NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 November 1923, Page 3

NEWS AND NOTES.

During the hearing of a share-milk-ing ease in the Alastcrtou Court (says the ‘‘Wnirurapa Daily Times”), it was mentioned that in America gramaphoiies are jdayed in niilk'ing sheds so a- to make the cows more contented while milking is going on. Ten miles of lupins on the sandy wastes la-ar lliinatangi till the air with sweet pc.'dmii.-, and furnish the begs villi stores of honey. An Austi.i'iau visitor, wlios,. business ''u- Use i traction (if vegetable oils oil a large scale, secured a quantity of lupoi -ceil for ex peri incut.

One of the inosL striking examples of the value of lucerne in the Nelson district is that ill connection with Sl. Alary's Convent farm in Brook Street -ays an exchange). A few years ago it was impossible to feed one hnr-e and II env.s olf the place, but to-day, with twelve acres of income. five horses and 2's cows are kept. The lucerne was planted on what was formerly waste land, which the farm manager considered Mas not worth 2IH an acre, hut which at pro-ent be would not i ihe C2:>:i or even 12)09 an acre for. The manager gave the land a dressing of 22ewt of lime per acre, lie had not, manured, and only a portion of the p_> acres was inoculated. His ex peiaenee was fimt ii'oeula tioii made very little diti'ereuee.

11 is eu-tnmary after 'lc <hi', [- iTiureh Carnival week lor many slnivs in be eurreiil ol haud-onie winnings and pitiable ln--cs made by rmogm rs. many of whieli are wrif eu olf as decidedly jietiTiuiis. Oug lioweter. 1 1 vouched for and that x live win of a skipper of one of-the .’ u i i-i Company's coastal vessels. The nun I w tick a dav ashore on the Cud Hay and all hough not supposed to he a ‘ lior-< ’’ man had a '‘Hut ter" on the big rare. He took a big risk some people «"risidered in plumping a cool hundred on Rouen, reckoned to be a ie.uk outsider. but as seen as the rice was run and the figures hoisted. lb.- gallant skipper collected his “dr. v.' tend'red his resignation as a servant, oi the Union fs.fs. Co., and l rin'ie-l to his home Mi Australia with a wad of notes numbering well into four figure-'.