GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 745, 18 February 1910, Page 10

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

■': Mastertoncan turn out magnificant fat .cattle, ■ but-in. tho .opinion of at' least one ;.sp'nthe'rner^'prime'.Ga^teburyi'/is-riot yet ;being- grown' in' thb/Wairarapa. ".'He was •satisfied;that; the district was coming' on/ ,T> U^",: ueclared; this' Canterbury,..patriot, .hanging'-'oyer/,the/show '.pens, "we'd call these: fat sheep/a Jpretty.. rough"lot.dowji our/way,'"/..-'/•■:'•■■:■ ■'.'.'■'■■.-.■"■.'•■,'• :' : ■:'!•:•-

.apiaries-in .the fiutt -.valley-has-been : completed, and' it (is ..understood, .thatvtraces-;of, noting more serious,; than" /.'foul-broo'd,'- have been discovered, v'/'/''/'-" < A i ,'./-•:'..'..;.-'-i■:;..-.,

;-. lyisitors .to:tho-:Hutt:.Valley lately have probably noticed'/.the'-disappearance .of a number, of, the'.old; neglected- baokyard', orchards, ,;with ..-thbir 'pjotuTesijue'.'ruins v bf ■'peor-.-and':'applb;'<trees'.:-''\ftdm':-wKat.-'One hears,;a,number.; bf these;pest centres still await destructipn'i-and'.'asithe orcnafd.'in-' specter is.busy.in the. district sending out notices and- '.'second' notices,"i. further improvements may be -.expected.- .'Prosecutions. ,:are, likely: to. begin shortly; Stories of,; energetic action on the,;part "of: the •orchard, inspectors.-also; come.'frbm .Can,terbnry,;.;.where.'a'number of brohardists will:shortly, figure'b'eforo the',magistfates. tit-: is .time';-the .'neglectful • man; was -pre-, .vented.: f rom -;;.inf ectirig.;, his r_ neighbour's .flrppsrties^::';'-'?;:;'j "> '-■'...■",■.' ■•'■;.'',■■■'.':■■ ~ 'breeders.-scored ; heavily •at the'Master'tph show-a's .the award' lists indicated. -Mr. S.:-E; Lancaster was a big prize-taker.b'othui cattle and, sheep. In English-Leicestert took, five firsts'and several'mirier r awards g-h'e isecured- 1 'several :firsts-' iff j'.SputhUbwns.Tijand" in .tho : 'daify ;arid.;Jersey.';.cattle practically ac-. counted .for ; all. the';' important, classes, in cluding.-vthe,;;.champion-.f'. i Slack.'Bros.,;'of 'Awapuni; were likewise ..very, much;-in':.:evideiice.'.;, .They, got;both thb'fchampibriships^.in!:English''ljeicestors, : three' additional' firsts "witli ; 'sheep' bred-.; by •'•'.themselves/ .They, secured, the championship award yiprJ.Border .Leicester . ram; /several' in' aaditibri, won a -Jot-'of -lesser prizes.- -Their -tally was eight:firists, seven /seconds,., eight- thirds, three-championship's, 'and a silver cup. Other district breeders, who got into the prize-list-were 'Messrs.CStalnden and G. /Wheeler. :'';^-'<;;v;,:/; ; /;; v ; "'.. ; -. '/ ■■ r:;Judging/;.^by/ ; /-presenttarmers ...will :.ha.ve: an ;abundance' of tur- ; nips /.with •'■ ;to' •• feed :, their > - stock, daring: the coming '.winter. ,' : A11 the way. from .v.Tarariakiv'south ■■; very.: heavy crops are,to be seen/-though' they^/have still some .considerable■■: time" -in : which to mature.-.'V: ;- ; :.-i' ■;■.■■■.<■■:■■■• ■■■ -, ■- ■■■

;Ai : to ibave greatly .benefited the .kelson .hop - crops. Picking ..is i.no'w->jbe'comihg■■ general;-and though the.quanbtTr'will.be, far'short of .pfe'vioustyears, ;tb« Equality - will "be good. :Dflring r recent years,- growers' have Jjeeh .working' ;for ■ little more , than'. bare wages, and :many'old-time:'hbp; gardens are now m orchard. -:-':-'--A-"'!--.- ■;■■•:,-■- s "■'■'• -.-•.•■'■

■ Tho weather.' in' Banks Peninsula-, fdr harvesting .'the. cocksfoot, crop is reported by-'the-■.."Mail','.. '-v. to; be 'all ■■ that' grassseeders, could '.wish'.": Most :of; tho seed has<;been; got 'in>';but'from everywhere come.reportsi-.of sb'ght discolouration. At TVainui there was a great decrease in the quantity this, year, but at Okainr's-Bay tho crop .was of. average size. informed, the "Mall", that he was taking all' thefiSeed.^that.was offering, and' was buying 4fc from 4dv : to 4|d. For 151b.; seed, .'bright, colour,-'.'ho was paying 4Jd.; 141b. bright- seed; 4|d.: to i|d.• 4Jd. to .'433.; and,'for' 121b., 4}d. The off-coloured' secd v was fetching, a shade, less', i,;' ... . -

i f Weasels..;and\ stoats have;been making inroads on -the poultry: at Paraparaumu. Mr., Bowkatt reports'. the loss -of 73 ten-. ..week-old chickens recently,- and 'Mr. Si -SouthcottVofi/Otaihanga, /has lost' 35 jch.ickens;;;^;,'/;';-^.;';::/.;,;;m'f- : .' '; "'.-.• 3 Visitor's'.': (o v 'the"'Da'nheyirke' show' the other,'day, 1 were niuch iimpressed' with the evidencoiithere. given; of. the'capabilities :'of,.the;:dis,trict in the way of stock fattening and'dairying, and: the;change ;from the sawmilling days of not;so.many years Was-most marked. Now comes word that .tho. big...Tahoraiti ■ mill;. after., twenty-six years 1 -of,'existence,i.is:.,tb;be closed and •sold up. "The, mill' has been a. big factor in : the breaking, in of' the • district, ■ and 'it is estimated that ho less than 50,000,000 •feet.' of: the. best" timber in Hawke's Bay has;been,,put,thrbugh.it. ; ' " vMr. ; '..T/; TesOh'eniakcr,' : who' -was' lateiy. elected-a'Governor of Lincoln-College, i 3 .very much.iinapressed■:with,the value of: that institution. -It Is'his Opinion that, the ■ work;'is.'thoroughly . well conducted, and if ;he;>had a: son going' into .agriculture, (he would, certainly puthiin through a.coufse.at. the ■ college.. The.boys-fdid uncommonly good work, and were "well attended to.; TVith the aid of two or three men the .-'whole- of; the work : about, the place was done by the.lads. It'was absurd " (l to say'.thdfcj the ...work...was purely theoretical,; for.: the practical work of a good-sized, farm was .done by the students. On the day ho visited the fields there was a .'hot nor-westbr blowing, with a burn-. Jig:sun overhead,.arid'.'yet the.boys were stooking and aiding .threshing operations with their' Heads uriebvered. ' They wero full, of grit. Tho boys learned at the -college:.more..than they, could learn at I home,..and;ho.-would;.recommend the in-, sfjitutioii 'to:'anyone;'."/.■'•'<-.''■'.

i .-Paiaka,.. the/ woli r k'nown/' flax" and dairy rproperty . of, 347-:''kcre3";fr&hordand: 1G0 ; acres/leasehold,/soino-.of ..thoiricliost' land bn'.th'e.'Manawntn,.with.'.flax cutable this year,, will be ■■■ sold; at. .auction by- Dertgety and-Co., at PalmerstbhYNorth on Saturday, 26th; February. !'The terms, may ,'be arransed.—Advt. ■~ '■'■..■]