GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 901, 22 August 1910, Page 10

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Speaking to a Dominion representative with reference to the importance of scientific' dairy farming, Mr. ,C. J. Reakesj Chief Govewunent Veteri-. riariah,: expr".e?s"ed the (Opinion that ,'if Taiarjaki in. for of mi!k ) "and"a"pr6'pe'r and"sensible l : system 'of' dairy ''st'6ck''b'fee'din''g7;'tliey; , woilldinJ crease'''the"'valu'e"'of"'"tlieif"outputs by twenty-five per cent. ' The same statement, added Mr. Beakes, applied to all tho dairy districtsjn.iha,Dominion. Our/travoflinglv'-corfe'spbiiderit, who moves about the country a .good deal, writes;—"l have not during tho last two weeks sat at dinner in ariy farm-house'-.where they havediad ,brocoli or .cabbage dji\th6* s table;s ■beneath. any attention 'to--m» '• winter-supply- o(-"- vegetables. If tliey do. have-them it is usually "John" who is the grower. They say. "It's while t0..,.w.a5t0 time over a* garden. ' With blight.and pests, .'of./all .sorts/-' it doesn'.t /pay.-. And ;f the. wifej who usually"dods:a- ; .little gar-' dening, can't find the time, they .'go j without." ■■'•■.■'■ The recently-arranged. amalgamation ; of tho rival' Wairoa Agricultural and Pastoral Societies (says a correspondent of the Hawko's Bay "Herald") does not seem to bo all plain sailing. The Frasortown society, contains a number of members;-who.are .strongly..'opposed to tho sclieme. The combined societies have arranged their new officials and committees, but this, action is disported as illegal or based on illogally-car-ricd-out' preliminaries,, /and the acting secretary of tho original, county society is calling a general meeting of tho members of that society .to try to upset tho present arrangemon'ts. - Tho country members as a whole are in favour of amalgamation. ■ .. . ■ ' The Clydesdale '. stallion' ' Kaikato, which was sold at tho recent Australian auctions on account of Mr. J. D. Mitchell, of Manaia (Taranaki) for 420 guineas, was seen in soveral show rings last season. He is rising three years, and had a good record in New Zealand shows. Ho was bred by Mr. William Taylor, of Te Awamutu, in tho Waikato. ,■ ' ■ ;■• The Waionsona (Taranaki) creamery (says a correspondent) proceeds apace'. Most of tho metal for. concrete is now on the ground and work.will commence immediately. The cottapio is already well under way, and work has commenced on , the! water-race. As the .river, is now as , low, ris' it/will, to' for;, many/mbnths, it will,bo ,necessary to/start:tbe erection of. 'the dam' wittio'ut delaj. '"

'A shoeing-competition has- been added to. the n'me..schedule of tJie Jlaiuiwatu A. and P. Association's. Spring Show..The competition will be held; on the. tirsl (lay of the show, 31essrs. : -.l'. S.'M'Rne, J. A. il'Crca, mid P. .J. ; Kllis being, a[)nointed stewards to .'carry it out. 1 It'was instituted at the instance of the last-named gentleman, Jwhb donated «C 3 3s. as' iv prize tor' it, to which Mr. \V. J. .Birch has added another three..' guineas.■ ■■ The Nelson A. . and IV .Association's horse parade'will be held' at Richmond on September 28.",'Messrs.-JV'Hagen, J. E.' > Ilartlett, .'W. D. ■ Harltness,''J.'- Hunt, and the president ■. (Mr. 'Noble : , Win): have been• appointed to taki'..charge of the fixture.; ■ .. -, The secretary , of. the Nelson A..;and P. Association reported to a recent meeting that .promises of special prizes' were not coming in as freely as last'.ye.ar.. Ho had received about twenty-eight promises. Ho urged that those intending to'-.give- a special prize should do so. at once,, asthe schedule of prizes was about:, to'bo printed. The president (Mr;.' N., Win)' and Messrs. Holland, James Hunt, and (i. Silcock-stated' that they would give special prizes. .-.•■' At the last.meeting of the-Nelson A. and P. Association's Committee, it was resolved that the champion neck ribbon, should consist 'of-.bunches'of-white, red, and blue ribbons. Telephones are coming considerably into general use in the. Halcombe district, according to a correspondent,of an exchange'. .'■'•. 'The cost of freezing' butter (it was. stated at a factory meeting in Taranaki) has.been reduced to fourpence per box. At one time the price was sevenpence. ' An Australian.farmer.recommends goals as eradicators:of blackberry. ■ He"states: "A young billy was'bought from'me for that purpose, and the little fellow works in .the midst'of-, the blackberry'bushes, and won't let' a young shoot appear." Angora-goats have been tried in North I'aranaki, but their hurdling proclivities led to expense in fencing, and also to court proceedings..'.. - .. ...•:■ ■ "I suppose it would be difficult to find a 'liner bit of country than that about Pakaraka and Nukumaru" says our'' travelling; correspondent. "On each of my former visits, and at any time of the. year, there has always been/plenty of grass. Tin's year it is 'plenty little enough'. Still it is looking well, though about Pakaraka some of the paddocks are very bare." The Lowgarth Dairy Company, it is reported, has decided.to consign its output of cheese for-the 'season. ■•■; !The State dairy expert of'Soutk Australia, in a lecture on dairying, said that great progress had been made in tho industry in other countries, from the assistance, ; ;,afforded-..'by. Governments. In'the United States' in 1887 the Hotch Act had enabled Congress to _ give.. £3000''to-'each- State, as-- a. maintenance fund for agricultural interests. In 1890, £400,000 had been voted \by Congress, land: the individual Statesliad supplemented- that by £250,-, 000,_ while more than £500,000 had been devised jby wealthy men for, agricultural and cognate instruction. ■Limited .shipments, of bacon were recently forwarded from the Commonwealth to the United Kingdom. Regarding this meat the "London Grocer," under date July 2, remarks:—"Some small consignments of bacon have recently arrived from Australia. .This is not the first occasion bacon has been shipped to this market ffom the Antipodes, limited. lets having been received in previous years,-but owing : to the present • remarkable shortage of bacon .these imports have' aroused some interest, although regarded as largely experimental. , -The . bacon; . which'.. was brought over im the refrigerator, is considered as of satisfactory, condition and quality. Part of the arrivals consist of Cumberland-cut,.and may bo sold'for export, but no business has yet been done from tho latest consignments, which are said to compare favourably with, the best cuts in general,'being of good appearance and better quality than shipments in former years."