GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1892, 29 October 1913, Page 10

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

The Paliiatua District Inspector of Rabbits and Noxious Weeds (Mr. T. Bacon) has just returned from an oflioial yisit to the East Coast district. Ho reports that tho country in that part is looking well, and that more land is heijMj put in crops. Shearing operatjon? on a number of tho coastal stations havo been interrupted by tho bad weather. As is customary at this time of the year, complaints are frequent and; free bv milk-suppliers as to the. great variain tests, and indeed, it is sometimes'very hard to reconcile the low standard which is reached. In ono district. (says tho Waikato "Argus") tests of 2.8 and 2.9 have been recorded, and ou diseussingi : the matt&r \vith a party of practical men no surprise wqs •-expressed, nioro than ono stating that the chief reason-is tho poor quality of tho grass which, although of luxuriant growth, provides littlo or no nutriment, and when cows aro not ill the best of condition a good deal of tho fat-produc-ing qualities goes into tho carcass, instead of into the bucket 1 Tho daily milk supply at the Ballance Dairy' Company's creamery at Scarborough at present is considerably greater than last year's total during the corresponding lieriod.;; The intake one Jlioriiing-. recently was about 2200 gallons, an increase, of approximately 800 gallons on tho corresponding date of last vear. • One supplier delivered a load of 22001b.\0f milk, and another -delivered 20001b.,\while fivo eiich had' loads of over'looolb. of milk. Tho number of suppliers is 31. The . tests for this priod of the year are satisfactory. On last testing 'day one was as high as 4.2 por cent, of butter-fat, while the lowest was 3.3 per cent. The majority were 3.5 and 3.6 per cent. A littlo over 3400 gallons of milk are beiug received at the Nireaha chccso factory daily. SALE OF SMALL FARMS. Tho forthcoming auction salo of tho Raumati Estate, which is situated near Paraparaumu, thirty ljiiles from Wellington, and has an area of 1500 acres of undulating and flat country, including some ricn swamp land suitable -for dairying or mixed farming, is .being looked forward to with interest. Other portions of tho estato aro specially adapted for growing vegetables, which find ready salo at the city markets. The climato is unsurpassed in Now Zealand. Tho sale.will bo held in the Chamber of Commerce, Wellington, at 2.30 p.m. on Friday. October 31. On tho same day thero will also bo sold several choice seaside sections at (Scarborough Beach. The auctioneers aro Messrs. Murray, Roberts and Co., Ltd., and Messrs. Abraham and Aym' 3 " lß ' Ltd., from whom further information may bo obtained.. l

THE SEPARATOR THAT PATS BIG ■DIVIDENDS ON LITTLE OUTLAY! There- are separators galore, biff and little, good and bad, but all the other good ones cost more than tho "Diabolo." Here is a separator that is the product of many years of study and perfecting of manufacturing methods. Systematic production and huge sales combined make it possible to sell this machine at threequarters or half the price of similar machines of other brands. The "Diabolo" Separator is a first-class machiite at a prico within tho boundary of every farmer's pocket. It is clean skimming, easy running, easy to clean, and simple in construction. Every machine is well and strongly made, carefully built and durable. The 27-gallon "Diabolo" Separator is only £7 10s. cash. Many a farmer writes to us to say how pleased ho is with tho "Diabolo" ho bought. Head what Mr. Menzies says on this page. A Freo Trial can easily be arranged for you if you!ro interested. Send for particulars. "Ask tho man -who uses it!" "The 'Diabolo' Separator I purchased from you is giving me satisfaction. I find it. skims oloan, and it. is also very easy work, and can' honestly recommend it to anyone needing a machino."—A. Menzies, Colyton.—Advt. . Five pence per calf per week for "Gilruth" Calf Food added to' the skim milk or whey will rear calves for tho Dairy better than whole milk, and at one-third tho cost.—Mvt.