GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1265, 21 October 1911, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

According to a Winchmore farmer, the prospects of wheat growing in the Ashburton County aro not over bright just now. Tho farmer in mixtion sowed a paddock of 100 acres in Hunters wheat, and of this '12 acres wero taken by . tho ' I srrub. The ground was resown later, with Tuscan,' and of this three parts was taken by sparrows. Tho Wairarapa P. ' and A. Society's Agricultural Hall will be taxed to provide space for the large nnmb n r of exhibits this yrar, and all exhibitors in the section a,ro asked to forward their exhibits on llonday or Tuesday for certain. The cooking classes should bo staged by 9.30 on Wednesday. Tho export of hor.ses- to Sydney is still booming. By the Moeraki, which roiled yesterday. Mr. E. J. Watt sent a ship- — mcnt of 78, tho majority of which were draughts. Entries ha.vo already been made bv a number of thoso_ desiring the assistance of I tho appointed judge at the Wiiirnrapa I . Show, and improving, their' abilities as i judges in Shorthorn and Ayrshire caltle, j and Romnev sheep. • and thor intending ■to enter should communicate with the I shpw • secretary before 9.30 a.m. on the ! fint day of tho show, so that nrrnnso- • ments can be made with the society's i judges. * !' A Feilding farmer is trying the experiment this year of growing pumpkins for sheep. About H acres are being put j down, and if the experiment is successful I the area will. be increased next year. The popular and probably tho bettor way to improve tho dairy herd is to inject better blood by purchasing a pood ' sn.re. Tho" mora expensivo way'is to buy "n tho cows. Under tho former method it Is. is only nocesrary to purchase tho bull. _ : It' is reported that small birds are caus- , ing serious damage t.o oat crops in the Kaiparoro district and that in some cases fields have been left almost bare. I