ALL THAT CAN: BE DESIRED.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1012, 30 December 1910, Page 8

ALL THAT CAN: BE DESIRED.

THE SEASON -IN RANGITIKEI. (From Our Travelling Correspondent) tae extremely dry weather ill'some parts','.and then the heavv thunderstorms. in others, tho farmers in the Rangitilcei se«ni to liavo been specially favoured. There is no doubt that the dry winter and spring will tell before tho autumn rains Mine, .-as there is • not the store ot water in tho ground- there should be. Still, it is wonderful how well most of the crons are looking. Tiiere are as good oat crops this season as have ever been seen, particularly those early sown. There should bo an extremely largo yield, as so many farmers have pinned their faith to oats this year. Wheat is qui to. tho exception; one hardly sees' any wheat anywhere. This cereal is in most cases oil the' thin side, but I saw one- very heavy paddock on Hammond's Eoad. which crop should give a splendid yield. There is a largo area in potatoes in ?dl ~ net t,lis all looking first !u • i ' 6 s P' en^'( ' rains come just in tho nick of time. I have neither ken nor heard of any of blight so far in Itangitikei.. , The rape-and turnip crops are looking w 1 , Bountiful rains came iust when wanted, and, to those who had already sown, they meant, salvation. Gra«s ho'ds out wonderfully well. The rains have freshened up clover, and given it quite a green tinge again. Round Jtarton is not a dairying conntry, thoneh there is a small chcese factory at Tutaenui. The heavy Rancitikei soils do not-at least so far-grow rrrod. miJk-producmg grasses. It may, be that' too much rye is sown. °. n the s»asn n in Rnurrifikei so far is_all that can be desired. Harvest is m full swing now, and good men are scarce.