CARDIFF MOTES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 5, 30 November 1916, Page 3

CARDIFF MOTES.

(From an Occasional Correspondent.) The milking.season so tar has been one of the worst experienced i'or a number of years. Homo, -.aimers' milk yield lias begun to go back already, which has not been t:ie ease in other years till alter Christmas. I have heard different farmers say that thenmilk yield has dropped -as much as 200 to 250 in one day. If the_ present weather continues there will he a serious shortage of butter and cheese this season, not only from this district, but from the whole of Taranaki. In consequeneco the farmers' will hWe a struggle to make both ends meet..

The rainy season is hindering farming operations very considerably. If there is not a break in the weather shortly to allow of crops being put in, stock will have a. very hard winter. It would be much better if the Government would see that the men who have previously volunteered were "starred." Quite a lot of "barrack" has taken place in this distrct through one of our young men (Maurice Prebble) having been drawn in the ballot. Now, Maurice volunteered some months ago, but was turned down as being unfit for service. Strange to say, the "gentlemen" of military age who have indulged in a lot of throwing-off have not vo'utiteered themselves so far, and there are quite a few of them in this particular family too. I think it is a bit thick, Mr Editor, don't you.

The County workmen made a start some time ago to repair the slip near the Waingongoro, and have left an open drain quite four or five feet deep unprotected, which is very dangerous, not only to vehicular traffic, but to stock being driven along the road. A horse fell into the drain only the other day, and it took sonie considerable, time to free the animal.

Mr "Jack" Stewart is having a run of bad luck just now. First of all' his two daughters were sent to the .hospital, but I am pleased to say they are .gain at home. Tlie next run of bad luck was the death of his father, and the latest to he laid aside is his son Cecil, who had the misfortune to run a piece of steel from a wedge into his stomach, but I understand he will soon be about again. Quite a number of farmers have had cows affected with colds in their udders. In most cases a partial cure has been effected, but it nearly always leaves a weak quarter, and consequently it affects their yield of milk.

The Opunake Road is cutting up very badly through the carting of stone from the Waingongorti, anil Iho continued wet weather, ft would he

much better if this work could be undertaken in the summer months. I understand the children of the local Hi'bool are practising for a concert to be held before the Christinas holidays. If the concert proves the success the last one did, it will be worth Koing a long way to hear.