FARMING NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 180, 1 July 1937, Page 5

FARMING NEWS.

rural r a kings. The Minister of Lands. ITon. F. Langstone mot a largo gathering of natives at Kakahi, near Tauniarunui, the other day when they unanimously agreed to hand over IC.OOO acres of land for a native settlement development scheme. Tho season at the Kaiti freezing works has been better than last, about '30,000 more lambs having been slaughtered for export, and sheep tallies having increased bv 5600. The cattle total remains about the same, but there is a slight decline in According to reports from various paits of the Auckland province, the lambing soason has commenced earlier than usual this year. On the run of Mr M. B. Kirkbride, at Mange 10, more than 200 lambs have been horn during the past few weeks. All the young stock ore reported ; to bo thriving, in spite of the adverse weather. The killing of fat lambs and pigs for export by Auckland freezing companies has virtually finished for the season. It is estimated that lamb killings' in the province will exceed those of the previous season by 100,000 to 120,000, while the number of pigs is also likely to be greater than last year. Although some districts have reported reductions, total Dominion killings of both lambs and pigs are expected to he well in advance of those ot last season. , , ~ A fat wether sold on account ot tnc local winter show committee at l - I f' Taumarnnni stock sale this rveek changed hands ten times at 10s, twice at ss, ana finally at £5, It was. a scheme to raise monev for the show, and the committee, to whom all buyers but the last one ieliirned the sheep, » realised altogether £ There are 715.000.000 sheep in the world of which 114.000.000 arc in Anstraha and 30,000.000 in New Zealand. I Ins informa tion is given in the Wool Review,, ptepared for the annual conference of Iho National Council of Wool bel,mg Brokers of Australia, held lecently in Sydney. <>t lt,c total annual world production of 3.774.308,0001 bof wool, Aiwtralw eontri hiites 1,308.708,0001 b, or 26.27 per cent. The "next largest producers are ooitlh Ame--1 ,-ica with 14.66 per cenr.. Non], America 12.51 pet com,, anti Tv,rope 13.60 per cent. Zealand is seventh with 8.4 per cent.