THE WINTER SHOWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 11111, 8 May 1911, Page 8

THE WINTER SHOWS.

DATES OF THE FIXTURES. The -winter shows are due again. _ A start has already been made;; the Northern winter show having been held at Rangiora- last week. From May 22 to May. 27 Auckland winter show will be in progress, and Waikato show, at Hamilton, will follow. The winter event at New Plymouth leads off for this end of the island early in June. Later in tho month the Metropolitan show—tho National Dairy Show—comes on at Palmerston North, and in July tho second winter show of the company formed'at Hawera last year will be held. Southland's show is set down for early in June. Below is a table of the winter show fixtures, dates of which aro known:— May 22-27.—Auckland, at Auckland. June —.—D-unedin, at Duuedin. June 6-10.—Waikato, at Hamilton. June 7-10.—Taranaki, at New Plymouth. June 7-B.—Southland, at Invere'argill. June 20-23.—National-Dairy, at Palmerston North. July 5-Js.—Dominion Dairy,- at Hawera. HORSES FOR AUSTRALIA. ONE MONTH'S SHIPMENTS. . During March 1.-orses were shinned to Australia as follow:— From tho Bluff to " Melbonrne: 7t draughts, It entires, -11 mares, 15 geldings, and 1 colt foal. From Wellington to Sydney: 521 draughts, 30 stallions, .214 .mares. 249 geldings, 1 foal, 6 thoroughbred stallions, and 4 thoroughbred niares. , .From Wellington- to Melbourne: Gls draughts, i stallions, 52 tnares, and 35 geldings.

From Auckland td Sydney: 13 draughts.

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Forty-two draught horses were shipped from Auckland to Suva in March. -.

The next Wanganui Summer Show is to be held on November 15 and 16.

A large quantity of Algerian oats' have been sown in the Masterton district this season (says tho "Daily Times"). Tho crops that are already above the ground are stated to lie doing exceptionally well.

Tha farmers of Tararua having. , bosn more fortuuc.te during the past dry season in having many showers which did not fall on the lowlands have an abundancy of winter feed (says a correspondent- of the Mnnawatu "Standard"). Writing of cropping, the correspondent proceeds: "Mr." S. Blnke has lately dug a crop of potatoes, which is n good record for the district. From a small plot of ground, lift, by lift., ho bagged 2001b. of potatoes, and as this works out at a little over 25 tons to the acre it certainly is a good advertisement for the range. Messrs. Hall Brothers also cultivated some of their land at Tararua, and in spite of the long dry season produced a .crop of Tape over three feet in height, which fattened at the rate of fifty lambs to tho acre."

A conference of the Taranaki branch of the Dairying and Farming Union of Employers was held at Stratford on Wednesday (reports a Taranaki paper) delegates from all over the province being in attendance, and almost every dairy factory being represented. The conference endorstd the action of the executive in declining to lnest the employees' union until it is re-registered. The conference went generally into labour matters.

The Wangnnui A. and P. Society's comaiittees for the year have been appointed .as follow:—Printing: Messrs. Sinclair, Bagsett, M. Spurdle, C. H. Burnett, and A. Robinson. Finance: Messrs. Baggett, W. Hirsr, and A. Kobinson. Executive: Messrs. J. Higgle, A. Burnett, J. B. Murray, and C. H. Burnett. Canvassing Committee : The whole of the general committee. The appbintment of a town canvassing committeo is to bo considered at next meeting.

A visit was recently made by Mr. C. J. Roakes, Chief Veterinarian, to the cooperative pig-raising concern at Taratahi, with a view to ascertaining how tho pigs thrive on whey as compared with other foods (says the "Daily Times").

Mr. E. H. Buckeridge, of Carterton, who founded his Wairarapa Holstein herd from Mr. John Grigg's famous stud, and who later imported several pure-bred black cattle from New South Wales, i? meeting with a good deal of success as a breeder, and there is now a very fair demand amongst dairy-farmers for his stock. The other day. Mr. Buckeridge sold a bull to Mr. A. Tocker, of Featherston, for fifty guiueas, and a heifer to Mr. W; Bayiiss, of Parkvale, for forty guineas. These stock were bred; from Mr. Grigg's -Holland cattle. Last season the mother of the heifer gave a milk supply of-1000 gallons, and, at the present time, is giving a daily milk supply of seventy pounds.

Foot and mouth disease- in Holland is likely to interfere seriously with the export of Holstein-Friesian cattle from that country. Some time ago, Jlr. E. H. Buckeridge, the well-known Wairarapa Holstehi breeder, decided to import five heifers in calf, and a bull, from Holland, but on Saturday he -was informed by tho Government Stock that the animals would not ■" be allowed to-, land here, unless they fulfilled tholquarantine regulations in England,. whence it was intended to tranship them to New Zealand. The outbreak of tho disease, however, prevents their importation into England.

On Friday last a total of 15 trucks of chaff was received by Messrs. Laery and Co., Ltd., from tho Wairarapa. -Tho chaff aggregated 2100 packs, and the., quantity in question must represent ono of the largest railages effected to Wellington from the district in question.

LIVE STOCK SALES. Messrs. Dalgcty and Company, Ltd., Palmerston North, rcport:-At our Fcilding sain on Friday a good yarding of sheen and a fair yardinj of cattlo came forward. Quotations:—Wother lambs, 6s. 9(1.; ewe lambs, small, 75.; mixed lambs, <!s. sd. to 5s 4d.; empty ewes, fe. 10d. to 7s. 4d.; fat and forward owes, Bs. 3d. to Bs. 5d.; ewes in lamb, Bs. 7d. to 9s. 6d.; two-tooth weth-. crs, good, 13s. Zd.; cull wethers, 6s. 3d.;' cull ewes. 3s. 6d.; fat cows, £4 10s. to £6 65.; empty cows, £3 10s.; springing heifers, £3 10s. to £4 65.; wcaner heifers, 265.