GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1039, 31 January 1911, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

; The annual show- of tho Horowhenua A. and I\ Association is to bo held _at Levin tormorrovr-. Excursion fares li'avo been granted, by the, Kail way Department, and the trains running to Levm. should", be very suitable for. those who purpose,; visiting' the. shoiv.. A., capital programme. of'-. ; competitions,, ami oth'pr, '-events is an : -nonnccuJ ( .:.lu..tli'e;hprse class.es alone-! over.3oo horsas are'conipeting.'

Tho of onirics for. the'forthcoming show at' Feilding has been compiled. A •perusal, of the entries shows that last year's record, figures have been exceeded by a good margin. This is a' highly . satisfactory result when it .is taken into consideration' that. Damievirko. •ba? a similar event on tlie same day. that .will attract' a- lot- of entries ffiat would, otherwise have .been sent-* toj, Fcildi'ng. It is pleasing' to noto that there has been a very substantial increase in the number of dairy and fat cattle, entries.. Sheep show a strong eiitry» and more space will' bo needed for their accommodation. The classes open for pigs are well filled, and the domestic section has drawn .record .entries.in every department.; Iri ü bne ; or ;two ~.dashes horses sbow.Ja' slight'falling ,'plf-iu. comparison' but tho aggregate is well above the average. Nominations for the ,competitions and ring ovents.arc.particularly good, and go to' prove the popularity of this form of rivalry amongst owners, who will meet on tho convincing grounds on Tuesday and "Wednesday, February-7 and 8. . The Pahiatua County Council has by special order declared foxglove, to be. a noxious weed within the meaning of the Noxious "Weed Act, 1908, in the.Pahiatua County,

An oxchange states that it is quite a raro thing tp seq n. heavy crop of rape this season in certain'districts along tho IVcst Coast of this Island. In most, instances .fields "that promised a vigorous 'growth in the early ,part of ,;tho season have ; ripened off. early without attaining great height, but they aro fairly thick and should havo better fattening properties than is usually found in rank overgrown crop's. The dry' weather has been-the mcaus of bringing most of tho crops to tho feeding-off stage at the one time, and there is a possibility that::t!\e. cabbage blight will spoil some of tho first growth. Club root seems to bo found in every district this season, but is hot proving so disastrous as it was generally' supposed would be tho case a month ago. Sour and badly-cultivated fields are suffering tho most. It is understood (says a Taranaki exchange) that the directors of tho ICaupokonui Dairy Company have decided on the class of building to bo ercctcd as factory premises, which will bo in concrete. A new fcatnro in" connection with local factories is that the cheese-curing room will be underground, this.teing claimed to b'o a decided improvement ou. the insulation system. The directors recently visited a number of Taranaki factories to gain information as to plant and fixtures used, and have decided oil their cheese plant,, but not as regards butter manufacturing appliances.