GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1057, 21 February 1911, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

- Tho-results of (he weight-guessing competitions at; tho recent Masterton Show lmve come to "Tho correct weight of the threesheep was'322lb., nnd this was not guessed by a solitary individual. The first- priza US) goes,-to E. Tuxford, of. - Glenlean,. Masterton/ who guessed 3231b. Mr. ; i W.*B.'ll'Fadican ( of Feather-' ston, was with-32011b..-and Sir. H. Kummor, of .ilast'erton,-third, .with 3241b. •The milk supply 'to tho. various factories in: tho Otaki district is rapidlv diminishing..(s'ay6 tho "Mail"), and at tho Jlanakau creamery there has. been a' drop-of about 200 gallons during the Sast fortnight, tho total received now eing SGO gallons. One supplier is losing ] milkatthe.rato of 501b. each day. , ; Owing,to' the prolonged drought, tlio price of fat lambs has been considerably reduced in tho -Manawatu district,- according to reports from that quarter. Farmers at the Levin , stock sales on February. 17 commented on tho low price that beef is fetching. "Gnttlo are. dead low," remarked one; but ho wont on to say he expected to seo a rlso within a month !or two. Cattle,'ho said.' wero too far back' in- tho country, and tho dry weather was an-item that could not be overlooked. February is generally regarded as tho cheapest mouth in tho year, because feed is snort, and this month there-is a pronounced shortage in this direction—"Chronicle."..Men engaged in rabbit trapping in the Slasterton district aro said to* bo making acceptable. profits. • Sums of .£1431 were to have been paid out by tho Nirealia Dairy Company, JMO by tho Rongokokako Company, and .£l5O by the ICaiparoro'; Company yesterday. -The weather.at To Wh'arau.OYairarapa) during tho past week has been .splendid for farming pursuits (states an excliange). Tho-dry weather is appreciated by those engaged in rabbit poisoning. Poisoning lias been-very successful up", to tho present, , and. by the end of tho season tho rabbit pest will doubtless bo greatly diminished, Tho saleyards which have been erected at Solway for tho Associated Auctioneers aro reported to have cost between JC3OOO and .£4OOO. . , . - Considering tho scarcity of rain in the Nireaha district, tho supply ■ is keoping up fairly, well (says n correspondent of the "Express"), tlio latest milk sheots to Jiand showing that close on. 3000 gallons aro still being daily deivered. Bain is much needed throughout tho. district, and pastures are becoming very dry. Tho river is lower than it has ever icon in tho writer's memory. A good manv of the smaller creeks are , dry, and-quito a number of farmers have to drive their cattlo to water night nnd morning. PiiOPERTI* GALES. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd. (land department, Palraerston North), reEorfc as foUow8:--.V better' tone prevails, usiness done being frco from tho speculative clemont, aud is generally on a sound basis. Good land, closo to Palmer. 6ton North, is selllne at llrm prices with all. upward tendency. Sheep country is firm at Current rates. During tho last two months we have sold tho following Private sales of farm lands: 6<!o acrcs freehold and 211 acres L.I.I 1 ., at Anlti. from C. B. Swainson to Mr. (J. r. Hare--1!6 aeros. ne-ir Morton, from Mr. fiieseu to Mr. A. Stewart: 3M acres in Hirco sections. at Karere, from Mr. O. Monrad to Mr. W. I. Lovelock; 11.0 CC acres of Niitivo lease, at Mokau. from Frascr and Son to a Palmerston North syndicate (this salo was mado in conjunction with Mr. .1. M. Johnston). Also, tho following sections of -Robinson Bros.. Foston Estate :-Sectl6n 7, 40J acres, to Mr. O.; Woodroof, Foxton: Scction 12, 10 acres, to Mr. O. Woodroofe. roxUuu Scction 9, 251 acres, to Mr,

Easton, Foiton; Section .10, 243 acrc3, to Mr. F. Easton, Foxton; Section 11, 295 acres, to Mr. F. Easton. Foxton; Kcctiou 3, 44 acres, to Mr. 0. Brewer. Foiton: Mcctlon 4. 197 acres, to Mr. A. S. Kaston, Foxton. Private sales or town propcrtv:-Bcction In King Street, from Josoph Nathan and Co. to tho governors of the Technical School; house, 7 rooms, Church Street Fact, from Mr. It. S. Abraham to Mr. J. W. Tleiißoinanu: premises and land in Rangltikoi Street from Abraham and Williams, Ltd., to Keeling and Mundy; section in liangitikcl Street from Abraham and Williams, Ltd., to Mr. A. Guy. Auetion sales of farm land:—Sections 1 and 2. 23 acres, Robinson Bros.' estate, Foxton. to .Mr. (ico. Coley, Foxton: Section 6, Kobinson Bros.' estate, contnininir 16 acres, to Mr. G. Brewer. Foxton.