GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 820, 18 May 1910, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Cabled advice has beeu received that Mr. Ernest Short, of Paronuigi, has arrived safely in Buenos Ay res with the twenty-four sheep for the Argentine Exhibition, all in. good, condition. It is very noticeable, how farms chiuigc owners in a few years (says a correspondent of the "Southland Times"). On the Aimrinin Estate, which 28 years ago was sold by the Land Company, only one of the original buyers remains. The intake of milk at the Winton Co-operative i'actory, Southland, is now about 800 gallons per day. During the coming winter it is probable that the directors will considerably add to tho size of the building, making it capable of dealing with up to 1000 gallons per ctay. Thirteen shillings, equivalent to 4Jd. per lb, is the average value of the lambs going into the freezing works (says the "Southland Times"). The last lambing season is put down at about twenty per cent, in advance of the previous year, and it is, therefore, said that the present big business done in freezing will not bring about any perceptible shortago of sheep in Southland. The Edoiulalo. returns for the season of cheese manufactured are expected to exceed last year's output by nearly 100 tons' (says the "Southland Times"). The big yield of milk forthcoming at the start of (lie season is responsible for this increase. At present, -the daily supply to Hib Edendale Factory amounts to 3700 gallons, as against -KidO gallons for the corresponding period of last year. The ravages of turnip blight provided the Temului branch of tho FannersUnion with a topic for discussion at its last meeting. Mr. Kolleston stated thai, the blight was so bad that turnips could hardly be grown successfully in South Canterbury. Nothing appeared to bo done by the Government officers- to enable farmers to combat the blight. Mr. Twentyman said he had asked lor assistance but very little good had • been done, and he had given up growing turnips. Jlr. Smart said that although .he Dli.'ht had been very bad in the \\aitohi district in the past there was none this year. He thou K ht the blight, like ..other" posts, would die out Mr. \\. St'Dwart advocated agricultural lectures to farmers and praised the work done by some of the school teachers in instructing the children in agricultural subjects. Tho Eltham Dairy Company directors on Tuesday considered the question of appointment of an inspector whoso duties would be to visit the farms or. suppliers. There were no fewer _ than 51 applicants for the position It appears that some of the. shareholders obient to such an inspector being ap-ooi-.led, and after a deal of discussion, bv five votes to four, tho directorate, decided to defer the question for tho present.