INGLEWOOD NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 262, 6 November 1901, Page 2

INGLEWOOD NEWS.

(PitOM OUK OWN CORRESPONDENT). We are enjoying a good spell of fine weather here, which is causing the milk supply at our local butter factories to increase at a very satisfactory fate. Every year there are a few farmers who j,et their dairy herds complete'y spoilt by ergnr., and they feel the less for three ;ir four years in succession. A firmer liviog on the Kaimate-road goh t >gethpr, in the course of four or five years, a go-jd selection of about 40 dairy cows, and out of that number, last autumn, over 30 slipped, and 15 out of 20 heifers to cilve ia the spring, turned out to be barren. The farmer had to sell his cows and heifers at store prices, buy dairy cows in calf, at about £3 more thin he sold for, and chance half of them beiog no good. He estimated his loss at ovjr £200; and h will b=i three Or foUr years before he has a dairy td bring in the returns eqihl to last year's. So dairy farming dots not; always pay, A very successul ball was held in | the Foresters' Hall lose Thursday evening, in aid of the brass band. The hall was tastefully decorated anil the floor was in good dancing order, music being supplied by Messrs Ellis, MoDonald and L'tnb ; e. The result of the ball wns the acquisition of over £lO to the funis of the band.