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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1848, 31 August 1906, Page 4

A farmer out Mahono way, who, says the North Otago Times, arranged for an early lambing with the idea of getting the lambs away fat from the owes, without any artificial, food for topping off, has already finished his cutting and tailing, with the satisfactory tally of 105 per cent. Tlii3 is a most unusual occurrence for the month of August in the North Otago district. As the season has been an astonishingly mild one, with plenty of feed., it is likely that the farmer in question, who took risks, may derive considerable profit from his early lambing.

Tho other day (says the Pah'a'.ua Herald) a pakoba wag watching boius Maoris planting potatoes, and noticed that they planted them very thick, putling in about threo times tbs usual quantity of sets, He asked tho Maori why this was donr, and received tho following answer; “ Ono for tho pright, ono for Got, one for to Maori!” They wero ovidcntly going to make assurance trebly aure. Mr John Rose, cf Kcgwortb, Marlborough, ono of the loading potato groworß of tfco Wairau Plain, atatea that he is this year dipping his seed before planting, an idea ho has had for somo time past, He also Htntoa that there is likely to bo a great incroasa in the area dovoted to the potato this season. 11 There will either be a big failure, or growers will be makiDg a pile,” concluded the veteran p'auter. “ I regret that wo cannot call as many witnesses as we could havo done tho first day,” said a farmer at tho Arbitration Court in Chrietchurch the other day ; 11 we had no less than fifty witnesses on that day, Your Honor,” The silence was pa:nful. At last His Honor asked, in a tons which showed how relieved he was that the coso was net heard on that day, what possibio good could have been dono by calling fitty witnesses. "No good at all, Your Honor,” replied tho farmer, with a smile. (Roars of laughtor.) “ The propor tbiDg to do is to seleot one intelligent witness to givo evidence in eioh case,” the Judge tdded, 11 and not to oall an uontoe?sary nembor of witnesses.” “Yes, Your IIoDor,” replied the farmer, “ I htpe Your Honor will have a little patienoe, for I am not used to appearing before the Court.” “Oh yos, I quito understand,” said the Judge.