GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1007, 23 December 1910, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

• The .first draft of fat lambs left Tinul last week (says a correspondent of the "Waii'arapa Age"). A few weeks henco there will be ' a large number fit: for freezing: Green feed is plentiful about Tinui just now. During _ the-month of November the nanganui Dairy Co., Ltd., received from suppliers 3,954,GG51b. milk, and G5,3221b. home-separated cream. The paymnets to suppliers totalled ..£7054 375.. Sd. Jlr. E_. R. Webster, of Now Plymouth, has resigned/the secretaryship of the Taranaki Agricultural Society. Mr. Webster said that he was so busy with work which needed his personal attention that he was unable to,devote to • the business of tho society- as much time as was necessary, and, therefore, in the interests of the society, he would resign. , The committee to whom tho resignation was tendered accepted it with very great regret, and elected Mr. Webster a life member of the society. "Steps aro being taken to fill tho position. Advances to suppliers to- the amount of wore made on Tuesday by the liaiparoro Cheese Company, .and ,£370 by the Rongokokako Cheese'■ Company.', , . The Hon. Thomas Mackenzie' (Minister ■for Agriculture) is cxpected to visit'the Eketahuna 6how on January. 23. On Tuesday, the Stratford Dairy Company paid out to its suppliers tho sum of ,£7391 for November milk. shearing in the Omoana . district is reported - to have been very much delayed this season by : wet' weather. Old residents of tho district ■ say that the safest plan, year in-and year out, is to shear early, even though a littlb less wool may be dipped. Omoana is one of tho 1 Dig'bush districts back of Eltliam. - Tho secretary of the. Eketahuna branch of the Farmers' Union, at the last meeting, stated-the question "of obtaining a" ..cup..'for-• .competition at the horticultural show was* one -which could be well considered. ' Those present concurred, and it was decided that the matter be brought up again at the next meeting.—"Eketahuna Express." . ■ » .There is-some talk in Taranaki.' of forming another meat freezing establishment m. the. province;- ..Stratford has been suggested : as a suitable place for tho works. . _The "Eketahuna Express" says that the Mreaha Cheese. Company ' will pay out this month .about•. .£ll3O for' butter-fat, at tne. nue of Sd. per lb. .The last shipment of cheese comprised .255 cases. The daily milk supply is now just on 3CGO gallons... • Owing to the spring being:so, dry, (says ™®. A 0 Wharau correspondent of the .. Wairarapa Age"), rabbits have become very- plentiful, and a large number of ...men will ;be put'on to lay poison during the nest thres or four months.