TELEGRAMS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 May 1912, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

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TJ.OK KI FYJ.XG EXPEKI EXCE. PALMEKSTOX X., This Day. A terrifying experience betel a Longburn settler and his wile yesterday al'tenioon while potato picking was in progress in a lield. They were preparing to return home with the pony and cart, owing to the approach of a thunderstorm. The pony had ju.st been harnessed and the woman had taken the reins win , ll a vivid flash of lightning occurred. The pony reared up and fell dead, while both the man and wife were temporarily blinded. On recovering sight, after :i lapse of about fifteen minutes, they loiind that the pony had received a shack in the eves, which were destroyed. I.YJ'EKftSTJLYG TO DAIRY FARMERS. WKL LINO TON. Tiiis Day. The annual report of the -National Dairy Association states that there have been twenty-six new factories (eight butter and sixteen cheoc) registered during tli-. , year. Reference is made to the bad effects of the severe ueatlier at the opening of the season, which proved disasi --oils to dairy herds in main- parts. The milk hiipply was diminished up to the Will December to such an extent that export to London showed considerable shrinkage. The total export to all countries up to the .':soth of April has increased, but the development does not show the expansion that could he reasonably expected. Looking back over a period of yeai>. the report states that it is possible to make an interesting comparison. In V.HU New Zealand exported to the United Kingdom 8L , !). - ) tons of butter; in 1!)1] the quantity had risen to l'),8:i"J tons, an increase of 5)1 per cent. In 1!)()2 cheese was exported to the extent of '2, 710 tons; in 1!)11 it had developed to 'iO.iMlj tons .equal to (J IS per cent. Then* is no good reason why in the next few years the progress made in the period mentioned should not be exceeded. Re. (erring to the future, the repo-t states that from a statistical an.l commercial standpoint it appears that the demand will be good ai<i fair prices will be realised. I; (mint not. however, necessarily be assumed that the record prices r<r 15)11-1:2 will be maintained. Tie outlook may be regarded as promis ing to dairy farmers for some l.i,,ie to come.