GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 723, 24 January 1910, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

On account ;of; th<P holiday.' falling .on Saturday:-the commiftee eof .' the: Horowhettua Agricultural? and Pastoral Association.have !;'exfend<!d . th« ' time; for - re-, criving.sbowientricsjntil to-night, when they., will close .with? the ;: secretary .at.Le-, 111. ,

■ Amongst tho.'well-known breeders, tfho have' entered Jersey cattle' for tho PahiatuavA.Yand: P.vsuoiw, are Messrs.A. Buchanan, of "Jersey Holm," ilanawatua, and A. Eddie; of "Te;;Tarata,".-Jlaiißahao, while .HoyF.ard Booth, of tho exhibitor in:,.various.' classes., ;,Tho 'en tries i 1 received are' more.,than.:up:tp^the committee's expectations,'.audnow.'.feays our Pahiatua .correspondent): all' that" is . wanted to ensure success,is a fine day on February 9. • On January : 20.: tho .Uakuri-Poogaroa Dairy (says oiir. Pahiatua cor- ; respondent) s paid' out;'£Boo' for its;Deo«m-. ber milk supply. . *■ •. ' ': in ; conncction ;u-ith draught horse section: at> . shov/'tlie committee , has -decided ,to . add a prize, of 'two"guineaii for tie .best two or .-three-. 1 year-old colt or filly; i - ::Crdps around Awatere v (Marlborough) are; tuniing oirt much better ".Uian was expected owing fo frequent showers of. rain coming iat .a. time when it wiis?urgently needed. , : ••; , •..A- ■weU-khowh'Wavirley: farmer.: received, reports : the ; 'Tatea; Cou hty, Press.",; At tho latter end ;*of- tMo last, lambing. season ■ ho. ..decided,',to 'fteezo^iid^'Hip',tor; himself.' 1 :He 'did ; .so;:b&Cßitly»he.'was'-.'advised',that, his . splendid' Jot of®-flp.u'nd:lhmffi'netted him •; 'bnly^sl'^Od.";&cn:' ~ . ..' . ,:InV connection' : -with the ~ draught, horfie classes of,: the Pahiatua- A. and P.; i to add a Vpnze(of''lfeVTv jorT£he - best ,lwo or :three-year'okl-colt:6r-filly. ' : • !v..*■' v r:■ K'