GENERAL FARMING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 708, 6 January 1910, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS

£ '?£W,fi v iekriivohVjreliable tfiat "' -ihe' very-'Mgli tjiids(tKat:'have.,"been.;.pie-i-yailing through the' Sandon district, dur- :;-' s jiig:the-;last'':fOT' v daj ; '..itifous ;'effect-. on:; the,•;. standing; .crops.J.of Seoed.'ie. thus 1 out, 'and/lying, i.bi,;:the 'ground:'.;;lt''-is.-'.feared ; ' that..the XjciiopsVth'at promised>..so.well.may now-be ...'. eljprt^f.!^fe>■:/:!;'.;;:•'..~^r;'A/;;^;i>V,-NV K .V'^Tlie-i;'first;/-lots''':of.v ; outdoor;, tomatoes; K:^achedy.-tiy;y'Welling'tdii-;.inarke&.i.tlu i s!'

: all ;i green., : ,;-They,,realised -'from,: ss. '/■"tq':.6sl',-'i>OT.-.5!41b2 •^.«£se;-'--'Hot-h6iise. >i;fipm&>: ;to '10s.;//■"" }'': v }r' ■ j , ?.'•;'■ ';-': •/:; : .V;;; i '://iThe i ;,abnndance I f'6f that is'begin■r' .tung -\ to' reveal .-itself 'this ■ season—a / re- . \./svilt'of this good -w,pol harvest and.: the;ex-, S.pellent : ?seasoh'V;;for"/.'dairying ;and,;'■ other' /.../fSTming- industries—is ; espe'cted '■': : fpllowed: by ■:a" , somewhat estensiye . open-; ■X;.infcup;bf;'Nbrth-.lsl.and!-land.';;V.'-A - ;natural: , :/ sequel:; to./this, should, .'bo;, an /increased; /-■inguiryVfpr for! !?'■ store; stoct -for '-some' time : to come,/ good■ :f or 'draughts '.''. and;/- general /.farjir ■ /horses,.prosperity in the farm;implement, '/trades, and plenty, of/'employment , gene- , ...xaUy.vLand agents:are no'donbt looking ;';•forward/ ;gpod, haijest/in/their little x;'JinV;/-;j:'i;:-:V'--i./;~5v-M :'':■:::,•';•'/,'■-^..v'/;.■;,-,■;; ;..";■.'.;lh''. the- -potatoes., being.-'marketed :i'viii'L Wellington' not -more than -between'.",s; :: . /and 10;peiv'cent; show,signs:.of/.blight.' ; ' ■/'

.'•■-. -: ■:&."■"■ correspondent;- of: the : ."pannevirke! :v Aclvocate'fiimtes thousand ; sheep ■"r.-passed-;.through/ .Weber; last''-weeK, \'en. .->oute;fprthe:"Gear.;Company's meat.works'' and sixpence, -.'-isjs'rfoliah' over-high , , -price' io;.pay-; for. sgo'iKKfieezers, but;the/question' , 'for; the' ::: : jgr<iwer?is:::Can- be do 'better, by. frefeziiig ■;;on;:his; ownj;account?Jr VV': y^-'-; '^ : .;;V : ;- "■ ■: Mr. "Pagef.y for! several,-years' manager:'of;the Scarborough creamery,"is-reported, tioilhave; "accepted ;:a' 'position;- in \a'-'bacpri; ;,.factory,-invthe"Auckland 'district. ;.',;'.i v ; /,.:THe/miDc'/OTPplr.,'-at^thV:.'Kpmnv' ; bntter. : ; factory -.is ilstill keeping .-up well, 'and 'on ; bpxes, of ; butter aro main-' .".'la'cjtiired'.daily.-■' ://ii : ; .;■-, : l' [^\ ':[■';■ ■"..^ito'/'Wiggins/'HL'-Dar^^e/^'iWeritly'- , ■lost fit-e.idairy cowsrtlirough poisoning '.-■.wKknrild.-'a.! species/'of -'■ biitterpu'p, - which.,destroys tie':' membrane ...of -': tKe", stomach. .'■■ Usually: stock .- ; will>not■ eat 'iyhauriki ■■■uh-■'■'■lesirfeed:iß'-scorce;-,'-! : C"i ~ '~y',\V., ■'V:. : ; , ;'--. ; -.'-''| ,;: : :Jlapier, vlike .vWellingtdii, .has- :liad' its .Vshara'ot; trouble -in: storing'the ; greal ;qii;intities ,of wool .sent invjor ' Balil_.{The';"' "Telegraph", stated, thatUiWs"•of iti'ucks;are awaitihgidelivery, and. ■well-known,firm;.are;stacking their' 1 snr- '. .:plus -stock'in.'a)timber yard till proper can bejobtained.;'!,;'--. ; ;,'..;':•' : Vr v -4cc'ordihg: tojthe ""Wairoa- Guardian/' 'a ."liVaikareinoaha 'settler,' through whose V; property '„ the AVaikaretaheke ; flow t S;'for- .a \. short :distauce, is abont'tp make''an' at" v ;tenipt..tQ"; harness' .the"iwater , , power,i'andV . make-it,Vprkior;."&im ; instead of running ;■: tp ; 'waste, lit. is proposed 'to/' drect'a' tur- :'■ bine 4q generate electricityj'tp" 1 light -his' -/residence, "ruii. his sheep-sheai-ing plant, cut;-;firewood!.and" chaff, ,and dp'the hun>dreiJ: and one '.things required' on '--a '■'sta- : ;!.tibc."^:-Mr;. 'reajly IhasV.these. conveniences ! -establish'edi /■on /his farm. /, .v!"-:K' ■•';■'■■■ .//a'-' ■' '■' ".''''■'"- ..." "i^ow.that/the 'holiday.season is over: ; (says a correspondent of the ."Dannevirke Advocate"),' the /Piri-Piri.Settlers'.--"Corny.- '. mittee, which was.' appointed to .'gather ; inforniation' /inspecting;!the proposed co-/ ..opei'ative- dairy factpry,. intend, meeting. Muiiderstahdjithat the committee has/had ■eweral offers.' from .gentlemen connected •Tritli i the industry, in reference; to 'the /installing -/of; ;: the ■ factory, , /'■plant,'; etc'. ./These' will be! discussed bvtne. committee '• ivhe'n ; it. nest -meets, and .then.probably ■ another meeting/ of- settlers' will'be' called, ~ ahd';the whole matte'r pla'ced before them, when it is to bo; hoped that a final 'agree-' 'raent will/be,coirie/to.v'l'nnderstand that. '"•; over: ; 100 '. covtf have'be'en guaranteed, - and /•there aro 'still several/settlers who liave /; notjjbeen • approachd for . support,. owing ■ totlibir absence.: from their holdings;'.'. .-. l/Tlie cocksfoot-grass' growing dn\ country, roads this; season is, reported everywhere,;/to be..promising' a .heavy : yield '_of-..seed. / In many'parts ithe local authorities have .- inyHed tenders/ for/ the' right to cut'the ■ ■■■erpp.'^'-' , : , -;'/^.-: , ,:'";:: '■-.':'."■;' : '.' ;■ '.' :; ■ ■

';:: ■■' ..:Tho'- milk supply ; at the clieeso '],:.factory js decreasing, and some of the. "■;. : :~ largo sdppliers have, already dropped over '■''"-■. .. twoj j hundred ; ;pounds in milk, from their. :^-vtpp',siipply: ; .: ..■]'... ■ ',;''■■ '.. v ■ '• '.'■■:•/■.'■.'Kifitaki'settrers,-at ameeting on ilon-;::':-(iiiyj|t resolved , , to'establish a : cooperative : .■-. ■ bacon ; factory, with an authorised capital