GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 653, 2 November 1909, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

'■'■ A'lObhference of-Fruitgrowers',Associations: of : New';Zealfnd- .will-'begin • in ; VWellington to(mpitiiit>- .~;'ir... ,\"; ;•;'■: v.v. .■■■'.••.>•,•'•.-,'■:■ ■ ■ ■'!-.'-\;->"' - '■.■;! Ihfc.week's'shows .are at; Palmerston"North. (Novembep $; 4,' and" 6),' B je'nheim'■ (November ;.2 dilcl,;3)j 'and ;Ashburfon,(Novejnber'.3 and:.!)'. :,-.' r For..' TVanganni - show," entries''close; ti>morrpV;.:'::;'v..::';!;;-";-■'>'..•'.';;'] , : .-' -"',V ' V "C> , \ : -''- , M t. /Newton.' King ■ will. be nn .'exhibitor" of -Holstoins -at'-. Palmerston' North,; Wanganrii, Ho-wera,.and New Plymouth; ■■-,'■> •.',■■■':• — ;-.- _, Masterton.is said to- possess: the 'most pio"anitiTS apiary in/Australasia. It is'expectcd this.season, to. eclipse:.last year's output by' 27 tonsiof'hpnoy.' :■'..,'■■''- *'' ; ."'- ; .■•'< •.''J"r'-':'■"'- '*■'■•;' '.Tha..',daily : ••supply; !in: Egraoht."/Village : is greater ;than'that of last year by aboutlsoolb'. ■ The. daiiy'milk' supply; at" Mere Mere Factory; is'oyer.;2loo: gallons. ... ;. ~'".;. '' . • . ' Mr.v : J.-A.Kinsella (says.the; "Farmer'-and- : Settler," of Sydney),'.so ine years ago dairy pert to the New Zealand'Goverhment, and later to the West Australian Government, has. been appointed manager -...of.-thenew, butter' factory: 'at; Scone; .'.-;. ;,?:. ; -.-.-•'.'.•."-.. .'"' .'•'■'.■..-,...•''' ■.-.' .'•Wanganui'! land agents report an'-.awakening'•, in the.land market. More money seems avail-ableYfor-'investnient than has been' the case', for some-time. ; / . .■'.■■•■'.'•' . --( ■' .-The vMangorei Dairy .Company- is- now -mak'fh'g," 55"boies,"of"; butter -'."daily,- an .'increase,of ten-'bqxes as- against this time' last season. Next-month,when .the"company'will-be handling the cream from 1 ' tho Hiirford; Road Cream-' ery,Vth9\iw!r.eas*;.should.;be -more -marked.;.' , • The..Carterton Small' Birds .Societjr is .already. ;doing good"work,'over ,2000 eggs" of .blackbirds and thrushes haying' been; received .and; paid for ;Ax ~ . .Nothing; fertilises; the soil; like'the! smile of ' the. mo'rtgageeas'he gathors in:his' share :of the bargain.—'Samara,Mail." ,' : '.;"' ..." ■■'--..' ■■••'