Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1874.] THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1895. SOME SIDE SHOWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4922, 10 January 1895, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1874.] THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1895. SOME SIDE SHOWS.

Tub year just passed has witnessed nil. extraordinarily low level for produce, With.scarcely an exception the productions of all climes have receded to a point almost unremunera'tive.' If we have been badly hit with the low prices ruling for frozen meat, butter, hemp, kauri gum, etc., so have other■ countries i suffered in proportion, cotton, sii"ar, jute, ■ etc., have correspondingly dropped in value,nnd at the moment, with some few. exceptions, the prospects of an advance appears remote. To onmsmall farmers the position is becoming serious, and it :is difficult .to what to do to bring about a change', : One' thing, however, is [certain,' and that is that farming I operations must be pursued on a J scientific basis. The old time theory ' of knocking down the bush, grassing tho land, stocking. with sheep or cattle, and then spending tho time leisurely on the top rails of various sale-yards, is exploded, Farming in future must have more of scionceand less of chance.' Tho dairyman must see.to it'that his'herd is composed of nothing but first-class stock, and the sheep breeder will require to mora carefully study markot requirements, But beyond all this every care will be necessary to make the best use of bye products. Pigs and poultry offer an excellent side show for the small settler Much that goes to waste now could be and must be turned to account, Victoria is affording to the rest .of the Colonies an object lesson of the greatest importance, During the last few months, not content with materially increasing the output of her staple products, experimental tests have beenmade with asparagus, eggs, and poultry, while her Commissioners have travelled the East with tho object of finding new markets. The whole of the Colonies have profited by the efforts of the Victorians, and of all the' experiments made, the; export of frozen poultry bids fair to' becomo a successful and profitable undertaking, ' According to latest advices from. London the Victorian poultry has created a favourable, impraion oil: the', market, and salesmen expect to' obtain good prices, if the quality of the shipments I which instated'to be'.almbst perfect, j | is maintained,; Tie plain English/if j

this is, that there is a demand in Loudon for frozen poultry, and that prime quality will secure a remunerative price. Now why should not i the small farmers of New Zealand make a bid for a share of this trade ? Tho labour in tending poultry is not of an arduous character, any intelligent farmer with the help of his family should, and no doubt conld, make poultry fanning a profitable side show, Turkeys, geeso and fowls are all wanted in London, and can all be supplied from New Zealand. We commend this new industry to our struggling settlers, and in doing so we desire to impress upon them that care and attention, to, details nro the -first essentials of success. Prime quality will undoubtedly bring in top'prices, and the market can absorb nothing but the best at profitable prices. Our freezing companies amply illustrate the value of allowing nothing to go to waste. Take the Gear Meat Company, of Wellington, as an instance. With this Company almost, every part of a fat sheep or fat bullock is turned to account. Horns, hoofs, hides, skins, blood, offal, everything is manipulated and turned into marketable stuffs, Hud the Gear Company relied solely upon the export of frozen meat, and allowed the refuse to go to waste, we doubt whether the dividends which the shareholders have received annually with unfailing regularity would have been paid. And so must our farmers endeavour to turn to account much that is now wasted on their farms. Let them try pigs, and poultry, and with a little hard work and a dash of intelligence, the trial will well repay them,