FARMING AND COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 688, 13 December 1909, Page 10

FARMING AND COMMERCIAL.

. « ,;„ . ' • , MEWS AND NOTES, ,

;■ taTHE HOLLOW OF NATURE'S • : ; - V ;;:; : ;>; : ; ,; ;■;;■.,, hand.- ,■;. v^■•..;.,.;.; , ' GEOWTHvS, IN DUY WEATHER. ...One'scarcely, knows 'whether to'bo thaukful for,■■the dry weather for tho sako pi the sheopsliearors : and-,those nrnblo mcu who aro be-. .ginning" to mako hay, or to hope that the southerly which.,lias succeeded..tho warm north breezes will furnish rain .to bring' up the turnips nnd/■.'freshen tho grass and "■ stimulate the: many crops, that are now in their young The ..growers of grain, wero' lately,; hoping; for tlry'weather to check.the overluxuvianco of tho crops, and no doubt tho last': ■few; weeks -of • s'teady sunshirio' have, : admirably met their requirements. The■. -prospects' of a, heavv vield of principal cereals--oats and wheat—are : still excellent. < Ono is almosttempted to , writo, up the exportable surplus "of;'wheat- (already at 4,000,000 ■; buuhels) which would be nearly double last season's quantity. It is worth notice that in Australia tho referone'es'to 20 : bushel wheat crops—quite largo 'avoragss for that country—have: been frequent of late; and it. is probable that tho Australians "were stimulated by the revival of the. wheat prices: to-give a little extra tillage to the .jwheatY:lands' this year and ,eyen possibly. ' sonie manure, v ■-' ■.' ■' In tho North Island of New Zealand lately there hasbeen n. tendency to defer the sowing of- turnips till December, 'under: a belief that ..this course escapes much of tho "fly" trouble The turnip crops already in the ground have unfortunately been reported, as /hadly/infected; with''that pest, and in some cases resowing. was '.suggested.- Where- the; dry'. weather has merely delayed the germination of,the seed; as is reported from-some parts,'any to. resbw'. the land would, not,'of. course, bo jus-' tified. ■ "■ So' : lonfe as the seed was; good, and. is still vih .'the aground; : pronerly'sown, ;.thp:.first rains will be sure to bring it into., evidence. It will bo remembered that this "hanging fire" of tho turnip seed- was a: common experience . . iii :tho recent :■ drought , year. ■For 'months somo." of the-' farmers' looked in : vaiu for - signs ,of -turnip -.'seedlings, ■ but when" the rain did -'at last : arrive the first signs, of a fine crop at once followed.- .. : •" i' .What , : children,>and 'abject", dependents "oh Dame vNa'ture: we. are! AVe may, plough" and harrow and roll and sow and. fertilise till Doomsday; but how helpless we/should v be if at :that stage Nature said to.us, done your part well. Now do'mine." . The importance of. moisture to' start; .in; the buried seed;that-diastastic process which is the first step in,tho mystery of growth comes", home to us-iri these days'of'drynoss.,- ..... '■','■' ■/ '" / Speaking so much of the seed-Tecalls thefact: that, plants ; will usually.) stand "transplanting ,w!ith v -very;'little check-in:their/seedling'stage. During,'the ."first week,of the/life of a turnip," for instance; if: one pulls up the little ;plant : carefully'one'will, find tine /little black seed still attached .---to the stent. It; has not yet ceased- to furnish food; to the; growing" plant. It is'liko the yolk of eggs which enters into the little system of tho chicken on the day. before it hatches 'and .renders it independent of food .from, outside sources., for two days, afterwards.'. .-The application Vof ; this 'fact\inreference, to the turnip'isthat.'.while the young plant ■is "getting its sustenance ■, still froil -the ■ seed/ it. suffers very-, little 'from the, disturbance:, -.of, its.Jittle. root, , which isinot-yet''feed, ing/the, .planl:; but is itself 'being'formed -'at the.'expensd. of tho seed.. Where/gaps' need to b'e'fitledvup.in'a root crop 'this circumstance inay/-in-.some;instances,be .of value.' v. , . i:.' . ' Potato-growers will■ watch the'.signs of rain' with. , in ixed/feelings. re rr.iri would : benefit. th« plants in one ■ way it would probably do imiiiffhs'o thnrtn by the.; spread of blight. which ■ would probably follow.. Light warm drizzles aro,tho:most:to be.fcared in this ! respect. Good; heavy!raiu,.followed by windy weather,'would 1 bp ; best! -. Ho>v«ver, perhaps fortunately,' wo' ciiunpt; all/choose. ■;, :;...-_ ■'■■, : " ; ; OENEgAL ! -FA!?MIr|Q; NE^S; : •"ft. :,.The"fact.that.:the.wboi of Mr. Bidwill's flock' is'said to have.averaged 13s. per.sheep,, .takeii with the fact,;that- lambs are. ivorth; certainly); more than 7s. each, shows that a flock of 100ff ( good ewes is capable of yielding produce woijtlj dS'IOOO per. year .-(or 100 per cent on. thom capital jvaliie), oven in, thesd .doubtful ;times. ; i'rhere'is'j'Syidontly atek left inY the'old (sheep l.' : ■ ••;, ''l';»j~~ {■:#'■■}: ;."':3rV» > Ifn:a'-'receh't: letter;'-;6n' : 'tlio reduced , pig-price's, Mr. James .Smith,- of Otakeho,, says that if farmers 'chose to combino could wield a power,strong, /.enough.*.to, master .oven ( a Sir i.lfe-suggests,, tho'ifbrmatibn of; ; a~'.Tarahaki 'Farmers' ? Combined.''ißa'con-Curing. Company,: and offers/ to subscribe toward it. .Another farmer ./had, , he 'said, ; ■■■ already offered; .£SOO. > Ho :is - urging ;.thq Mayor . of Hawera >to .call N a',meeting' .'.for the- purpose of forming the'company. :/ ~,. ■ :, - ; .'.' ihe ! Hawera.■Winter -Show. , . Compariy',-has: re-■ceiyed-.thevfoUpwing.'letter'from.; Mr.;; .W. -_3. Mfl)bnald,;'manager of tho Jfaupokonui-Dairy Company,:^-"As. it ]ias^been- definitely decided 'tp.lioid 'a-winter' show in .Hawera, : I would suggest ;thaf 'managers of cheese and butter factories (say : three'.of reach); be', asked to in Hawera arid discuss tho . conditions'' "'trader which /entries in. cheese and.': butter -classes 'should'be made. 'My J reason, for making :this .suggestionjis.duejto;the-fact that I haVe noticed at , /different .shows' throughout the Dominion a'.'very poor exhibit, in; , cheese -'and ; butter classes,", and/ there is- no doubt .the, conditions laid.'down ,by" the/different .'societies Vworp in a largo way''responsible for- lack of interest -by cEeese". and "butter-makers "in .these compotitfons." '■•?-■.--':. - : : ; vi'-'\ •. :, ,; ";.■':■..'■•■• ,■ '■■"•>■' ■'.■:' '. A '.'-. shortage,of.-.lo'per-cent.'is expected:in the Argentine "wheat crop as a.v result:,of the drought. ....-'•■. ':;-.; -. ..'''':, .:./:: : .-,; '-'The twoKomney ram lambs which havo arrived .in' New: Zealand from/England for' Mr. H/ S. Hadfield, of /Otaihanga,':T?araparaumu, aro .bred by/Mr. , J.vß. Palmer,, and. sired,by. a Rigdeh ram that won the stud ram,';championship at Ashford in 1907,/ arid"realised 84 guineas, although .then-four years old. The two lambs ,wore'purchased;for Mr. Hadfield at the Ashford (Kent)'ram":sales:by.Mr. Hickman, of Egcr'ton, Atvthe sa,mp-salos,: a Komney ramr-'which .had won the •wool'championship, to Mr. G.- File, was keenly competed for by'Mri.'E.N. Be'aloy,. of/jNew; Zealand,, but-,was, , ultimately bought at.,105, guineas to g0;..t0 tho .Falkland Islands. '/'Pj,-i ... /. ' ■"' / .--■ /: '■' -.••., ■'■ : ''- ;: -. ■/•./ .■".The Western Australian State.'Entomologist has. been; instructed to make ! his headquarters in Hbng-Kongwhik searching." in: China for various parasites.' He -will endeavour .to find the parasite of the tomato irioth,-parasites of sheep and cattle , tick, and also blowfly. It appears sthat the /blowfly ■. parasitosis, known [ JnJesi^t'jirC.Chiriiji' 'and '', if' - it' could be/.successtuUy/intrdiluced.'into Australia,"it would probably".', bel a, blessing, to. sheopowners.. ■-.',-"' ~ '"■"Cockatpo/v'in/the Otagd. "Witness,"' gives the;following,recipe for making a/remarkable healing, lotion for cuts and on horses. It; is; inade entirely- from ;bluegum. leaves,: and has -proved; ;: a. wonderful -remedy say, 2J1b...- of: :good, bright,...ifull-grown .blueglim leaves to the gallon of'water for foui •toura- ■'■<: It is then.: fit- for.;use,.-if/ required immediately.:': If bottled): -it ..would ferment, Therefore, to obviate this; ..add 'directly 'the liquor is taken of!'the fire"; a quarter .of ai ounce iof .salicylic acid to a'■ gallon', of ths decoction,'- and it will keep, good vfor. years, It 'is; a good.: plan to add ,1 nart of ■ colonial glycerine to'2o parts of the-liquid.; but thii is. not; absolutely necessary, though-it certainlj ■improves-.it/by- giving it.a inpre.oily nature Colonial .glycerine is m\ich cheaper than th< ordinary, but equally efficacious. ■ iThe elyce rine. if. added,; must .pot be .put.-.in till thi liquidrjis ,coql."".; To give it/a better' appear •ance';'':allow'.it' to .stand'.for d;Je\f days, thei strain through^flannel, but tin's 'also is nol really necessary. Even with .'.the.-'glycerine tin mixture will:'not cost .more, than'■-:threcpenci per bottle, 'providing a -fair supply is mad-s a; a.timei''aiid-whnt !i saving/this will be every one knows who has had to purchase yeterinar'i remedies or qinploy a vet. .. ;■, . //There.is good fun to. ho obtained sometime; at A. ai)d -lUShops "(says an exchange).,At thi last. Auckland;show, one .of the sheep judge, entertained-ni-orpwd with running comment oi tho animals, brought before him • to ;'. reaching, the climax- with the,remark, "Now / am'goiiij; to reverse the decision'at-tho Pnl merston show." But it happened that the prize ; wihher : iri- : that class, at" the Palmerston sliov 'was -, not'epmneting.. ■■' •--"■'".■'!■. ' .:■ : '■■':.'■-} ;. ; Mr. "W.'-Graha'in,, n dairy instructor for th •Now -South .'Wales': Government, wiion -ou i .■Trceht" ; 'visit'to-his old home ati Waikouaiti "n«nr'Dunedih, said:the season'in Now Scut] Walos has'been: very good .from afamiinj point nf-'.yiewi , . tho wheat cronsiii some dis ■tricts ;beiiig;estimated to;yield*. twenty bushel .nn/jacre, s.about double, the "average, 'return Tho grass.is at present very luxuriant, and n .H}D,/fnrm«rs. seem unable : toVkeop it" - eate: dpivn, Mr.; Graham is . of' 'opinion '.that th ■;pul)licVhfr<s: liihy expect to ,'read .of disastrhu aras's -fires.'breaking out iu 'portions -of th State""during, January and February.-

nsef ul v ;buiietin' : :ia; that: just; issued &;iai J fronv-the;Dairying-Division. : written S*fe;S% 'Mr'J-'W;.-EKGwillim; and is entitled "Butter- !&£■&; making on, the jtfailni/ , v Though;tho ; Dairying ?,cK'i^Division ; .is known:to -be opposed .to-:.the' liom'e-rjrfiyVlinafcing-.qfi.butteriwhere; it; can"be,avoided, 'it &KW^M'jß'ttoing:,gobdMM'rTice','to';thp»iwha';caniipt';coiii-li-SSffl raand r tho of :/a /factory .by ■' issuing S;KK; : ;;this'fbulletihj:Oi'i;' ■■■ .;-"'•■• •c-.v'&V':..fe'•'■■,' ■■■'~■'■'■:.■'■ ?£$V -;f«As Uojflavdur• and;keeping quality, Mr.- Gwil. islimfpqints'.out-thatvbad; flavour ;cqmes:frftni $$&'£■ J the .of .Vrope; turnips, sometimes' raiik a;© clover, s v, musty- aroinatio 'M:%%'4. veed3.:like • capeweed,v,(landelioir, penny /royal; vS;fP^eto.i'and'also, bad .water;" ■:<After; emphasising cows, and WK&'Bcruplubns" , care,.:and-cleanliness on..the..,part SfSff■'•l'of >the-.'menjvMr.;;Gwillim :,mentions, these four ?s'£::■ '-jjtesontjals-iu; the' equipment:—;;;; ■■'•'•■ .'A ;•' ■■• ;• :■', : iS&Ksi'A<x)' : & goodiplacq.to make butter jn;' ; : - f' An.'abundattt supply 5 'of • pure: cold water; ,Gpod:butter-making appliances;' ' : . ;,'i Arid; conveniences-for. cfeaning.appliances. ifjK-i^fcThei principal butterrmakirig.appliances wanted obtaining;;; cream ';■■* 'from:;-. tho ;Ssi-!; ; vimilk;,'meansj fpr ; cooling , ; and. ripening .creani; ; - : jvS]butter.i'churn;-, workerl thermometer. £;§;:■?:■! skimmingin , shallow ;£j|K>^dishes' and .the modS &.?i-: has.'many great advantages,vin-' ..various -;applianccs, £!SF'S : Kjand^to : ;th«ir^nso > ;and:.tp;;thO;processes»of.i,coolij;?;y:;!4Sjiig; ' temperature, the; salt-the-.packing,! and the oxporting.. "The %'ffi ;:i"avefage>;composition. : ipfihigh-Ktade .butter,: says jj|?¥j'i;Mi!.:i;Gwillim,J'-:shduld be: v fat,Bs ..per>.cent.'; ;^&i; -G':ia6istiire;-,l2«io','tq:!lS-.-peri cent.; and curd,' salt, %%A ;*';and:ash,;;2.Sp toV3^per S| oent.,,'.'-i • ;.,, ::';. -: .. :The;,cos^'of;,;appliances':requirediiii/iß ; ..b.nitpr, ifV-; ; S?ij.'deiry.':qf""!Sbr cows Vis giveni in*:tyro alternative ■ ; PsS^ ; S : 'tables,■whoso;totals are.ieseUs. and JEGB- Us. v:i;;ft';;; : ;(with.peparator). v vTlieJcost of bqilding. a■ dairy iSS«'Mw 'so':" ;-iv v£?.i..,-...,, ■ : i?;fe;i : ¥ij-f;It; is.a•loiig'*pull-iip' the' hill from"■ Ngakonui correspondent), and .on 'si'if'vS.'Sitha day;l 'rode, :up:th(i:going:..was;very : : greasy, ;4';,-'"v":.'as ; it.was 'raining. ■• Someyroads/ have, strange ';■■<+;■;;■';:jvagaries,'!,aildi;thi3 is start l at KW.'-5 A the: stream.' to [.K'iS'A'f.'the ,top ''of j.'S;!,ijangc/-- nnd: then, start off down sSSS"hill;'tpithe^leyel.'of:;theiSamo\btream later on;, Jt? : />i-:, f ,.Before 'malnEg.ihe final plunge one sees a gate if!i^.? ;^\rith; the?'ipti(»i'';"P,ubHb l -rbaa,'' ''Among other •'Wii'V,'l-.places ;it ]ea3s'*tp7irr.'';Sm.itH'sirunj':.,"Sumnierrl|?i"H?^hat ; ?»i»5-.r.,'liigh. all:-.sides,"'while-immediately/nt ¥.;;$ ;^S tho back -rise^Sip-a veritable "Brockcn," ono of peculiar to some Instead. ,of 'going f. S?f! ! gatell took .the: track i-'jrt'v^etTaiglitVdoyiiiliiU. ; -- Thoro'is a legend that Mr. ?;H{^:: ;Eoy : Bartolj'thisttaken : ; a: lady relation:. down ibiiggy.: ;If ,so;»ho;must*have had $%&?:' r? a J'rope -tiddiio 1 :.the 'and it: must •;^'Ss'SV;haviß.;beon«le ; ti down. from .treo: tor tree. : ; No ifffkiXil iirdinary-'biiggy , pair .-.could-. negotiate, that I^SSMKhill.S'Jnf.?'llarton^■;. - ot^cours'e,'-is. ; :.not ordinary. £*/?'?!; ■-.-'driver, 'and'S tha.t'.'may?,acc6urif :for"the;feat;ii : «\.j .slid yfti'sS-would; haveFbeen'vabsbintely:useless. , .Eo'wover, , $S£i§i£ti\e "•.-bottpny is'lfeachetl'-Vat''lasfc'J "A'JBlt :'&! flat,' ?S)iJ:l:spart ; pf7thpflNgakonui!:Tun;;is - : crossed, :thenato the "bank's'.of ;Wainuiprli'istreairi.:j ,, Fh ; us :^'Cliftons i!Gtt)ve"' €vJSi''Vftis ,'ltrig. le ; i?H'S:very :prettilt|-situated-;oilman;''- r eitohsive-■'''flat:'-6§piJ-f?l > ;havo, been- left,:-,trees : ?'i,vit:; : 'S manyyearnest) .by. former owners)' makin'g : jt;,a' ;;Sr;f':'-v !r ni<a-lqoldng-'Jnbmcstead: indeed.- Shearing ;was :-S,#,K.';]ust-''pybr-raM; I ; "noticDd -with •' interest'., that jv!yl;W;S:Somo ,of,}thtf-;"Clifton Grove" \wooVbroughtl2}d, ; ,^ i :7iK'tbe : --ptbMi : aajV''TKis---nin\'has/nioieiploiißli9Dle: :atSi^iZe':(uhder^four'/.-.thousand.' acres) aZ&fi'ii than?mbsbjof s ( these \yairarapa, stations, ilt. isj Jgreat; capabilities,!: arid: cputySbe; K;S:Uo"'madetd^carrV?>auother-.nalf v ;?s'f~S'. ; ;»has.; onty/kjju-?it' .a: short titncii:buf lie "told'''jrie , On' ij-y.'aswihis'' pripef%Sthere'; : is.:'a. smalt ji'S^'.-S'.view .to^ay'J';is^worth.a'lot.ofimo'ney. .".•'"■.,;. : ■.'; j.*jSv,tt''S(v>Past■^'fliftbn l 'Grove,-'i ; and further 'np \ the i|a' s Sj::rriyer/'.^s','\the"^;"Admiral",: run,.,'belonging>' to. sri>v,.vK'!property, and 'pack^'bnVjtlf^ManjlgaraklL'Kangei 1 laeSrii-'ilimestone;^'oorat : S??Ssi:vApyer'>the';hills; into/ Gladstone.'■% > V-"_-'' ; ,.-i'' i --' , '' :.- '>: p|S^ft-;JNext-day:l ; iorded-thev;riyer" higher>np,Vand jJjJ.SrS'iyoht'oyer.Vth'e'.'NgakonuiChills,: gradually ,I'is-feiS-Stiing to-;a ;very:;Jigh;f ho,!V,i,it hb!cf'tp7iget oft ; .■my>fibJse;^f&:ftl^aV!im'pos"sibld'tq,S:e , ep';tto. 1 track is;■TeaUy/"upjhiU^and'down, ihisfebuhtry >has.been■"light-' P/v-SfV;sb : usli,f. parts;Eaye.'beeiif I giantiinanuka ) : some" has; fS^S'Mijeen , , scrub,'.but' ,it ..is:, all-excellent«land, 1 and bi'g*fl6ck : ;'.'-; : : : ,v''.&S:-V- -V-ii''..'"-';;'' /-.'u •.■:' At jast I tho" : .tracK i begins; to',- beijd' .'dpwnf'hill <tl'^!iAi ;albiigia'spur-itb'some'cattle pfe ; --S'f* a :::bit/;bf.:^bush ; ,i up,sanothet, ;3pvjjiragain; iljrS";sf! ; 'V' go:Siv>-;: Bettlement,"' th'e.waybaclcl.portitfn.'iTliyfirSt'iSei;: £vSSS ■Fβ, has ; fcS^iiTOlleys/r'rniiniiig:'so,"that:they.' Ret'-anyranibunt StCi'S'-bf jsun; -The \ homestead.is'buflt::on ■an|d,;foot, of SSSESVthe'hillsV thererisya'"c6MiderableVarea ;6f ibush! i'^S:fsThis>:-makesia ii pretty.,'setting?: : for: ; tho;honie-i ssA'-S;?ssteadi;'::A-sawmill; is being-erected'tb work\tho' this':'bushf'' : iprovoV'yery wSMs;. ; handy. to a largp"number, of settlers, and I. "^i'-x-^'.^-;'.:-l!P®S;;'K'?;^m g^;v'^'v;:;;ilßj-'itc|CErapii^BpKlaljOorrospohdebt.i '^-j' sf^te'#'''?^? ; R^SVjiS.Thebimonthly rineetingSfbf/the A.: : *-i!:'''!.ft»;ind P.'Assbciationi'was'neldypn Saturday, ;vhen f fe:S>the- ; questiqnVpf::'tixing:.the ; k dateyfor >the : pm-. il^Si^pposedASolwayistqck^fairjfwas. , discussed;: ..;>/-. jj;;; ;£.; :■;■;; Suramerelli stated. ;that: it,was generally. K ; /i'|J;%icb'nsidered that;a;suitable;time ;ip; hold the fair" i^'V^S'^wW^?'^^'?^'?^?, 6 .^-'- o .^*?: , MasterffiitSitoltpnVrtim' fair.-:;: ■:''>'..' ':■::■; va ?.•" '^ i 4ff?-i-SiUi?Vf[<E: Bidwill;stated circulari-had ; S ! i:f.-K;b'eeii;;issued.'il)y 'holding aY; ram' Tf air'( af ter '■■ ithb '-■ Miist&tqncis'lbciatiqri's ?K'tfi would 'bofa^pity- ifShe'idates/ '■S?:>tiyJ.°t ;; the; two I'fairs V;:;. P.li : ■■• 'woiild much;jbasjer• to:;secureVdoriations; of stock ■i:S;if;i : S;after;the''Masteftbn:shqw:had been .held.- ;•'-.■ ;)sfvi- L :;KVSilt';wasieyentually.- decided to hold the stock j-ijj3? ; sS{air;" : I pn;;Tnufsday,; ; March.v3, 'onv-.the : .present A%)f.S-5- , JSi:'S S.-the; assistance -possiblq^ , :'Messrs!ißugh'"itbrri-' i rPerry^vJ;-;Stfaiigj-;ahd;I).;-M'Gregor J W- -'M't: .'gaiuse'i'a-'plan^ i,- of ;cnmpaigli ■"■■for': : :the':-fairi , .-re-' svS?<!'.; ■'imported o that .ft the .Canvassing ; : liad |fcft;v?£ : Bpbnt* ; ,two vdays -last 'week,;' andpS'vifl;-': cash-donations (and'.'trophies amounted ; to £V\i.: /assistance::.hhd been ;re;ceived,:'fJA committee consisting 'of :Messrs;' 11. li^K% ; ,33.-;;Bidwill;: : : gV.;;'::;.fv.;Bhahkviyas;'npppirited' to .rnako , a 'further jeangi^l^i'vass'tiopWelUngtonV/It s;was.pointed-'out 'that reliance; had'in-the-past:-been'placed S^i' :; ;:,;"? n members;'for .and' it was :S^t!iS : that more ;snpport could'be obtainod S £'&$ "''ftom 't. .th'e'.'.-;cou''ntry,'Cmenibers;'"-/- }}■ Subscriptions p-;"3i-' : --:from. cburitry .members'.totalled .'.£is><t,'.and; Mr.' , .of"-a;com- , eSilj&i^inittee '' to; gb/i.intpi the 'j matter .further; /The was acted upon, a list opened .in tuo ?ji'j r --[|i ; Lroqm,''"ahd' #121 ■'■'■was subscribed."; Jlt\was : rev.tKip had : been '/received so. far in *?;S.JS? : '?pbscriptions;this against i 650 for: the pisr'?/;Ccorresponding period:last'jyear.-. , .; , ::'-.! ; :;: : :"■■'-. ! fs^ ; &tVKJl«ssrs. :R. •■' L; ; : Eobinson;(To Parae). J. K. GilJiesS'fPiririoaS^-B. 1 ;M1)ougall■■'■ (Pirinoa), -:B; WSf&fyi :) yiriooJc.- ; (Wellington),. : and/ E, . Welch Wasffi J elected' members. ;'>:': '. N v,. p-Kji;fcvV:Messrs. ; ; 'B: Eayner,-'H/:llbrris'bnrE.' Cooper/ j< :&-?. Y:3. J M'Gregor," and H. ; -M'Pheo' woro appointed a Sl'S'feiS-'; rcbmmittep to. :apprpach the. Carterton business fei:S ; :fi':''pepjle.':with'..a view ,to having: a. ". half-holiday .prodaimed ln : . thatjtown";on':'the second, day; of p^SS:Vtne'::Mastertpn ; ;:;/:;:;/■''.;:■; ■ .;'/.■; ;■ '. ihair 6fe',; : io; ;, business./; One of his:best\cpws..:is;.str,icken.with feyer.'SAll?ports ■.of."6l'd-fashio'ned'~home L^^3'i-;:; ; remedies-;are:;tried ) vbul;*.shp;:igradilally:*gets f"'*,vv:'.,' worse," and ,at" lagtris down,:, Ho 'suddenly re-"■.'i'i.?:-,',i'nifembe'rs.iyarihg/JabpiltSykcs's/.Drench;; but' WM3 'of• course hasn't;ahyj housa., Be. mounts 'his -horse and-gallops/ to'the'/riearest "neigh; K;Wi?-: / 'tour's.y ; :lf:his neighbour '■'. has nono, off he:gal-. Kjc '.! ' : :.f ■;'.■ Ibps to ■ thp iaearosfc store' and buys one paclcet. •.te'S'f'ii' Sykes's ;Drehch jsTa-..w'qntierful. medicine,: and this/ ; : late jS-i^'-ir s stage. ::Butiinorq than , : likely";the" poor an'imal : i'' r < yh'Uv is' past curing;befqrc.he gets back./ .Now,"the Kγ , £';;>':wide-awake farrder; will, ■'.buy. Sykes's H^"^'"^-I)ranch-:by/ i thbAdoMn-^aCfe*ts; ; jSi' ; ."•■'•'■.■ '■":■> it moro-hb drench: every in—not y;;Kt'^' W aitiUill : shb/,has'milfc/fever^::r.:.,,. ./-'i':-.: kSffifS : ;:; vUsebnly.Sykes'sDrench/becausoit:is. fhpbest. .p' , i;-- : 'T ; V;--.^-Pncei-ls/-"Od/'paokefc-br-:ies/ , buy it by tho^dozon^Write -,fpr;;B6o.kfet; : -|