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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 23 April 1913, Page 4

flLlfred Buckland and Sons, Sales. —♦—. Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons report:— On Wednesday, April 16, 'at our weekly Westfield fat stock market, we penned fat cattle to the number of 503 head, and nearly all of excellent yuality. There was an improved demand, and taking the sale on the whole, values firmed to the extent of 10s per head. Choice ox sold to £1 9s, prime £1 6s to £1 Bs, cows and heifers Ll to hi ss, Steers ranged in price from L 6to Ll4 10s, cows and heifers L 4to L 9 17s 6d Twenty-three bullocks, the property of Mr Ewen McGregor, Rukuhia, averaged L 3 14s 9d, and three trucks foomMrD, McOracken, of Te Puke, averaged Ll 1 15s 9d. Fat and young calves penned in usual numbers, Medium choice .suckers sold at late values, other sorts were easier. Runners to L 6 2s, heavy suckers, L 2 to L 3 ss, medium Ll tOs to L 2 ss, light Ll 0s 6d to Ll 10s, small and fresh dropped 2s to 18s (87 sold.) The sheep pens were well filled with a nice class of mutton. Prime heavy wethers maintained late quotations, all other classes were fully is lower. Extra heavy prime wethers Ll 3s to Ll 4s 3d, heavy Ll to Ll 2s 6d, medium to heavy 17s to 19s 6d, light and unfinished 13s to 16s 6d; extra heavy prime ewes 17s to 18s 9d, good 14s to 16s, others 7s to 13s 6d—2178 sold. Fat lambs remained very firm at from 16s 6d to 18s 9d for best, others 12s 6d to ]ss6d. Unfinished are dull of sale, bringing from 6s to 10s 6d 597 sold. There was a large entry of pigs, chiefly choice baconers and porkers. A keen demand continues for all fats at ruling high rates, but only a limited number of stores are wanted.; Choppers L 4 5s toL4 17s heavy baconers L 3 13s to L 4 3s. lighter L 2 18s to L 3 10s ; large porkers L2ss to L 2 16s, lighter, Ll 15s to L 2 4p, small Ll os to Ll 13s, slips I6s to Ll Is, weaners 8s to 13s, suckers 3s to 7s 6d—249 sold. THE N.Z. LOAN AND MEECAiMTILE AGENCY CO « The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report: — At the Westfield yards on Wednesday fat cattle were yarded in usual numbers, and prices advanced fully 10s tc 20s per head, prime oxen selling tc '23s per 100 lb,others 25s to 28s; cows and heifers 21 to 25s per l') olb : steers sold at from £7 15s to £13 17s Gd : cows and heifers £4 10s to £9 15s, Calves were yarded in good suppl} and prices were on a par with iasl week's quotations. Heavy vealert sold at from £4 Is to £5 m^diurr weight £2 10s to £3 13s, others £1 10s to £2 ss, light sorts 15s to 27a, smaller and fresh dropped 3s to 14s, Sheep were yarded in extra supplj and the quality being good throughout, prices for extra heavy weights were firmer. Others sold at scarcely late rates. Best weathers 2ls to 24e 6d, others 15s to 20s 9i : heavy ewes 16s 6d to 19s 9d, othere 12s 6d to 103. Lambs were yarded in good numbers and sold at late rates. Best lambs sold at from 13s 6d to 17s 6d, otherE 10s 6d to 13s : storo lambs 5s to 8s 6d. Pigs came forward in good numbers and again sold at high values, Baconers sold at from £3 5s to £4 7s Gd, large porkers £2 2s to £3 Is ; porkers £1 12s to £2; slip 3£l to £1 10s ; weaners 8s 6d to 13s 6d. Ob the Farm. « _ PEED POP DAIRY COWS. In an article published in the Journal of Agriculture Mr T. W. Lonsdale says it is an admitted fact that the best returns cannot be obtained from dairy stock except under a liberal system of feeding, and this should b( maintained right throughout the lactation-period. Many farmers wil acknowledge that they seldom supplj all the members of their herd witl: sufficient feed at all seasons of the your to induce them to provide theii maximum flow of milk. The proper feeding of dairy cows is one of the most pressing problems of the day, It is gratifying to know that milkproducers in this count.iy are realizing the necessity for more attention being paid to this matter. Many kinds ol fodder are being grown for the pur. pose. A foddor which is not appreciated as it should be, and one which is in great favour in older established dairying-countries, is a mixture oi oats and peas. Theie arc numerous -varieties of oats, sono being more suitable than others, for proyidiuff a large amount of fodder. It is therefore advisable to select the oat best adapted to. the puiposo, ]t is questionable whether a better variety than the iriiimph is availablo for producing green fodder. Grown in con j unction with peas, it provides an ideal food for dairy stock. The Triumph is a strong-growing variety, and produces a great quantity of flag and a strong upright stray?. It is, therefore, well adapted for giving the necessary support to the peas. whereas an oat producing tine straw would be useless, Eev E. Eobertshaw (Pannevhfee), who has just returned from a trip to Britain, in an interview, had a word of advice for the sheep4armor, and that was that they should see to il that their wool was better graded than at present. A bale of wool ii Yorkshire wa@ judged by its worst staple. Merchants bought tho bales in this way, turned them out, had them regraded, and made fortunes out .of Jfche wool so treated. A Yorkshire geatleniani fold him that by merely touching w,q,ql j& £he dark he could tell what should be done with if, Ij wool were properly graded here there , would p<jot he such immense pz'ofits in. if lor people win) bought in in England*