THE COUNTRY.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16729, 12 January 1920, Page 3

THE COUNTRY.

. NEWS AND NOTES. | Jottings for Fanners. A •.'€»<..{ i, ,;iy ,if the y "n,_' ;"r;>in ;h>> miivi-rsiti< - h;ivf £•>• : lialiii en" coininsz iir.n tiio u ins <ii>t vir t* for iin* }i:irv . .ui<l very y'? 0(l I hnrve>;er- tliev ni.-iue. jiist 1 )'•*' '•"h-ol hr.vs.!„ V.M-V well in l ie >honr- ! jnc s!:i <I=. V,y> The «<»:«}> Nhtn.i «w----i respondent. or th«' 'Tarm< , i- I """i I Adrnrat'*." They all mulct- £oo<l ' .vnc;' and t'ne « h M |>l* , / ; )' K,t t "°\ ■.inther in varatson tuo fotintr> , niMst i.f> ahm help to them mr the re-t. ■of the roar. The e.vponome. too. r« 1 v.'nrth having, and l"' doubt main ° them uill takf a laticy to rural lite after thov have on into oniinj try for 'a fetv week* during the mi-\v : time at the year. i As .in illustration oi the fart that- ; there i« m-'wy i» [>'>;>ltry. tue .'vjhti- : en«.e of tv>,. Mother- in the l-ovm <lis- [ triet mav he i:>ent ioiw«l. jOnc t«>uitry- ! man l";iri"n> one an<l a-quarter aeres. on i which he a-eonnnodates between oUO : and 700 head, and the other works :v ' -jO-acre dairy farm with IXI odd cows. 1 After the Inst year's operation-; the poultrynian came out with n very much ; hotter ■ rcdii lialanoe than the dairyman. who was »•> much improved that, ho intends di-riosir.p of hts herd and ; t:ikiii£ up fowls.—"Chronicle." ! A resident of "YVakantii .states that the i whea/ crop in his district will not bo . rcadv for harvest inc; for ten days or a i fortnight. The present warm weather jis favourable for ;i rapid ripening ot ' the wheat crops. The oat harvest is ! well forward, and already a fairly ' large (juantitv is in stook, while many slacks are making their appearance. ("Jrass seed threshing is in full swing: a mill was husilv threshing oats from the stcok ou Saturday. A visitor to a Maori farm, up north noticed that all the pigs had their tails cut off. '"What is the reason of that?"' he enquired. "What, you no know that?" said the Native. "By korry, that niv earmark!" A Masterton resident—a returned soldier—lias invented a system for constructing fencing posts which is lilceJv to have a revolutionary effect upon the whole system of fencing. His proposal is to manufacture posts in concrete. reinforced with a materia] other than wire. Ilv an ingenious process he also does away with the necessity for inserting staples in the posts. This will mean an immense saving in tho cost of manufacture. An exhibition of the post will be made at the forthcoming Masterton Show. KAIKOURA. The election of a member of tho County Council, to represent tho Clarence Riding, resulted in Mr Arthur Evans receiving -l-"i votes, and Mr DaviJ "Boyd 3R. Mr Frank Monk was the recipient of n handsome decanter cabinet on Saturday from tho residents of Puhipuhi. Mr Monk served as member for the Clarenco Riding on tho County Council for seventeen years. He was a most energetic member, an enterprising settler, and a good neighbour, and was instrumental in having a telephone installed among tho settlers. Thoso present wished Mr Monk and family happiness in their new sphere. They nro proceeding to Auckland, having retired from farmirig. CUIiVEBDEN. Mr L. R. C. Macfarlane is gazetted a member of tho Culverden Domain Board, in the place of the late Mr William McXaught. KAXAPOI. The pnpilfi of St. Paul's Presbyterian Sunday school, with their teachers and parents, numbering about 130, left by tho 9 a.m. train on Saturday for tho Christchurch Gardens. A pleasant day was spent, games and other forms of recreation being indulged in. BELFAST. At the tliirty-second annual meeting of Court Star of Belfast, A.0.F., 0.R., Bro. E. 11. Ash by presided. Tho receipts for the evening amounted to £45. The election of officers resulted as follows:—O.R., Bro. E. H. Ashby (re-clccted)); S.C.R., Bro. C. C. Clarke (re-elected); S.W., Bro. G. E. Cassidy; J.W., Bro. C. T. Obeck; 5.8., Bro. A. Brown; J. 8., Bro. F. Wotton; management committee, Bros. J. F. Campbell, It. Doak, A. "YV. Jones, W. Price, F. "Woodham, and K. J. "Wotton; delegate to Friendly Societies' dispensary, Bro. 11. •!. Horne; delegate to Friendly Societies' Council, Bro. H. J. Horne. ASHBURTON. The Ashburton "Wills street Methodist Church, which has been closcd for some months, owing to tho amalgamation with tho Baring square Church, has been purchased by tho Ashburton Mission, and when renovated will bo used as a mission hall. Tho building, a portion of which has stood for forty-six years, is in every way sound. Prior to Mr 11. S. Forsyth leaving for Timaru, ho was met by tho committee of tho Ashburton County Racing Club, and made the recipient of a nicelv-bound Racing Book cover, on which was embossed his monogram in gold. The president, Mr J. C. N. Grigg, in making the presentation, referred to tho good work Mr Forsyth had dono for tho I club as a steward, and as a committee- ] man, as well for sport generally. i The General Committee of the Ashburton Domain Carnival met on Friday, tho Mayor (Mr R. Galbraith) presiding. The secretary reported that tlio gross takings were £194 9s Bd, and tho expenditure £'48 7s. At tho concert in aid of the fund the gross receipts were £-jl 9s, and the expenditure .£ll 9s 6d. It was recommended that xho Domain Board at once proceed with tho construction of a paddling pool, and extra swings _ for the children. The matter of a swimming bath received some attention, but the question was left in abeyance. Mr John "Watson (secretarv) was heartily thanked for his services In connexion with the function.