GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1885, 20 October 1913, Page 10

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

The annual show of the Nelson A. and ?. Association is to bo held in Ricliaond Park on November 18 and 10. 'It is expected that "the flush" of he dairy season will he reached much iarlier this year than usual. GenerIly the top milk yield is reached about ho end of Octqber, but an authoritv ecko'ns that this year the cows will ue ,t the top of their form early in No- j ember. The season is unusually for-- t rard.- * > Docking operations ar6 now practi- J ally completed' in 'the Pahiatua dis- i rict. The percentage of lambs has t eon well up to tho average. J The arrangements made by tho com- ■■ littee appointed by the Wairarapa. P. t nd A. (society to dispose of the privi- F :ges of tho luncheon room and tea { iosk at t'he society's show, should t rove very satisfactory to tho visiting t üblio. Conditions havo_ been agreed J pon which include provision for a good inch at the reasonable cliargo or Is. :L . Rapo 13 in some instances, on no- t ount of tho favourable season, being d own earlier in the Eketahuna district £ han. usual. It is considered tint it i lie summer turns out dry, as promised, , ho early crops will have a better banco. - . _ , Tho canvassing committee of the 'ahiatua A. and P. Association liavo fii ate collected donations and tropliie.i o tho value of £104 * towards tho n irthcoming show. « Mr. R. F. Cornwall, of New Ply- J louth, will act as judge of Jersey catle at the Hawkc's Bay, Carterton, and o liristchurch shows. " Entries for tho Wairarapa Society's Jj how on October 29 and 30 have proved p ery satisfactory, and from present in- n ications confirm the opinion that 'this 1 low lias_ made rapid strides towards le position of ono of tlie leading d :>ring shows in tho North Island. Tho Jcicty worthily represents a splendid £ roducing district, where a very largo 0 nd growing business is bciiif; carried t n in the disposal and acquisition if t urc-bred stock of all kinds. „ j. Once upon a time there was really 110 i' ssistance for tho cheese-maker; he had " > take "pot luck" with whatever crude c pparatus came his way. And even a few ?ara back cheese-making was an uncorlin process-' ''Then eaiiie tho "Victor" 'at and with the advent of this most ficient aid cheese-making was lifted out : fht! "rut," and is to-day one of tho lief industries of this, country. Every loese factory manager should instal Victor" Vats or at least send to Mr. A. , Parton; Plumber, Carterton, for parculais.—Advt. )j . s Modern systems of burning oil fuel form ° subject which is attracting a good', deal E attention just now, and to those within •hose rango tho topic falls a recently nblislied book may be of interest. It sues from Auckland, and its author is [r. W. B. Morton, of that city. Jlr. lorton is a member of the Australasian nstituto of Marino Engineers, and' was >rmorl,v of the Coast Counties Light nnd 'owor Co. and Associated Oil Co., San 'rancisco. Tho work is described as a ractieal handbook on the principles, conand operation of liquid-fuel pparatus.

LIVE STOCK SALES Messrs. ltolgcty and Co., Ltd. report on their Dannevirke sale as follows:—We offered a medium entry ol all kinds of stock to a lair attendance of buyers. Sheet) were r:\ther easier all round, especially ewes with lambs. Cattle realised fairly good prices, considering the Quality of tlie stock yarded. Following are a liot of pi-ices:—Sheep: .Medium mixed hoggets, 345. 6d.; aged ewe and lambs. Zlo. 9d. Cattle: Lmnty cows, £2 15s. to £3; backward , springing heifers, to £4 10s.; 12 to 20-nionths - Jersey bulls, £2 lfc. td. to £3 fe.'td. PiEs: B lorkers, 235.; wcaners, lfc. to 14s. 1 Mcfisrs. Dnlgcty and Co., Ltd., reptjrt a good yarding 01 eheep and cattle at/ their i'eliding sale on Friday. Sheep: .Mixed hogliei/s, lis. \ticl., Ks. Ud„ 15s. bet.; good wether hoggets, 16-. to 18s.; mixed 2-tooths, 135.: 5 iat hoggets, 205.; ewes in lamb, 21s. Id.,' 265., 2i«. 3d.j iat, lambs, 14s. Cattle: Springing lieil'ers, £3 17s. 6d.. £3 19s. 6d.. £4 Its.; ompty heifers, £2 12s. 6d., £4 7s. 6d., £4 lis.; heifers' ill jnilli, £3 155., £4; 6tord cows, £3 lis., £4 2s. 6d., £4 Ks. 6d.. £4 lbs. Cd. £5 !>s.; 2-yoar steers, £3 2s. Od., £3 17.=.; 3 bulls, £3 17s. 6d. to £15 155.; young bulls, r £3 10s„ £4. £5. j Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile _ Agency Co., Ltd., report:—Ao Feiidiug. cm l-'ruuty, we had a fair yarding of both < she>2p and cattle. .Sheep sold at late ; ratee, while cattle were dull. .Mixed hog- _ gets, 15s. 9d. to 165.; best ewe hoggets. to l 13s. 4d.; s.m. ewes, with ICO per cent, lambs, 225.; heavy shorn wethers, 18s., 19o.; year- ! ling steers, £2 3s. to £2 55.; good yearling 3 tfteerg, £2 135.; medium fat cows, £6, £6 . 2s. 6d.; cows with calves, £3 18s.; forward cown, to £4. r Messrs. Ualgety and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report:—At our usual weekly , Feildiug sale on Friday last we liad a > very good entry of eheep and cattle, every ' lino of which changed hands at tho following prices:—Small mixed hopgets, lis.; • medium mixed hoggets, 14s. l>d. I<j 1<». Bd.; , fair mixed hoggets, to 15s. Bd.; best mixed i hoggets, to 18s.; cu|l shorn hoggets, 2tootUs, Bs. 9d.; mixed 2-tootho, 135.; light fat lambf, 155.; ewes with small percentage . of lambs, 21s. Id.; owes with lambs, 255. to L 265. 3d.; empty cows, £2 10s. to £3 65.; . forward cows, £4 2s.'6d. to £4' bs.j light ' fat cows, t-o £5 93.; cows and. calves, £3 1 15e. 6d.; 18-montbs Holstein empty heifers, 1 to £4 lis.; bulls, £3 to £4.155.; grade 1101 l l stein bull, 15 guineas. Messrs. Abraham andi Willfems, Ltd., t report on their Fcilding sale, held on October 17, as follows:—Wo had a good yard*I ing of -both sheap and cattle. All stock 1 sold freely, and wo sold practically tho whole of our entry under tho hammer. Ewoiand lambs, 19s. 9d., 20s. 9d. to 21s. 4d.; empty ewes, lis. 6d.; email hoggets, 12s. 4d. 1 Cattle: f. and f. bullocks, £7 6s. to £8 3d.: ; fat bullocks, £9 145.; forward cows, £2 • 12s. to £3 ies.; 18-montlis steers, 30s. 6d. to 4C.5.; 18-months heifers, £2 lie.; springing heifers, £7 7s. 611. to £8 155.; backward calvers, £3 6d. to £3 lis. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., leport as follows:—At our Wanganui sale on October 15 we had a small yarding of both sheep and cattle. liidding was brisk, ■ and we effected a good clearance under • the hammor. Fat ewes, 194, 6d; owes and lambs. 15s. to 20s. 2d.; mixed hoggets, good, 13s. 6d. to 14s. 6d.; small, Bs. Id. Fat cown, £8; empty cows, £3 Is. to £4 15s. 6d.; yearling heifers, £2 Is. to £2 2s. 6d.: springing heifers, £5 to £6; 3-year steers, £5 lfe.