GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 932, 27 September 1910, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

- It is estimated; that "nearly: two,hun--j3rcd /more cows, will be;' milked at ; ;l?itz-; jhfrbert- East this season., 1 " ;.' ; -'. Society has .-'.'re.ceived - forty-nine more members. J'' That competing 'fat' stock should be fed. ";On : gTaK'-bnly: is a,recommendation'; which; h'as;.been made. tb the; Danneyirke':A. aiid •P. .SocietlV .". • :V; : The Hawer.l' "Star" reports 7 . that at '-lastv.week's;;ho'rse. sales-;the demand ;.w'as good; ; 'aiid jnahy : 4verb. for .^tlfe'l&sbalian'. markefe. 7 j A; fine i :of • llatapuj was : .sold' .fbr,'M 7 ' 7 guiueas;".an(l - MrCCi/ • -:fetched.;soJ:: guineas., v-.Gobd ■ gelflingsi'cbihr-':inanded.'-up to '\i;4s, 7 , aiid -lighter - sorts fetched from, i03(l. to' .£37.":. Light-, draiichts :were 'disposed^;of-, at from: ,£lß'to' \£2B;rh'e:Whibe,owned'by' !;Jlr. •;W.'H.vGoHett, -of Timaru, changed- hands at 11. guineas, and a team of-, four Clvdes-. .djJe : . >^ldij^;',i pn"'ftccbimt>.:o^'>MrV^J.i' ! ]).'- , Mitcliell', ■ iSyas:.. if or. .170.,- 7 .: v A.dairy ' farmer gave a. Masterton ! "Ti&es" :fepbrte"r-'sbine'details:. 7 regarding ■ linseed as/a substitute 7 for butter-fat in milk that was being fed to young .'calves. He>had used a'..cpnsiderable.'ex.tent with excellent Results.'- .Tn composition it approached;' more. .' nearly to, the solids 'in milk than; any other food ho knew.- of, - and -" ythe!;; -.-o}l - it- •>' contained, tt: b.YeE pfer cent, :was;easily cdigestible—important matter where, young l -:calves' were. concerne'di.-., c • A tribute to , the success of 'the, 7 first. Dannevirke show (held last year); has been -received ! ih-.the form-of. a letter from . 'Mr:'W- Nelson; of. Tbm'oafia, ;>vho ;/'About a. year ago . you asked men..: .'donation'to. yourprbposed. •; Dannevirke :sh6w;, 7 >:l .thought .■'at;'tlft'.time':--that multi-. ; plying,: county-.shows rwdsl'a) mistake,.-but 1 as your efforts jiroved such an unqualified success ;'(thus : : showing my views .to 7 bb, • wrong)' I have 7 must- 'pleasure in ■■ cbh- : tributirig :. .to ..your;' next show, and en-. closo n chcquo for X's, 'to be dealt with as, .your committee think . best.": '■ .. .AThe: annual -horse parade of the "WaiTarapa P':j 'and: A.,' Societj'' -was held ' at' -The;- sho'w.i-.was'J rathei; . limited owing to- .several unfor--'see'n 'circumstances. Mr.,' ,W.. ; : H. •'Booth,} president, Mr. Tl. Morisoh, member : ofc committee, ■ and Jfr.' H. S. Moss, secre-:. tary were present and a goodly number j ' of'.spectators.; ~ The:' :;,-stallions.! • were paraded Thoroughbreds: Boris (Wi Corlett), 'and . • Chntsworth CW. Nix).' Ponies: ,Eajah^(H-.:.Clay), : Suffolk, Punch,; Sudbourn; Sirdar (J." V. Keidjr, Draughts: Silver .King ,(&." Busch), Others .were en: 1 , tered but 'did riot appear.