FARMING AND COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 852, 25 June 1910, Page 8

FARMING AND COMMERCIAL.

NEWS AND NOTES.

CONFERENCES OF BREEDERS.!,

SOME SPECIAL AWARDS.

HEREFORD ASSOCIATION. Tlio Hereford Cattle Breeders' Association met at Palmerston-this-.week, Sir. F. W. Arbon presiding.. • Tire meeting-resolved to vote £20 to-. . wards securing the first authority in Australasia as judge of the Herefords at the next Jlanawatu Spring. Show. It was decided that the, association should oiFer a prize for -the best ■ twoyear Hereford steer , at the Slanawatu Spring Show, and two prizes for tho best pen of three-year bullocks at Gisborno's next Spring Show. AYRSHIRE ASSOCIATION. Mr. J. Kylo presided at a general of tho Ayrshire Association, ■held ill connection with tho National Dairy Show at Palmerston this week. ■ Palmerston North and Hawora were as the shows to which the first male and female championship should be allotted, but no decision was arrived at. , A discussion took place concerning the suggested appointment, of i a Vigilance Committee, but the matter t was allowed to drop for the present. ■ A suggestion that a representative of the South Island Association should attend the North Island meetings was . . adopted, LINCOLN BREEDERS. At a meeting of Lincoln sheepbreeders, over which. Mr. AY. Perry, of Masterton, presided, it •.was resolved to form an association. Messrs. W. Perry and D. M'Gregor (Masterton), and F. ■Y. Lethbridge (Turakina), ■ were appointed a committee to. transact the Business l from now to the time of the annual meeting. . Mr. G. R. Sykes, of Masterton, was appointed secretary pro tern.,' and it was decided to procead to register the company. ■SHEEP BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Sheep Breeders' Association was held at Palmerston yesterday afternoon, when Mr. G. C. Wheeler, of Stanway, presided. The annual report for tho year ended December 31, 190!), stated that tho following A. and P. Associations had been, presented with a shield for cliamSion rams from registered flocks [awke's Bay, Border Loicesters; Waliganui, Shripshires; Carterton, Southdowns; Manawatu,' Lineolns. During the year vacancies on the council had been filled by the election of 'Mr. S. ■ R. Lancaster (Palmerston North) and Mr. J. Strang.. The council recommonds that, as the council has failed ,to arrange with tlie South Island Flock Book Council,: a procedure for the alteration: of 'our present rules, the council take . tho necessary steps .to revise the rules, so as to enable the North Island Association to be registered; that the rules which prohibit the purchaser of any flock book sheep to liavo an export certificate issued to him, providing that he makes a de- ■ claration that the sheep are for ■ export, and that the inspection committee report is favourable. WORM IN SHEEP. A SOURCE .OF SERIOUS LOSS TO : PASTORAL'ISTS. It, is. a'fact ~which no practical sheep-,-owner will gainsay that many thousands ;of pounds 'are lost annually to ilockmasters in: this country owing to the presence ■H>f throat, lung and ; other intestinal .worms in sheep and lambs, yet, there is •■no reason why this should be so, as the .remedy is cheap and effective. Mr. Henry I'll.-Jiatson, Airly, Stratford, writes under date 29th April, 1910, as follows:—i.e., "To my thinking no better drench can bo got for throat- and lung worms -in lambs than Quibell's Liquid Dip, given' on an empty sloniach. Before drenching, keep the sheep in. the yard for 12 hours, and- don't let them out of tho yard for a short time after drenching. So the fumes on .the empty stomach are able to do their work in killing the worms in the ' lungs and body. I fill a kerosene tin full of water, put a pint of Liquid. Dip -in.it, and drench away in long race. Sine* using. this drench I have had no trouble with my lambs." * GENERAL FARMING NEWS. A distinct feature of the Manawatu Winter Show was the capital exhibit of grass-seeds. There were no' less than 18 samples of perennial ryegrass, and of these no less thaii 16 were from the Sandon district. The task of judging these must'have been a severe one. A Sandon-grown ryegrass took; first honours, whilo Longbeach rye came second. In tho crested dogstail class Sanson growers are again very much to -the fore, being represented by 11 exhibits out- of the total of 16 entries, and taking all tho- prizes. It is worthy of note, and shows tho extensive nature of the operations carried on'-by Messrs. Barraud and Abraham, Ltd.', that their name appears as buyers of the seed from the growers, of no less ■ -than 13 of the 18 exhibits of ryegrass, and 13 of the 16 exhibits of orested dogstail, including all the . prize-winners and placed seed. The total gate receipts for the Palmerston Winter Show were made known at a late hour last night.. £731 has -been taken during tho four days, which .is £109 more than the figures for last year. The takings and the attendances are_ records, the latter totalling about The display of roots at tho Manaivatu Winter Show was a striking one, . and afforded a great object lesson, but more particularly in tho exhibits made by tho Government. Tho whole show may practically be taken as a great testimonial to Sutton and Sous and their local representatives, Barraud and Abraham, Ltd., for, right through everv class,-it. is from their seeds that tho roots have been produced. So creditable a record is worth particularising— the first and second prize-winners in the "Luxford Shiold Collection," twelve first and numerous seconds in tho various field root classes, and in all the school competitions tho roots shown are labelled Suttons, whilo in the Department of Agriculture trials one finds Sutton's Prize-winner Mangold grown by .Air. F. S. Jl'Rae, giving 80 tons to tho acre, with a manu'ro dressing of 2cwt. superphosphate, and lewt. Island Guano, and the same M angold on tho same .farm without manuro producing 69 tons per acre. In tho vegetable classes again Sutton - and Sons have scored heavily, and their success throughout is quite remarkable. PROVINCIAL, HEMP OUTPUT. GAINING GROUND. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Palmerston North, June 24. Addressing the flaxmillers' deputation to-day, the Flon. Thomas Mackenzie, said that he wished to congratulate the hemp industry on the considerably increased output since last year. The export of hemp had gono up from 75,000 bales to 117,000 bales. For tho month of May, 12,(100 tons had been exported. .More than a quarter of tliat amount had come from Foxton, and over twothirds of it was produced in tho Wellington ' province.

AT THE SHOW. The special prizes in dairy produce were won as follows: — Weddell Cup, for export butter — Wanganui Dairy Company (J. A. Jiower, manager). Golil medal for maker in. open export class —J. A. Bower (Wangaimi). Gold medal for maker-of export butter manufactured at the factory of the exhibitor —C. Dunford (.Uakino). Shaw, Savill, and Albion Cup for factory winning above class —Makino Dairy Company. Gold medal and £10, for butter championship—Taieri and. Peninsula Milk £>upply Company (A. Itiaeh, manager;. New Zealand Shipping Company's Cup for choese championship—ltungokOkako Dairy Company.. Gold medal for. maker of champion cicio-A ii. ■ H.iidersoa (Ilongokokako). Gold medal for members of tho New Zealand Dairy Factory Manageis' Association, making best caso of cheese—• T. C. Irving (Greytown Dairy Company). Tile awards in the class for farmers' fresh butter, were: Miss J. G. Balsillio (Kairanga), 1; Mrs. L. Pcniberton (Ashliursfc), 2; E. J. Brittain (Ingle-j wood), 3. The Okitu Bacon Company (Gisborne) won in the class for two factory-cured ham's, and ill J;he class for two sides of bacon. ... The largest collection of eggs (limited to sparrow, thrush, miiiali, and blackbird) was shown by Sidney Laurence, of Stoney Creek. LISTER SHEARING MACHINES. [Published by Arrangement."] The ' Lister Sheep-shearing Machine Company have a v«r) lino exhibit of their manufactures in motion. Although tho Lister has only been placed on the New Zealand market since the beginning of' the year, it has attained a wiuc celebrity amongst sheeplanucrs—a statement confirmed. by tho fact that it has already established a New Zealand sheep-shearing machine sales record. Apparently the Lister has jumped right -oil' the mark, anil is now easily on tne top rung oi' tho ladder of public appreciation. Sheepfarmers generally praise tho perfcct finish and the smooth running of these machines. and shearers themselves are nowsending in flattering testimonials as to their worth.

Tho Liater is no experiment. It has been made especially to the order of Messrs.- Daugar, Gcilye, and Company, of Sydney, and .Messrs. Levin and Company, of Wellington, and these firms have had twenty years' experience- of sheep-shear-ing machines and their management. They and their experts are fuMy aware of. what is required, and the result is seen in the present excellent , machine working to-day- • The superior qualifications of the Lister so numerous that thev are somewhat difficult to set out in detail, but it may bo said at once that for accuracy and smooth running they staud alone. They have rcducwl vibration to a minimum.

It is interesting to, note that the Lister skew belt "drive" invented by .Mr. Alex. Hutchinson, of the firm of Levin and Company, <is included in to-day's exhibit. This year this appliance has won its way into many sheds in New Zealand. It allows the shearer the greatest facilities for shearing his sheep. It is easily adapted to lbw and frail sheds, whilst its silent running commends itself to " all who. use it. All the shaft bearings of this gear are fitted with ring oilers, and they are distinctly superior to any other shaft oiling now on the market. They economise time and material, as only one oiling is required 1 during a shearing, and there is no drip of oil to the floor.

. All parts of tho Lister are interchangeable with tho Wolseley, and they may be obtained from any ot tho chief agencies throughout the Dominion. It may bo added in order to give an idea ot the practical' manner' in which the agents deal with the business that last season Messrs. Levin and Company taught over one hundred sheep-furiners and their sons in their work schoolroom at Wellington how the machines aro to bo managed and attended to. This year • the schoolroom has been enlarged to accommodate a still larger number of pupils. To the farmer a thorough knowledge of sheep-sliearing machines is, of course, now absolutely essential, as shearers •> now demand that every five machines shall requiro an expert attendant. . The Lister Company has also one of tho oldest and largest cream separator manufactories in England.' Their machines have a world-wide reputation, as also have their churns, coolers, and other dairy requisites. The company makes a special line of oil engines ot 2s, -1, 0, and h.p., vertical type. ' Other engines are also stocked with tho shearing machine top motion. They are made attachable to 2, 3, or 4 shearing machines, portable, with or without wheels. The shearing portion can be removed within a few minutes, and the engine is then ready for any work of its kind on .sheep station or farm.

Those who require a shearing machine or a cream separator should not fail to inspect the Lister exhibit. Tho solo New 'Zealand agents are' Messrs. Levin and Company, while, the representative in eharge of the exhibit is Mr. A. G. Hutchinson. THE CANE MILKER. [PtnjLisnED by Arrangement.] The Gano milking machine, for which the Australasian patent rights have just been purchased by Sir. H. R. Jenkins, the well-known Eltbam farmer, is on view on tho Showgrounds, and is also actively demonstrating with milkJug exhibitions on the section of land opposite the A. and P. buildings. The chief features of tho Gane milker are that there are no pulsator or milk cans in the shed. Tho machine milks right from the cups into tho factory cans, which, by tho way, jnay be pi iced in tho milk cart at the time. This advantage practically saves half the labour so requisite in other makes' of milking machines, and farmers cannot do better than note well this fact. In' tho process of milking, the milk is carried along a highly polished bronze tube into a. releaser, which automatically empties the liquid into a chute. Farmers who have witnessed the process highly praise the ingenious mechanism. The bronze tube also acts as a vacuum pipe. Another point in favour of the Gane milker is its inflations, which aro of a very lasting quality. Where used they have lasted right through the season, and have come out of the ordeal practically as good as new. The Gane pulsator is very strong and simple in manufacture; so simple, indeed, that it has no parts, which may go out of order. Mr. H. it. Jenkins has made all arrangements regarding his patent rights. He has not infringed in any way on any other patents, and he desires it to be made known that ho is prepared to indemnify any purchaser of bis machino against any liability which may bo brought in connection'with the Gane milker.

Mr. T. 0. Hudson, chairman of directors of tho Eltham Dairy Company, Mr. D. Bruce, of Ngaruawahia, Mr. James Parlane, of Waikato (late of Taranaki), are all practical farmers who are installing Gane milkers. Mr. Bruce writes that lie is satisfied that the machine is all that it is represented to bo. After viewing it,- ho adds, three of his neighbours each ordered a Gano plant. The foregoing only serves to show that although the Gane milker is now on the market, its mako is so perfect that it has already ensured Die supreme confidence of practical dairy farmers in all parts of the island. Tlio company is making_ arrangements to instal 200 plants this season, in New Zealand,