JOTTINGS FOR FARMERS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14978, 27 May 1914, Page 4

JOTTINGS FOR FARMERS.

The feature of the Pleasant Point sale ou Monday was an entry of fat lambs on account of Messrs J. *Orr and Co. TYaitohi. 44 of which were bought by , Cooper and Co.. at 28s 10d each. Oils is a record for tho yards and as far as wo can gather a record Herald*) The balance. 141, wore &?*♦ V lcss *? W " B ' CI "--*» a?d toons at 2os each.

The potato-growers in tho hills district have (says tho Adelaide "Adver- ' tiser ') this year been obliged to com- : i?L th ? *?<?]- srttb * ** w^i crops in the neighbourhood of Mount .Barker tfae pest has appeared, and will , unless somo drastic' steps aro taken. I

prove to the potatogrower what % ■'_,_« been for years past to the- orchajdt. Whereas in tho fruit tree it shelter during the colder mont& beneath the outer bark, and could t&'__r tially destroyed with spraying, ft in the. potato ground bo afforded much better concealment, and will be difficult to detect. Tho question of its destruction in its new sphere will be a perplexing one, aod should its multiplied on bo. as rapid among the tubers as it hoc been among tho fruit trees its ravages will prove a big drawback to the potato industry.