GENERAL FARMING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2358, 14 January 1915, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS

Fat lambs have been sent in to ibe ' freezing worlss in larpio numbers 'during the past : week (says a ■ southern papor), farmers beinfj anxious to, quit nil fats as rapidlv as possible on account of the dry weather; l)iit after the fine rain onSaturday■ last'<the opinion, is that farmers will not' be in a hurry to get rid of their; stock-until it is in really,prime - i A final reminder iB Riven that entries for all classes at the ,'Feilding .Show close to-morrow. The , schedule comprises sections for ring events, horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, home industries and art needlework, for all of which liberal prize money is offered. A schedule will be sent on application to the secretary. Despite the dry weather experienced j 'during the past four months, the milk i supply at the various faotories in the .'Pahiatua district is being very well maintained (states our Pahiatua corres- ! pondent). This is no doubt due to the fact that sufficient rain fell last month ,to keep the pastures green. For milk and home-separated cream delivered .during December the payments to be I'made by the Ballance Dairy Company on January 15, total £8800. The nmount for the corresponding month of the previous season was £8785. As both payments are based at the rate of ,Is. per lb. of butter-fat, last month's total shows a small, but neverthelesst appreciable, increase. The daily milk ■ supply at' the Mangatainoka cheese factory is well ahead of last year's figures. lOn Sunday last the intake of milk totalled, 2574 gallons, as compared with 2239 gallons on the same day last year, , a substantial increase of 335 gallons, i I Other cheese factories in this district ' are practically; holding their own as reI gards the daily supply for the past two 'seasons. In some instances, the in•';take of milk is slightly lower than last [season's tally. It is expected, how- ,. lever, that' the cheese production for the season will show an increase on last year's output. . Owing to-its large consumption of dairy produce. Wanganui, as the fifth city in ■'New,' Zealand, is of importance to farmers , and country storekeepers by'supplying a good, steady market. Many farmers and country stores do not know T.'here, in ■order to get best lesults, to send their produce. Take our advice: Send your cream, butter, eggs, and other produce to the Wanganui Fresh Food and Ice Coy — ' iAdvt.- " . ; The Bichmond Oil Engine is not sold on the sole evidence of an elaborate gilt- . edged Catalogue. It appeals to you by Teason of its .-downright, solidity—its simplicity of working—ease of control, together with the endorsement of hundreds of users throughout the New Zealand. Write' for details. A. J. Parton, Plumbar, Carterton:—Advt.