GENERAL FARMING, NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 691, 16 December 1909, Page 10

GENERAL FARMING, NEWS.

vHa-wera A. and P. : Association! lias made" a profit of ■'. about. J8250 during-the year. -v-The recent show' returned a profit of . £25,"-: as-against-a loss- year,.>; v.;- '.'.\X .Queensland, chilled beef' (under ,-;ihe' Linley '. process) yby, ,'the'': s.s. Marathon, is'-' being :arranged --by Messrs:' W. Wedd>l-and Co. . • ,:;..: .. ;. ,v; -..-•"... -;' A:.want of fleeces having hampered the woolclassirig in'structionv-of the Wanganui Technical' .'School,last,-year;.;Messrs. v Him(er (Hawera), T.-Winks (Ar'arata),' H. P. Best.(Eltham), and B.'C/.Lysaght; (Mokoia), hiiTe; been' appointed by the ; Egmpnt'Ai- and P. Association to arrange :for gifts ,of .fleeces, in ,their .respective' districts.-: '.;.'; '.':y\ : ,-,- /';. ,'-..''.'. - '.'■'':■.-.: .--■ ;..;The^' following. new v members '.wereelected on Saturday ..to 'the Egmoht -: A." -and V... 'Association' :—Messrs.'- T;' C. Arnold, E.; Bennett,. M. : Barraclbugh, •• G. Y. Canton, H. A. -Williams, D., Elliott,,iDr. Mac Gibbon (Hawern), J. Pawson;.: .(Kapuni),- -A'..- W,. ■-.. E... ifontgomerie (Wanganui), A. W. Parsons', (Kakaramea), F. Johnston (Wnihi),'.OF. ; Milham ■ (Whakamara), W,>-J.VDale. (Matapn), J. L.: Fbgarty (Eltham), R. -D.-: Ha'rkness ;,(Ngalre), 'E.':r. : Biirke- (Otakeho), E., K. Bridge (Manaia), W. H. .L'e Fleming .(Otakeho), W. "J. I,o7elock (Aoknutere),'J; D.'Henly: (Stratford),: L. G. Bremer (Waver, ley);'.'and;Miss Abbott (Whangomomona). v <•■. -v i A .ororj;'pfi'.22;a'cres.of Algerian.'oats is'beiiig cut ;this::-week '(at ■ Homebush, ■ near':Masterton, by/Mri Bbbt.' Johnston.; It is expected 'to"yield' about 50 bushels, per acre. ' ... : -Th'ef Kaitu'na 1 'Cheese. : Factory': shipped 50 cases of cheese-by the Athenic. This is the re--sultbf two weeks' work,: and is the best record the -factory.. has,, made..-, ■ ;,..;-. •-; ■■'■'■'■ At'ihovement is reported, among farmers at Matnrawa,' Waiokine and Waodside; to" .establish a cheese ..factory, near the Matarawa Rail-. »v-'v. '■/ :v /'v^ ; ": . -}'.(''' .'The';Mahutafii'*Dairy Company has decided to the_output on advance without recourse,''through Hessrs. Lovell'andChristmas. This '■ is probably' one of 1 , the • -latest' transactions to : ; be i nade in Taranaki in regard','to the of .this, season's output. '■•• , ■'. ■' Complaints'; are * still .made* of, afsrarcity of blade, shearers among small farmers. ' • "• ' - Even" tests ;;are .reported -to be. prevailing at the.Ballance.Butter,Faotory, ranging between 3.9- .anav3&v;:.!;v.-'-. ; . V,: ■'■■_ ,"-,,:;-,- ;",'?: - The following are"• tho,points'prizes.awarded in conneotlbri'witk the recent agricultural show at -New Plymouth :—Horses:. Thoroughbreds, J. Bond,-'New'-Plymouth; "carriage..; horses ; and hacks, G. Colson, Fitzroy, and H.J.,Linn, JNormn'nby: -fotiuol); points prize; for'; all J horse classes,' J.''.]). -Mitchell,Manaia;'?cattlo' (all classes), W.' Birdling,. Waitara; sheep (all ■-.' ' , '.' Th'e-aanrial-meeting of fix South Wairarapa .-Association ...has :;beeni postponed till early; next ,raijntjj,'owing;to\members-being, busy :har.vesting.l: or' shearing.-, .> '•■ m ; , ; 7 ~',-' :Residests-;of iMasterton'. are ...petitioningthe" GoTernirient- tdiacqniro. for. closer 'settlement an estate 6£ r.abbut'i'.'lß,ooo acres. to the .'north- of Mastert'oh; ; aiid'n6w'.~ under' offer \:to-the Land Purchase'/, Board; . also, tho Bowlnnds ■■>. Estato of 16,000. acres, thirteen-miles from Masterton.: :■•' Av southern- farmeri : has i pair., of .6arriag6;:Jhorses.„Cook and' Peary, because,, : he says, they have-tho ; polo befe'een them: --,'-. ; . : ;, Considerable interest -.was• evinced by 'members of*sha Masterton A.,' and P:' Association nt.ithe.imebting-oh Saturday, in'a number of somalpf,- the.best types' of merino and merino-cross;*'wools that '.'had. '..been ..sent up;. by''."Mr.'::.E'.'; : Coi-nfooti; representative of Messrs.'Quibell ; and,-Co.V, at Palmerstbii : '.Nor,t,b, who hadl collected '~them during'his recent' trip to'Austrdlia.;-.'.. r rh'e,.nnd'-textnre' of. the "wool was goherallyj admired,';and it was resolved-that he bo. accorded'-a'', hearty-vote "of: thanks for'his aetion.">.■'-''..■'./■:■.."'■(.■••.',;',-..'■•'..' .-.-;■'.•.•'■.,•-'.■ ■. r Mr;.,'Stuokey,;.formerly - well. • known ; in the Masterton'district, is. returning:from England tb settlo'in'■the\Wairarapa, having'purchased the Lohgirood -Estate, the property of'Mr C Pharazyn, Featherston. Mr. ;Pharazyn proposes to..take:up his residence, in 'Sydney. ■.':'■> -Mr; J.Catt, sen.,' of the Upper Plain,- one ; of Masterton's-oldest and most-respected settlers celebrated the ninety-second anniversary of -hia birthday; on; Suntlay, .. ~; -,• -~; -.>-,-, " Tho Hon, T; Mackenzie, in reply ■ ;to a question in,tho House, said yesterday that he had been informed .that factories boright- inferior jbuttor and attached their mark to'it, and that vtlio butter-was sold to the public. Ho thought jthat th'ot'should be an infringement of tho 'fTrado Marks VAet.'; Ho; would, make innuirie l -'and 6eoiiwhat'could'!bo dojie. .' '.■:':. -i\