DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 295, 16 May 1914, Page 4

DISTRICT NEWS.

r o :1 y 111'RFOR.D ROAD. 3 (Front Our Own Correspondent). : " I have no doubt but that you liavo "} come to the conclusion that Hurford Road has died a natural death. AlJ" though you have had no notes of the ' doings of this district for some time, all hands have been keeping up with the times.

During the smmner Messrs M. Reardon and Walshe Bros, installed milking machines. Both parties speak well of their speculations. Mr Shrinipton erected a cheese-mak-ing plant on the top end of the. road. It has' certainly gunwcd a hole in Hie Omata Dairy I'o.'s supply.

A short time back the farmers of the surrounding districts held meetings to sec if it. were possible to form a cooperative cheese factory throughout the district. A committee was pet up to enquire as to the question of cheese versus butter. .On finding that we could not reckon upon'getting more than 13'/ : d per lb butter fat for cheese, taking late market juices, the suppliers bf the Omata Dairy Co. decided to go on with butter making for the coming season. The price paid out by the Omata Dairy Co. on butter fat has been practically Is per lb for the pa.-l season. The cheese factory commiiu.ed running on alternate days in the beginning of April, whilst the butter factory commenced on May 1. We have had an unusual visitor up our road as far as Mr Reavdou's, in the way of Mr Andrew's threshing plant. Whilst cutting chaff a piece of piping that had been left in the, chaff-cutter got in contact with the knives and caused a delay of a week. Mr W. Richardson sold hij farm recently and is now on the move to take up his residence at Tataraimaka. 1 believe we are to shortly have a new neighbour in his place. The school committee held the first of a series of weekly euchre v?rties on Friday. Htli in-,!., it'being vev'- well attended, there being ten tab"- s going. The ladies' prize was won by Miss. Xums. while the gentlemen'-, went to Mr ]•:. Walshe. The dance fair-wing iva< also Avell patronised, Mr Re .idoii funplying the miMe. and Mr '. Kendnll acted as M.C. Winter is netting in carl* this year, but so far slock nit the who', are looking very well, which is ven gratifying to the owners, as feed is get- ig scarce.