GENERAL FARMING NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 629, 5 October 1909, Page 10

GENERAL FARMING NOTES.

HOROWHENUA A. 'AND Pi SHOW.

.-i A" '-challenge cup,\ valued at-Itguineas/Ms mi presented by the Lawes Chemical Com.Sany,; Ltd.-;- for whom Messrs. Abraham and Williams are the local agents to the Hnsterton A.-and P! Association. The cnp,is:for.'th«..best Lincoln ram under 21 months, and is to ho won three times in succession or,at, -intervals... : The'Gilruth scholarship -movement has begun. The Southland A. and .P. Association last Friday .resolved to-contribute.,£s annually for five years toward tho establishment of.±\ew Zealand scholarships • at' Professor. Gilruth a Veterinary "College in connection with .tte University at Melbourne. The offer, which, is an outcome of -tho recommendations ..of the recent A. and P.,Conferenco in Wellington;- is understood to bei subject to a condition that scholarship holders', must place their ■services-at the 'disposal-of New, Zealand at ! the end.'of .their training. : This condition .Tfa9.;.6upested Professor-'Gilruth in an inter'vieic'.-published,! just before ho left New, Zealand.'. > Tho present spring is the;,best", ''five . experienced in tho Forty Mile. Bush. -,':;■ : The first.general meeting of the Dannevirke District A.-and P. Association will be nelson Friday, next- week, to . receive reports, elect officers,: adopt rnlcs, .etc. V.. ; .;- '. ■■;":'■ ; Mr. OYE. .Austin left Fost'on on Saturday morning for Waihou (Aucklapd),.where he .will recommence flaxmilling. Ho; was.'given an; enand also''a.silver! tea 1 and coffee service; .. . . ; : it is reporto-l that Mr.' R.-.ft '.'Sfcubbs, who has. been the Danuevirko manager-of tho New Zealand Loan and '■' Mercantile' Agency ' Company for 'the ilnst fifteen -.- months..-, or so,:! has :de'cided;:to.,, relink ; his sliort;., residence';in : .Dannevirke,' Mr. Stubbs has .been ;vcry .closely -identified with the commercial life.of;.the .district, and in particular with' the 'dairying'industry, as represented by the Baumati Co-operative Dairy "Company..'and the. Taniaki Co-operative Daify'Cc-'mpany;' .Mr.-Stubbs-intends to remain in.'the district,-'and nrigage'in mercantile pursuits. Mr. T. M; Webb, who ..was Mr. Stubbs's stock'--'age'nt,' ; ■■' etc.," has ■ also recently rdsigiied. Mr.C.-H. F. Mac'pherson/ of the.'Palmerston iNorth branch qf ,tho New --Zealand Loan, and Mercantile Company, has been/appointed:~to "succeed Mr.; Stubbs, ;Mr. Macphorson has been a'.ircspectcd'-.ofhcer' of the Palmerston branch- . for itho.past seven'or eight years. - .'-'s,' : .

Bradley, ■ successor'.to... Mr. Gordon Stewart as:stock agent for ;Palscty:,and;C6mpa'njv at Dannevirke, has arrived therbifrom 'Wairba, and taken up his-rietf'-thities. ':• ■<.-■ I -Entries for the Manawatu fndajv'.;: .: . .'-.' ;;-• ]• :-.-K:S:.j'-tf. i. At :i. meeting.'at-Carterton,; , it'was. resolved to-''fornl'.- ; an-association.to .be ■known as tho ; eArtWt on ?*w t S towers ' Associatibn; having for. its' objectHhe suppression of small ibirds. Mr. T;'.,Ei,':Maunso!li;.was elected secretary' pro'r.tcm, ■and" , the {following were elected-&■ prelimirinry' Committee •}& ..'canvass for members:—Messrs. ;A!':>Afmstroiig, Modaghan. Koydbonsel Budson, ;andCl';.!,and;-.T- .-KJaye.-.-,' It .wns resolved vthat .tho annual, subscrption be of;.ss. rmomber,-.-'members' -fruit ,|if6as'lt(t/pay'i,MXp'er tree, upi'tp.ia.'■ maximum ;bf : nei:;:;\'.;"■■■'*?: ' >;•'-■ ..'.'-.•••fei'-■ , : : The', handsome silver cup' presented : to \he ilanawatu P. Association by English :Southdown breeders,; and sent outbyiiMr. James"Stuckey, formerly a committeemani'of the association I ,' ariivcd'pn l Saturday, was greatly adnsirej'by those who have.seen"' it... ,--. Mr. .Isaac Xiipton, a -well-known iarmer,",~died'suddenly, ion'-JVcdnesdayiat. tho 'age-of- " : ''' '■''-'.'■'!'.:.' '.■ •■■'/rf'JH: Shearing will-cpmmence at Abbotsford ,(Sir. A.'iP.'Whatman's station) 'pn Npvembef ,7..;' ''■'■•<A. v'qommissipn,f;cprisisting pf •'Messrs,' "iR. Gn«h'fio;''S: ; 'PafishV''and H. M. Reeves,,« ! 'at present inquiring into the conditions, pf: the pastoral leases : in.. Oapterbury,- which fexpire :i'n>(i9ll,s:witlu-ai" - vieW!;:.to -ieSing.. wh'ether.'.-the :'OTeas/;in'"fiuratiop.7.cannot;"bo;Y;cut^.! : OT)'into smaUer'holdings'." , 'About V quarter" , of-"a million acres are involved.- ' . -.'•■, . ;•.',"■■

'■'• :AvPahiatua sheepfarmer says that,':, although if is.-;nofc generally.known "in New. Zealand, at .Hbm'e-Sit". is always conside'red -that there', is more . mortality ,'aniong lambs! when: docked '.abbut'! the'time'..-of-, tho /full;•■.moon.. ■.'.: >:;. , •:■ ■,- ■-A "Sfakbmako 'correspondent reports/that feed 'islyeryVplentifuh-and looking •ihlsp!ehdid' !; conditibn;'-Tho , cfaffy"farmers are •also gettingjgppd returns -i'rpm their-cpws, and sp : far,everything pbirits to-a'''successful.season in ".thel.-district./.' ;•• ~;- .!{ ■ -„'.'■ -■ ; l /:Jjlr. , -.sV.:'.H.:Mill*;ard,'managing director of the■! Gear.', Jla-if...Qompany,, Ltd.,..who has been 'visiting-Europe;/'accompanied by ,'Sfrs.- Mill-ward,"-leaves' Naples per' Orient Company's R;jr.S.'.'VOrsoya,y,.on: October '-.-SO, ■ and, should arrive'in jAVellingtpri"during the last week in ■November.-,''V'-..". : ; ... :' ' ... ,!-An'alysis. : bf-7the lucerne plant shpws that it ranks ambhg'the best animal foodstuffs. When the-plantiis coming into bloom; analysis shows that itjeontains the following percentages:— Protein;'-18i«;-fat, 1.14 ;■ carbohydrates, «.O4; .water, i.ij ash,-, 11.95. It may to'stated that the-.va'lue'..of-the , feeding- , stuff'is,' to , a great extenti measured by tho quantity" : 6f prpt«ih.. Mr. 'A. Barrpn, Chief Land'Pnrchaso Commissioner, and llr. Broderiek, Commissioner of 'Crawn • La,ndsi.Lvisited iDannevirko last Friday and Saturday to inspect a'prbperty which, has .been; offered, .to-the Governriiorit: for purchase under tho Lands for Settlement Act. Thoy have several other large Hawke's :Uay estates :tj;inspcct. : ;X'.,;;;.:i,.'. , v"'; '"■ -...' ,\---.-.Z •:i,:. : ~y£. '■:■■ ■■.-■'. •'■ t v.On Sir. ;.D. Kivers'dalo;''station;. on the East-Coast, the reports of lambing arb good. The country,-is so" admirably)sheltered from cold; southerly -blasts that 'little 'o'r no Mortality -took"-place nhiong-,tho ; ;;lambs, even in the mpst; severe' weather experienced this 'sea--son- ■'.'; ;■■','.■■-„• ■■■''.:i::'. < ■"■ ■'■:■:]'■'■■ <'~';,':.;■'..■ :•/-.'■

.' AFatea Farmers'.Co-opcrativbTreeziDg'Com-' party, is being formed,for- the,purpose of taking , over, the. ; well-known l , atca<l''rcezing: and Preserving Works' as a:.g6inj; concern at 'a valuation., Tho object.in forming;.tho .company is said, to'be to copo -ivithVextorided business which necessitates; additional /capital.. ~ ' . . ■•■.: At' the .beginning of this month 'the- yield' of milk, from Mr. Alpas's herdiOf cows near Pahi:atua was .about 400 gallons' daily;:,inth over a hundredicows still to come ■into,,profit: .'Tho' breeding;of pigs. is. a.necessa'ry .adjunct' to Mr. Alpart dairying business, and. the. results from' this venture, are said ;to.. be'.very' 'satisfactory.

committee.of Hbrowh;er>u''a<'.A/,.' and .P. Association'met- at. Levin 1 »o'ri' ; Saturday, Mr. John Kebboll; (president) :b'eing v 'in' the chair. The./date of the annual: show- -tiiis fixed for Wednesday, February. 9; 191(1? 'the judgos in the ; various.- classes were :selected- as':follow:— .'Horses and "competitions:. J. E. MT)ohald, T. Bevan, jun.,'i:!F. '.Rhodes, 1 A. Travers,; J.vEydcr, and'V.-Hitohisgs, jnn. • Sheep: Messrs.- J. : H. J. ?iofiards,^W;'.'Byder/'aijir : J.'>l)aTieS'.\','''.';'. -':Cattle:-Messrs. J:,Saxon,;,Jv''Ettusei Ej M. Hcrrick, S. A. Broadbelt,- arid.' '3-.. Jl.*£eave'y.;. . ■Pigs:. Messrs.X A. j. Hud'sopVS: A. BroadJ;;Devonshire. .' i; , ) . : - i V. - ; The' Ground.' Committed. -corisists'i.of.- Messrs. J. E. M'Donald, J. Craig; 'i\s Bevan.'jun.,'F. •G. Eoe, and. J.. -M'Leavey; land i the Financo Committee: Messrs.-. J. It'Lcavey, ,'H.- J. Hichards,-; Herrick,- W. : Eydetf and J; .'Davies. • Mr. -'W.-..H.-. Becher resigned- his-,position on the General Committee owing-, to -.pressure- of business;.'and "Mr. 'P.M. "i'Kingdon resigned membership of tht association.-.: i,i j - ;

; ■'Attention is .called -to • the "a'dyertiaeinent. of Murton's Sheep-Dip. . This specific established its.reputation;at:.:the Cantcrbirfy. sheop-dip trials; ISS7,- .and is now more, popular, than ever. Sheep-farmers should rcmehiber that the manufacture of this dip 'ie a New Zealand ■industry, and. that , tin- preppratibh; has more than held its own twenty-' three years. At the May iro'ol: sales"in London this year the .top prices paid ,for,:.three'-of the' "clips, from' stations ■ whero sJlnrtpn's Dip is used (and has been for years),-wero:—Hiku, Is. Sjd.j 8ee,.:15...3d.;..and Titi,,,ls,; ; 2jd. per lb. ;for' greasy' crossbred.—Advt; :W '-;,fj - . '■ 3010

: . -SCALECIDE.—The -great : .Anlerlcan : Eemedy 'for Scale Blights, Aphis, etc'.:"Obtainable from all seed merchants and nurserymen, or apply direct to, Murray, Roberts, arid- Co., Welung,:tpn, Wholesale AgentK- - .-.-.■',:.,■;' Cl«fl