STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 August 1921, Page 6

STRATFORD.

STRATFORD AGENCY. [ - ' —~ i Advertisements and items of news for | publication in tte Taranaki Daily News should 1 be left at the office of our iocal representa--1 tives, Wilson Bros., Broadway, Stratford. Orders for papeis may also be left with them. MODEL DAIRY FARM. August 27. The fourth annual meeting of the Stratford Model Dairy Farm Society was held to-day, Mr. W. J. Deem presiding over an attendance of about 30. In moving the adoption of the annual report the chairman said: “I have co congratulate members on another successful year. The farm has made steady progress, and the benefit of the early work done on the place is now making itself manifest, being greatly reflected in our milk returns. These for the first year were 631411 m butterfat; second year, 7575.91b5; third year, 87001bs; and this year, 12,688.91b6, an increase over the first year of 100.9 per cent., and for the past twelve months of 45.8 per cent. The herd, according to the figures supplied by the Test Association sheets, ave’-ged 274.27 lbs of butterfat, against 221 last year, a difference of 531bs. Thirty cows averaged 29 libs, and 18 first-year heifers, 2391b5. There is an interesting point here: Although the association figures give us an average of 274.271bs butterfat, we find that the average made up from the actual fat paid for by the factory is 253.7, a < difference of 20.71bs per cow. The average days in ' milk for the herd was 281.24. The best cow is credited with 408.451bs of milk, and the poorest with 200 slbs, but this cow was only a second calver. These figures show that tbe average of the herd is gradually building up, and although last year could not be considered an ideal dairy season, our returns are an indication of vyhat can be done by selection and good feeding. The balance-sheet shows that our general fund account now stands at £1295 4s 4d, against £833 7s last year, an increase of £461 17s 4d for the year, which must be considered satisfactory. The working account shows an increase of £386, and our returns £459 10s fid, which gives a profit of £73 10s fid.' The increases in the working account -<re under the following heading: Wage'', i!4l 16s 4d (£614 2s /10d; £472 63 fid}; seed and manures, £llO 18s lid (£240 12s sd; £129 13s Gd); food for stock, £39 2s 2d (£5O 14s Id; £ll 'ls lid) ; repairs and maintenance, £4l 6s 9d (£6l 12s; £2O 5s 3d); rates, £l7 2s (£57 7s; £4O ss) ; motor power, £l2 14s 4d (£24 14s 4d; £12); interest, £35 12s 5d (£399 8s 8d; £363 16s 3d). The stock account shows a profit of £l6O 10s 8d (£146 8s Id), 2nd the value of the stock on the farm now stands at £llO5 10s, againsr. £1321 10s last season—a decrease of £216. On further reference to the working account /. will be noted that it shows a loss of £ll4 0s lid (£lB7 Is 4d), but when ibis is balanced against the stock account there is a profit of £46 9s 9d, against a loss of £4O 5s 3d last year. The value of pigs on hand is £B4 10s (£BO 14s), and the returns from these show a gross profit of £9B Hs 8d (£54 Us lOd). The land improvement account now stands at £BO3 19s 9d (£690 14s w increase for the year of £ll3 4s 10r» I -: depreciation was written

off, agai.w-. i'.’fi 18s last year. The bonus received was £7G 18s 2d (£72 14s 6d).”

Mr. G. Sangster said that the satisfactory state of the balance-sheet was caused through the good returns of butterfat. He would like to congratulate the committee on the fine state of the farm. He had been over the farm, and it was an eyeopener in the way a farm should be conducted.

Messrs. W. H. Were, W. T. Phillips and K. Tarrant were elected to fill the vacancies caused by the retirement of three m mbers of the executive committee. Mr. A. Coleman was re-elected auditor. Four new members were elected. The secretary said the membership was approximately one hundred.

Mr. Budge said that he was exceedingly disappointed with the exhibition of root crops by the farm at the Hawera Show. It was a bad advertisement for the farm, and he thought it was better not to show than to show inferior roots. The chairman said that he would not accept Mr. Budge’s statement. The idea was not to show the best roots on the farm, but to show the good ones against the inferior roots, with the object of showing what io grow and what not to grow. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. CARDS. Stratford having laid claim to the title of champion players this year, a match was held last evening to decide whether the majority of the champions came from the north or tbe south of the town. The result was emphatically in favor of the northerners, who won by a margin of 13 games, but the players from the south have challenged ff>r a return match, which will he played next Friday night. Following are the details of last night’s scores, northern players being mentioned first: A. Nelson and P. Hunter, 8, beat F. Sandford and W. Croots, 3; R. Steer and G. Wumch, 7 beat R. Haylock and R. Macfarlane, 4; R. Bird and H. Campbell, 6, beat C. Fowler and W. Rogers, 1; A. Brown and G. Knight, 8, beat E. Gibson and H. Voyle, 3; H. Dudding and 11. Collingwood, 8, beat H. Sharrock and C. Hyndman, 4; H. Leitch and W. Davies, 2, lost to A. Hart and A. Walsh, 12; P. James and W. Rudkin, 3, lost to C. Rogers and J. Neal, 11; J. Kilpatrick and J. Sinclair, 8, beat A. Klee and E. McCluggagc, 5; B. Green and W. Wells, G, drew with E. Breeze and L. Horn, 6; O. Boldt and F. Jackson, 7, beat W. Hawke and S. Healey, 3; J. H. Sharrock and R. Kilpatrick, 9, beat B. Rowe and J. Anderson, 2; R. H. Cameron and L. Reader, 8, beat J. Jones and T. Lawson, 6; G. Aagaard, 1, lost to F. Stevens, 9. Totals: North, 81; South, 68. GENERAL NEWS. A meeting of the committee of the Stratford Returned Soldiers’ Association was held last evening, when telegrams were received from Genral Sir Edward Chaytor and General Sir A. H. Russell, regretting their inability to attend the proposed reunion of the association. It was decided that the reunion should be held at the Town Hall on Tuesday, September 6, in the form of a smoke concert. A grand country fair is to be held at Wharehuia on Thursday next, in aid of the Wharehuia Hall fund, and it is expected that the function will be the biggest the district has ever witnessed. Numerous attractions have been arranged, and a football match will be played in the afternoon. The bazaar is to be opened at 1.30 p.m. by Mr. R. Masters, M.P.

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