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Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 December 1915, Page 3

A big potato grown by Mr Andrew Morton, farmer, Kipperoch, Scotland, has just been liftedi. It weighed 21b; 10-Joz., and is in circumference 24in. by loin. It is of tho Arran Chief variety.—Lennox Herald.

An influential farmer living a considerable distance from Wanganui intifatcil recently to one or tlio regimental eummittee commoted with the Battlo of the Bullion that if they sent out to hi* homestead they would get a contribution worth going tor (says the ClmMiicle). The chairman and secretary of the committee in question soon afterwards hired a strong nnd capacious cor, and whirled out full of eager expectation. They duly received the contribution which cousistedr'of — 1(5 egga.

The oontinued day weather in the Ash bur ton County is seriously affecting tho store sheep market (states the correspondent of theLyttelton Times) and at this week's sale there was practically no demand'. At the Beginning ol' November a good rain was experienced and farmers were jubilant, and with the feed coming on there was a rise in the store sheeip mai'Ket. A lint of ewes and lamb.';, all counted, which were sold at 10s Id:, changed hands two days later ait lis 6d, an increase of Is 5d per head, and within ou i week were sold again at 13s Od, an i'lcrease of 3s sd, tho sheep eventually going into the next paddiock from jvh'ch thr.y were sold in tho first place. To Jay they would be hard to sell at tho firstnamed price.