GENERAL FARM NEWS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2460, 13 May 1915, Page 8

GENERAL FARM NEWS

'At.'" the Asliburton A. and P. annual meeting the question of tho age of tho sheen entered in the fat classes at shows was raised, and it was suggested that the ace in future should not exceed two-shear. The sheep committee .will report upon the matter. The Fanners' Union Conference, which is to be held at Pahiatua on May 18 and 19, ivill have necessarily many important matters to discuss. Among .the motions on the order-paper are:— : "That pressure bo brought to bear on ■tho Railway Department to remove the differential tariff on imported timber, more especially hard wood." "That ,tho atention of tho Railway authorities be drawn to unnecessary delay in of goods loss than one truck ; load, and, where possible, the Depart'ment he asked to provide holding paddocks in tho vicinity of trucking jards. especially wlirre it possesses unused spaces of around." A. numbor of checso factories in the Pahiatua district havo commenced manufacturing on alternate days, while several others will do likewiso within tho next fortnight. Owing to tho vagaries of the season, the milk yields conerallv have not been as god as those of the previous season. The higher priccs Titling for the manufactured ar•ticlo will, however, assist to compensate for the decreased milk supply.— .Pahiatua. correspondent. The Ballanco Dairy Company will pay out. at the rain of Is. 2d. per ib. of but-ter-fat for milk supplied to' its lmttor factories and skimming stations during 'April. Mauv orchardists in the Ha.wko's Bay "district have sustained severe losses on '•account of frosts, and as a conequence ;tlie Hawke's Bay Fruit Growers' Association have decided to refer to a com.mitive' the question - whether 'members who have suffered should be relieved of payment of their subscriptions for this • year. The same committee has been -instructed to arrange for a series of ~)apers on subjects of interest to jiomoloirists, to be read during the winter, and so maintain the interest of members in the association. Tho local potato market in Oamaru has weakened, with very little business (.•says tile 'Mail"), during the week. It would seem that the Dominion has a . surplus of potatoes, and tliat tho only hope of prices improving rests upon tho possibility of a. demand for supplies coming from Australia. At present there "floes not seem to be much prospcc't o? sueh a demand arisinrr Tor there is a significant absence of the speculative spiritAccording to Mr. G. R. Sun, a wellknown Canterbury sheep farmer, wbo ins been staving for a short time in Hastings, stock in Hawkc's Bay wintered wolf and came through the spring excellently. Practically no ram fell from tho'last week in May till the last uock in March. In tho course of an interview witli a reporter of the Hawke s p.av "Tribune," Mr. Sim saio that when tile rain fell the recovery of tho country and stock was marvellous, and at the present moment the greater portion of

Some fears were entertained 1 that during the approaching winter there would bo a shortago of cattle feed, but Mr. Sim considors that the grass would continue to grow throughout tho winter, providing no excessive rain fell which would tend to sodden tho land. A commencement ivit'h tho building to provide the lieccssary accommodation for cadets on tho W'ereroa State Farm will be made in tho course of a few days, says tho "Ilorowhenua Chronicle," Levin. The training has proved so satisfactory that provision is to be made for a larger number of cadets on the farm. The number at present receiving instruction and training in agricultural work is six, and it is intended to double the number. • Many a small farmer whose account with lis a few yearß ago was very small indeed, has to-day grown intcC an account worth handling. We can claim to have done our share to help him along, in handling his Home-separated Cream, Butter, or Eggs, to the • best advantage. Let us get a chance of your business' now we are short of all stocks, aud can deal with your produce to your advantage. Wanganui Fresh Food and Ice Co. —Advt.