FARM NOTES.

Otaki Mail, 5 November 1923, Page 3

FARM NOTES.

The Auckland Herald stales that Tatiiiiarnnui has grown to the position of the largest live stock centre between Hamilton and Feilding. Very welcome rain fell in the Onmarii district this week, and it will have a splendid effect; upon the cereal ami root crops. A well known Tnuniariimii dealer states that lie knows of a farm of 1000 acres in the Akit.iere district carrying 2300 breeding ewes, and the owner has just docked 2401) lambs. Besides sheep, the property is carrying 300 bullocks. The statement was made by several farmer witnesses at the Mnstorton Magistrate’s Court that lambing has been very backward ia that district this season, and percentages, on the average, were not high. The chairman of the Mauriceviile County Council said:: "Never stop a man from planting a tree. If it gets in the way it. can be cut down, and if it does nut it. may become a valuable asset.’’ The wool traffic on the Wanganui river has already tymimenced, the river steamers bringing down consignments for the first wool sale of the season, in large quantities. It is estimated that the dairy farmers situated on the AVaiignnui river are sending double the quantity of cream to the factories compared wu last year. Supplies came from above I’ipi ri ki. Recently the price of fowl wheal as between merchants went up a- high as os od a bushel in Ihe south. Apparently this price "as too high, for values have again eased back to abou' 5s "Id. Eleven blitter factories operating in the Manawatu during last season, and up to April Moth of this year forwarded for export 4542 tons of butter, and 22 cheese factories during tire same period forwarded 27(*5 tons of cheese, a gross combined total of 7307 ton? ot dairy produce. Shearing has been delayed throughout the district bv the boisterous weather of late, but should be in fitil swing .in the next few weeks. Some of the sheds in the Manawalu district are busy at the present time.