FARMING NOTES.

Wairarapa Age, 29 July 1925, Page 7

FARMING NOTES.

Several transactions have taken place recently in the Auckland District, where butter factory outputs have been sold for several months ahead at 1/7. Offers of 1/71 have been made, but most factories are now holding for a better price.

Mr Walter Blaekie, Mosgiel, has re-, eeived a private letter from a ebusin in Glasgow, in which the writer relates that when visiting a peultrytrun in the country he found the farmer feeding his stock on New Zealand dried milk. There was, however, no distinctive label on • the tins, and through this lack of enterprise the Dominion lost what he regarded as an excellent opportunity of advertising its products. He draws attention to the omission in the hope that it will lie rectified and full advantage in future taken to advertise New Zealand dried milk.

Although the wet weather has put a general cheek on tree-planting this month, many farmers who are on kill slopes and lighter well-drained soils, have been able to push on with this important work. The idea of converting fern wasteland into treeplantations is becoming more popular with farmers, who are beginning to see, the wisdom and prospects in such a step. There is also another important factor that should not be overlooked and that is that in many instances these neglected slopes harboured noxious weeds and trees, especially pines, have proved their worth in eradicating these pests.

A great misfortune which a farmer experienced' by sending his bull to the butcher instead of retaining the anifal for breeding purposes was mentioned at the Stratford Jersey Club’s dinner by Mr M. J. Dawson, of the Dairy Division of the Department of Agriculture. The mistake occurred through the value df testing being overlooked. The bull in question had been considered as of little use as a sire, but just recently four daughters completed a test with an average production of 6201 b per cow. The incident went to show thr,t in all cases a bull’s worth should be proved before condemning it to the /slaughter house.