GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 734, 5 February 1910, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

■:,The-Dew',-Woodvfflß. :'■ Bacon-;. Company !'(mentioned; yesterday) Jias:a capital. of >610,000/.- ; fuUy: ; subscrilred/ : Besides, purchasing* the local-.bacon \works, it has alsobought.tho'Wbodville freezing works from. Messrs,'Ne"lson ! Bros.-.; -i. : .- ■. '"•' ... ■■,;;. ••?'&■: Cimstchurch ';paper roports,thatshearing, lias been greatly 'delayed by tho wet weather. One South Canterbury station ; began' shearing on January 10,' and since, that ■■time | has t had • only two • days'- work.; I 'Orari Gorge was'to have begun on.. Monday,' the'sheep were ;wet and no'..work was to be done;fill;. yesterday. ■ : ;".';-<.•>'•;,;' '~■':'• Tie; barley:.andV crops on the-' HasJxmriie. Kstate.'.MariboTouglij are re-'' ported l to be 'rather ; ;.diMppointiiig.;.th!is -.year.;'. ; -Tho settlers, are. said'-.to-'have'had; of .trouble .with', caterpillars. '. raThoigenevaPadoptioh of ,shcep-stiearing machines' the larger,- sheds. of the Poverty.; Bay /'disWot' -has-had:the somewhat' singular' : .efiect:of ;.causing, quite a ..dearth: of hand shearers/■ As a result Jthe smaller: sheep-fanners : have_beei compelled: to 'inst'al -machines extensively this SeSSOn.''; 1 -;-';-::'; 1 ;';'' 1 ; j'v; ', i'. The' 1 : wet * weather< which; set .in a' ; fort-' night • ago I over ; South. Canterbury;'. and ; .oohtinned .jvithJJsuch::']xirsisteneyj.,-gave. place to'• bright sun;shine,';:,with': a '■ figh'tivbrceze.-^and.though' there viero'indHcations.ithai the rain -was not '■ all yiovery the •. npwy' appears' Thursday)' ;set: fine; ■ :FaiThara all. over. the district. -lost.no-time ; uUgetting ■-, to work with'vthefr; reaping: .niachuies,.'.' and a :big : :' area of' grain : wus; eut ; yesterday, .'although '■ the ground .was' very; soffcforJworkiiig. oh., i.Tto:;^am'!-;is;->U , except; 'perhaps, some "very- late crops,' 'but. if- iio-Zmrao: rain';iall6..unHl harvest is ;oVer;, Ihe/'.resuli; tfiU;:nct;;.be \quite; so .disaSfa'ousVas:-wte anticipated! ,/■ ../..

/Paiakn,;.tho;.;weii4aiowii''-flai: and' dairy property/,of '347.. acres..,freehold "and i6O- - leasehold; some, of; the/richest land ; 'on':tKeV.Mßiawiato ) :y.ear,' will be- sold at-auction. by -;and r on Satur-. day,/26th ■-February:'/ ;The/terms •^a'ybe •arran2ed.—Advt". ■•■■v'/^■■■>...-■■■;.• ■■:.■,■,.