ARAHURA NOTES

Hokitika Guardian, 3 January 1929, Page 5

ARAHURA NOTES

(From a CorrospmHlent). Despite tlie laid jveather lit tin* n_ „j n g of L lie son son, tin 1 Arahnra Dairy. Factory's output of butter -shows an increase over Inst year’s up to tlie ond Of December. Ibis is due to tlie pinners going in for more top-dress-iiijj; and the culling out of tlie “robber cows. The Now Year was ushered in with a vorv violent storm, which put the electric power out of action for a time, using some inconvenience to those farmers who use the power and the fact *ry. There arrived at the Arahura Hailway Station at I().:«) on Saturday evenilie, after leaving Nelson at <> a.m., the largest consignment of pure bred cattle to he brought into the district. The cattle, twelve in number, arrived to tlw* order ol Messrs .lellio end Richards. and contain some ol the best Jersey blood procurable in Now . Zealand, and will he a very valuable itndditioii to the Jerseys already in the “Valley, and to the herds of their own- , ers. These gentlemen who already have pure bred sires at the head oi I heir herds, are to he congratulated oil their enterprise in si ill adding further to their herds. 7n a short time it will not he necessary for farmers to import Jerseys as t hey will he able to procure local bred stock equal to the best in the Doiuin-