WHEAT EXPORT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 567, 23 July 1909, Page 8

WHEAT EXPORT.

.;! A; mEA.V : ....', . (By, TelWraph4Presß.Assoda.tipn.) ... ;:, ;.'. \ '.':•,; ;,.,l:.;".-■:■ ;.;■':. Chrlstchurch, July \ -The-.Executive'' Of i,the North.'Canterbury Farmers', 1 Union "to-day ' discussed; a remit .from-.the 'Cheviot branch as'-follows:—'.'That tho oxecutivo consider advisability of the'-union undertaking a' : splieme'for.the exportation' 'f'of this .season's' 1 wheat The Cheviot branch would suggest; tliat the different 'branches might be : asked-!to enrol names of those . (holding, •sayj over 1000 bushels)'who are willing ]tp'. export.one-third of their crop. Favourable terms could.no doubt,,be made with .some Tshipping firm ;to load a:boat. at the time:;: The 1 , wheat'/armor would;'be greatly benefited if surplus' wer© ; shipped away, and'the ; ,' : union ' coUld'-show a practical reason-for":its,, existence,"by'(successfully . carrying'out' :.such'' a 'scheme':" V ■ ;. In-the.course of 1 discussion;'it was stated that New Zealandl wheat-farmers : were selling their.-wheat cheaper than itr.was being sold in. othorVparts .of. the .Empire. -. -Another spealier alleged that, if thelfarmers'of'the Dominion sent meat Home'-, through one channel, the price in the Home market could, be'kept at. : ,4id. ,to'6d.' ' \fAi : -' .'■■'■■ \\

: V A, committee, '■ consisting - of. Messrs. ;R.' Evans//(president),' G. W. Leadlcy, and D;' Jqnes : .were appointed to thoroughly investigate the/.'proposal,.;.and. report at a ..future meeting..', "-.-■ .■ .-'■.•■", '; ; • ;, ; '■/■• ' „■■-..• >~;.

I; V v - TIRED OF IT. ";•■■ ;• ',- '- SETTLER'S .'ACTION. ■;.■;•-. , . ,(ByTcleerapn.—Special Correspondent.)-■<•'■'..■ '••'••, Christchurch, July 22. Mr. G. W.Hungerford, of Clonmel, near Domett, one'of the : original. settlers on the Cheviot Settlement, has disposed , : of I the | ,'goodwill\.6f... his ..lease. His holding ,comprised a gfazing''ru'n of 180.0 acres , with a ;tenure of 21 yearsj at a rental bf : 3s. Id. per /.acre. The uncertainty of' obtaining a: re? 'riewal of the lease at the end of; the 21 •years, the, probability of a considerably increased reiii, arid also of a'subdivision of ithe run, did: not : give. any_ encouragement to ijMr. Hungerford to remain' for . the whole ;term. The value of the goodwill would.be.a 'disappearing'quantity, and the; improvements iatthe end of ,21 years will not have " itniproved" by that length of- time, thero being no encouragement to expend further : {monby upon, them.:'. ' " '''■'! Vs'iA.bout; 500 acres of the holding have been -ploughed, and sown' in grass, and.good crop's 'pfMurnips' have' also been grown'.- The run has carried oyer 2000 sheep in good .seasons, so that it has been, a profitable, holding." It twas when the.Cheviot settlers first got 10s. iper head for their fat lambs that the holdiirigs began to pay, and Mr. Hungerford says itnat.that price paid better than does 15s. to ;lßs.;iiow. Their breeding' ewes.cost them about 6s. to Bs.,:!and tliey were bfi a: much; better class (being station-bred) than can now be /obtained at double the money. The .price of breeding ewesi'has thus V. increased; considerably more-tliari'tno price of fat lambs. ,' .:>

DORSET'tHORN SHEEP

I The- following reference to the last annual meeting of thp, Dorset Horn Sheepbreeders' Association 'will interest New Zealanders:—

The annual meotine of the flourishing Dorset Horn Sheepbreedors'' Association was held at Dorchester. Tho chair was taken bj the retiring piesidcnt of tho association (Mr. E. A. Toose, of Llighleaze, Brympton, Yeovil), and the largo attendance included tho president-elect (Mr. \V. Elworthy, Winterborne Monkton, Dorchester) arid tho secretary (Mr. Thomas 11. Elisor, Dorchester). The council have decided to.continue their efforts to encourage'the oxhibition of Dorset Horn sheep at tho principal shows, -and to continue and augment their schemoof foreign advertising, and havo this year included tho Argcntmo, to which tho first consignment ol Dorset Horn sheep was seni'tuia

spring. Tho Now Zealand Government, having decided to exporininnt with tho 'brood in tho production of early lamb, havo purchased somo choico ewes and rains, and these havo boon forwarded to tho Government State Farm at Wnikato, whero they will bo under tho caro of Mr. David Evans, a gentleman who has had groat experience \yith Dorset Horn sheep with tho Continental Dorsot Club in the United Slates." FARM PRODUCE. THE AET OF SELLING. Speaking at a. function at tho Islington Works of tho Chriatchurch Freezing Company, Mr. W. Tesclimakor said,a.farmer was foolish to ship on his own account cither meat, or gram. When such commodities reached a certain prico it becamo a gamblo to hold on any longer. His advico was to let it go and allow tho middleman to mako a littlo out of it if ho could. A farmer should sell his sheep on their legs, When it reached'4a. Referring to tho export industry, tho speaker said that,without freezing works ho did not know where the growers would be. Ho, remembered tho time when ho sold tip-top sheep for 4s. and 65. 1 ; now they wore getting 12s. and 14s. for their,lambs. If they.did not get. any worse pricoUlian that they sliould sell. COAL FOR DAIRY FACTORIES. '' LESS WOOD USED EVERY YEAR. . ; From reports which havo come through , from the dairy factories, it appears that coal in those institutions is ousting firowood as an artiolo of fuel. Five years ago, it was only an odd factory whioh Used coal, but now : ; nearly all the managers believe in it, and use it as much as possible. West Coast'coal was used years ago in tho Wairarapa cheese factories, and its consumption has increased, extensively in the Taranaki district. A ton of coal; for factory purposes,, is, stated to bo worth more than two cords of wood. In Stratford .wood is 255., and in Hawkes Bay ,30s. per cord, while, tho necessary, sort of unscreened coal can bo purchased at from 205., to 30s. per ton. Factories using: coal are saving hundreds of pounds per annum., STOCK ATTENDANTS, AT SHOWS. ,;, , ;' Y.M.C.A. BOYS AT WORE. , Stock attendants. no doubt have a dull time between duties at shows. Yet no arrangements appear over to have been made at any of tho New Zealand shows ,to cater for their social and intellectual comforts. A' good suggestion in this direction' comes from Dorchester, (in; England), where the local Y.M.C.A. erected, a tent on the show ground of tho'.Bath and West of England Agricultural Show last year,'in which, tho stock attendants'could' assemble for reading and 'other forms of recreation. , The Exeter boys have repeated tho experiment' at this year's show .of. the same' society.. Farmers, help-financially., ' ; ~-;.. ;'-y-.f. ■•■';■■;.■'•. „■. v"; '."■'".■;-.-;';i;''UNoys'...ON chilled meat.;-, ;'/.; The condemnation at Homo 'of Argentine chilled.meat/affected.with fungus was mentioned Jn this'column some, .time ago. ilDr. Klein; Lecturer on. Advanced at St.ißartholomew's Hospital, has-come,to.the conclusion-that 'the; fungus;: is,.';-• perfectly, harmless for the animal body,,'-and that apart from the; unsightlinessfthere is no necessity l to condemn as unfit- for food a: large; portion of the quarter.of- which-only- the. superficial part is affected. The brown) spots, on ':. tne. chilled beef -which have-.caused (their rejec-. tion, Dr. Klein finds to be - due to water, air, or other:matter, which has been, pressed, into the'V beef before the, carcass" is placed on. the ship; . Ho. suggests 'the, sterilisation of the stockinette' - materials in .which .the. meat is wrapped,/the use of boiled or steamcondensed water in wiping the meat while dressing it, the uniform circulation- of-dried air in 'the chilling rooms, and tho separation of the : one quarter 'from: another, on the;; ship.-' -:-/'-■;-'. ,'-.-: '.-:',[; ■';.- ;■:?.'■' 'V./;-,.,//. THE COSTvOF ; , ' • The - following, figures'' are' : ; a' farmer's :'esti- ; mate of. the cost of making silage from maize in a pit about -22ft. x 20ft..:—-Area., of maize sown, 12f- acres. ,-Niimber'df. day's j harvesting, B;''. -Rent,■'six months at ■ ss. /per annum, £1 lis: 3d.; seed (Red Hogan)j 2J bushels per acre, £8;. manure and freight, 12cwt. : at. 6s'i) ■■££',■ ploughing .twice, -at '55." per'acre, £6 ss/; sowing,* 'rolling, harrowing, and cultivating; £1 : 165.—£21 : 125: 3d.-: Harvesting laboiir: One' 'stacker, 1 at ':7s'/, £2 ! 16s!; ■one •.cart-filler,' v ;a't 45.,:-.'£l 12s.;' one 'cartfiller, at 4s:; j £l 125.; : qne-'dray, horse,arid cart, at 9s.', £3 125.;: one cutter, at 6s'. 6d.', £2 125.; one; cutter,; at :6s.,f£2'7.BsV;':/one carter,-. at.4s.,£l 125.; one carter, at 4s.| £l 12s—£17 ,165.; total cost, £39;85. 3d. Estimated': weight:, of silage,,; 125 tons;;. cost per ton, 65."3d.;' cost per'acre,:'£3 . 3sl ; l'; :^'■'.','■ LIVE STOCK : ";!;''■''f; : : : 'Messrs. Abraham and' 'Williams,! Limited, Palmcrston North, report:—We;'had good entries of both sheep and .cattle; ' There l was a larg6 attendance, andbuyers, were present for of stock, and a good clearance was [effected at satisfactory .-prices'. .Quotations:—. fit. wethers,' 155.;, fat ewes, lSs.'Gd.;'f of ward ewes, 10s. Gd.; empty-store ewes, 7s. '9dMto 95.; cull eves,',4s. 3d. to 65.; ewes in 'lamb, mixed; ages, 14s. 10d;; - forward .'wethers, 135.; Id.; mixed hoggets, 85.,-95.-sd;; and: 10s.. I'd.;' forward bullocks, £5 17s. 6d.'.t0V.£8,:35.,'.6d.;, springing heifers, 17s. 6d.,t0 .£6 ss.;,threeyear steers,'- .£5. Is. '; two-year steers,: £3 los.; fprward: cows, £2 15s. to £3 10s.; store' cows, 30s; to 105.:;,'-.'•< -'''-:,:.? ;i .''.'■ ;,:■;-', : '; ';'' Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.,; report: j—At our OtoM 6ale on Wednesday we., had. a fair yarding of sheep; and a good yarding of cattle. "Prices were on' a par with recent, quotations. ITat wethers,' 16s. 6d.; medium '•' hoggets,, Bs.' ■7d.; light fat bnllocks, £1; fat cows, is. Gd. to >EG 45.; store cows, '£2 lis. 6d;; forward cows; £3 45.;, springing - cows,: M ls.; ; : -'18mbnths .'steers, .£2 ,10s.; empty heifers, ,'37s;; •heifers in calf, i! 2! 10s.;! weaner. heifers, '18s. Gd. '\ _ _.'■:;;■■.. : :.■.,,,';.: '..-.. f •';. '~ ;-.:;"V The Now Zealand Loan ; iind Mercantile Agency Co., Limited, reporting on their sale at'. Palmerstbn North : yesterday, state:—We had. a heavy entry of cattle, and a medium entry or sheep. .Quotations:—Cattle: Weanors (small), 17s. Gd.; weaner heifers, 275.; forward cows. 165.,; cows in calf, .£2 15s. to '£3 .55.'; springing cows, £i to £6 55.; light fat cows, £3 lis. to M 55.; forward heifers, £3, 65.; forward.bullocks, £6 7s. 6d.j bulls, £i 10s.