AROUND WHENUAKURA.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 916, 8 September 1910, Page 10

AROUND WHENUAKURA.

SHEEP.. :\ 'r.FrqmiWaverley there is a .splendid 1 bit of rpiid ,to Wheiiuak-uru. .Severat' motors: ■ passed : me, the. arivers'-'seeming to. make . thevmost of such good • going ■■ (writes '■ our, travelling,; correspondent). ;. .The.!- .race-' rc6urse:: : is, qiiite;an lith-activo :plactv Wnd •is, preltily'situated . with-belts' : of . pines' ;arpiiiidT;it.'V vihstead of. ridiuj; on tho ,:main .road, ftl "took thii back line;;across. :ine^raiiy?,ayi;' : '-tp.'h'ayeVa--lobk : . , at' : .Uie.-coun.'' ':!iy..: : fl!iyeii:;; , a'tithat,'tim?.oi::ffi .WasJ-'a. iiiiii'i'bite : of' iiiV "ifiW-pastilres:' yAtter; leaving; iliss W'atfs' j-are^isome'.gia'rid^-paddocks- on /each 1 .sida. .':bf- r tho , '.'road ) ';':.^ all-r llatvlantl.- ,; There , ' is. anothor: ■.■shetp-bretdef •Hvhii , to■:'■■ the;-'Bmcolii's; K, ' T-lie' rick : pasteurago,, and ;'wdrmj;;'dry-'Soil,'emineiitly; suppose-there Vare?as 'ma.nyilireederS'OfcLinColns'between "MaxweUtowivVandv any , ' dis- : trict of vtholjdminibht,' And-the'n'a.'little :'futthier on :is,'the : farm'pf■Mγ. "M. H.:.AVy- ■ bourne,; one of ;tho r early:.settlers of : the district'. ; Mr. -AVybournp :is how;building 'his-?dew residence .near the AYhenuakura railway statioiii.alinost:'opposito Mr. W.il■liami AVilspn's. resideace.. • Just about here, 'seeins ;to , are so ;.iiiany breedefsc in the- district.-.-Another fino flock' is -Mr.;|rcd,..Wilsoh, brother ;of Mr..'William 'Wilson. ,Ml;went across the front-pad-"ddek '.to" liis. I' saw; sonie ;.veix fine sheep .'indeed," and ho .had any', amount of grass, for them. The i'orraer owner of 'IJEls'leaV": Mr.' William; : A"Vilsdn, is liow ■out of 'harness..: ■',His'-.hame -.and Lincoln olieep are■. practically synonymous. .'Mr. 'Wilson , 'retained some ten acres or so, and {has,, built' ! a , very .comfortable resiJhandy,.; to , : the;railway.;;: A few chains .'f iirther,. arid; ono/sees the white "gate 'at '"Elslea," ho>v .the:, property of Mr. IW. H.> Wybpurrie.',-■ Mr; Wybonrne took over thcplaco as a> going, concerii, arid ha!s;.ltept. up. the; reputation of the .station.:;Ho showed:hio,one of liis :rams (a .year's; chanipioh), a sis-:tooth, which ..clipped-44 pounds of-wool, 13 "mohthSi- : :'Ori a former trip ;he' : sliowed :)/ib:,V champion ram; which clipped the '.mirr'^/tteight,: and-'s'caldd 370 pounds live' ■weight;..,.-v '■..'.'"...■.,.•.:;.:;';■ .:■ ~;■,. ! .' : :' .jToiiching : on'the' subject, of top-drcsgiiig , : when delivering « lecture, to Dannovirlto; = farmers, Mr. 'VBayljss ■ mentioned ;■. that it, ■was sometiniqs; noticed tliat one''paddock : gave better -feed -than -the 'other, al- ■ though 1 to all'..appcaraiices : they were of : equal grass-growing-value.' ;,Tho fact, was that, one had been' cropped longer or more '{severely grazed, 'and needed refurnishing ydth some hew food.'Land could no more go;.;on; producing for'ever without beiiig fed than a human ..being,- and therefore he strongly advocated a systematic top''dressing. -But it was necessary to find out' what top-drbssing was necessary, as the samo; top-dressing was ilbt adapted to, all lands: It was not much trouble to' find this out, • anil it was worth a lot ' when'thp information was obtained. Ho

instanced'a- case in'• which. Gcwt.of I)asic slag had been pnt:bn a paddock without •any.appreciable benefit, but when, somo potnsh was! added the effect was marvellous, and a return. , was at once obtained*' •thus proving the need' of - first ascertaining , what particular'assistance the land wanted. . ,! . :