The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 24, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 March 1915, Page 2

The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. WEDNESDAY. MA RCH 24, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Something approaching a record in wool production lias been achieved by ;i crossbred hogget shorn on the farm of Mr A. Jenkins, of Wallace-town. 'Jiie lengtli of the staple wsis lifteen inches, and the weight of the fleece was 201bs. It wan disposed of at lOd per lb, tho retiini for the wool from this one sheep being 16s Bd.

it is anticipated that some 500 men will be in the military camp at Weraroa next mouth. The camp will last from the 12th to the 24th April. The vxpemliture of money on tile upkeep ol the camp should give a good 'ift to the business people of Levin. The camp will be held mi Wc-raroa racecourse. An inspection of the course was made on Tuesday morning by Majors Ash worth (Palmerston) and Samuel (Wellington).

Three additional subscriptions to tlm Belgium Relief Fund have been received by Mr V. G. Hoe. .secretary for Levin, namely R. Bishop (Wera -a) £1; T. Vaughau (A\ eraroa) £1 ; account Miles Abraham and Williams Ltd. (sale of two pups donated by Mr A. Toinliuson) 7k.

The field of ten acres of wheat at the Weraiou Experimental Farm mentioned previously in the Chronicle ga\o a return of 19 bushels pel , acre. The wheat i.s a splendid sample, being of good colour and well filled; a sample forwarded to the flour mill at Palnierston North was praised highly by the miller who stated that it is a lino sain-' pie of milling wheat. Another field at this farm, sown last year with oats, gave a return of 47 bushels per acre

As comparing the prices of moat 17 years ago with the present prices, tlie following extracts from an old account liill of Stanners Bros., old Eltham butchers, will be interesting: "181bs beef •is ed; 141bs nnitton 2s lid; 41b sausages Iβ Gd ; hind quarter lamb 2s 6d ; tlbs rump steak Is." It will be oticed, says the Argus. that present prices are nearly treble . the above prices, while wages, according to an old Eltham resident, have' not .■ risen anything like proportionally.

The children—sonic 200—have been assiduously Teliea-rsing their parts for some clays and those who attend the school concert on i'l-klay next are assured of as finished a children's entertainment as the previous one. Pleasurable recollections will be revived in those who attend again, while new patrons will be agreeably surprised at the perfection oi training the children have undergone in such items as the '•Birdie's Ball," "Tin; Quaclt Doctor." and in the hoop, club and physical drills, while all will be more than pleased with the infante in their "Coach and Four," and more especially in "Hush! Here comes the Dream -Man." A member of the New Zealand forces in Egypt, writing to a lriend in Auckland, says:—"Cairo liairdreasere certainly do not know how to ehave. One or two trials of the Greek and Assyrian establishments is usually quite suffi cient. and we fall back upon our outfits. They cut hair well, however, taking pains to make a good job. During this operation there is always a little black boy hovering rounJt, wind when a customer is ready to go, the little fellow stands with his hat in one Kami, a fresh cigarette in the other, and a lighted match between his teeth. For this Sambo expects half a piastre --'backsheesh.' We were much amns<'d at this quaint custom at first. Of course the tip more than pays for the smoke."

The surveyors have been at work on the block of land at Weraroa rocon+ly purchased by the Government iro-m Mr P. Bartholomew.

One farmer in the Western District has put up a good .record tins season in the way of profit on sheep-fanning. Having a good farm for early feed and plenty of winter feed last winter, he purchased at the end of autumn old ewes from 5s to 7s apiece. The worst of these he fattened on quickly and resold. The remainder fie bred from, and boasts having reared over 80 per cent of lambs. The. wool from these ewes made 12Jd per lb, pieces BJd per Ib, and last week the lirst draft of lambs were sold at 19s Gd ami the culls of the ewes at 21s (id.—Southlander.

A cable message from Delhi status that the Indian Government proposes to assume , ' control of tin , export trade and not allow wheat to be exported wave on the Government account from April Ist next to March 31st. 1910. Leading export wheat firms will be employed to act as agents to buy on commission at prices indicated by the Government. The Government will take the profit which will be represented by the difference between the world and Indian prices, the latter being kept up artificially. The price at which the- Government commenced buying will not be announced, but will bo relatively high compared with prices to be offered later. The- Government hope in this way to bring prices .steadily and surely down. Prices in effect will be regulated through the export trade in the interests of the consumer. Breeders of Shorthorn cattle will be interested to know that the next meeting of thv Purebred Shorthorn Breeii-'..μ-s' Association, formed about twelve months ago. will be held at tln« Wfii-i-oa experimental !''arin .sometime during next month. The Associnti-in has made .splendid progress since ts formal i«!irand it now has a .substantial balance , at the bank. Kntrie.s have ben reeeiYed from the Wairarapa. Taiaimki, and w'oodville districts and even from the. confines of the Waikato. where an association was iormed some time ago. Though calling itself a Shorthorn Jireeders' Association, the Waikato body appears to be more of a dairy eow association ; so long a.s a co-v eoine.s up to a certain standard .sin , is admitted to the books, whereas the Shorthorn Association in these pu 'Is ieinanrl purity of breed, irrespective 01 milking quality, etc., before a eow can he entered in the stud book. The date of the me! , ting at the Evporitneutal Kami next month has not yet be"ii fixed h'lt wil lbe notified later on.