GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1937, 20 December 1913, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

A meeting of poultrymen: was hold in' tho Poultry Association's rooms, Blair Street, last evening, for the purpose of drawing lip a programme for the poultrymen's 'conference to be held in Wellington during Easter. Mr. A. G. Mumby presided, and t'hero was an attendance.of eight. It was decided that thoso present' should form themselves into a coiiferenco committee. Mr. A. G. Mumby was appointed secretary pro tem, and tile meeting then drew up a programme with a view to forming a programme to bo submitted to the executive of the Poultrymen's Association of New Zealand.

A former resident of Tokomaru, Mr. Robert Griffiths Perreau, was ono of tho successful applicants for tho twenty free blocks of land offered to settlers in tho-Northern Territory by the Federal Government. Mr. Perreau lias written thus to a Sydney newspaper:—"l have been allotted a 1616-acro block, comprising agricultural and pastoral land, described as of an easy, undulating character, permanently watered by the south branch of tho Finiss River, | the surfaco water of which is plentiful and good. I was the only successful applicant from New Zealand in tho first ballot, the other nineteen blocks being .granted to Australians. 1 am taking my wife and eight children, the eldest of whom 1 is under 12 years of age. I am 37»mys6lf, and feel that if enterprise and pluck will carry mo through in the Northern Territory, I am bound to succeed." THE SEP ABATOR THAT PATS BIG WIDENDS ON LITTLE OUTLAY! There, are separators galore, big ' and little, good and bad, but all tho other good ones cost more than the "Diabolo." Here is a separator that is the product of many years of study and perfecting of manufacturing methods. Svstematio production and'huge sales combined'make it "possible to this machine at threequarters or half the prioe of similar machines of other brands. The "Diabolo" Separator is a first-clas9 machine at a price ivithiu 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 Jl7 10s. cash. , Many a farmer writes to us to say how pleased lie is with tho "Diabolo" ho bought. Road what Mr. Menzies says on this page." A Freo Trial can easily be arranged for you if you're interested.. Send for particulars. "Ask the man who uses it!" "Tho 'Diabolo' Separator I purchased from you is giving mo satisfaction.. I find it skims Qlean, and it is also very easy work, and can honestly recommend it to anyone needing a machine."—A. Menzies, Colyton.—Advt.

The cheeso industry is bounding ahead at a great pace, and some factories are showing increased profits. It is gratifying to find that all factories that have recently installed "Victor" Vats are amongst the increased-profit earners. But it is only a repetition of things that have happened befovo. "Victor" Vats ensure better quality cheese; thereforo the profit must rise in-accordance. Follow the profit earners' lead and inslal "Victor" Vats. Albert J. l'arton, Plumber, Carterton—Advt.