THE COUNTRY.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17123, 19 April 1921, Page 3

THE COUNTRY.

PEDIGREE CATTLE CEBTITIOATE ALTERED. (PUSS ASSOCIATION tttWJHAH.) HASTINGS. April 18. A special meeting of the Council of the Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Breeders Association discussed the. action or a member in altering calving dates on three offioial pedigree certificates or imported cattle. ■-, , j. .n.* It was unanimously decided tna-t tne principal agricultural and pastoral societies of the Dominion be informed of the circumstances, and that the council recommend to the societies that none of the beasts in questioned be allowed to compete or exhibit in any show ring in the Dominion for, say, three years. It was also resolved that membership of the association of the member concerned should be suspended pending the receipt of a report from the Home authorities as to whether this suspension should last for a fixed period, say, fiye years, or whether the member should tie disqualified for life. » Jottings for Farmers.

Evidence as to the permanence of the Moa Seed Farm as one of Otago's institutions is to hand in the fact that the manager's residence is now built, and Mr Hadfield has moved in (telegrapis our Dunedin correspondent) The creation of a roots shed and the enlargement of the barn is now proceeding. These activities by the Repatriation Board are likely to be followed up by the building round this centre or homes for the men who are about to settle there and pursue the business the training for which they received at the farm.

A very prime draft of 200 fat cattle was brought out from Mr R. W. Lochhead's Tarndale (Marlborough) station during the week-end, by way of Jack's Pass, Hanmer. The draft, which comprised 120 head of Hereford cross bullocks, and 80 crossbred heifers, reE resent the first "cut" of the.station erd, and was a particularly well finished lot, probably averaging in tho vicinity of 7001b dead weight. The trek from Tarndale over Jack's Pass to the railhead at Culverden, occupies five days. ' LOBTJBN. The annual meeting of the Loburn branch of the Farmers' Union was held in the Coronation Hall, on Friday., the president, Mr R. H. Bailey, presiding over a fair attendance. The balancesheet for the year ended March 31st, 1921, showing a credit balance of £l6 0s 9d, was adopted. Correspondence was read from the provincial secretary, stating that Sir Thoa. Mackenzie would address a meeting of farmers on subjects of interest to the farming cdmmunity to-morrow afternoon,, in the land saleroom of the N.Z. Farmers' Co-operative Association, Christchurch. The election of officers resulted as follows: Mr H. T. Methnell president, Mr H. Barker vice-president; secretary and treasurer, Mr A. E. Cook; committee, Messrs E. Ashton, C. W. Doherty, J. Hiatt, H. Barker, T. Pulley, G. Croft, M. Kennedy, J. Galletly, G. Barker, A. S. Barker, R. H. Bailey; delegates to the provincial conference, the president and Mr R: Bailey. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the retiring president, Mr R. > Bailey. The remits to the provincial conference were approved: "That 'this conference favours the establishment of a line of insulated steamers, for' the carriage of our produce to overseas markets;" "that this conference considers the price of threshing unreasonable, and that the profits of the mill-owners are excessive.'' ' • ■ •

WAIMATE. Waimate is to have an. Ambulance Saturday collection an' aid of a motbr ambulance and equipment. - At a .pUbli': meeting;' addressed by Drs; Hayes and Wylie, and Superintendent Smith', of Timaru Ambulance, it'was resolved that steps be. taken v tb :get an ambulance, and hedders of first-aid. certificates iirc being aiked to form into a Mr Alex. Riach is resigning the managership of. the Waimate'Co-op. Dairy Company!s factory. Mr' Ryles, of Invercargill, succeeds him. Rey. Win. Beckett, from Sydenham, has taken up his residence at the parsonage. He preached at St. Paul s Church yesterday. . .... Knox Sabbath School anniversary was celebrated on Sunday, with' bright song and chorus by scholars, under Mr Logan's baton. Miss'Clarke was at the organ,' and had the assistance of the following .orchestra: violins, Mrs Copland and Miss Cameron; flute, Mr Scott: viola, Miss N. Logan; euphonium, Air W. Painter; baas', Mr W; E. Evans. Solos were sung by Misses Phyllis Painter, J\. Logan, and Master Jack Reid. The speakers were Rev; J. D. Wilson, and Mrs Wm. Stewart. \p St. Augustine's parishioners . formally welcomed the Rev. Canon Cocks prior to the annual meeting. Canon Cocka nominated Mr E. C.-Studholme as vicar's warden, and Mr F. Akhurst was elected people's warden. Vestry (by ballot), Messrs W. F. Bradshaw, F Brittenden. W. Coatly, S. I. Fitch, E' Hassall, R. B. Hurst,. F. .Meyer, Dr Pitts, J. Wilee, and S.R., Wright. No Parish Council was elected, i. A good rain has- set in,', after- a droujht. ' V , .:' '.' '' ,