FARM TOPICS.

Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12875, 19 August 1910, Page 1

FARM TOPICS.

Generally, the country, is looking well in , nridjCanterbury. Lambing . hat commenced, -'-and there is fair feed, though in some casos the grass grub has done a lot ; of damage. So gi'eat is the demand (states' thi "Examiner)", for tlie cheese made at the Woodville factory that tho whok of tho cheese, made up to last -week s on its way to South Africa. At a sale of Canadian bullocks a. Glasgow in the second week in Jum up to 74s a cwt. was freely paid fo: first quality, biills realising 68s. Bui locks made up to £33 ss. The fact that £41,000 worth o. draught horses found exchange durinj the currency of the Melhourno sale< (says the "Australasian") proves tha the industry is in a flourishing condi iion. It, further indicates that tin farmers are highly prosperous whei such prices as sortie of those forthcoming were recorded. An' extensive purchase of land it West -Australia .is announced. Tlr buyers are a Scottish syndicate, whic! has Been making inquiries regardinj settlement in Australia. They hav< purchased 45,000 acres. on the Midlaiu railway of West Australia, at 21s pc; acre. '. .The Victorian Government Statist estimates the increased area undei wheat in the State at 248,000 acres, the area being 2,570,000. This is tlu greatest increase for five years. Mr Harry Holmes , of Matahi wi ,i hat received information that a line" of lanibs sent to London by him realised 13s Id per head, which is about 3s 6d per head higher than the local price. Some very interesting particulars ii. regard to the trade-in draught horsi stock between New Zealand and Auf. tralia were furnished a farmers' con ference in. Melbourne the other daj by Dr. Cameron, the Chief Vetorin arian of Victoria. In the year cndiiu June 30th, he said, no fewer than 134. draught horses wore imported fron iNTtew Zealand. . Tlic details were a; foiknvs r— 9oo workers, mares aiu geldings, at £48 per head, tot?. £43,200 ; 299 stud mares at £80, tola £23,200; 146 stallions at £200, totp £29,200; or- a grand- total of £96,16;. was paid to New Zealand, breeders These figures, of course, apply only U, Victoria. Those for New South Wale; should be on about the same plane which means that during the past yea: this country has exported to Australia clone on three thousand draughts the value of which may be set dowi at nearly £200,000.— "New Zealanc Times,"