BY THE WAYSIDE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 65, 3 April 1937, Page 19

BY THE WAYSIDE

News of Interest to H.B. Farmers WORLD C0W POFOLATIOR The Imperial Economic Comtoittee^. has just published a Summary of fdcts and figures, in which much inforrtiation is given regarding tbe number of cows in most coUntries qf the Woirld. Owifig to differenees in . qlassifiqatidir it da -iiot possible to compare th© dairy hefdgi of different -countries. GoWs -are kepf for other purposes than for milk, subh as' for ' brfeeding or drdught, and: the'.distinction is seldom .brought out in nk- ■ tional r-eturns. The total number bf cows- in the countries listed (excluding Russia) increased over th© period 1929- : 35. If. 'Russia is included, a diminutidn is- apparetit, due to-th© marked decliiie in that country up to 1934, although" 1935 showed a slight recovery. Empire doutitries show an expattsion above the average, most marked for New Zealand and Australia, but appreciable for tbe United Kingdom .also.. , , Hogget Mortality. 1 'There " has been considerable hogget moltality- in paris - of Ganterbtiry' this season, .principally because ■ bf tbe very wet and often warm conditions. 1 Sajs the Ghristchurch PreSs— ' 4 Where the' trbuble is bad it has not* been confined to hoggets only, but adult sheep. hate died as well. TMs seasdn:on© local 'fattner hasi shorn his - hoggets with the idea of freeing them froiui continually wet; fleeces and encouraging its growth. So' far, the esperimeut has been«very satis-* factory.". Australian Apricots. , v From informatipn . furnished to "the •Canned Fruits 'Cdtttrol Board by cannersl it has been -asoertained' that thq total quantity of caniled apricots prqcessed in Australia during th© 1937 Season was 127,189 cases4 >Tbe previous - season the pack > totalled. ' 379,435 case^, aiid ih 1986, 274,360 caSeS. This ' sea- : soii's pack Was th© - sinallest reeorded . sinde 1931, when th© total was . 91, 538 cases. The secfetary Of th© board (Mr vy. J ; Adams) said- last -Week that- tbe great reduction in size of tbe pack Was du© solely tq crop. ;f ailuresi .Practically th© wbole of the pack had been sold. It was understdod that biismess bad f,o be -refused because of tbe" lack qf supplies, , A Shorthorn Expbrt. " " A visitor to New Zealand in tbe next week or two will be Mr Duncan McCallum Stewart, owner of the most famoUs Shorthorn s'tud itt the World. Mr Stewart is also cbairman of direc-i tors of D and J. McCallum, Ltd., and his visit to Australia and New Zealand is primarily connected with the ittterests of this firm. However, he spent a good deal of bis time during bis Australian visit in tbe inspeetion of various herds, and bopes to see our Shorthorn herds in New Zealand. Stud Cattle Values Imported cattle wet© bard to Sell at the saies in Sydney last month. Of tb© 28 lots of imported Scottish bulls and heifers and American. Polled Shortborns and Polled Herefords offered for sale only niu© were sold. Bidding Was very sloW. Top pric© of tbe morning Was gained by a roan Polled Shorthorn bull from America, tb© Kueensland Primary Producers' Co-operative Association Ltd. paying 425 guineas for it. Mr J. Sci'ymgeour paid 250 guineas for another of tb© same breed. Mr Anthony Hordern paid 220 guineas for a Polled Shorthorn heifer. Peel River Land and Mineral Co. paid the top price for the Scottish cattle, tbe first animal offered being bought by them for 360 guineas. Pitt, Son and Badgery paid 380 guineas for a two-year-old bull. J. F. Male, of Cowra, paid 230 guineas for a Scottish heifer, -while Roy McCaughey, of Wagga, bought an American heifer for 180 guineas