INGLEWOOD.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 September 1921, Page 6

INGLEWOOD.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Sept. 22. The. very wet weather on Wednesday | night literally put a damper on the meet- ' ing called to hear Mr. E. C. Jarrett's lecI ture in the Parish Hall on poultry-keeping, i But, for all that, the address was given in extened, and was listened to with marked I interest throughout. The address was on ■ the same lines as that given lately at New I Plymouth and reported in the News of the j 15th instant. The lecturer laid stress on the need of experience in the management | of an incubator ; beginners should not be 1 disheartened by a failure or two at first, j but should study to find out where they had made mistakes. The carp of the chicks after hatching was described, absolute cleanliness of surroundings and fresh ground to run on being of paramount importance. The treatment of eggs and young birds was carefully detailed. The hearty vote of thanks accorded to Mr. Jarrett, at the ; conclusion of his address was a very fair i testimony to the interest his hearers felt : in the subject, and their satisfaction with the lecture. There tyas a good attendance at the DudI ley Road sale yards on Wednesday for Newton King, Ltd.’s sale, and a good J yarding of sttfek. In other lines not much was brought forward, nor was there much ■ demand for other than dairy cattle. The ! demand, far the last named was keen, but : so many of . the best classes have been i purchased by buyers at a distance that the i supply is limited. That, there are plenty lin the district is certain, but they are ; largely owned by farmers who need them j for their own use, and are not. on the market. Buyers on Wednesday wanted i dairy cattle, but wanted them of good qualj ity and in good condition. Springing heif- ' ers made from £l4 10s to £l9, for good i Quality cattle; inferior, from £5 to £l2 ■ 10s; cows, £lO to £2O. In dry stock, yearling to 15-month heifers sold for £2 10s j to £5 17s; steers (not promising), 10s; > store cows, 10s to 20s for poor classes up > Io 40s for better lines; fresh forward empty I heifer, £5 7s 6d; mixed hoggets sold for I 5s 3d.