GENERAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1543, 12 September 1912, Page 8

GENERAL ITEMS.

NOTES FKOM VARIOUS SOIIKCES. • Jlr. John Fisher, of Pukerimu, has recently purchased a yearling - Shorthorn bull, Lily's Prince, bred by the Scottish Australian Investment Company, on their Darbalara Estate, Gundagai, New South Wales, where a herd of milking Shorthorn cattle, numbering Borne eight hundred cows, is kept. Lily's Prince is a rich roon and his pedigree extends through eight generations of deep milking and butter yielding stock to the imported Shorthorn bull Major, who was a pronounced success as a producer of- high-class Shorthorn dairy cattle, and in the show rings scoured sixty first and champion prizes. At the last meeting of the Stratford A. and P. Association the suggestion of the Council of the Jersey Cattle Breeders' Association, that one of the young breeders should bo allowed to accompany tho official judge in Jersey stock when officiating at the Stratford show was received. The council was of opinion that this would 1)9 a more satisfactory means of imparting instruction in the judging of stock than tho present system of judging competitions, and it would ensure personal instruction by the judge. Tho adoption of the proposal would open tho way for young breeders to gain experience, and would ultimately be of benefit to tho A. and P. Associations and breeders. A resolution was carried agreeing to allow one young breeder to accompany the judgo in each pedigree cattle section. The N.Z..T.8.A. is to be thanked for the idea, and the Stratford branch will bo asked to name its appointee. A further resolution was carried, instructing the secretory to write to the Holstein, Ayrshire, and other breeders' associations acquainting them of tho decision. A movement is said to be afoot to erect another creamery at Lower Moutoa, in connection with the Shannon Co-operative Dairy Company, owing to the increased quantity of milk being delivered at the Shannon factory and tho creamery nt Mavotiri. • Tho prize for tho most points ini all classes of fat lambs and fat shcop at the last show of tho Peilding A. one] P. Association has been secured by Mr. F. S. M'l'ae, of Palmcrston North. A freak lamb is reported from Wuiramarama, Waikato. It had ono head, two bodies, eight legs, two tails, and one nostril. A prophet may bo without honour in his own country, but the same cannot be said of money-saving inventions. Honours, in the shapo of- orders, are being showered upon tho manufacturer of "Victor" Vats. Simply liecauso the--e splendid Vats arc tar "ahead of other makes and are great money-savers. Despite tho largo number now being made your orders will receive prompt attention. Albert J. Parton,' Carterton.—Adyt, .

During tho course of Ins remarks at the National Sheepbreeders' Conferelico at Doncaster, Mr. John Balsillie, of Nciv , Zealand, said; "Wo aro endeavouring to get our own cold storage, so Hint our meat will bo sold on its merit. I believe tliat tho tinio will come when our -\'ew . Zealand mutton and beef will all lie grad- ; cd by the Government, the same 'as the ; butter. Wo would like to get the farmers , to co-operate. I think they are the hard- , est batch of men to get together. I may .; say that co-operation is now talcing a very good stand in Now Zealand, and-1 bono * the dnv is not far distant when tho sheep 0 fanners will combine, and put our meat 5 on the market direct from the producer r to tho consumer. There is no doubt that t wo aro doing the work of the middleman, 1 to a considerable extent, without taking ? tho profit. r The grass grub is stated to bo already working havoc in the gardens at Soutli- [ bridge, Canterbury, especially among peas [ that aro above the ground. Even on the j public roads they havo been seen in considerable numbers. Speaking at tho thirteenth international ', conference of sheepbrecders held at Don- | caster during the Koyal Show, Mr. Jas. j Stuckey, of iVcw Zealand, said: "When the frozen meat trade started wo were in [ low water. For tho last lot of sheep I . sold before the frozen meat trade started , I got 2s. 6d. apiece, and the last lot I sold before I left New Zealand I gotsome- , thing like £3 2s. Cd. each. Of course, they were a different class of sheep to those X '. got 2s - . Cd. for, but the frozen meat trade . did it." Success does not lie in the number of i cows a man keeps, but rather in his iuilk- , ing methods, and in tho running of bis •farm generally. One man might own forty cows and bo a failure, while his , neighbour with ten head makes a tidy fortune. s The former adheres to handmilking. Tho latter milks his cows by means of a, good Milking Plant, driven by a reliablo "Anderson" Oil Engine. And thereby Tiangs a tale: The "Anderson" Engine is made in New Zealand, and is specially suited for use by New Zealand farmers. It'is so simple that tho average school boy or girl is quite capable of looking after it. Other points that make the "Anderson" the fanner's engine are its thorough reliability, and the very low upkeep expense. Order an "Anderson" with your Milking Machine. Anderson's, Ltd., Ghxi stchjiirebi.—Adv t. ~ A WINNER OF COMPETITIONS. Tho Egg-laying competitions for 1910-11 an'd 1911-12 were both won by pens reared on 'A. and P." Chick Raiser. Tho first 'essential for profitable poultry keeping. Obtainable from all Storekeepers.—Advt.