KAPONGA.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 November 1922, Page 7

KAPONGA.

.. (From Our Own Correspondent.) The Church of England parishioners have been running a series of euchre parties and dances throughout the year in aid of the church funds. These functions have been held in the Parish Hall, and have been an admirable means of not only raising necessary cash, but of enabling the parishioners to meet and get better acquainted with one another. The committee in charge- is very grateful to patrons and also to the donors of special prizes. The usual fortnightly party was hold on October 31, and well over sixty attended. Mrs. Severne won the ladies’ prize (a Doulton plate presented by Mrs. Grace) and Mr. Paine won the men’s prize (linen handkerchiefs). After supper the hall was cleared for aancing, music for which was supplied by Mrs. MeCartv and Mrs. Evans.

Congratulations to the Manaia Hibernian Society on having been selected to take charge of the championship meeting of the New Zealand Athletic. Association. It must be particularly gratifying to them, and we are all sure they will make a success of the meeting, which will necessarily last two days. Manaia has a suitable ground, and. in this respect, it is a great pity that our local ground is not up to the mark. Had it been so, Kaponga Club would probably have had the honor of conducting the meeting.

Mr. V. Marx’s pedigree Holstein cow. “Alcartra Clothilde Pietje,” has finished her official test, and has made the wonderful record of 1145.25 lb of butter-fat, with over 31.000 lb of milk in the 365 days. This. I understand, is the record for the British Empire. The cow calved recently, and produced twin heifer calves, which are both well and hearty. Alcartra Clothilde Pietie is a source of interest, not only to local people, but also to outsiders. When buyers were arriving from outside districts to attend Mr. R? T, B. Mellow’s Holstein sale, their first request to the auctioneer’s representatives was. “Take us to see Marx’s cow!”

Farmers are very busy just now preparing land and sowing crons. Large areas of soft turnins, oats, Buda kale, carrots and mangolds are being sown this season. The lucerne patches arc now showing a splendid growth, ana the writer has noticed several patches of Japanese millet being sown. A number of farmers who have sown Chow Mollier have had to re-sow, their first sowing proving no good. The general opinion appeal’s to be that the seed has been sown too deep. Several patches are 1 doing really well. R. E. Wiffiams and Sons, the well-known local butchers, have again been fortunate enough to secure a supply of prime Inil- ' Socks, sufficient for the requirementi of

the district for the coming season, from Mr. J. F. Stevenson, of Kapuni. They are also taking orders now for new season’s lamb.