FARM NOTES.

Otaki Mail, 13 August 1923, Page 3

FARM NOTES.

It is d'emons. rnblo f-'ct that Ayrshire * tie do noli wherever they go. In tropic lioat . . A--tic del they are abb- to adapt themselves to their surroundings. When collecting eggs in his duckyard a few days ago, a Nelson resident discovered one of enormous size, weighing over 51 oz and measuring over ■tin. in length and Bin, in circumference. On breaking the egg (says the Evening Mail), another perfect hard-shelled egg was found inside. There was a strong spirit of opposition at the meeting of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce to the Dairy Broil nee Export Council Bill on account of the compulsory clause, and a resolution was carried on these lines. Small suburban farms arc said to be popular at present in tlie Auckland district, and many people arc taking up holdings of this nature. There is also said to be a demand for small dairy fa rms capable of running' from -0 to 30 cows. Mr. C. V. Ferriss. B.Sc., F.C.S.. who was at one time engaged at tlie glaxo laboratory in Hamilton, and has lately had charge of the secondary department of: the Bio Bio District High School, has been appointed master of mathematics and science at the Groymountli Technical High School. The judicious selection of and breeding from the heaviest milking cows seems the most feasible way of improving dairy cattle. A full settlement has been reached in the Conciliation Council in the North Auckland freezing works dispute, on tlie lines of the Wellington settlement. The Nireaha Dairy Factory was unable to open the season on Wednesday as arranged owing to the manager and butter-maker both being down with influenza. At a meeting of the To Haiti A. and B. Association, called for the main purpose of discussing the ragwort pest, Mr. Mustyn Jones, the procUleiit, stated that the King Country had come to be regarded ns a district covered with ragwort. Ragwort- was certainly in evidence, but not io the extent commonly supposed, and not more so than in other districts.