GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 693, 18 December 1909, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

'•■■ Elth'am Dairy, Company manufactured during November .272,4931b. of.butter,. will receive: J59576, at the rate 0f,. 10d. per lb. Tho average'test was 3.48. In the corresponding month last year :2C0,2921b; .were manufactured,- showing• an, increase ifor, November, tins were'; to'be .started at the Eltham Dairy Eactory yesterday. They will effect: a. big saving in tie fuel bill,.as,they, are operated, by water-power obtained: from, the Waingongqro. Biver.- The factory's steam plant will, w> Kept in existence:.for .oinergency 'use.Jest :any l i"ng should go-.wrohgi.with-tho turbines... lhe ia.ctory.'bniltof. reinforced-concrete, is .considered font"i of: the most, up-to-date in New' Zealand. ... 'Following up ■'the, appointment of a. Aow Plymouth ■• comnnttce - ; to ;.repiort ■;. on. the : proposed purchase of the-Ktzroy Bacon, Factory, for a proposed' farmer's: co-operative bacon. company,' a.meeting v;as'held-.at Manaia on. Thursday to ■disou6s;aoti6n-,in: : the;sarae.direchon. . ;•:.-■■ : '■'■■ Mr' ! J Gi s Copper,-:chairmanoorf r tho,-\velung- • ton-Jafniere' Co-operative Meat Company, was•in Wellington; this week on /the, company.s 'business.. A. special-, meeting ■of - ; shareholders. will-tako placo"early.in!'January next, wnen a'number of special resolutions ;.wilL;bosub- •' The'grain harvest, in .the south' isbeginning. The earlyorops look"well, ■but'in , ,some 1 parts 'the later .crops'are: dUappoiatingv; ;.■•:•■. ■':■■, . ■' Heavy-.rain fell' yesterday \ morning and. atternoon (writos our Palmerston correspondent), and; proved exceedingly.: welcome, iho.y, only, tronble- being that iit did not .continue long enough. ■ However,'what did-fall would: prove vory beneficial to gardens and .crops.;... 'j : ''Fifteen Corriedale/rams were shipped., to Moiite, Video" by the Turakina on : ljursday. Aff^srs'-. Wrisht, Stephenson, and. Company Stche":the:stock on behalf of .Mr. Stringfellow, of Canterbnry, on whose_ station the: :ramswero'-bred. . Previous . to UruKuayand Argentina have,been successfully; received,'there being, a; fair demand. forJCorriedales for .cross-breeding. :,..,.;■ ; i, , .■'•