DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 March 1922, Page 6

DISTRICT NEWS.

RIVERLEA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Last Tuesday, Mr. A. J. Glasson, of the Department of Agriculture, accompanied by Mr. B. L. Webby (supervisor) and-Mr. A. E. Mills (headmaster), paid a visit of inspection to the mangold and carrot plots grown in connection with the boys’ and girls’ agricultural clubs. Before leaving the school Mr. Glasson had a few questions to ask the competitors regarding the kind of seed and manure used. He impressed upon them the fact that practical results were of little use ,unless they imderstood very thoroughly how best results were likely to be obtained. Then, probably, the most important of all was the keeping of accurate records. After inspecting the various plots, Mr. Glasson expressed great pleasure in finding such a high average of good crops, and went on to say that it was easily seen they had profited by last year’s experience, which showed conclusively that insufficient regular cultivation had caused the crops to be not nearly so good as would otherwise have been the case. As for this year’s cultivation, he considered it excellent, for in only one case it fell below a fair standard, and he felt certain that when the judging was done in June this particular crop would be among the foremost in this respect. After the plots had been inspected, lunch was kindly provided by Mrs. B. L. Webby. The Methodist -.harvest festival sale was a great success this year. The good things given; realised the sum of £lo, which is much better than last jear. We are all > sorry to hear that

the Rev. W. W. Avery is shortly leaving here to take up church work at Waitoa. The sports committee have everything up-to-date in readiness for the sports meeting to be held next Thursday and I think all that is now needed is a fine day, which, I believe, the secretary has ordered from Wellington.