BUCKLAND.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 207, 26 June 1914, Page 2

BUCKLAND.

THE DAIRY SEASON. The BUccoss which attended winter dairying in tnis fiistrict last ymr, is proving on i"c?nlivd to farmers tn g.i ii in' re largely fur milkig thh wint r. Many dairies supplying cream commenc d the row seuion at fh 1 iat; c r it Apii I, a-d good tupf lics of t'lo b nu-separated produet are being regularly forwarded to tho vaiious butter factories. Varijus of the cream suppli-rs also commenced cprratbns with portions ot thtir herdi during the past month, while numbers will inve their herds coming to prolit from now onwards.

For the month of May ard the ti'st . two period* of the current month, [ the supplies of milk received at the i New Zealand Dairy Association's local creamer/ have been more than douLlo the amount pupplied during ths corresponding period last year, and in consequence of the quantities ottering, it has been d:cided ti keep the creamtry running throughout the present wirier. Prospects for a successful wint;r season are exceptionally bright. A large acreage ot new grass has been laid down during the autumn, and many of tho early-plsntid fields are now being fed off. Turnips and other root cropa a*e much in evidence, and such ctops Lave made a splendid growth. Top-dressing of pastures with artificial fertilisers has rgain been carried cut extensively. The herds, Rener. Ilv, are in solardid condi ion. GEORGE STREEI FOOTPATH. A short time back the Pukekohe West Ro-d Bard to k over a new roadway between the Wctleyan and Anglic ;n chutclies. The r ad, now known a? Georae street, has lately ha i considerable improvements ell'ected. A wide footpath hss been forme,! and spread with m tal chips, provided by the Hoard. The work has been carried cut by. various ratepayers to whose property the street gives acceß". IMPROVING THE LAND. Considerate improvements are heing carried out by Mr H. H. D. Wily to the ground lately purchased by him near the old railway track. Much ot tha ground presented a most uninviting appearance prior to being acquire 1 by the present owner, but Mr Wily lost no lime in having work commenced on the properf. Noxious gnwths which covered portions were rlearc?, the rotary disc plough was brought into requisition, and the whole Bspect of th? place has been altered This change has be;n effected within the short space of three month", and it serves to demonstrate what can te done with ro:gh or broken pieces of ground, if the work of clearing, clratling up and ploughing is taken in hand sj.stematically. The p'operty referred to above, is row showing up in marked contra : t to the absncloned railway track between Buckland and Tuakau, conc?rnirg which a paragraph from cne of your correspondents appeared in lust Friday's issue of the "Times." LADIES' HUUKEY CLUB. Recently a meeting was held in the public hall for the purpose of ascertaining what support would be accorded a ladies' hockey club. The promoters have since made a canvass of the district and, as a result, a number of young ladies gathered together on Satuiday last, and again on Tuesday, tn practice the game. I understand there ia every likelihood of a good club being got together. LIGHT-AND CHURCH FELLOWSHIP. The Anglican community of Mercer, where a new church is bei"g built, have applied to the vestry of the Buckland church for the kerosene lamps which until recently were in use in the church, but have now given place to the acetylene gas plant installed for lighting the building. Tha lamps, I am informed, are being presented by the vestry to the people of Mercer. .»