GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1853, 12 September 1913, Page 10

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Evidence of tho abundance of feed in tho Paliiatua district is forthcoming in the fact that a Makomako settler lias such a prolific crop of swedo turnips that ho lias been inviting his neighbours to help themselves to tho supply. In fact ho has placed his farm dray at settlors' disposal. Planting operations in the orchards of. the Tasman district, Nelson, are practically completed for tho' season, tho total number of trees planted within a two and a lialf milo radius of Tasman being approximately 80,000, bringing the total number of trees in tho locality to -about 175,0,00, or a littlo over 1100 acres. The spring show of tho Nelson Horticultural Society was opened in the Drill Hall on Wednesday afternoon by the. Mayor (Mr. W. Lock). Record entries have been received, and tho show promises to bo tho most successful yet held under tho auspices of tho socicty. When a number of complaints against tho rangers were being discussed at tho Rangitikei County Council, tho , engineer stated that it was almost impossible for tho ranger to impound stock during tho day, for as soon as tho -ranger was known to be in the vicinity a ring on tho telephone warned all tho settlers, and tho roads wero cleared when tho ranger appeared. If you had an important message ' to send, would you ignore modern facilities such as tho telephone or telegraph ? v Of course, you wouldn't. Some cheese factory managers and directors utilise modern inventions in their office, but ignoro them in tho factory. "Victor" Vats aro. tho last word in vat construction, and are as necessary to a well-equipped cheese factory as its telephone. A "Victor" includes all the good points that help to make belter cheese and resulting big •dividends. Send for particulars of "Victor" Vats. Albert J. Parton, Registered Plumber, Carterton.—Advt. Messrs. W. and G. Tnrnbull and Co., Ltd. (late J. Macintosh and Co.) report having held theiir weekly sale in. their Waipoua '(Mastorton) sale yards on Wednesday, when thev offered a small yarding of sheep, but a big yarding of cattle. There was a good ■attendance, And competition was keen throughout. A total cloaranco resulted. There were were Eovernl lots of good young cattlo in tho entry, which met with keen competition. Small shorn hoggets, lis.;' fat owes, 249;. 3d.; springing heifers, £5 ICS., £6 to £6 10s.; springing 2-year heifers, £4 to £4 55.; yoarling steers, £2 195.. 6d„ £3 10s. 6d. to £3 IBs.; yearling heifers, £2 Ss. to £2 125.; yearling dairy heifers, £3 to £3 Is.; young cows and calves, £3 3s„ £3 Sa. -to £3 10s.; old empty cows, £1 165.; 2-vear steers, £4 16e„ £5 to £5 15.;2-year heifors, £3 125.; yoarling steers and heifers, 345., 375. 6d. to 40s. 6d.; fat cows, £5 153.; forward store cows, £4 19a.; store cows, £3 19s.