FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 156, 27 November 1914, Page 3

FARM AND DAIRY.

MANGOREI COW-TESTING IASSOCTION. Following are the figures of the Mangorei Cow-testing Association for the period ending, 2-1 til November:— Best herd, lOOllbs milk; 3.0 test, 39.20 Hi. ' Worst herd, 6301bs milk, 3.7 test, 23.77 fftt. Best cow, 7351bs milk, 9.5 test, O'U.S-2 fat. Worst cow, 4201bs milk, 3.4 test, 14.28 fat. Average Association cow, SOOlbs milk, 3.0 test, 31.88 fat.

NOTES. ' :in, secretary of the ! WiiH'-i Company, on Saturday r,eei. .le to the elVcct that a shipment >.. -mtter, ex Remuera, had realised the substantial price of 128s. The shipment from the factory was 112 boxes. The North Taranaki Dairy Company is turning out 58 boxes of butter per day. The output is slightly below last year's at this time, but this is accounted for by the exceptionally dry season. With occasional showers of rain there would soon be a considerable jump upwards. I Notwithstanding the serious drought which prevails, the New Zealand Dairy Association, Ltd., distributed amongst its suppliers the sum of £68,703 10s fid on the 21st inst. This covered 1,400,809 J lbs. of butter-fat supplied during the ! month of October. The amount distribInted for the corresponding month last year wag 7s fid. Thus the in-

crease for the month was l f-1243 !W. Messrs Sorrenson Bros., late of Onaei'o, but now of Pukearulie, are about the largest milk suppliers in North Taranaki. They do their own separating, and convey the cream to the Wai-toi-toi establishment, from which it is conveyed to the main factory at Onaero. The brothers are great "grafters," and from a

I small beginning, have become successful band well-to-do farmers. j The North Canterbury Farmers' Union on Wednesday decided to urge the Premier to endeavour to secure ample supplies of wheat for next season, as it was feared there would be a big short- ! an-