GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1945, 31 December 1913, Page 10

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Some little time ago Mr. H. Brickell tailed from Owhiro, Otago, to Tcmuka 125 colonies of Italian bees, a distarico of 154 miles. To avoid loss in transit tho covers were removed- and battena tacked on- to tako_ their place, and the bottom, of each hivo was covered with wire gauze. Tho bees were five days i ou tho journey owing to slips on tlio railway, but as a result of good packing .the apiary was removed' without i* singlo loss. The apiar.v will form tho puclcus of ono of 500 colonies. Ashburton "Guardian."

Doubts having boon expressed, staiea iho Clirist church "Evening-News, as to.tho accuracy of . a ro]X>rt which had appeared to tho effcotrthafc a lit© stoat had been discovered in a Jam s wool, : Mr. C. Brannigan, of. tho Agncultural ' Department, journeyed to Rangrta.ta and interviewed Mr. Miller, tlie owiie-r v of tlio ram. • Mr. Miller stated that-it was quite true that tho stoat had beoii 'discovered in tho- ram's -wool, but that its presence there had bad nothing to <lo with the animal's death. The mrjuries to tho ram had been .caused : cither through fighting or through the i animal forcing its way through gorso fences. . Mr. Braumgan • puts in a cood word .-for tho much-despised! stoat, : arid states that'it has been of groat 'benefit to tlio ; Dominion, not only'ia 3i«lping to Icoop down tlio rabbits, but nlso ill preserving, in many, instances, t wheat stacks from tho ravages of w, which, prior to tho introduction of tho ; stoat, were often seriously damaged by rats, whereas if a- stoat finds its way to a wheat or other grain stack it ,' : teeps it absolutely clear of rats. ,

I The separator- that pats big' • DIVIDENDS ON LITTLE OUTLAY! There aro separators galore, tig and ; .little, good and bad, but all the other f 1 ood ones cost more than tub Diabojo, fore is a separator that is the product : of-many rears of study and perfecting ot manufacturing methods. Systematic provduction and huge solos 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 ilrst-class machine at aprice within, the 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; dnr- ■ able. The 27-gallon "Diabolo Separator i' only £7 10s. cash. Many a farmer 'pyrites to ug to say how pleased he ls 'the "Diabolo" he bought: Head what i. '.Mr. Menzies says oil this page. A Free Trial can easily bo arranged • for von it Tou'ro interested. Send for particulars. ' : '"Ask the man who uso3 it!' 'The Dia--1 .Mo' Separator I fwm you is giving me satisfaction. I find it skims clean, and it" is also very .easy work, and ; can honestly; Tecomniend it to anyone joiecding a machine." —A. Coly- ; ton.—Adrt. . I Every cheese factory manager .aims to ; luako as good a finality cheeso as possible, also to see a big profit .balance on the : | books. Tha "Victor" Vats help you to 'achievo both' of these highly, desirable i objects. The "Victor" with its sloping Ibottom and centre drainnge is the best V (assistant a cheesemaker could have. ■ f.Moreover, the is so • soundly ,[constructed that it , outlasts i many • inferior makes. Best tools always, mean 'more profits—fit the best, the Victor. •" iFull particulars Albert 3. Plum* her, C'ai'tcfton.—Advt.