FARM AND MARKET

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21368, 12 March 1941, Page 11

FARM AND MARKET

I WEEKLY AGRICULTURAL REVIEW

(By “Stockman")

Itwna of Interest,, Enquiries in regard to Shows and Sales aDd Gecersi Comment from Readers will j be welcomed. These should be addressed to “Stockman," Waikato Times, Hamilton.

SHOWS AND SALES Frankton Stock Sale: Every TuesCambridge Stock Sale: Every MonI day. I Te Awamutu Stock Sale: Every | Thursday. j Morrinsville Stock Sale: Every Fri- ! day. j Te Kauwhata Stock Sale: Every | Monday. j Taupiri Stock Sale. Every second Monday. Putaruru Show: March 22. | NOTES AND COMMENTS Increase In Sheep ! The increase in sheep in the Mata- ! mata district is illustrated by the ! fact that the seven owners who I usually use Mr C. G. Payze’s dip at | Peria will this season have 9000 to 1 10,000 sheep, as against about 5000 j a few years ago. j Large Entry of Grades One of the features of dairy cattle II section at the Morrinsville Show on t : Saturday was the large number of . ! entries in the grade cattle classes. I The judge, Mr W. T. Luxton, of ! • Matangi, said that it was easily the j • best showing of grades he had seen , this season and an example to other j Waikato shows. He doubted if he : had ever seen a better showing of grades. In the aged cow class alone there had been 13 entries. Record Jersey Entries • A record number of Jersey cattle ! paraded at the Morrinsville Show, j and the judge, Mr W. Crosby, of 1 Taranaki, had nothing but praise for | the quality of the entries. He said I that the exhibition of Jerseys on the j whole was welfr up to any show in • the Dominion and that the entries were the best he had experienced this season. Matamata Show The total number of entries at the Matamata Show fell short of the reI cord by 169, and this is largely acj counted for, especially in the indus- - ! trial section, by the fact that warj work prevented many entries being 5 forwarded. On the other hand the i cash returns were the best yet re- - | corded. The entries lor the past -* three vears have been as follows: - I Stock Section: 1939, 761; 1940, 743; 1 ! 1941, 742. Industrial Section: 1939, * | 902; 1940, 912; 1941, 752. Totals: ? | 1939, 1663; 1940, 1655; 1941, 1494. ? j On the cash side the figures were very pleasing, as the following items - show:—Gates: £220 6s as against e £lO9 5s Id last year, an increase of o £3l Os lid. Entry money: £239 12s v o again.-* £216 19s 3d la:i year; in-

Address to Breeders Mr C. G. C. Dermer, of Feilding, president of the New Zealand Jersey Cattle Breeders’ Association, will be paying a visit to the Waikato this month when he will endeavour to contact as many local breeders as possible. The Hamilton and Cambridge Jersey clubs have arranged for Mr Dermer to deliver an address during his visit. Jersey Field Day At a meeting of the Hamilton Jersey Club last week it was decided to hold the annual field day and demonstration at Mr W. S. McEwen’s stud | farm at Pukeroro on March 22. The demonstrator wilL be Mr G. A. Lewis, of Pukekohe, and a lecture on pasture and pasture management will be given by Mr Woody ear Smith. An invitation has been extended to members of young farmers’ clubs, school boys and others students. Export Pig Classes Some comment was made before the Matamata Show on the fact that a pig-buyer could purchase a baconer in the yards and enter it for the Chamber of Commerce Cup given to encourage farmers to supply the right type of pig for the almost unlimited English market, writes our Mataj mata correspondent. It was stated , t that such an entrant was likely to I win the trophy at the show. How- | ever, these predictions proved to be ! groundless for a well-known farmer, Mr Frank Dunnett, of Peria, gained first and second prizes. Pigs have yet to be judged on the hooks. He intimated immediately he learned of his success that he would return the prize money of £3 as a subsidy for the same class next year. With many others the winner was disappointed that there were only seven entries for such an important class. Free of Tuberculosis The entire United States is now practically free of bovine tuberculosis, the United States Department of Agriculture has announced. With the completion of the area testing programme in the last two counties of the last State, California, the degree of infection in every county in every State has now been reduced to less than one-half of 1 per cent, signifying practical eradication. This, reports the National Butter and Cheese Journal, is a culmination of the vision of many prominent veterinarians who, in 1917, believed the task to be feasible in spite of doubts and opposition raised to the task of tuberculin testing of millions of cattle. Actually, the huge enterprise in the course of the twentythree years involved more than 232,1 000,000 tuberculin tests and re-tests, j About 4.000.000 tuberculous cattle were detected and removed foi slaughter.