WOODVILLE SALE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 260, 1 October 1940, Page 10

WOODVILLE SALE.

Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report a small yarding in all sections in tho Woodvillo, sale, held yesterday. The specially advertised line of bullocks on account of Mr R. J. Holden sold readily at up to £l4. Fat cows ex the dairy met with quite a free sale throughout at values fully lirm on those ruling at other recent sales. A yarding of just lair quality dairy cows was submitted, values being in accordance with the quality submitted. A small yarding of empty cows cx the dairy met with sound competition throughout. A large yarding of pigs was submitted, being comprised principally of wcanera, and for these tho market was considerably easier than has been the case for the past four weeks. Several pens of fat hoggets sold at full market rates. Quotations: Fat bullocks, £l4; fat cows ex the dairy, £6, £6 10s, £7, £7 10s, £8 ss; spg. cows, from £7 10s, £B, £lO 10s; spg. Jersey heifers, £7, £7 10s, £B, £9 9s; empty 2-yr. Jersey heifers, nice quality, £6; store pigs, 28s, 30s, 335, 355; good weaners, 15s, 20s, 255; small weanors, Bs, 10s to 12s 6d; fat hoggets, from 245, 255, 25s 6d; ewe lioggets, 28s, 295, 29s 6d. WHEAT FOR RANGITIKEI.

COMPARISON OF STRAINS. The assertion that the Tainui variety of wheat is worthy of more attention in the Rangitikei area is advanced by Mr A. R. Dingwall, instructor in agriculture, Wanganui, in the Journal of Agriculture. Mr Dingwall outlines tests which have boon made on the properties of Messrs G. L. Marshall (Turakina) and A. Stuart (Marton). 110 states that, unfortunately, the Cross 7 variety has not proved successful in the Rangitikei owing to its long seasonal growth and tho lateness with which it reaches maturity. Very early spring or winter sowings have not been found practicable.

In summarising his article Mr Dingwall writes:—lt might be said that Cross 7 as a spring-sown crop does not compare favourably with the standard variety Jumbuck because of its slow development, although it is markedly superior to the latter ■in respect of resistance to “lodging” and “shaking.” Cross 7, however, docs show-promise as a winter-sown variety, although this practice is the exception rather than tho rule in the Rangitikei district.

Tainui shows every promise of proving a most satisfactory spring wheat for the district, and has compared favourably, ,if not more than favourably, with Jumbuck both for yield and early matuI rity. Moreover, Tainui has proved more , resistant to “lodging” and very much 1 more resistant to “shaking” than the standard variety, and thus overcomes to a material extent two of the most serious weaknesses of Jumbuck. . . .The fact that Jumbuck can bo successfully sown late in the spring lias been one of the strongest points favouring its local popularity during last years. It -would seem that Tainui is equal in this respect and by virtue of other distinct advantages promises to go a long way toward replacing tho standard variety, especially if Tainui can maintain its purity and consistency in yield under local conditions over a period of years. Tainui is by all nieans worthy of a trial by local growers, and has so far received' very favourable comment from those Rangitikei growers who have already tried it out on a field scale in comparison with Jumbuck.