FARMING AND COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1162, 24 June 1911, Page 8

FARMING AND COMMERCIAL.

THE LAST DAY. PALMERSTON WINTER SHOW. BANQUET AND OTHER MATTERS. • (By Telegraph—Special Reporter.) Palmerston N., Juno 23. To-day was Hie closing clay of the Winter Show. ■■.Titers was beautiful weather and a goad attendance. An address respecting Ayrshire cattle lias given on Thurfdav liy Mr. J. Kvlo, h_ Manntvatu Ayrskirp lireodcr. Mr. Kyle stated that nineteen-twcnlieths of the cattlo in Scotland wero Ayrsliires. The breed was ■hardy, valuable iii regard to cither butter or chcuse-niaking, and healthy. There was a gradual increase | in the milk yield till the cows were eleven years of age. Mr. Kyle had some cows from his herd at the show ground, and illustrated li'is remarks by frequent reference to them. THE BANQUET. WOKDS FROM MEN WHO KNOW. The annual Winter Show banquet was htld last night. . Major Dunk (chairman of the Winter Show Committee) presided. There were about 150 present. Tho toast of (he Agricultural Department was proposed by Mr. TV I!. Hoddcr, and replied to by Messrs. 0. J. Reakes (Director of Livo Stock and Meal), D. Cuddie (Dairy Commifsioner), and A. Macpherson (Supervisor of Field Experiments in tho South Island, and manager of.Departmental exhibits). Mr. Reakes said that tho agricultural interests were the most important in this country. With regard to stock thero was a great deal of room for improvement, especially dairy stock.- A great many cows'were Icing milked which were many coivs, kept on farms which using as much grass as giad stock. Thero were ma ly cows kept en farms which should bo transferred to works which make manure. If the stuck was improved as it ought to be, the output of dairy produce would considerably increase, i'hoso in tho dairying industry could •mako their operations much more profitable if they went in properly for pig farming, but, pigs needed to be kept properly. It wculd do good in some cases if tho farmers hat! a few of tho experiences tho pigs were subjected to. . Mr. Cuddie, in his reply, said that the A. and V. Societies had done more than was generally admitted to uplift the dairying industry, and they wcro deserving of gre.it praise. Tho factory managers, too, deserrod praise. There was a splendid lot of men in 'charge of the dairy i'acbrics. Any tnccess which had attended his branch of the Department was due in a great measuro to the men working with him, and to officers of other Departments—Messrs. Reakes and Aston, for instance. -Everyone had to work together to mako the dairy division a success; it could not he a o'nc-iuan show.

I Mr. F. J. Nathan proposed, "The National Dairy Association. Messrs. A. Morton (chairman of the association) and J. G. llnrkness (secretary) roplk'd to ihe toast. Mr. Morton remarked that tho exports of dairy produce this season had been valued at over .£3,000,000. He believed that the sending of a Government man to London would help the association as well as tho other phases of the industry. He paid a tribute to Mr. Cuddie and the other officers of the dairy division, who, ho said, wero always courteous and willing to assist people engaged in the industry. Mr. Harknes's declared that New Zealand stood pre-eminently among the agricultural countries of tho world. He was not sure that our land laws did not need amending in the interests of agriculture. "If you make farming an occupation for tenants,-you will rob tho industry of its dignity and its power." Mr. T. W..Kirk, Government, Biologist, proposed the toast of kindred associations and the New Zealand Dairy Factory Managers'. Association. Ho said that the valuer of New Zealand's exports was something over ,£20,000,000, of which agricultural industries provided ,£16,300.000 worth. Mr. Middleton (president of tho Factory Managers' Association) responded. "Show Exhibitors and Judges" was proposed by Mr. Pearson (of Messrs. Pearson and'Ruttor). Messrs. Whittakor (secretary of tha Bunnythorpo Dairy Company) and Nottage (of the fruit division of the Agricultural Department) responded. The last-named stated that if there was ono industry which could produce more per acre than dairying it-was fruit-Tow-ing. The Mayor of Palmorston North (Mr. J. A. Nash) proposed "The Visitors." which toast was responded to by Mr. W. Perry (of Masterton). The toast cf the "Martawatu A. and P. Association and the National Dairy Show" was proposed by Mr. A. Morton (president of the National Dairy Association), and responded to by Mr. 'A. Conway (president of the Manawatu A. and P. Association) and Major Dunk (chairman of the Winter Show Committee).

. CHOPPING AND SAWING. The following is the result of tho . wood-chopping, maiden competition, 18-in;hlogs:—A. Roseufeldt <2min. f)3sec), 1;G. Eavea (2min. 4'Jsoc.), 2; C. Pedersen, 3. Sawing competition (maiden event).— A. Palmer (18sec), 1;H. Gawlcr (20scc), 2; S. Coven, 3. ■ DAIRY SCHOOL. ITS ESTABLISHMENT URGED. IBy Tdlejrrt'Dh.—Sneetal Correspondent.) Palmerston North, Juno 22. At the annual winter show banquet, held at Palmerston North last night, Mr. F. J. Nathan introduced an old topic by advocating the establishment of tho much-talked-of dairy school. Ho said that the Government didn't' seem to realise tho importanco of an institution of the kind. They had not asked the Government to find a site for the institution; they had offered a site of ninety acres. Disagreement as to where. the school should .be gave tho Government tho opportunity of saying, "You are not agreed as to where you want the school. Until you settle that wo can do nothing." He would say ; to tho Government: "Put it up where you like." Mr. A. Morton (chairman of the National Dairy Association) contended that there was need for a dairy school. They had impressed that upon tho Government from lime to time. They wanted something more than a dairy school; they wanted a scientific laboratory. They wanted to "Dud out through science by what means they could improve the dairy industry, and in what way anything was wrong. Tho laboratory might bo in connection with tho dairy school or it mi;;*.* bo separate from it, but tho laboratory was what was wanted. Such a laboratory was necessary if they wero to attain to tho position they wished to attain to in the dairying industry. Mr. Pearson (of Messrs. Pearson and Ruttcr), who is visitiug New Zealand, said that ho hoped that next time he camo to New Zealand he would see the dairy school and tho laboratory in full swing.

63EW8 AND .JOTED,

Competition for all linss of sheep was keen, especially for hoggets, which snowed an advance in price. We ouote:— lat wethers, 135.. Bd.. 16s. Bd.; fat ewes, 12s. 6(1.. 155.; empty ewes. 7s. 6d.; fat jambs. 9s. 9d., Its. Cd.: hoggets, ss. 9d., 7s. ICd.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. (Dannevirke) report having held tho following sales during the week:—Tuesday. June 20: Clearing sale on account Mr. J. Gildea, at Maha:;:hara. A goad class of stock war. offered to a fair attendance. Of the 22 (lain' cows offered 19 found purchasers at the satisfactory average of £6 Vs. Other items cold wei'c: 12 heifers at £5 145.; sow in pig, £3 Is.; Yorkshire boar, £2: porkers, 10s. 6d. A.t, our fortni;ht.'.v salo at Mnkotuku on June 2 we had a." small yarding. A line of ICO inferior breeding ewes brought 2s. 5d.: hoggets, poor,' 2s. 3d.; cow in ca!f, £6. Dannevirke sale. Friday. June 23: We submitted a big varding of sheep and a fair yardir.g of cattle to an. average attendance of buvers. We report s='.lcs as loliows—Fat "we's, 40 at 3s. 11(1.. 14 at 9s.- 4d.. G at lis... 77 at ICs.; fat wethers, 44 at 145.; 2-tooth wethers, 12s. 3d.; mixed 2-tooths, 73. lid.; mixed hoggets, 45., 7.s 6d.; empty owe.;, Bs.; eves hi lamb. 65.. 4s. Id., 4s. 2d.; 2-tooths iu lamb, 10s., .13s. 7d.; dairy cow?. £5 Is.: do., in poor condition, £2 Us. and £2 145.: fat cows, £5 17s.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd.. report for the week ending Juno 23 as follows :-At the clearing sale of dairy cows, held in. Feildmg salcyards, we have to report a most successful sale, disposing .of all lines with the exception of five head of cows. , Mr. A. C. Lange's cows sold at prices ranging from £5 2s. 6d. to £7 for backward cows, and £7 10s. to £13 ss. for forward calvers, the average prico for tho herd being £9 Bs.; the average price for tho heifers, £6 10s.: weancr heiiers, £2 135.; empty cows, £3 15s. On account of other vendors prices ranged -as follow :-Jlcifers in calf. £5 10s. to £6; springing heifers. £a to £10; backward cows in calf, £5 10s.. £6. to £7; springing cow;. £7 to £11 ss. At the I Apiti salo on Tuesday a good yarding of sheep and a small one of cattle came forward. In sympathy with outside markets sheep were a- little better, and cattle said well. Quotations:—Mixed lambs. Bs. 7d.; fat and forward ewci and wethers,' 135.; ewe lambs. 55.; cull cwo lambs, 2s. 6d.; cull ewes in lamb, 35.; 2-year steers, £3, £3 55., £3 Bs.; 3-year steers. £4 ICs.: weancr steers, 2Js.; springing heifers. £4 ICs. and £7; cows in calf, £5. At Feiidiug on Friday we had a heavy entry of sheep, which sold at advanced rates, all lines being keenly competed for. We placed alj our stock with the exception of one line. Cattle: Only one line came forward, a pen of fat bullocks, on behalf of Mr. W. E. L. P.anks, which made £S 6s. quote:— Sheen: Ewes in lamb to Lcvett's rams, lis. 3d. lo 12s. 4(1.: ewes in lamb to Romnoy rams. Bs. to Bs. 2d.; ewes in lamb to Southdown rams, 7s. 3d.; two-tooth cmnty owes. 10s.: f.invar'', emoty ewes, Bs. 2d.; empty owes, 6s. 8:1.; cull ewes. 3s. Ltd., ss. to ss. ICd.: fat ewes. 13s. Id.; cull wethers. 7s. i.'d.: twi-tnv-h. weth»i-s. 1%. M : wether hogg-?ts. Bs. H.; ewe hoggets, ICs. 3d.; mixed '.auibs. fs. lid.; store lrmbs, 45.; fat i-imbs. 6s. Ild, to Bs.; rams, 6s. to ICs.; fat bullocks, £8 6s.

Messrs. Ab'n.liam and TViHiams. Lt''. report—At Levin --Mo. on J"jie 2.5. ve had .•>■ yarding nf bith 'boon nnd eett.le. DWi.-.s -vra? brisk for nil rlar'-"-, of 'stnelf. and we ui.Ti.tged to ouit jr.ietie.illv the "-hole of the entry nt. prieer. in fnvnu.r of the vender. There w.t- a marked riro in. th" nr'ce of hogg-ts. VTi pnot;;— T»Tr!"?'K. ■!«■ Ed., ts. 9d.. ss. 3d.. 7s. >••).. fl«. Bd., &3. ICd. to 9?. stl. 4 and 6-tcoth find 4-ve.ir ewes i-n -Inmb. 95.: culls. ss. Id.; vothers. lis. Id. to 125.; fat wether;, ]3-i. fid. to 14s. 6rt.; fni ewes. 155.: linht fat bnlloiks. £7 to £7 Ss. forward b'lllorks. Flo 16s. • 6(1.: steers. .£2 19-5. fid. to £1 lis.; fat cov.-s. £5. £5. £5 25.. £5 ICs. to £5 155.; stove c"-vf. £2 10s. to £3; heifers in calf, £3 to £3 103.