FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 155, 26 July 1909, Page 4

FARM AND DAIRY.

THE FARMER'S OIM'OUTU.MTV. With the close approach of the season tor manuring, the importance of the renewing of pastures and rarichiu.r of the soil for cropping is foeusscd in the limners brain. In Taranaki, whose prosperity depends almost entirely lipon the- iertilitv of its soil, the question of lortilising i H one of 'supreme importance It is therefore „ good thing for „s that .Messrs f. Rorthwick ami Sons, of Waitarn, have engaged a man of wide exiieneme, supporting his ample theoretical knowledge, of manures and manuring, in order that tlie farmers may consult linn upon the matter. Mr. "ll AV Lawrence is a well-known agricultural <■ lemist. am l„s advice is well worth .. itamiag .Mr. Lawrence will he at the Uaitara treezmg Works for a few days from lucsda.y 27th instant, when he I will be pleased to give advice upon soils J and manures.

JJAIEV COMPANIES' KURORTS.

The twelfth annual report and bal-ance-sheet of the Oape Egmont Cooperative Dairy C 0:,:,,,:,, . Ltd., is now circulated amongst the sharenoldcrs. The report shows that during t Me nine months ending 31st May last ,'e!",W m ' l ' ivi!ll 7,17!),ua!)1b of milk, or l(»l.jl!)2ll, ,„ excess of the amount received m the previous twelve months. Shareholder., receive an average of 12 olid !>">• "' 'for butter-fat delivered at the (■lice-,, laetory, or an average of 1>4.3d for butlcr-fat delivered at both cheese ami outter factories. I.c-h.jr 1.22.1 better limn (luring the previous season A.ft<>ipaymg advances on milk (.C 14,403 18s •xl). there remained a gross balance to '•>•<•! >t of ,i;s!)l 3s «d, which, after deducing tin:! 2 6 Od for depreciation. ,101.. lis 1,1 credited to shareholders n» liiiiil advances, mid 5 per cent, dividratl on paid-up shares (£6O 0s 7d) here remained .C2O Is 4d to be carried ronvar.l. During the past nine months' <4.| new shares have been allotted. The following statists are incorporated in the rcport : -.Milk received at the cheese fnc ,„y 1,,1j;j0,4721b; milk received at .-.!!'' m'- v ' i5 «.1«7H»; total butterfa . 2/5.5.j311, ; average test, 3.8*- «fce»s» sold. 253 tons 4cwt 2ip-201b (654.02711)) • ehce-e made, factory weights. 854,0271bi'»»t of manufacture of cheese at factory, packed, selling weights, .080(1; „ i ™V ~fl,el,lre of <* c and placed .0.1).. Snild; average price of cheese received, f.0.b., b.O2Sd; net price, 5.100(1an average of 2.531b of cheese (factory "'eights), or 2.451b (selling weights) was I made from lib of butter-fat.

At the sale of the Kingseote. shortirnrn, ,n England one of the oldest 1,, - l'-"gl»n«l J««rds, His Majesty the K,„g purchased two cows at lOOgs CM f ,I h - P i IV 7" ge . fnr " l 0 Si * ™s L 4». In !«/.■> forty animals were sold at an average of .ei,». and in 1871 si.UN-two head averaged . £SO 15s 4(1. I.crmany has imported from England a consignment of various breed's of -liecp lor experimental purposes The broody represented Avcrc the Black-face,] Mountain, the .Southdown, the Cotswold he. Miropslm-e, the Hampshire Down the Lincoln, and Bomney Marsh. '