GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 735, 7 February 1910, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

•'Theproposal ? to •//establishv freezing works at Tauranga in. the Bay of Plenty is.-nbt beirig : ,very 'enthusiastically ;' taken : up^ : ;Mr.. Win.' Barnett has 'been writing strongly- to the "Bay, of Plenty Times" cbmpiaihing' l of the , apathy displayed by farmers. There.are, ho' says, fat. lambs at;; Tauranga,.'at present, without a .buyer at .'7s.;. and;; fat sheep,. which, cannot . be •'disposed; of unless sent :.jto Auckland' and' ; sold> at - half-cost,; to,: ; th'e\ grazier;.; The cduclusionVhe. arrives at', is • that unless a.• better -karket ;,is'fobtained the sheep ■industry, caiinot make .ranch progress in the district. - "We. do not," ,he says, ."re-; quire a very -.expensive--; freezingworks for a start. Wc want ;to embrace other ;byrprpducts, ; besides frozen, beef j and, itut--' ton, such; as canning, meat,' bacon-curing, 'poultry;;; eggs;>. fruit,«etc., . and.-Valso /.the', making :of vmanures? for,, the, ,district."j

'. Fruit-growers in Hawte's Bay,.are experiencing an exceptionally .-.busy and profitable, season.- s The,."Eastings ; Stond-i aW"; ;, reports ' that; : ;the-i yield "is; proving I ;a; /.phenomenally;: heavy -. ono, : ' and ' prices ruling; are! satisfactory , to; growers.Dnr- • ingithe month.of November' the \Walthaih' I'ruit Dspot forwarded 328.cases,,in,De-,. cember \1978, ■'■ and ( during January 5805, •making;'a total of-8111 cases. It is. estimated that up' to tho present only about a- third;',of .'the . crop has .been; gathered;;,; 'meeting' of- shareholders, of .the l Opunakey Dairy, .Company ;-,the other day. it' was-unSnimously. decided not-io instal a .cheese plant, but to batter-Possibly .'oi butter-': on;the" .London;-markets--jjasVW'. sponsible ' for; this' course; V,-; ;: J y> -; ■'-.; for :: -the ' statement ithat importation's, of. fine-wbolled - sheep; from;; Australia ; may shorfly-be;landed'oa tho American Pacific' Coast. V .'According' to that newspaper," therjei is Ji pronounced'tendency.'on. the' part of ~ the' various sectiohs; of "the;-;west'part'; of. the. United ;States>to; go : in fori the bii»-bodied merino irLstead/'of adhering -'to rams of ; the, ■types.;.: y ■>,:A',v.i^ry-;. -

: s : Thd' -"Wairarapa ,■ Daily '.Times" reports. that - Mr. J. VCo'mptoh,\':Tfho;\yaSv'one\'bf.' 'ih<^'':tfto''';i»6cjii^vrspin«-<6t.' the ; ,'maiz'o : supplied .bv.thoAgricultural Departfor ; experimental/,;;■purposes,■ ' has ■grbwn'jiwh'at'h'e'"eoiibid«'rs^to b© a' record mamas ' already sd' high .thit ifc reach'es aboTo a rQ'aii'G- Headj : andvis has been. V-p f'. it'-" .Si 3 v ooTy s;; f whicl}-,simply-devour;' l 'iOi.on(fy;as; > a' re-. materiajlj-.' ;.' In Yplaoe' -'af-.ohe. acre that lis.has','sown this 'year,' lie- intends next year Io .sow' four.-• ' •

J'aiaka, the w'cll-lcncwn (Tjix and dairy property of ■ 3-47. acres 'freehold and - 160 acres <lcasehold,v.s6m'o';of- the- richest land [on the Manawatu, with\flax' cutablb this :year,-will-bo-sold at:auction by Dalgety nnd Co., s at .PalmeiSton .-North onvSatur-. 4ay, :26th 'Tebrua.ry.-; .Tlie.ftoms ;may; he, arranced.—Advt.[: - : . ""■

FARMERS' UNION SHOW. SOME OP THE TROPHIES . sTKe 'following : trophies - (says our Eketa-. ihuriai' . correspondent)' have; been .(promised 'for 1 the;-;^^isth : /'aiinnairsh'owv'"of^the-: New-. Zealand iFarmeiteUiiion; i. ,tb i; Jmheid.': on iThprsdayy: ; Marchp ■JlOs.risjlyer cupf cbrapetitto'n," to [[be .-. won[[twice: i i£: succession/ 'interval's "presented ;:byA}mem&ts ;'of-HKe Tamers' .-Union.. :,■•£!>.• ss. silver ■ cup," to: :be won itwice' -' in -'succession,-, or :thr£e. timesii.at: for the lady's ; hack - presented -.by:; the iMayorVbf rEketahunt ' E., ;Page).\v;-^:.'ss^'-BiiTer Messrs. Abraham - and ' Williams; ,&i:' ss.' silver i ichp, v {l^>^^irpal^>j(ni^jC6!.v ■trophy; : - by•.tho* • W;-Association,' to' - abqve;.fcb'e won -'twice ' at' intervals. Other 'trophies: .to, bei won outright... have . ,lgi|ik'HM»>wited:\-.lfe'afeßsKia : : Jones' ': and Co, Herbert and Co, H Greathead, ?M'ljiMn"ilSnd fCSv^^'E.";'?J;i*Kirt, ; . Knight. Bros, V J. Hill, W M. Wilson, W /Xoohill, and Mrs. Wolfe. .

, SYKES'S DRENCH. !-i j.Js-Va : ; I powder 0 grfen[o thinoatmeal . grtiel;.,^thrbugK;ithe[[ mb'uthvitol'cows;; that have aborted or animals - after calving-'-retaihing ;the, rwhole or part of ~the"afterbirth.'', Sykes's iDrench:, cleanses 1 and. completely, cures'; all inflammatory ■land,;femsh.':'disorders; also' colds,. bhills, ; red .; water, [co'stiveness,, milk 'fever,; in-digGsfcion.hfdo-boimd/otc.v Wemakethis ,:stat^e*nt,"wKiffiSisVendorsed:'l3y.:oyfcr; one thousand, .testimonial*.'*:: v •'. •. '' ~

One' of .thtf humber';.writes, from Streets'; Woodlands">Holstein Stud .Farm,; Bell. Block. Taranaki: —"Woare firm believers, : in':drencliing; our,cows';before:and after calving;' t-nd from after': using. many Y other. drenches, have proved that ;Sykes's[ ;Drench['is": the'.i best. ■ - much ,'pleaihre. l in recommending it to all dairymen, - "- The proprietors of the abovofarni[aiV breeders ofpure-bred' Holstein cattle [from[some of the best champion strains.-procurable':'..ii,-'America.'-. .They : hold the • championships at tho Palmer,6ton -North Show, 1905, and; also numer-' oris other prizes. ;■ •:■ •: -.Use • only Sykes's' Drench; because it is the .best. Price Is. 6d;f packet, or'l6s: by [dozieh.. Better buy it'-by.tho-dozen.' Write for Booklet.—Advt.-. ' v .: •>> v ;

LIVE STOCK SALES. Messrs.'; Dalgety and 1 Co., Ltd., report on their Lovin sale, held on Friday, as follows:— Sheep came lorward in excess o£ advertised numbers, and met with a ready , sale at' fuli rates.' A keen demand existed for good' breeding ewes, and/wethers, anc* we succeeded in quitting ejery line of both sheep>nd cattle at prices as follow:—Good Eomney. breeding ewes. nuicd ages, to'l4s-j light-lat wetherß, --12s. .-6d,:;' good : ,two-tooth -wethers,! -lis. - :10d.;' medium .'two-tooth wethers,' 10s.Ud.; ■: oull two-tooth.. wethers. 5 .7s.;4d,'; : shorn lambs,-6s; ",4d.;;fat lambs, Ba.; fat: and; forward, ewes, Bs. -.6d.;;: forward ewes,'. and wothers, lls.':ldi: .aged, breeding eWes,'- 8s; . : 10d.: rctill,*ewcs, 4s. :.to :4s: lid;; aged cull ; rams;. 6b. ,6d: ' Cattle:' Light fat c'ows,';£3:l4s.; others,. £4 els.'.to-£4 10s. and *'£4:'l6s.V'fat- heifers,: £3. :11s.;" cows' and' calvefe,':.£3;. springing :heifers,. £3 Bs.; twoyear. -heifers, £2 - 16s:; -' three : and 31-year steers; £5 6s.';' two ; year.'stfiers, £3 12a.; ,25'tQ three-year steers, £4 ..lis. [Messrs; - Abrahamvahd,-Williams.vLtd.;. report as foliows:—At Levin, on Friday, wo had vory','heavy .yardings ' of both sheepand:'cattle;. every pen "in, the yards being full., Wo sold every, pen ,o£ sheep under the hammer bar one lino of wethers, and prices in.:almost : every case were in favour ,of vendors.'"Cattle :.also ; .'sold ' well,.'arid we '.made .an almost: .total-■ clearance.,': ' Wo: :qitDte:—Pat' wethers, 13a.: 5d. ; ; v' forward '.wethers, lis. 7d....t0'U5.-9d; to 12a.; twotooth wethers, ,Bs.'3d. to 10s.' 10d.; fat ..ewes, ,10s.':2d. to lls.' to, 11a. -Id. to:11s. 6d.'to 12g;; fit maiden.ewes. 12s; 6d.:'forward.ewes, Bs.' sd.;.Htore ewes, :4s. 9d. to, 6s.'6d.'.to 7,". Id.; mixed aged breeding' owes, 9s. 3d. to' H. 9d.; two-tooth owos, lis. "4d- to'l3s. to 13s. 6d.; [mixed : two-tooths,:; 85.,3 d. to 95.-4 d.;. rapo -lambs (shorn), 7s. Bd.; store-lambs (shorn), 6s. 3d. to .6s.' 5d.; store' lambs' (woolly),' 7s. Id., to 75.. 9d.cull, lambs, 35.. 3d." mixed woolly, fat sheep, 155.: four-tooth Romney rams, £1, Is.; fat bullocks, : ,£7 t0;.£7:45., to £7 ;lls. ;to £8 '35.; forward bullocks/ £5'195.; 25-year , steers,. £3 15s. to £3 17s. 6d.. to £4 25.. 6d.; 15-inonths steers. £2 35.; fat, cows, :£4..t0: £4.45..6 d. to £4 13s. to £4:155.; forward cows, £3 3s. to £3',-12s. 6d.;: store ■cows,'£2 , sa., to !£2 7s..:Cd.;..wcaners,. 185.,' to ■£1 Is. to 28s. 6d.-. about 25 bulls made from 365. to £4 lCs.. ~ . -..- --■