GENERAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1536, 4 September 1912, Page 10

GENERAL AND PERSONAL.

NOTES FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. The chief attraction at .the spring horse fair at AVaipukurau last week centred m the Mount Vernon annual draft of mares and geldings. These are said to have sold under spirited competition, and averaged ,£47,23. The top-priced mare was a 4-year-old by Baron Graceful, which fell to Mr. Phil Dorbel at .£62 109. The death is Teported in Ontario of Mr. J. H. Singleton, father, of Mr. W. M, Singleton, assistant dairy commissioner to tho Agricultural Department. The late 'Mr. Singleton was president of the Eastern Ontario Dairyman's' Association, and was one of the largest cheese manufacturers .in Canada, ho having owned as many as 20 factories at one time. Mr, Sinffleton was always an ardent worker for everything that he considered to be in the best interest of the dairy industry in Eastern Ontario, and by his death dairymen generally have lost a warm friend. He is survived by a widow, five sons and two daughters. One of his sons, Mi- J. F. Singleton, is assistant to the Chief Dairy Instructor for Eastern Ontario. . '

The Whangaroa, Herekino, Matamau, Marton, and Little Akaroa Dairy Factories have just decided to ship their respective outputs on open consignment to Messrs. W. Weddell and Co., during the coming season.

Writing from Denmark, under dafe August 2, to an American journal/ Mr. J. H. Monrnd says:—"l have a relative from •New' Zealand now in Denmark, intending to buy some Ecd Danish cattle and if it is at all possible we shall bur only those whose records go back at least two, if not three, generations on both sides. If that can be secured and they will bo healthy and stand the tuberculin test, the price, will be a secondary consideration. . ' ■ :

The Wanganui A. and P. Association has decided to hold its annual show on Wednesday and Thursday, November 13 • and 14.

"The cheese maker is to blame for taking bod milk at the factory, and the patrons lire To blame for not raisin? Cain with him when he does. Chief Dairy Instructor G. G: Publow, Kingston, Ont.

During the next few weeks it is expected that some heavy shipments of uraiii will leave New Zealand for the United Kingdom, says the Christchurch "Press." There is still a very large quantity in store, nnd it is stated that a number of farmers have not yet threshed all of their last season's crop. The Federal-Shire Line steamer Draytoh Orange, which left Lyttelton on Saturday, is a full ship, the hulk of her cargo consisting of grain. She loaded 24,100 sacks at Lyttelton', and has also some big shipment from Bluff, Port Chalmers, nnd Tituani.-.., . • ■

■. X most' unusual happening is ourou;icled in.lngle.wood. It is reported that a cow fell into a swamp and met its death. TKe anniia! was hauled on to =olid. land and skinned prior to being taken away to a pig-farml but darkness coining on the carting hnd to be until tho following day. The owner, 011 going into tho paddock in tho morning, found a heifer engaged in eating the flesh of the d?ad <w. Tho heifer was driven away several liuies but persistently return™!, and eventually had to he driven ;r.vay into another paddock and shut in until tin;''carcass was removed, and oven after that the heifer returned to the place where the carcass had been, licked tho ground, and hung round tho place the whole day.

It is. stated that many butter factories nro not prepared to accept 12-1(1. for their output.and arc holding out for 13d.

Give tho dairy cow pure, clean water to drink iti tho summer. Stagnant ponds furnish" disease germs for milk and butter and are veiy unhealthful drinking slaoss fox all kinds of animal*.