GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 970, 10 November 1910, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

All' New Zealand farmers will bo pleased ! to hear.that a new series of experiments is being undertaken by the Live Stock and Meat ' Division of the Agricultural Department, "with the object of obtaining information which, will lead to the control of bovine contagious memmitis. Regarding the complaints made, by wool, growers that wool not grown by them is sold bearing; thoir brand, and representation that provision for the. registration of- brands and protection of their rightful- owners should be made by the Government, it' is-pointed out in the "Journal of the Department of Agriculture" that under the Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Act a wool brand may be registered. A penalty, may be impose_d for its being improperly -used in the Dominion.,

Moderate rainfall is needed in Sydney There ,is no dearth of feed in the pasturea or upland meadows at present, but rain would freshen if.and prevent shortBess later on. More important, however; is the good .which a downfall would do m increasing..the.bulk of the'root crops and m keeping swedes in a healthy condition. In some districts the land is too dry for the sowing of trifolium, rye, or tares, and it-is important to make timely Bowings of these forago crops for early Bpring'nse. ■ .

V FROZEN MEAT AND THE RIMUTAKA. ■ BAJXWA-p;; FACILITIES J AVAILABLE. '■■■■■[ ;- -[To the: Editor.] :;" v-- ■; -■ , Sir,—We notice 'a paragraph in v.your ..issue of November 5, based on the state- '"•'" ?1? ts ■ a ' correspondent regarding the difficulties of railing frozen meat over '• the Eimutaka incline, the excuse for the ;. Setter being a suggestion that the Railway, Department.will, in the near future, have to seriously consider, the question r : of constructing the deviation. Your cor- ! respondent's statements are not in accordance with "facts, and the paragraph will probably create a doubt in the minds of many of our clients as to our ability- 1 ;■: to deliver, their meat punctually and in i good condition. Hence this reply. ■•: , ";. ■ In the "first place the new insulated ■ ; ' vans at present being 'constructed by the , ■ Eailway Department aro an addition to ,the present, stock", to allow the Department the better to handle our output, and not as your correspondent infers, for tho use of the two Wellington companies exclusively. Secondly, a train of 10 V wagons each holding 320 freight carcasses (601b.) can easily be .taken over the- incline, but a train of 10 TJ wagons each holding 420 ■-... freight carcasses will have to be divided' .into two sections necessitating an hour's delay. This would, however, be the only delay, as the meat specials would run through at night or in the- early morn- . ing, the journey being completed in abpnt four hours and a half, or about half.the - time required.to rail meat from Patea" to Wellington, or from Oamaru to Lyttelton, both of which journeys we are informed are often undertaken. . -, ■ . Tour correspondent, in his anxiety -for . our welfare, has overlooked a,rather-im-portant-point. If, as he states only'one' fell engine is available, how is the.Eail-' ■way Department going to cope witK\the. .hundreds of thousands of live sheep sent' over the hill in the season? We venture to suggest that in the event of sneh.inefficiency on the part of the Departmentfrozen mutton will stand the delay much better than live stock packed in trucks without food or water under the- glare .of a summer's sun. • In conclusion we may say that the Department has given us every' assistance . in- the matter of arranging the carriage l . ■ of our output, and..for thefurtEefVinfor-' jnation of your correspondent we can inform him that the traffic superintendent will accompany the first meat special in order that the exact running time may be ascertained. Thanking you in antici-. pation,—l am, etc., ' • For the Wellington Farmers'- Meat ' * Company, Ltd., , ' . J. C. COOPED,,, Managing Director.

THE WANCANUI SHOW. A WORD ON DBATJGHT HOBSES. Despite the late demand for horses uu the other side, the Wanganui A. and P. Society, at their forthcoming show, hones to be able to maintain its previous record in its draught classes. Some idea of tile magnitude .of the draught horse industry fact that no fewer than 1500 draught horses irere shipped from the port of ■ Wellington alone to Melbourne and Sydney. The Customs returns show that these horses were valued for export purposes at an average of £20 per head, but that they realised in Australia close on an average of £70 a head, making a total sum of £106,050 .paid for .horses shipped from Wellington alone during these . past niiui months. ■■■ . . '.■'■• . ■ Exhibitors in the draught classes at Wanganui should note that Classes 58' to 68 are to be judged the first day. Classeß 69 to 73 the second day. Judgins will commence at 9 a.m.'sharp, and the horses will be judged in the order in which they axe on the programme. All hor33S must be in their places when their respective class is called. Horses coming into the ring after their class is called will db liable to disqualification. Mr. Quinton Donald will judge heavy draught horses, whilst Mr. Donald and Mr. Wra. Wat Eon will judge the lighter harness alaEces. and Messrs. C. F, Yallauco and W. Watson will judge the thoroughbreds and hack classes. Grooms would do well to note that the association gives a special prize of £3 3s. for tho groom who turns out his horses in the best condition. The secretary states that he has been notified that a- general holiday will be proclaimed at Harton on Thursday. November 17 (tho people's day). Nearly all the other towns are doing the same, so that, given a continuance of the present fine weather there, should be a record attendance on November 17. SALE OF WELL-BRED CATTLE. Attention of. graziers and others is drawn to the splendid opportunity afforded them to obtain good-conditioned, wellbred cattle, being genuine annual drafts of Messrs. Abraham acd Williams's clients in the Pahiatua and Bush districts. The above firm will offor. in their Mangahao Tarda, . at Pahiatua, 2500 head, comprising bullocks,. steers, heifers, cows, and yearlings, and the bulk.of the entry !3 practically for absolute sale. Thoso in want of good class cattle should not miss the opportunity afforded them to-day (Thursday), November 10,