THE FARM INDUSTRY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 565, 21 July 1909, Page 10

THE FARM INDUSTRY.

MANAWATU A. AND P. ASSOCIATION. THE ARCENTINE SHOW MENTIONED. (By TolegrapU—Special Correspondent.) ■ Palmerston North, July 20. • ; A committee moating of the Manawatu A and P. Association was. held to-day, tho prosidont (Mr. H. S. Lancaster) occupying tho chair.

. Mr, F.' Ellis, of Bulls, wrote criticising commonts by members of tho committeo at the mooting on May 18 on tho question of tile veterinary i examination of stud horses,, and again pointing ' out tho desirability of tho committee considering tho question of hereditary unsoundness. ■ \ . ■. • : Mr. G. Wheeler'wroto suggesting that iriotor-ear and other competitions bo arranged for tho first day of the spring show, which wanted something new and novel to arouse interest. Tho suggestion, was adopted. Mr. D. Buick, M.P., wrote offering a spocial prize of £5 for the best thoroughbred yearling colt or filly. Tho offer was accepted with thanks. , . - ~. . Mr. Lancaster pointed out, while discussing a request from tho Blenheim A. and 1. Association for judges, that tho present list was now iix years old, and ho suggested that a fresh list bo compiled from information supplied hy A. and I'. Associations. He Subsequently moved to that effect, and tnej motion was- carried. . ; Messrs. Wheeler nnd;A. E.,_Russell were appointed delegates to tho Agricultural Conference. , , . The list of now members submitted was a particularly Jargo one, 52 names appearuig thereon. The opinion was expressed that the. satisfactory..increase was dud to tho rearrangement /of ticket privileges,, which dently met with the approval of the public. . It was reported that tho total revenue froin the National Dairy ■ Show aggregated £1203 9s.' 10d., of which "gates" accounted for £622 195./ 6d:, and entry fees £176 9s. 6d. The expenditure totalled £901-Os. 5<L, leaving a balance to the credit of the show ac-count-of £302 9s. sd. . , On the mdtion of Mr. E. Short, it .was decided to forward the following remit to the Agricultural Conference: That, in view of the, approaching Argentine show at Buenos Ayres iiV 19.10, the conference take united action to lay before the Acting-Prime Minister tho'desirability. of. the Gorernraent placing a sufficient sum of money on the estimates to assist breeders (through their breeding societies) to 'exhibit at .that show. • The following committee was appointed for 1910 National Dairy Show: Major Dunk (chairman), Messrs. J. Balsillie', M. Cohen, H. Gillies, T. R. Hodder, J. G. Harkness, S. 'R.t Lancaster, J. A. M'Crea, "W. H'Kenzie, J. R. Forster, Pratt, D.Pringle,S. Standen, A. Sutherland, D. Thomas, J. 0; Batchelar, H. F. Gibbons, R. Lloyd, and F. S. M'Rae.

MEAT MARKING MANIA.

WRONG PEOPLE MIGHT BENEFIT.

: Some time ago there was an agitation in' Britain for a law to compel .sellers of'frozen m@3t to label such meat with the name of the country .whence it. came.; This was proposed because'it was held that numbers.of butchers had been' selling., frozen meat as British. The agitation has how ceased, and apparently this has happened because the agitators began to fear that the "marking of the meat might really benefit the trade in the frozen meat instead of injuring it. A writer in the ''Scottish Farmer" expresses this view somewhat , interestingly as follows:— ''

"In connection with the sale of foreigti meat in this country, I notice from the conference agenda of the Scottish. Chamber of Agriculture, to be discussed shortly, a resolution is to be moved on marking and regis-: tration of shops. It is quite a laudable aspiration to give facilities to the consumer., to distinguish between Home and foreign meat. But to imagine that; the Home feeder will benefit, even if it bo found practicable to give effect' to the resolution, is, I think, a Fallacy. Indeed, it is not difficult: to imagine \ ■. '-:l The ; British housewife "cares not a fig for .the; interest Of the British farmer, nor is she in,the least influenced by . patriotism of this;,kin,d. There, is no more remorseless bargain-maker thaii She. ,If she. can get good meat arid .'cheap in one shop, as compared with another which has good meat but dearer, yon may appeal to evory senso and emotion in her/breast without avail; the twopence or threepence a pound saving will carry tho day. You are tb bring tho cheap • shop to her notids,- and she will soon learn, whait some.of her sisters .have already learned, that their©, is some vei7 good foreign meat. 1 I heard a friend who called oil , me "t-cli , a story in this connection. , It. 'is. only one of many such 1' have heard. This gentleman was passing 'a butcher's, shop where 'nothing but foreign meat was sold. It had been newly opened, and in passing he went in-and bought a fore shoulder of mutton at 5Jd. per lb. He had it cooked without saying .where it came from. The genera] com J ment at the, eating of, it was about its. excellence. towns; depend in the summer time very largely on' foreign meat. The housewife is led to-the registered shop, and finds what she wants, and is satisfied. ; She naturally concludes that if fche meat is good at the pricfi in the summer: time, it is likely to' be good enough at any time., Shortly, you are going to educate her fully, but she knows a good deal already, and it might be 'the wisest thing'to let her discover for herself" all she does not yet knbw." FARMERS' UNION. THE " HASTINGS BRANCH. The quarterly meeting of the Hastings branch of the Farmers' Union was held, on Monday evening, Mr. Ajnbrose Wellwood presiding. Mr. G. Bayliss, Government Supervisor of Agricultural Experiments,' gave an interesting address on top-dressing, in the course of which he said that his advice ;to farmers was .to grow, artificial feed for feeding at dry seasons," and' so lessen ..the. uncertainties, attending grazing. If pastures were heavily grazed and the young grass exposed to severe frost- thfe result- was. unprofitable, and it would take two or three years for, the'pastures to recover. If sheep were continually grazed on certain country, the result would be that ooarser grasses: would thrive and'finer Brasses deteriorate, because sheep would, keep ne grasses down, and prevent them going to seed. At the same time the coarse glasses would shed seed and, eventually, the ; pastures would deteriorate. In conclusion,, Mr. Bayliss said that his Department would be greatly obliged if farmers in different parts would carry out experiments and let the Department know the result. It was decided that the latter was a matter for the Hawke's Bay A. and P. Association, and it was resolved to ask' that body to conduct experiments.

A CREAMERY PURCHASED. AND A CHEESE PLANT INSTALLED. Final arrangements were made at a meeting on. Tuesday niglit for the purchase by the Rexdalo" Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, of the Mangamaire_ creamery. The new company intend installing an up-to-date cheese plant, and are tho first to'work on the lines originally suggested by Mr. Mackie, the Dairy Association's representative in London. Six thousand shares were allotted,.and it was reported that 'another three hundred had been applied for. A statutory meeting will bo held in about' a month's timo.

HEW ZEALAND SHEEP IN SYDNEY. At tho recent. sheep sales in Sydney the following were among tho prices paid for New Zealand sheep:— Lincolns. —E. Barriball,; Waiuku, Auckland: Rams, 6gns.. sgns. 4Jgns., 4}gns. (two), 4gns. (three); ewes, 3gns:' (four), 2} ■gns. (two); flock rams, 4sgns. (four), 4jgns. (four), 4gns. (sixteen). Totals, 38 sheep, £160 2s. 6d. j avorago, £4 4s. 3d. English Loitesters.—William Nixon,' Killinchy,. Canterbury: Rams, sjgns., 3gns. (two); ram lambs, 4gns. (nineteen); shearing rauifl, 3jgns., (ten). Totals, 32 sheep, £131 55.; average, £4 2a.

Border Leicesters.—Joseph • Dowthwaito, Waibas Valley, South Canterbury: Itamß, 26gns., G|gns.; owes, Bgns., 43g»5., 4}gns., 4 pis. Totals, 6 sheep, £56 3s. 6d.; average, £9 7s. 3d. G. H. Andrew, Soiithbridgo, Canterbury: Rams, 4gns., 33gns. (two); owes, Signs, (three), 3Jgns. (two), 23gns.. (fifteen); flock rams, 4Jgns. (twonty-nvo). Totals. 48 sheep, £198 10s. 6d.; average, £4 2s.' 10a. John Nixon, Killincliy, Canterbury: Rams, 14gns., 9gns., 7gns. (two), Gens., Sgns., 4igns. (two); ram lambs, (fivo)i 7Jgns. (ton). Totals, 23 sheep, £179 ss. 9d.; arcrago, £7 15s. lOd. CorriedaFos.-C. H. Ensor, White Rock, Ashley: Flock rams, 3igns. (throo, and ono given in frco), 2sgns. (twelve), 2Jgns. (four), 2igns. (ten). Totals, 23 shfeep, £64 16s. 9d.j average, £2 16s. 4d. , New Zealand prize-winnings at the Now South Wales sheep breeders'_ show, with which the sales wore attached included tho following among British breeds .'-—John Nixon, £11 35., William Nixon £6; Josoph Douthwaito £8.