GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 728, 29 January 1910, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

.. 'fWe-have- sampled,'the'frriit uncooked,. .and'-'it-'-.taste'sKtoo'iriubni-likb-'ink for bur Capo gooseberries,'- is'the' u/nappreciative.:mannor in .vhic'Ji /the '/Nelson ■ ..'Colonist"'' describes the "wonder. '!Burbank's, 'creations/which has jiist>been introduced to;:Now/'Zealand,',/aud has/ben crown by Mr.'E. B: Fleming, of Nelsoii.. This-berry. is,a 'cross.,, behveen two,:berry-bearing, plants of South'Ainerica and.Sputh Africa; The, plants aro about a .foot to, eighteen inches. high,;.arid,' ; bear;'profusely, blue-, black;berries ; about'the;sizo/pf large^black c'urrarits.-'A-'Controyersy is proceeding in. 6fJf ereilt /parte ias ;' tb;.- tho 'value , of., tho p^ant,;:it; being ■;held:,'in/',prie 'quarter 'at least .that"'tho-berries- are harmful.' On; ,the,other/hand it isVsth'te'd! that-very lino preserve is made, from the/fruit., ~' / The recerit rains; have/had. a beneficial •effect on the.'rapo; and turnip crops, in the;'Awnhuri/ district. : The- majority, of the. crops.have a:splendid ..appearance, and/should supply - .^excellent. feed for feeding'sheep; and.';la'iribs,. large numbers of'which are sent,;!;way : from this'district. ■ It is reported tHat Mrs. Johnston, wife : of the late Hoi. W.'-''Johnston,, "High : den," intends cuttinc; up • her Koponi Estate,: near, Awahnri,' into sriiall farms. This should:'..b'e good., news for. the district, as the .land .is admirably suitedfpr dairying,' and should be.,tho means ;;jbf bringing;a number of-;new.settlers into ;tii6:aistrict./':" ;; -'/:/-:;/;'.'■: •;': : ,».''/'"'..':-V,-: ; .■■'■'•'- '■■-' The Palmerstori Holiday Association ,met : yesterday;to cpnsider 'a, request from the Feilding ; /Ai;;"arid P.'/Association tp /close; business places at 1 -noon on .-Wednesday; second day,, of ,the -show; "■ After,; I discnssiPn it was decided -to .-close'at.'.the; usual hour,'. ; i o'clock.",';,-. .':' Says' our Feilding, correspondent':—Mr. Cahilli .'■ tho -.well-known,-. wool-classer, - has, just completed tho:/ 1 classing of . theRuariui-'./ wopl'-'Vclip:: ;bf "Messrs.- :J.'. F. Stndholnie:':and' ,Co.;/.; It. is /mainly Eemriey. rind;' ;Ka-lfbred—spmtf-arid Mr.'Cahill,states that/it is. one. of the''finest-.clips'/which /he has ever handled, '/arid should realise Is./ sd. 'at; ' Home.;'.; It/.has'- been, dispatched to; Weilirigtpn.:":; :^.-r'-,^ ':;':/; ; .'-.;•.-.:.: / Orir iPalirierstbn' correspondent.. .writes thatjit/is lbpbrted-in that district /that llrs'.'' Johnston; 'ofzHighden,-'Awahuri, is about to subdivide'.' her .Potani property into.; sniall, 'farms;'and submit, them, tp sale. 'The property.contains.: some of "the best land hua district famous for.quality, arid '-.wbuld; make/ the/; veryibest of-.dairy-fanris.!i:,>':::.^/::'-': / : 1 /;/ '■.■",''■/,'• /;,,,■•:('.';'':' '■ According'-:';/to'';'; thb,"Wairararja- Daily; Times," the; deadly'.caterpillar has, been, -getting'-in /some-effective work in somo, of the; crops •in the, Masterton district.. . One. farmer;:w.ho/ had; engaged a number of mcri: and a'machine;to, thresh. his oats at the i-ate of 3d. j per -bushel, found himself face.-.to";.face-.with'.-a : 'difficulty. The ' caterpillars had 'damaged the crop to such an ■ extent ;that the rncii/'could'iiot make '"salt,":and they• consequently refused to, go'on' -with the ■; work rmless'.'they - were paid r by the" hour. The -result was. that 'ft cost the owner. Sd. / per bushel to have.: his ;cropthreshed; ;-,;':;.;; : /:. 1 : •;■ /' -',", ■'Paiaka,. the wellrknown.flax and' dairy property :of acres 'freehold and." 100 'acres : leasehold, some/of the. richest land on: tho- Manawatu,- with flax cutable this year/will be;-sold. at auction by , Dalgcty l and' Co.,"at:Palmerstpn -North/on Saturday,'. 26th' February. '/The terms.may-be .arrange;d.H-Adyt.;'//.'■//;.'.,,/,; : ;' X;;;;/'