NEWS AND NOTES

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 713, 13 December 1933, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

The necessity for wool saies being held at New Plymouth was stressed by Mr. George Denison, chairman of the Ohura County Council, in speaking at a recent function in New Plymouth. He considered that both the Harbour Board and the Chamber of Comanerce should agitate in that direction. If saies were not established in New Plymouth farmers should ship their wool to England, and he considered that they would make more money by doing so. * * * Preparing for the Wanganui wool sale to he held on January 19, all Wanganui wool stores are working at high pressure. If Wanganui had a no-limit sale instead of the 30,000 bales allotted for January, it is believed that no difficulty would he experienced in putting up hetween 40,000 and 45,000 bales. It is regretted that there is to be no sale at Wfanganui this month. Further evidence of the growth in popularity of the Polled Angus breed of cattle is shown hy the fact that th'e 20 public saies of Aberdeen-Angris bulls held iri Scotland last spring showed an increased demand in almost every case, and 1898 bulls were disposed of at an average price of £33 17s 6d, which may be considered very satisfactory in these difficult

times. These bulls were sold aimost entirely for crossing purposes. According to a Scottish paper there is now a greater nuriaher of pure-bre'd Aherdeen-Angus cattle'' sold aiihually than of any other hreed. •Sh'owing how long that ensilage will keep its quality and feed value, the case is quoted of a staek made 15 years ago and recently opened up The contents were found to he excellent in every respect. The fact that the stack had heen under water to a depth of 4 feet during the floods last year, had in no way affected its quality. Mr. G. H. Bell, of Oakura, has received advice from M-elhourne that the two-year-old heifer Pinewoods Sybil's Link, which was purchased by Mr. E. D. Anson, of Bendigo, when in Taranaki with the Victorian farmers' party last January, continues to be very successful at shows. She has followed up her success at the last Melbourne Royal Show as the best two-year-old in milk by securing awards as the best aniriial in the cattle section at the Maldon Show and the best female in the Elmore Show. •• • The Polled Hereford bull imported by Mr. A. S. Holmes, "of Wairiiahaka, Southland, is a stud animal known as a double standard. This does not mean that both sire and dam were polled, but that it is eligible for en: itry in both Hforned H-ereKord and Polled Hereford stud books. The bull is a wonderfully fine example of the Hereford breed, being of great lengthj with good hams and a great top linei It is a very dark red in eolour and has no white on the neck at all. Practically every stud in U.S.A. and Canada were gone through before an animal measuring up to Mr. Holmes' specifications was found. The other Polled Hereford stock in the Dominion are those of the Wilencote stud belonging to Mr. F. E. Humphrys, Ngatapa, iGsbome. Two excellent shearing performances are reported from the Porangahau district this week. On the station of the late Sir George Hunter, Hawera Te Aho put through 321 sheep, and W. Edgecumbe sheared 317 in eight hours 54 minutes. This is claimed to be the first time that the 300 mark has been reached and surpassed in the Porangahau disrict.