COUNTRY NEWS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 367, 7 June 1911, Page 5

COUNTRY NEWS.

(Own Correspondents)

Kiritehere - Moeatoa,

Settlers in these parts are busily employed in clearing away the dirty wool, etc., on their lambs, dosing them, and changing them from pasture to pasture. Those lambs with dirty wool are especially liable to be struck by the fly, for now is the season. Every care should be taken to remove unclean wool, and to wash the shorn parts with a solution of dip and kerosene.

In the case of worm in lambs, worm tablet are often used with more or less success. In most cases, however, a change of pasture with new feed works wonders.

Mr Dave Wiley, Marokopa, has the work of erecting Mr F. Templeman's house in hand. The building will be completed in from six to eight weeks' time, after which we undertand Mr Templeman will be leaving on a visit to friends in Australia. The Rev. Father Brennan, of Te Kuiti, paid a visit to these parts the other day. The Rev. Father will visit Marokopa and its surrounding districts regularly during the coming summer months. It is said that where a percentage of "poa pratensis" and "crested dogstail" is sown, sheep are tolerably free from scour and other internal complaints. Torrential rains have fallen but the weather shows signs of clearing.

It is reported that two Mormon missionaries have passed this way. It is probable that they will find this a stony soil, the bachelors are not likely to take the matter up with enthusiasm —except the missionaries prove Interesting.