A LIVE STOCK BASK.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8417, 10 December 1920, Page 2 (Supplement)

A LIVE STOCK BASK.

A number of landed proprieto: the Provinces of Buenos Aires, 1 Rios, Corrientes and Santa Fe lately at the premises of the At tine Rural Society to discuss the liminaries of the formation o "Banco Ganadero” (live stockba designed to prorate the interest the stock-raising industry, promoters of the scheme are of ( ion that an institution able to n long-term loans is a necessity lot welfare of the industry. It wai solved to appoint a committee of to study the proposed statutes tides or association) and there! to have them printed and distrib amongst the supporters of scheme, who will then be ini to attend another meeting, at *’ the new institution will be form constituted.

THE SHEEP ItUroiW

The annual sheep returns » that the number of sheep in ® minion on 30th April last was no 2,000,000 less than on the «» ponding date in 1919. The re shows that the number of sbeel the South Island was 10.11 q;/;’ in the North Island 13,166.75V 1 figures show a reduction of for the South Island, and 1 1 y for the North Island, as comP< with 30th April 1919. The tout crease for the Dominion was 1. 048. The number of stud sheep tered in the Flock Book was -;" the number of sheep of “ lstl breed was 6,042.472. and then' of crossbred and other sheep 1 7,585,033. The Minister wro culture attributes the falling 0 " 6 ly to the very poor lambing m islands last year, and the *> labour was also having its e ' u ’, hoped that farmers would re many as possible of. their *® fit for breeding, as the d . eC Lo flocks was a serious thing for minion. Other members ot r ment pointed to the losses tp in the snow storms in the 1918, the development of “ J and to increased cropping' ing the number of sheep- ' rate there has been a serio “. ~ during the past two years. , „ r killings under the commands frozen meat is no doubt tributing factor to the d numbers.

put the system extensively eration and changed tne great part of the King , There is here no general am light seeding and hasty Above all things, good s , i be procured. A held so j,* gives the farmer who beio. ■ weeds through careless a sowing. Let each farmer how he make an enemy 0 the earth.