NOTES AND MEMORANDA.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 5, 4 September 1915, Page 6

NOTES AND MEMORANDA.

The Xew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., wish to notify the public that on Tuesday next, 7th inst., they are holding .the first of weekly pig sales ill their Stratford yards, where they have erected a number of pig pens. The pigs will be offered prior to the stock and springing heifer salqs every Tuesday. x For iuftnenzh take Woods Great, Peppermint Cure- Never fails. Is od, 2p ** ' - Newton Kino; will sell stock at the Strafford springing heifer yards on Tuesday next, September 7th, at 12 noon. For Children's Racking Cough at night, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, 1b • \. 5? 9 fld fn our advertising columns will be found notice of a special rate to be made by the Whangamomona County Council in connection with street improvements. The Prime Minister, in an interview the other day. made it clear that the primary producers in Xew Zealand had nothing to fear in the immediate future. The manufacture of the now famous "Egmont" milk-carts and |a milk-waggons continues unchecked. These vehicles, and their satisfied users, are their best advertisement. Tn our advertising columns will be found an amendment relating to the . hvoll-known Clydesdale stallion Sir Garthland, which will travel tlie district during the coining season. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London house under date 3rd inst:—J'Wool sales. Anticipate good market, higher prices crossbreds if modification embargo under consideration assented to."

Matthews, (iainliu'and Co. will held their weekly sale in the ' Inglewood yards on Wednesday next. August 8. Boy wanted to milk three cows. The Secretary of the Taranaki Education' Board invites applications for a number of teachers' positions. Entries for the "N.Z. L. and M. Agency's Eltliani sale, to be held on Wednesday, Bth September, appear elsewhere.

Entries for the X.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency's next Hawera Sale, to he held on Thursday, 9th September, are advertised. At the Willowdale Stud Farm,' Bell Block,, on Wednesday next, Mr Newton King will hold his annual sale of pedigree,-Holstein Friesians. With the high prices ruling for dairy produce at the present time it' behoves all dairy farmers t,o procure as early as> possible the best bull for then, herd .thatiis .procurable, and in this (.onnectjon Mr King's.sale, offers an exceptional opportunity. This herd's reputation is -known, not only throughout Taranaki but .through the vhble "1 the Dominion as the progeny of the cows that have been sent from the province have proved equally as good as their dams and the young bulls sent away have turned out great sires. One .has only to turn up the records .(fcliafci Jiaive, Ijeen given from" time t-r time. As. prizewinners this he'rd i>j quite without ~its equal iii' thfs' elaW having won ; clininpiouships oh eWd' at ;ill, the best .shows throughout the 'Dominion. The young bulls to he oli'ored .this season are' of exceptional quality, quite up to the other years productions .and are well worth travelling some distance to see. The female cattle are. choice and include that well-known cow "Roziiie 3rd de'Kol.'' dam of Lady Rozine, who made the great return of 510.93 lbs. butter-fat in 324 days. This fine cow is in calf to King Fayne Segis 2nd and a -calf from this combination should be invaluable. At the same time and place Mr King is also offering on account of Mr Harold Street a fine lot of young bulls and several pedigree cows. These cattle are mostly by that great dairy bull Cliffside Laddie. al winner of numerous championships in his day.