GENERALS FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1054, 17 February 1911, Page 8

GENERALS FARMING NEWS.

The result of, tho pigeon raco inaugurated by, the Masterton A. and P. Association was as follows Bannister (MeteorV Is Mrs. *F;- B.- Bbsion (Dora), 2. The first bird was owned by Mr. E. .Person, and the second bird by •Mr. 'J;;'B.i'R'Snthefland. ' There word largo entries, aiid'the ladies took a great interest in the 6vent. . :' The results of the.. bullock woightgnessing i competition in eopnection with the Pabiatua show aro as follow: —W. Thtfmas, Woodville, ,76611b., 1; Mrs. A; Geange, 7451b., 2. .The" correct weight pf, tha l bulloek : was7Cjlll'*v In reply to a communication rcgardcarriage',of "shooks" over tho railways, Mr. W. G\ Gould, secretary of the Hawke's, Bay Fruitgrowers' Association; - has, received a letter (says the "Daily Telegraph") ,' from ; Mr. 1. Bo-nayne,-General Manager ,\of Railways, statiiig that: tho Department will' convey fruit cases and "shooks" of New Zealand .manufacture, consigned direct to ■fruitgrowers, •and-.intended to bo reconsigned over tho railway full, free up to'a hundred, miles. Beyond that • consignments will bo charged at tho ordinary tariff." V '. ' , : A good supply of pigs cjpie forward on Monday for'tho Eftham factory, there being about 130. Tho company's' buyer, Mr. Stanley' Morgan, was "well pleased with tho nuality of the animals sent in, many of them being very prime indeed. He anticipates a tremendous increaso in the nig-raising indiutry in this district.' In tho'meantimo all the pigs are being trucked to t slaughtering, and wilF "bo" v in jperfect ord^rat'th<r Eltham factory.—"Eltham JiifiiS"',/T7V >.;• ivY 1(• • ' ,•• ' : ;Mr; : . James,ljunlop. 6a'id. when in Auck-' land: "As'a result of what I have £een,<l ain satisfied that tetter cultivation and' more attention to details would pay New Zealand farmers many, times over. Taranaki is a particularly', fine province, and after; visiting many of the cheeso .and, butter factories I can only say that' I consider the,butter produced is_as -fine as, if. not finer than, anything I ever came across while 'in Denmark. , A renort from Taranaki states that the monthf)- records tf tho Tikoraugi. Dairy (Company still continue greatly in excess of provious years, the supply of milk for January , being 925,9361b., or nearly 200,0001b. more than that of the corresponding month of 1910. The averago'test was 4.06. As proof of .better farming, it may be interesting to note that although the milk supply of this company is drawn from a smaller area than was: tho. case three, or four .years, ago, yet the. annual output-of butter hr.s' increased since then by over 30 per cent. • ,

A particularly heavy crop 1 of mair.o has been grown this-year by Mr. : R. W,. Ecaburn, at his farm, Holtowhitu (says an exchange). Tho' mai» was ; planted about- ten weeks ago, and is just upon,' ton feet high, and is an exceptionally thick,crop. . . A farmer in tho Manaia. district states that his loss during', the. last fortnight owing to the dry weather and consequent scarcity of feed represents 1 a .deficiency of 5001b." of milk. Mt. C. J. Rcakes. . Government Veterinarian; took advantago of his visit to Masterton.to inspect the now freezing works at Waiugawa. lie was highly pleased with the seneral arrangements at tho works.—"Wairarapa Age." , Tho canning establishment at tho AVaingawa meat-freezing, works is now very nearly completed (tho "Ago" reports). It is expected that, canning will bo commenced in the course, of a fow (lavs. Tho' hido-curing works are in full swing, and the first consignment of hides will shortly bo dispatched. '