GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 983, 25 November 1910, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Early this week shearing in "the Wairarapa "was stopped by the rain. Potato growers, have had an anxious lime during the muggy weather of the . last few days. Spraying has been re- - sorted to, but in some districts the blight j. • is expected to-appear. ; Bush burns havo already been commenced. A burn at Mr. Morrin's, at l'e Rehunga, ■ last Sunday, is , reported. Mr. W. H. Buick, of Daisy Burn Farm, Opaki, has jus.t completed shearing 200 Roniney ewe hoggets, with 'an' average return of 131b. of wool per ewe ,(says an exchange)..' A meeting of, milk vendors, was held at Napier "to consider. the ijuestion of raising the' price of milk owing to' the 'shortage of feed." The meeting was not largely attended, and those present .docided to defer consideration of' the proposed step, till tho end of the month. ". Bushfelling' is said to be nearly, completed in. tho Kumcti Block. A. good ' . burn .is expected. - The. Ballance Dairy Company (says the "Pahiatua Herald"), to meet the growing ' requirements of its business, is installing up-to-date machinery in its butter factories and creameries. Amongst the . : new machinery are three "Perfect" separators, three, automatic weighing machines, and one pasteuriser. ' The Castlecliff Freezing Works open for the season on either Friday or Monday next (says the "Wanganui Chronicle"). ; The Regulus brings tho iirst big ship- • 'V 'ment of coal to the works this season on Wednesday next from Westport, and the Nerehana (Tyser Line)' will arrive in tho roadstead on the 9th proximo, to . take away a load of equal to COOO carcas=cs. ' . , . . ' ■ The Beaconsficld creamery is reported • , to be putting "through about 1000 gallons i nf milk daily, which is about the,same as this time last year. The tests range , . fturn 3,2 to 3.6»

- At a meeting of tho Picfon Poultry Association, correspondence was read noti- » fying ' the association that the West >v Ooast' championships wouhK be held at n Picton.on Julio 22 ami 23, 1911. The question of-securing judges-for Hie show was discussed, several members .being in j favour of securing Mr. Dacre's services. On tho motion of Mr. Madsen, seconded by Mr. W. Bragge, it • was resolved that o the secretary • write to Mr. Dacro and as- <1 certain his terms for judging tho whole n of the exhibits at Picton, tho association making the stipulation that ho does not judge at Blenheim (says the "Herald"), e