GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 930, 24 September 1910, Page 10

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

.' 'In tho report in! tho "Eltham Argns". i;?:of 3 the annual ' meeting- of the Ngaero :/DairyJj.Coinpanyjj/iit is stated, that it vi-'/was^resolved 'that: the ' testing 1 of . any - . supplier.'s cows be/ carried ;.out:'Vonce":. a i month • under tho. control. of. tho manager. ;Tho 'mover said '.thai his idea • was that tho suppliers sliouli feel that they had' ;a ; right- to get the} .testing , - done if.:they ■ wished to once a month, ~ at theioutside, at times - suit:ible: : to 'the r manager; When asked for ;his views, -: .the manager (Mr. Robertson i said thai • if everyone - went..in. for. testing, .iii r, would mean the employment: of. extra labour it the factory, as t'ii>re would be; about 2000 cows to bo attended to. At tho ..samo timo he believed it :was- ■ i.. a thingi everyono should go in .'for'; tho cost , would bo about oue , peiiny ' per . . At -tho Ngaero Dairy- Company's.van-, nual- meeting, ..a . thatv lie . had. been keeping a' shop -in the Old ' :; ;; Country ; before' coming here, arid'.i' had - eeen'Ngaore'clieeso in store, httlG tiiink- • -,ing'then, that' ho- would orioday bp*.<a. supplier /to tho - factory himself. \ Ho. 1 •; related-conversations • he had with"a . produce > -naKjtwho '.considered; that ,if avnumber. of the companies •were to - co-operate ::y:and^keep;^^thd^cheese,un": the,;cold ;store ...' until it. ripened- it. would bring , an-. - other penny 'per/:pound; ..which would-' /niean a lot tq},tho'supjiliers. ' . .. . A question ;was asked at • tho.'annual meeting of the Ngaere Dairy- Company about tho directors':, intentions, in rc- . • gard. t-o adopting -pasteurisation, and ■ the, chairm'an?,repliea '.that, the matter. •'•A .was,, stilly ;oveE'i.peiidihg-:;tbe : /receipt of fuller 7 regarding. the success of tho syst-em elsewhere.-' i.,'.:,- In- reporting, a of .the .Finance : Committee ot_ the - A r elson 'A. : and '-P. Association, the "Colonist" says Tho Director of . Technical -Education: (Mr.- ' A.- A'. Hintz) wrote statmg that he.fWas i desirous .of making a display of technical -work,' particularly that dono by the boys at tlie day trades classes at ; -Nelson and-'TVestport, 'at".'the.''forthcomand asking if tho association ■ w6uld pro vide, space for .same: ■ It was stated.' that-- the :exhibit . would, include ■ a six horse-power: motor > engine (workmg) made by pupils .gt-.Westport, sets ::;of: engine parts,-various pieces of metal work, and probably a Jjnamo, m operation, all -constructed at 'Westport ; ; a •..^modeV'j,4 -feetr square,: illustrating; the .>:- construction: of a* house;: and- made' at ■ examples of. -doors, i x.-jidoW'frames,. and sashes,-stairs, etc. ;(constructed to; half scale)- : and ' various ••articlesof furniture, -.made^at -Nelson , t Technical : School/ by day classes; ex- - ■ amples of woodwork and;cookery, from '•:< the ,' manual • .training .- classes ■i. at' - the' various; schools;: models - ln'/wood,;' of : a horizontal and. . marine engine; and - a ■ ■; '■■ working out-fit " for; milk ; ::, testing,- ." as taught in the district high • schools' at - Motueka.and Takaka. It was>resolved' that' the use : of .the -. jockeys' t roim i -bo. granted- free of charge,: the applicant to fat up his own spice - The milk supply at • Beaconsfield'- is said:to be increasing.rapidly.■ ,The:.feed is coming on well, ; -ana -tho stock'Jare in good condition , At tho monthly meeting-'of : tho - directors of the Moa Dairy Companj, it - was rosolved. that shareholders, only be. allowed, to .attend the- general' meetmgs of 'tlio company. It was: resolved to - allot shares to the.-; value - of'■ £900 ■ ■to thejintendrng suppliers at "U 7 aiongona : eroamery: pro rata on their, guaranteed -.-supply.- A-requisition signed by-a largo number -of • shareholders: was presented to Mr D Heilihy (chairman), asking him to. reconsider his-idecision not to seek re-election. Accounts, - including '. v butter-fat. £875, and - a- second bonus ; amounting ,to £1450, - were, passed for - payment. • The manager. was. granted v an-increase of £20 in wages if tlie sea- .. . son's - output amounts- to '400 - tons. — New Plymouth exchange. ' The.lmited States (says an American, paper)-is beginning rapidly to supply for; . its own use fruits and nuts which a few: • : years: ago were, practically all imported - from , other : countries. This-applies particularly toioranges, prunes; and raisins, • while bananas, .figs, ■ walnuts,, coconuts, ' and almonds are. still largely imported. Twenty 'years ago the imports of fruits ■ and nuts were i mor« than five times as • great, as - tho exports, the former, being valued at 21,000,Q00 dollars,-while the latter were valued at only. 4,000,000" dollars. \ Durine the past fiscal year, however; the . imports- of this sort had increased to 36,000,000 dollars, i while tho exports ' had -, gone up in value to 19,000,000 dollars. In 1890 there wore imported. 2,000,000 dollars' worth ofi oranges; in 1910 less than 100,000 worth,' while more than-2,000,000 . dollars' worth were exported last year, as compared with about 250,000 in 1900.