GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 726, 27 January 1910, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

■ijfijv-^A^good^deaKof/unfavourable comment ; 'v;(says-:i;he,-'Waverlojv.correspondent of the ;. ; ,% ; ■Patea'v'l'ress , ');is:current,here: on ac- '•:-..;': -count" of the dozen Maoris now empjqyed '.:>■ ';';OCthe>Jl!oumahaki iarnv V/hnt heightens '■■'.■■A'- •'■the business is , that the: Mabria wero seen 'on. Sunday. Eight .'and■■■left : the; ■■:?';. ■• Goyemment-is^being'abused; It is claim-' ■>'. : "ed :that,hasty: and uinvise Jlinisterial-'ac-: i.V...;: tion;: :.has .':ruined■ ■.the.■.season's experi- ;;'■;;'■ ments>f- •-' •'.';■,■■:>■ -:'■• •>;!• > , ■■'';.■■-''! : -"'-V.v «;::;:.':• The;;broken:weather-:during the , ', past: ":;•;■■■ week-retarded harvesting.in North Oan- ■':;.!.::; terbury,. but fillip half -the';grain crop >V •;. is noiV; in stook or in stack.,- Very little -;; : i '.- threshing. has /.been' ■■; attempted, but if '£::?. fine.weather prevails,during the present threshing machines will be at ,^^:;work\pretty'generally ■Arithin the/:, next /S/teii days. ■.■■"■'; -.'/'>. /.../,// v/V;' ;-'.;'' '■' ■,;.?::■' fKiilirig .operations were, commenced at :v; ;•■•' .the;: llataura/f rcezing works .on..- Monday ■; : •-"■'.'••last,'.' , the. difference between the butchers i'' and ; the'.employers ■ having, been settled. iV ; rvlt:is , stated.(says;the "Ensign") that an .':; 'agreement has been made for three years," .■V-α EO..this;difficurty. will-riot:arise again for K ,"ttat .period.-; Lambs are: plentiful: this iy : Vyear,'' but ; oii ;: accoimt:of.tho 'dry;'season : ; ; -v/ are; : not.V so .forward .as ./it;; was. expected Sj>;;'tney,:Sronl(l,be.-'. - , : , ; ;'-. : ; .\ ;' \ ; .;;

H-. 'According'to- the "AVairarapa -Daily ■. ■' Times," : it looks as though there is go- ;-■ ' inEvtovbe-alargo. mortality among ,tho . i'jTabbitsfti -during : ; the. /coming': months.' ;:'Nearly every:farmer;ono meets from the ] f : . coast-and surroiindiug.Ldistricts. appears ;.'■': '.'■;. to have either prdercd:an unusually largo '•'■> ?■>. quantity of. poiEbii' or isVabout.- to; do- so. S. , a:/local ; carrier "recently V- ■'■'■ took- out a consignment:of. lOOUlb.'. to one .'; v'man;>i"Brer:. rabbit" is.'-apparently. in for ';;: a baditiuic. :._■■■;:'.'■■ ■ -y'-X:''. ■' '■

v:.':.::-:Paialca, the .well-known;fins: and dairy. • r '■■ property: of." 317. neres freehold and l(iO i'>- acres; ; :leasehold,''somc. of the richest.land ; ! : on ■ the Mtiuaw.atu with flax cutablo this ■■;■■ i year;.will be sold:at auction by Dalgetj W , ' and.'Cor, 1 at Talmersto'ii North on Satur- .■■■-:. ;day/:26tli,l'obruar.v.' . The.lerms mny be-;\/:arranged.-j-Advt.;: J .:,v,:. ,!.•--, fi^^.: : >■■