FARMING AND COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1161, 23 June 1911, Page 8

FARMING AND COMMERCIAL.

NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW ••.•■ RAIN, BUT GOOD CROWDS, |, I..''' , CONCLUDING ITEMS OP INTEREST. j.\: ■ i iDy Telegraph—Special Reporter.) ! ''.'.■■ Palmerston N., June 22. i : Heavy rain set in last night and this [. ' . morning,, and a day of fearful showers '} ■ must have told against the attendance at I. the show , to-day, although thero was a '. . big crowd present. The attraction of the j . outdoor events was spoiled by the rain. f, :;' Tho.horse-jumping arena was very slipi ! pery, and tho football-ground was partly ! . under water. Tho Association football j match resulted in a win for Wellington, I who beat Mnnawatu by four goals to nil. ; ■ Tho goals were scored by E. Phillips and :.- , W.- Phillips, two each. j ; . ' WINTER FEED., ?.' ') -In an address on-winter feed Mr. T. ['■■•' E. Hodder spoke particularly to the \. farmers of tho Manawatu. He held that I ' tho high price of ■ dairying land had !■ ; brought about a position wherein it was 1.-' 'necessary totend to pasture, and to grow !. crops to supplement tho grass feed. He I ■ advised farmers to experiment to find out i whjch" grasses were best suited to-their I ■ particular district. " I ' '.' .ROMNEY BREEDERS. K . i SPECIAL AND GENERAL MEETINGS. i The'annual meeting of the New Zqai land Rpmney Alarsh Breeders' Association '. I was held this afternoon, Mr. Alan Jlatj 'thews, of Waiorongomai (Wairarapa) pre- ! hiding. Over thirty members attended. !■■" \ The. .balance-sheet showed that thero !••. was : £Ui iss. id. placed on fixed doj, posit, and JJI2O-183. 3d. cash in tlio Bank !■■•■ of New Zealand. ■"■

f Mr.', Matthews was elected president, Mr. I Alex. Holmes; of Waimaka (invereargill), • vice-president; and the members of tho council are: Messrs. J. C. Batchelor (Pal- !■■■■ merston North), D. B. Buchanan (Kiwi- :. ■■;■ ' .A. % Harding, (Ashhursv), and J. :W., Harding (Waipukurau). i .' A vote or condolence with the family s j •■ .. of the.late Mr. G. C. Wheeler, who was ! president of the association at tho time j: of his death, was passed. ; ~' The council had recommended that' .£SO [ should bo daunted to tho Wheeler y Memorial Fund, and the general meeting > adopted the .recommendation. :'■ A special general meeting was then held '~.:. to consider several motions of which no- ; , tice had been given by iiv. E. Short, of i ■, I'arorangi. ! . It was resolved: "That the council shall, [ . ' within one month of the date of the j ~ •' annual general meeting.in each year, elect •'.. •■ two members of the association to the ;. position of. Vice-presidents for the ensuing year—one from the North. Island, and | ; -one from the South Island, these to hold , : office for one year only." I The following was also resolved:—That i .'■ the number, of tho council shall bo ills' creased to twenty-seven member?, these ;, . consisting of tho president, two vice-presi-dents, treasurer, and twenty-one' councili . lor<. With fegartl to councillors, the ■ . inndo of their election shall be ai laid ; (bwn in Eulo 18, which shall bo amended ; to read "seven retiring members," ini • stead of four, as at present. ; A committee was appointed to make • . "necessary alterations" in the rules: — (a) "That, in. tho interests of this asso- ',- ciatiop, the time has arrived wlvon .J4n ;!; annual stud ram anil' ewe sale shall 4)e Y hold under the auspices of the asfdeial ■ • tien," and (b) "that the matter of ar- !■ ranging for the sale be left to the council." : ' ■'HOESE COMPETITIONS. , ; .".' Hunters. , Clip.— J. H. M'Donald's Be- ; ■.-•■; tracer, 1; Mrs. James Coombcs, Mnrchion- .' . ess,-' 2; J. Sweeney's Consul, 3; Mr.' D. ;■■.•'• ■Jl'Kehzio's.Oua, -t. . '■•". . • ■ Maiden Hunters.—Mr. H. R.'Lancaster's r '■■■ Princess, 1; F. O. Bailey's Eajah, 2; D. I U. M'Ewen's Eingman, 3. ; / '■ LINCO'I'N rBRE.EDERS; ' ;'.-.•■ The first general meeting of the New. !*•'■'.' Zwladd Lincoln Sheep Breeders' Associa- ' ' tion ivas held during the show period. i'■ Theye were present: Messrs. W. Perry i (chnii'man), 1). .M'Gregor, jnn., B; Seth l Smith, C. T. Bai-ribae, K. %.-piner, J. 0. ■ 'Wilson, and A. C. Cra-•orci.. " ; Officers wpre elected as follow: —Prcsii dent, Mr. W. Perry; vice-president, Mr. f' W. H. Wybourne; council, Messrs. C. T.j " Barribae, D. U'Crregor 'jnn., F. Y. Letb- ; bridge, A. C. Crawford, J. Kirkpatrick, j, I!. Brenier, B. Chambers, J. C. Wilson, i. and C. Ellis; auditor, Mr. James Milno ; (Masterton);'secretary; Mr. G. E. Sykei ■ (Masterton). : It was ftated that ninety-one breeders =• had signified their willingness to becomo : ; B-iembers. : PURE SEEDS BILL. ; • AND SOME OTHER TOPICS. ; Tho,Minister for Agriculture (the Hon. : T. Mackenzie) delivered a short address ; at the National Dairy Conference this '- week. !' .In a brief reference ito tho ssods ques- • tjon, he said that he had bedn greatly interested in the subject when in Engi land, and conld assure the farmers that \ good seed-growers at Home were nearly ; - broken-hearted because their seed had to ',-. i compete with badly-bred teed. It was ; • his hope to place on the Statute Book next session a Seeds Purity Bill. It was : a. most difficult matter, but it would ■ 'have to bo faced. : All knew that, dairying in New ; Zealand had attained a very ■ high <tegiee of success, and whon one conttast- : ed our present-day knowledge with our jpast ignorance tho state to-day was one i 'for great congiatulatiou. Tho Department of Agriculture was indebted to the farmers for their help in the inauguration of cow-testing associations and tho initiation of pasteurisation. He had lieard that, if tho Department pufehed on with pnstenrisa.tion they would probably meet, trouble, but lie was glad to say that no such bother had occur- : red. ■ • Regarding tho Department's Homo operations, they all knew that tlio Government was sending to England a dairy produce- representative. Some pnper ha:l ■asked: "What is coming over Mr. Cameron now? Will their duties conflict?" Their duties would not conflict: they might co-operate. Tho new representalive would keep in touch with the butter nnd cheese business, and advise the Depart- ; ment. It was within the knowledge of tho people in the industry that wo were not sterling correct representations from ngents. They must havo'corroet information, and wanted to avoid anything in ' the shape of Homo arbitration. If Home arbitration obtained in the dairy indtis- ; try tlujy would have no guarantee that tho awards niade were fair. Over and .. over again, in connection with the meat I trade, he had seen most unjust awards made. He hoped things "which were a ; disgrace in the meat trade would not rrrop into the dairy produce business. Producers nearer tljo London market Imrl a great advantage over New Zealan/1rrs'hi situation, so we must at least do : well as our competitors to keep dur I end up. ; Good news travels fast! The reason ' . why the virtues o£ "NAZOL" have travelled so far and so rapidly is because it c-ossesscs real solid merit. If you havo ii cold, cough, bronchitis, or cold in tho head, try it. Sold everywhere. Is. Gd, , . The Dnloficld Dairy Factory Directors , have decided tD instal fivo new Victor / Milk Vats, and have instructed Mr. Al- ; liert J. Parton, of Cartortoo, to deliver : them complete for August. Anyone in- ; teressd in milk vats, cans, or cheese hoops should write, for a catalogue. The : "Victor" makes aro out on their own for •••I'vJitv and finish. Write now,*

KEWB AND NOTES.

LIVE STOCK SALES.

; Mc-i-rs. Daigcty and Co.. Ltd., report having held their weekly sale in their Masterton yards (Solway) this week. In conccquence of the bud weather, very little stock came forward, and only a. few line?, were quitted, under tho hammer, tho majority not.reaching vendors'■ reserves. We nuote as follows:-Forward wethers. 125.; tat wethers, to 16s. Id.; store cows, £3 12s. on.; fat cowß, to £5 10s.; cows to calve in August, £'] ISs. to £7.'

Messrs. Abraham and Williams report that at, the Masterton salo they offered three or four pens of bullocks under the auspices of the Jlasterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Half a, dozen pens fat sneep, including " two lots of extra prime good- skinned wetheri, wcro offered oil behalf of ih: John Strang, Glenside. which elicited licen competition. ]3ecf was bettor than last week, but the price realised was not much better. They also offered a herd of 16 cow 3 on behalf of jur. G. I'. Eawson, which were somewhat backward in condition. They were well competed for. Fat bullock?, £7 15s. to £S 53-; others, £7 12s. 6d; forward bullocks, £6 16s. 6d.; three-year well-bred shorthorn steers, £6 55.; fat wethers, 15s. 9d. to 17s. 6d. for extra quality and weight; fat lambs, 12s. id.; store lambs, 10s. 3d.; dairy cows, f;4 lCs.

Tho New Zealand Loan r.nd Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Stratford branch, . report:—He held our fortnightly salo at our .Stratford yards on Tuesday last, when wo yarded 720 cattle, and 46 sheep. We disposed of about half the cattle and' the 3hcop. Altogether, cattle are dull of sale, and very difficult to quit, except wcaners, wiuch . liavo advanced considerably since our last sale. .We hod some very nice heifers . yarded, both Holstoin and HolsteiuJerscy cross, which attracted considerable attention and brisk bidding. The following prices were realised.—Weaners (poor and weedy), 11s. to 20=.; fair to medium quality, 265.-6 d. to 305.; anything well grown and good colours, up to 40?;; otie line of HolFtcin heifers realising 495. 6d.; store cows (light,and low-conditioned), 475. 6(1. to 625.; forward cows, 665. to 7is. 6d.; rat cows. 993. to 1055.; 18-month steers, a. good number of which were yarded of fairly good quality only realised 655. to 68s. A very nice line of 3-ycar-old steers, forward condition and- good quality, were disposed of. at 107s. 6d.; 2-ycar-pki empty heifers are now iu demand, and a line of theso sold at-665. Three-year-old hcifsrs, Holstcin cross, realised 14('s. to 1535. Other three-yoar-old heifers in c.i!f, of fair [rood quality, and in good condition, were .disposed of at from 106s. to 110s.; bulls, from Ms. to 86a. A small Hue of sound-mouth owes realised 6s. 6d. During tho week we disposed of a -'considerable number of dairy herds at prices ranging from £6 to £7 lCs.

Mr. Newton King'? weekly stocl: report is as follows:—On Wednesday, June 14, I held a, clearing sale at liiverlea, on account of Mr. A. 31'Ewan, when there was a. stood attendance. There was keen competition for the stock, which was mostly young, and sood prices were realised. Weaners made 30s. 6d.; springing heifers, £5 to £5 17s. 6d.; in calf heifers,, £4 Is. to £4 7s. 6d.; dairy cows. £5 23. W. .to £9 17s. 6(1.; store cows, £8 15.3. ( pony, £6; marc, £9; trap horse, £13; 3-ycar draught colt, £30 55.; plough, £6; sundries sold at usual rates. At Midhirst, on Thursday. Juno 16, I held a, sale on account of Mr. A. G. Fisher. There was a. largo number in attendance, and any of the stock showing tiuality and in forward condition (especially the Jerseys) were keenly competed for. Karly ealvers cold for £7 10s. to £10 155.; later do;, £5 10s. to £7; very late and empty, £2 to £4 155.; Jersey heifer, £6 155.; pedigree Jersey bull, 205g!is.: half-drauplil geldings, £18 ICs. to £24; harness horse?, £8 15s. to £10 ICs.; breeding sows. £2 15s. to £4; drill, £29; mower, £9: discs, £6; roller. £19; hayralio, , £5 153.: timber jack, £6 ICs.; chain harrows, £3; 2 ttacks of oaten,hay. £10 each: all sundries sold well. .Oh Monday last I hold a clearing sale on. the Lo?:er Palmer Road, on account of Mr. V. A. Stapletnn, when there was a fair .attendance. Tho stock was wcl! -competed for, and the dairy cows, close up. wore in good demand. Early calvers mails £7 ss. to £12; later, £5 10s.. to £7; very late. £3 ICs. to £5: wea-ncrSi £2 6s. (these were good Jersey strainl: grade Jersey bull, £2 Zs.; hay gelding, £13 55.; hack, £10; yea nor piss.'?;.: stores. 15s. to 195.; sows, £2 55.: can , ;. 235.; plough, £7: milk wagon, 325.; 72 shares in the Kaunokonui Dairy Factory brought £21; sundries .sold'.well. At Rahotu. on Tuesday, thwe^vas---.a fnir yarding with a good "attendance of buyers. Young stock was in pood demand, anrt sold at prices slightly in advance of lat" market ratC3. Woansr heifers made £2 6s. to £2 ICs.: weaner steers, 38s. Od. to £2 45.; nlixed weaners, 395.: do. small, 19s. to £2 25.: store ciws. £2 12s. £d. to £3 I-,.: forward cows. £3 14s. to £4 175.: 18-months heifers, £2 13s. to £3 Bs.: springing heifers. £5; bulls, £4 15.?. A nuantity of furnituia, sold on account of Mr. Jesse Phillips, realised satisfactory prices.