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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 16 April 1913, Page 4

Lifted Buckland and Sons, Saies. Messis Alfred BucMand and Sons "eport:— At out weekly Westfield fat stock narket on Wednesday, April 9, we ifinnedfat cattle, to the number of 139 head including many lines of really prime cattle. There was a fallng off in the demand, and the sale sn the whole values declined fully lUs per head. Choice ox sold to £1 7s 6d; prime £1 5s 6d to £1 7a ; cows and heifers 19s to £ 1 ss, Steers ranged in price from £6 10s to £14 2s 6d~ (two trucks of bullocks from Mr Ewin McGregor, of Rukuhia averaged £12 11s); cows and heifers £4 to £9 7s 6d. The 71 fat and young calves penned were principally heavy suckers and \ rices for these were lower. Heavy suckers made from £2 5s to £3 9s; medium suckers £1 8s to £2 2s ; light IPs tD £1 7s. Small and fresh dropped 3s to 15s. Sheep came foiward in full numbers. The quality was not up to recent markets and generally prices were from is to Is 6d lower than the last reports. Extra heavy weathers £1 Is 6b to £1 2s 3d ; heavy 19s .to £1 Is, medium to heavy, 16s 6d to 18s 6d ; unfinished 13s to 15s 6d; first quality prime heavy ewes 18a to 19s 9d : good 14s to 17s 6d ; others 8s to 13s 6d (2497 sold). Prime lambs required and sold at high values. Unfinished and store were dull of sale. Best lambs brought from 18s to £1 Is good 14s to l7s; others 10s 6d to 13s (317 sold). • stores 6s to 8a 6d. There was a full supply of. pigs which sold at fully last week's quotations. Choppers £4 3s to £4 12s j heavy baconers £3 12s to £4 is ; lighter, £2 15s to £3 10s ; large porkers £2 6d to £2 13s; lighter £1 15s to £2 ss; small, £1 5s to £1 15s ; slips 16s to 19s 6d ; weaners 10s 6d to 14s ; suckers, 3s 6d to 6 s 6d (227 sold). THE N.Z. LOAN AND | MERCANTILE AGENCY CO Ltd. —. « The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports as follows: -- On Wednesday at Westfield yards there was a full yarding of fat cattle and the quality throughout was good. Competition was cot as keen as the previous week, the market showing a downward tendency. Best oxen sold to 27sGd per 100 lbs, others 24s to 26s cows and heifers 20s to 245. • Steers sold at from £7 7s 6d to £13 12s 6d; ccws and heifers £4 10s to £9 15s Calves were penned in extra large numbers and sold at lower rates. Heavy vealers sold at from £3 to ±,3 15s ; medium weights, £2 2a to £2 ISs others 20s to 38s; smaller aDd fresh dropped 3s to 15s, Sheep came forward in larger numbers than usual, and sold at scarcely last week's rates although quotations were the same. Best wethers sold at from 20s 9d to 22s 9d; others 15s 6d to 19s ; heavy ewes 18s 6d to 20s, others 12s to 16s 6d. Lambs were in full supply. Best fatted sold at from 12s 9d to 16s 6d, others 9s to 12s Gd, store lambs 5s 6d to 8s 9d. Pigs were yarded in full supply, and sold at fate rates. Baconers £3 to £4 4s ; large porkers £2 5s to £3 ; porkers 30s to 425; slips 30s to 28s; weaners 6s Gd to 12e. Feed for Dairy Cows. + .— The Journal of Agriculture says that the dairy^farmers qf the South Island are coming to appreciate tho value of green maize for their milk-ing-cattle. In theNoith maizo is the chief means of maintaining milkproduction when grass dies off. Tho climate of tho North is natural^ j more suitable for the cultivation of maizo, but even in tho South maize for green fodder succeeds in average seasons. The experimental farms and the co-operative field plots have effected useful work in popularizing the cultivation of this plant. Quite recently a.party of farmers inspected a heavy maize crop near Christchurch grown in^ a series of field-plot demonstrations. Ihe pirty was highly gratified at the lesult. The South Island Felds Inspector, Mr A Mf.cpherson, expresses great appreciation of the help he receives from the cordial concurrence of the farmeis who under- j take these trials. | Orchard w oik for April. ] flho following information re orchard work for April is taken from | the recent Journal of Agriculttire : — With the exception of tho gathering and storing, and shipping, of late varieties of apples and pears, the most 1 important of the summer work in the orchard will have been completed. Still as the time for undertaking important winter work is approaching it wouJd be as well to arrange for procuring such supplies of red oil, bluestone, &f., as may be required for for the winter spraying. The use of a red-oil spray for tho control of mussel scale, red spider and woolly aphis lias proved very effective, as well as for the control of red spider on peaches but it may be as well for the benefit of new subscribers to repeat a warning already given in this Journal with regard to the use of red«Qil sprays. The. winter ' strength should only be applied when the trees are quite dormant. To spray too early before the growth of the season has become properly ripen- ( ed especially in the case of peaches, will probably produce disastrous results. Warner's Eust proof Corsets. Every pair guaranteed not to Eust, Break or Tear. Your Draper stocks 'Waiuvebs'