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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1665, 4 February 1913, Page 10

SHOW DATES.

THE .EEMAiNING 'FIXTURES.

February':*-and s.—Feilding A. and' P. Association, at Feilding. . -. • - >-. . .'..;' February s—Central A.' and' P. Associtw ; tio'n. atWnipukurau.."v ,- ; February. 12 and, 13—Dannevirko A.- and '■'/-V-.'P. Assoiiatio.ri, at;,Tlar.iievirke; :;.;'. " Febrnary_ 13— Hartoh District A. 'and '.'•i': :■!'■'Associat;qiij'.'at..'Mnrtori, • ',',,■ :■'.: .' .18 A. and;P. .. . 'Assopwtibn.'.'at-'Hoiiray,' . Masterton; •■ >'. February £o.—Waiomrino A.-and P. Asso- ■'; xiatipn at Raetihi;■■''■.; 'v,:f '.' February: 20 and -27--tarahaki' A': -and P. Association; at New Plymouth..-■';■■ ■ February.' 2Trrliniijtitike'r-'A/;ancT' P. Assb- ■ ' ; - ciatiqn, at.Tailfapc. ' ■: ,":'■'■'■'•■ March A au'dVir-Hawlce's- Bay A. and P.' Association.„at'Hastings,' ■ "•._" , , J . ! March :G and 7—Woikafo Central A. and .', ■?..Aisociatioh'i'jat; Cambridge. .'■ .".■-'. '•'

: ; Favoured by exceptionally good weather, ■tho cocksfoot harvest on the' Peninsula is rapidly proceeding. Cutting is-now in its fiiial'stagcs, whilst in ■.earlier parts threshing.is well - advanced.' ■■'/There is already a considerable, quantity bagged, and ~ from, returns (p hand, 1 the,.prospects of., a record- harvest ■'tti'o l : .fi'aidvfo!.yhavo;.!beeu, '- amply .■fulfilled, riqtwitli'standirig;.tli6 fact' ■that a' fair amount' of-tho-- seed, has ; shaken.; .One grower. ,ih'.''Akaroa Harbour ', estimates that ho :will, obtain"'3so,''"sacks" and upwards off tho snriie paddobfe as he reaped 150.last year. ..No sule3'aro as yet roported, with tho exception of one off the floor-in tho rough at 3jd., but it is'ex-, . '■' pec'tcd samples.will be ready for buyers >by tho bsginning-of'thisweek.','#.'

It is: reported'.that tho 'crop'; around little.River,is' very heavy,this year, but: owing to, the scarcity of labour much of it will go to waste. '■ Employers have been offering lsf.„(id. ,aii hour and found, but men coiild'not be had at any price Heavy lains interfered with the "work, 'otherwise good cheques-could-be knocked up by tho liarvesters. '.'...-,'".'■■'' ■'~- '■....,

■. Tho ayerago' city, resident's conception of dairy.'farming .is based largely | upon hearsay and. exaggerated descriptions .'.of tho country life,/ .True, conditions on some farms,como'.very .close to the most far-fetched idea? of'the ttown-brod man, but as a.rule,- farm. lifo-'isi a good ■ deal nioro attraefcivo than it is painted. As a matter of- : fact, on dairy farms where Milking Machines and -"Anderson" Engines arejin constant iiJe.-conditions aro nil that nhyono- couldtwish. .-"Anderson" ■ Engines get through an-enormous amount of work n.t slight-cost,- and cut out.n fjreat' deal of. tho\''.'slavery", generally 'associated wjth dairy farming. "Anderson" Engines give. no"".trouble, and run Milking Plants and other machinery, in a thoroughly efficient manner/ When you order a Milking Machirtc, mo that yon get an "Anderson"-to'iirovide tho necessary driving- power. ANDERSONS, LTD., CHRISTCHDKOH.-Advt. .. . -, . .1 ' -'i — ■ —. A; WINNETt OF COMPETITIONS. *( The Egg-lsying competitions for .1910-11 and 1911-12 were both won by pens reared on-"*, and,?.".Chick Eaiser. Tho first essential for profta'ble poultry keeping, ,'Obtainablo from all Storekeepers.—Advt,