be nc trouble with mixed sacks, _ except bj .the very careless. .. He is 'satisfiec that once the farmer uses the smal cack he will order no other..