LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Putaruru Press, Volume VI, Issue 230, 29 March 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. J. G. Gasparich, headmaster of the Putaruru school, has made a good recovery from his recent operation and resumed his duties last Monday. Messrs. Little and Nicholson, of Lichfield, have a very fine crop of Aberdeen purple top turnips. The crop is a very even one and the roots average from 151 bto 201 b each. Two fine specimens weighing 191 b and 251 b respectively have been on show at Mr. C. G. Alcorn’s office. The crop was grown with 2cwt of special turnip manure to the acre.

At the second last community sing held in the Putaruru Presbyterian Hall a vote was taken for the most popular song in the song book, and “ Mother Machree ” was placed at the top of the poll. A vote was taken at the last sing for the most popular song, not necessarily in the song book, and the result will be announced at the next sing.

The Arapuni power works were visited on Saturday by Messrs. F. M. Strange, chairman, and N. G. McLeod, chief engineer, to the Thames Valley Electric Power Board, for the purpose of obtaining first-hand information as to the progress of the scheme for the use of its farmer clients, who use about one-third of the total number of power-driven milking machines in the Dominion.

At a meeting of the Waikato Cricket Association at Hamilton it was decided to invite the Waipa, Maniapoto, Piako and King CountryAssociations to take part in a tournament in Hamilton at Easter, the four first-named associations to play off on Friday and Saturday and the ultimate winner to play King. Country bn Easter Monday, for the South Auckland Shield if possible.

The beautiful green of the fields everywhere just now is a welcome sight. The growth, however, is somewhat deceiving to the eye, for it is not so vigorous as a spring comeaway. Farmers notice that when cattle are put on a paddock which seems to be fairly flush of feed it is very quickly depastured. It is greatly to be desired that the frosts keep off for some time yet, to give the fields a better chance to make a more permanent sort of headway. Once the frosts start the growth will cease, and that will put the limit to the winter feed.

The views on the rise of the level of the Waihou river, as stated by' Mr. F. C. Barnett, of Putaruru, in a report on page 3 of the last issue of the Record, are the most interesting and probable of all the conjectures made as to the cause. Mr. L. B. Campbell, district engineer, scouted the idea that the damming of the Waikato at Arapuni was responsible for the extra water in the Waihou, and said the opinion was “to be taken lightly.” After reading of Mr. Barnett’s experiences—remarkably interesting as they are—most people will consider the theory' to be worthy' of being given some weight in their judgment. Matamata Record.

On account of the farewell evening to Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bond, the Rev. E. Ward kindly postponed his lecture on “ Spooks ” till Tuesday, April 3. The address will be given on this date in the Presbyterian Hall, and musical items will be rendered by local artists. An admission charge of one shilling will be made, and the proceeds are to be devoted to the Melanesian Mission.*