FARMING NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 54, 1 February 1938, Page 5

FARMING NEWS.

RURAL RAKTNGS. The provisional 'dales of the Royal Show, which is to bo hold in Hamilton thii<s year, have been fixed for October 27, 28 and 29. During (he summer adequate shade for pigs should he provided. The ordinary sty, especially if if. has an iron roof, is very hot., and some oilier shade is necessary in (lie heal of the day. If there are no frees near by. a wooden shed will answer the purpose. Another important aid to the health and comfort of pigs bath in which they can lie in hot weather. To wallow in the mud is the pig’s natural method of cooling itself. A young Ongaruc farmer who took up shearing two years ago has now brought his tally up lo 250 a day. After he clipped liis own sheep and completed the necessary seasonal work on his farm lie joined a gang of shearers a few weeks ago. So far he has shorn 5000 sheep, which, at 34s a 100?. has brought him in £BS. The present season for local potatoes has been one of the host for many years, from the growers’ point of view, at Pukckohe. Good weather assisted them in having their crops ready for the market earlier than usual, and what is most important. a lively demand kept the price at a high figure until practically all the main crops were finished. Growers have received an average price of £l4 per ton, giving thorn a return of approximately £84,000. The total numbers of farm livestock in Canada as in June last are estimated officially as follW, with the corresponding numbers for 1936 within parentheses: Horses, 2,882.990 (2,891,540); cattle, 8,840,500 (8,840,600); sheep. 3,339,900 (3,327,100); hogs, 3,963.300 (4,145,000); hens and chickens, 53.982,900 (55,769,300); turkeys, 1,997,900 (2,044,700); ' geese, 874,900 . (854,900); ducks, 654,400 (670.5001; total poultry, 57,510,100 (59,339,400).