GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2013, 21 March 1914, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

The farmers have not. experienced a season like the present for a number of years;.says the "Mataura Ensign." Better weather for harvesting could not -prevail, and operations are well advanced, everywhere. In the Otania district many of tho farmers have threshed their grain, and the yields ore satisfactory, although not quite up to those of former years. The grain is in .excellent condition, but the price this 'season is lower than fpr some .tears; so that many farmers who can afford to do so will probably hold their stocks in •the hope of prices advancing. The export of fruit is going on hriskil.Yi siys the Clevedon correspondent of the "New Zealand Herald," one or•chardist alone shipping from two to three ,tons regularly twice a week, as tides, a'nd'bther circumstances , permit. The early, apple crop !is; now- over, .but the" lato varieties, remain to bo gathered in large quantities and excellent quality,.and are. bringing very satisfactory prices. In the trial shipment of pears to/ be sent to-Vancouver shortly from. Wellington;, Auckland is to be well represented, the leading Clevedon orr chardists have been' requested to preparo their quota of it. Until recently, kidneys'.• for export wore packed by, the Southland Frozen Meat, Co. ■in .wooden'.boxes; .but now nardrboard ■ boxes are used. ''Mr. M'Queen, managing, director, staged recentlyi 'that the latter were-handier.

,In .order, to allay any feeling of hysto»ia with regard'to the possibilities of the wheat' inarket, jsays tho- "Oamaru Mail," it seems necessary to.point out that a sale of' ivheat' ' reported, and about'which there has been much comment, had, connected with it several conditions which forced the price to a fictitious value-far above market quotations. , In the. opinion of some experts the price of wheat has reached its highest' level, at least for some time, the idea .boing'based on' the fact that the London' market' for this'grain has weakened, and that there is a weaker tone in Australia hi sympathy. It is held that any further weakening „of the Australian market will lead to laiger exports of flour to.New .Zealand; celling for protective action on the part cf the New Zealand . millers, which can only be taken by purchasing wheat at a rato much below that at present ruling. The To Aroha District Co-opcrativo Dairy Company has decided to instal casein plants at all their largest creameries. During the present week the suppliers to the Tara'rua (Ballanco) cheese factory each received a-double payment (writc3 our Pahiatua correspondent). For February's milk supply the total payments were £781 75.. 7d, the amount paid for butter-fat being Is. Id. per lb. A bonus equalling Id. per lb. of butter-fat was' also paid on January's milk supply, the total from this sourco being £344 is. Bd. Tho supply at tho,present time is approximately 1100 gallonj a day, from which 16 export.cheese are manufactured. Tho tests for the last testing period ranged from 3.8 to 4.7 per cent. Tho first shipment of cheese realised 655. per cwt. at Home, while 675. for white and 655. 6d. for coloured was the fic;uro obtained for the second shipment. Tho last grade note reads 914 points out of a possible 100 points. Mr. Arthur, Dermer, of Foildinjj, the well-known brooder of Jorsey cattle, died tho other day; aged 66. Tho world exacts from you its toll of worry and work—thoro'e no need for you to aid to it. Make things as easy as you can—"Victor" Vats lighten labour and help increase tho quality of tho cheese. "Victor" Vats bavo that eloping, bottom which caused such a sensation .in the cheese-making world. Every factory shpuhl havo Victor" Vats, they are, built for efficiency and satisfaction. Write for particulars... Albert J. I'arlon, number, Carterton,—Advt. ' Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for Conzho and Golds never fails, Is, 6d.\