FARM AND DAIRY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 94, 17 May 1909, Page 4

FARM AND DAIRY

According to the butter market review of the Weddel Company, dated 2nd April, the prices for New Zealand were 12s below the same week last year, while. Australian and Russian-were Kls less. What have the waterlogging advocates to say to this'/ The price of Danish ami French butters were only 2s less than during the corresponding week of the previous year. The Southland A. and P. Association has decided, in connection with the cheese section of its winter show, vliat a factory may make any number of entries, but that no factory shall be allowed more than one prize in any one class.

There is profit in honey (says the Donunio.it}. In the ease of two Waikalo apiarists, Messrs. Hutchinson Bios., the season of 1907 : 08 was begun with 250 hives. During the season they doubled the- number by natural increase, and ended up with ten tons of honey and 500 hives. The honey, in lolb tins, at. say, £4O a ton net wholesale, was worth about £4oo—a handsome income from 250 hives. The present season was begun with 500 hives, and as the increase during the year was to be limited to 500, the output of honey should lie at least equal per hive to that of the previous season. The income therefore should lie £BOO. Next season the intention is to reach .the full 1000 hives. If distributed in groups of fifty hives the business would entail the maintenance of twenty apiaries, and each enmplAc round of visits would involve a journey of eighty miles. A motor-car is obviously essential.