A Farmer's Experience.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7877, 20 July 1905, Page 4

A Farmer's Experience.

A south Taranaki farmer had, says I !an exchange, a rough experience in ' ' tin' Toko district a few weeks hack. Hi desired to sell some of the stock 1.,- had I'utiuiug on his farin in that locality. The callle nuiiihcii-il about i.vo hundred head and on the road he it..l io doss over a heavily lloo.lcd n.er Willi llu in. Wnen -l-he river was . .clad, he forced his en!lie in and : ; . y were soon all swiiiiiiiing about | i. an aimless sort of way. The ani'm.ils persislnl in going every way li.ii the right one, 'and" eventually | ...,-> all swain hack to ilie starting ~.-,iil. The fanner then singled out at: old cow to ac! as leader, and 'tot ring her into the si ream, the | larmcr swam his horse close up, seiz!ed the cow by the lail, and piloted in.i across to'the other side. Hy ilie time he himself had reerosscd and | Minted Ilie held, the old cow had tciiurucii to look for her mates. For ' | nvo solid hours, ilie fariner says, he l-;-..aiii about iii the icy water trying 110 get the eat lie across, but witlilout. -avail. Kvuitually lie conceived 'i the idea of takinji, them over in hatches of a dozen. This met with more success, and after he had about a third of the mini across the others .'.'.vain over without further trouble. That farmer deserves to become a " | millionaire !