GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1152, 13 June 1911, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

The Maiiawatn spring show is to bs held on November 1, 2, and 3 next. In tlio annual report of the Hawke's ■ Bay A. and I\ Association is the following paragraph"Never has the socie-ty sustained a severer loss than on December G last by the death of the late Mr. J. 11. Williams. Mr. Williams was president for six years, from 1900 to 1500, a period in which the society practically doubled its membership, and the number of entries also very substantially increased. On retiring from the presidency, lie continued to take an active part in the society's affairs until the time of liis death. Your committee are having a portrait painted, to be hung in the society's room. Your committee also. record with regret the death of Mr. Geo. Wheeler, of Halcombe, an old member of the society anu a prominent exhibitor both in cattle and in sheen." In 1001 Ihe Waikato exported only 00 boxes of butler, in 1901 the export had increased to 30,050 boxes, and three years later Si,-XOO boxes were sent out. while last year the factories produced 160,230 boxes for export. Mr. E. Short, of Parornngi. has asked for the I-lawke's Bay A. and P. Society's support in erecting a memorial to tlio late Mr. -T. C. Wheeler.- The president mentioned at the last meeting that a number of the members had already subscribed, and it was now a question of whether tlio society should subscribe as a body. It was decided to ask what form the'inemorial is going to take beforo forwarding a donation. The Minister for Agriculture has stated that it is not intended to take any action regarding the compulsory registration of wool brands until after the conference of A. and P. Societies. The New Zealand Kennel Club has awarded the Hawke's Bay A. and P. Association challenge classes for Irish water spaniels and smooth-coated collies for the spring show. The Waiau correspondent of the Christchurch "Press" writes:—"Farmers do not seem to be commencing their winter ploughing as early as usual this season, the protracted' fine weather being the cause, as the grass land is at present rather tco hard to plough. There have been sufficient showers, however, to keep grass and green crops crowing, and there appears to be a sufficiency of feed to keep stock well through the winter." Several gardeners in the As'iburton County report that tlio grass grub, having devoured what grass there is available, has attacked .the carrot crop, a large proportion of which has been destroyed.