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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 136, 1 August 1941, Page 4

Rain on the Pastures. Heavy rain spread over the past week has produced full drains on the farms, pools of surface water in the paddocks and liberal quantities of mud in the vicinity of most cowyards . On the credit side there Is the fact that frosts have been in abeyance, and that pastures) have something of an early spring appearance. With many cows now coming to profit, farmers prefer mild, if muddy, weather to a perio«l of frosty nights which would retard the growth of grass. No More Stray Pigs. It's an ill wind that blows, nobody any'good, says an old proverb. A local example can be quoted. The forthcoming change over to cheese production on portion of the Rangitaiki Plains seemMKrtain to cause many farmers tojo9 all their pigs because, skim milk will not be avai'iiable for pig food. This may be "an ill wind" for owners of pigs. On the other hand it seems equally, certain to put an end to arguments between neighbours resulting from pigs straying through boundary fences when turn 11 out in the paddocks in winter.