GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2148, 14 May 1914, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Lambs brought some good prices in i Rangitikei last week. On Thursday, at c Mayigaweka, a lino reached 17s. 2d., J while on the previous day at Taihapo, they brought as high as 10s. 2d. ' A jemarkable exhibition of shcafbiuding and tossing was witnessed at Halcombo sjwrts. F. Hurst beat all competitors when ho threw a sheaf 27ft. high between upright *posts. Tho posts then had to be dug out and an extra eighteen inches added. On tho third attempt he succeeded in throwing tho sheaf over that height. • Shorthorns are realising good prices i all.over Great Britain. At the Perth ' (Scotland) sale, 312 bulls averaged £84 , 13s. sd.—a record. Mr. D. Maclennan t purchased bulls to the value of £7727 < for the Argentine, 170 guineas being tho highest price. Tho majority of the , best animals were bought for South j America. The heifer sales were also very successful, tho general averago of the whole sale being £72 9s. 2d., or. l about £9 per head better than in 1913. At a meeting of the Pahiatua-Akitio , A. and. P. Association on Tuesday, : . Messrs. A. M'Kay, C. Avcry, A. Eqss, and A. Barrell wero re-elected vicepresidents of tho association. Mr. C. Avery was appointed delegate to the ; Agricultural Societies' Conference in ' Wellington. Mr. Avery has also been. ■ nominated for'tho position of president. That light pumice land, of which , tlioro is • a large area in the North Island, is suitable- for cultivation, is evidenced by tho fact that Mr. Birch, of Ercwhon Sheep Station, has (according to'Vmr Taihape correspondent) cultivated a splendid crop of 400 acres of turnips. The crop is carrying 4000 hoggets, or an average of 10 to tho '. acre, and the ■ owner states that the crop will .carry .the sheep through the winter. Japanese superphosphates were used as manure. If you're thinking of purchasing motive power, your positive duty towards your future satisfaction is to seo the Richmond Oil Engine. , It has gained the ■ highest award against 10 other well-known mnkes, and its thorough reliability day in and year out will convince you of an honest investment. We believo. that a Richmond Catalogue is your beat buying guide—it is! Will yon write Albevt J. Parton, Plumber, Carterton, Sole Agent. -Advt.■".. ;'