INGLEWOOD.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 February 1918, Page 7

INGLEWOOD.

F C.O.'S. SALE. (Contributed). Hie title is much tog cumbersome to state in fill), so let's follow fashion set by the military ami use initials onlyj •WfiaiieMiay's sale at what are known as the "Farmers'" yards at Inglewood wa9 one of tlio biggest t,liey have had since their opening. • All the sheep pens were filled, as were tlie races, which for the time were divided by luirdleß into temporary pen?. The cattle yards were in like state—yards, races anil receiving yards all occupied, and in some the lots were mixed, though not blended. There was a fair attendance of the public, and therein lies the point that those who have stock to sell should lay 1.0 heart- The. attendance was fair, but if the vendors had given notice of their intention to bring stock to the sale an advertisement suitable to the number brought would have been published, whereas tile announcement of this sale was a very insignificant one, and a good ad. would 'have brought a bigger gathering of buyers whoso competition would have been to the vendors' advantage. This neglect of the fanners is fair neither to themselves, the association nor the buyers, and, seeing that 110 charge is made for advertising, it is very poor policy. In almost all other matters farmers as a rule are wide awake to their immediate interests. Why they are so remiss as they notoriously are in this particular item it is hard to understand. Messrs J. Hobbs and X. Morrin were the auctioneers for the sale, which was, on the whole, a very good one whose most noticeable features were the demand for lambs, and good quality ewes at the sheep pens, and amongst the cattle for first class young stock, few of which have so far been put on the market- A line of Tlolstein calves was sold 011 account of Mr. K Broadmore, 10 whom tliev "crtninly were a credit, realising .€4 Us and on account of Mr. AB. Hamlin, 35 choice heifers were knocked down at ,-£l2 ss. Fortunately for fie vendors, the buyers present were on j business bent, and the majority of the stock yarded was sold [satisfactorily, ] but had sellers given in entries beforehand thev would have lost nothing and! possibly have benefited appreciably.