PLACES OF BRIGHT PROMISE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 694, 20 December 1909, Page 10

PLACES OF BRIGHT PROMISE.

1 TABLELANDS AND LONGOTSH. Thero -is ..no..doubt: (writes,our travelling cor■v'-,-;': fiespondent); thufc-iii'EOtuG cases tHo cutting up* irifc..;;.iof .large.properties has been an -excellent thing. te; : , j;- : .^ke,. .for • instance, tho "tablelands" and I "longbushV-runs,- formerly the properties of . . /ilessts. TuHy..Brothers..''They,. .were, acquired for closer:;settlement,', and .have been cut up |Av:;.':- : into, reasonably-sized farms: The' result is fcx.'teen in tho-hne, clean grass paddocks and nice . '..rolling-; ..'carrying' a. full : compiefe^:fj;;;'^enl;;:of;ishMp"and:,cattle. ;c: I '.think it' A'- 'would bo i difficult to find a :more' suitable; bit ■ b,of country than "Lougbush." Of course, as i 3 -the caso everywhere-.else, there is both good £'.. V; and poor':lorid it; but after crossing the'-. fe'i'C'i'r.Btream. which;divides-'the two properties, and l on entering tho "Longbush" settlement, no ; one could avoid the opinion that most of the (,'l-:; ; wnd is really capital mixed -.farm country !- ' "ho flats only require ploughing to show whatwas m them. ;^';s;;:Kyv'Qf: .raprse,^most- of.)this• country', was: only.' Y v ; : , .. carrying ;iiativo grasses, which, however, are -:-;. ; no means to bo despised, 'as they give dry, 'healthy feed which is undoubtedly veiy fat- ., temng. But where the land can ;bo ploughed, ; lind the rnbro nutrifious.grasses, like rye and olover, .they are'b'oing sown' in Long- - thG: ,' - largely • inr'- :: : • w <?? sed ' i'Viis surprised-to see stacks' of. iiay - wluoh had,, not.. been' wanted: so much -feed f, '' had been produced all the .."winter :and spring- " ' "This land.also grows good rapo and turnips i; ?, ' ,an(i excejJeht. mangolds and. carrots. All the of' men who; have' .been' |i4i?Hte''fortunate'('ie'nough ..to secirre" sections on' these they,i'shouid-turn'out to" Ps&;S£beV some Aof,V;tlie -best/.-farming " districts,-in ithe f province.;, 1 , rhi'- • -There';is',a.: small "private cheoso factory on teglK;:j;l°ngl^hv-tl» a feiv: Vs'» J tlie,'\Talle3f iaxnis. I: think • that I . heard.; lturned;,into d co-operativ.e. (iohr 1 corn next year No doubt there is a iarge lahd ; -in ; thei'districtV: . . but ,w'ith".'"th<). present good : outlook for ,the ;is .not i;tri.;cHange |<jJ dairying, "as-iono^seldom- comes -i l -';.'.':;-- r :; -i;v; ~■■■. -valley thoro is' a considerK%s;:able;;area i bf..llax;vA';miil-is;,on the :place, but be fit tbj ; ofi'tte'svalleyiiis" bushVioiD IjjlJfcV^he^lopeSiWere/once under heavy timber,' and shbw:-the:remains;;of-old-time' :The hills gradually rise by nice-rolling downs, which iis;: : liiie r ' bit fon - tho.: cxM'ui; f®£t;V'6f..tlie 'district 'ir reached-^h/ f.:' :; ': ".'grassed hiUs. ; ' : ;Here,^r6urid^a;lierid''ih;the i seen;:the^fine;neW ; residence:.of:Mr. .William £ ; Strang, a place in ,the. making.'--: . i'; C:,H ' j . < A littlo farther On, standing on a rise overV"!!'.'«"<> looking: all .the. valley, ■is "Glenside," Mr. 'John ■ K^"^.Slraiigfsihow^ei^.V'He^.hM.:;been's : pa,rtpjilarly;i |. ". fortunate, inlchoosing, the . site. I. went across felilP tthe: roadf to j.the i woolshed.-Shearing ■ liadV :just. board dry sheep when I was P^|^ , thßr^',f''V J "Vraat'jflMc'es^they r ;',werei--ito' , 'bi , 'sui - e! .pickers-Tip;rthrew." them, on :tho ; table Hock ' feriowa 'as Haying. a parti-' ffe^fjcularly;:-'gd6dvconstitutiohj^plerity : :of .. bono : bred on. limestono country), and great, 'high .at;;. G : , rbaos ' in: this district are; , te%t ; r kept.: .incapital- ; iHpS^wder. quite ; treat to iide;over thorn.- '