PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3154, 3 April 1909, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

(From Our Resident Reporter). Friday. FARM NOTES. Recently I visited the farm of Mr E. Whyte at Konini. Mr Whyte has this season installed an up-to-date milking machine plant, and he informed me that he had been experimenting with a view of getting the best possible results for the least expenditure. In explaining the working of the machine, Mr Whyte stated that there were no pulsations in the cowshed with the "Austral"' the pulsations being combined with a vacuum pump; therefore it was impossible for the cows to come into contact with them, and air is compressed between the inflators in the teat cup, and the cup itself causing a natural downward pull on the udder of the cow, similar to that of hand milking. Mr Whyte's machine is fitted up" with tanks which receive the milk direct from the cow, thus saving the task of carrying away the milk by means of buckets. The milk is conveyed by vacuum through perfectly smooth polished piping, which are in section* or. tiioe and five feet long and fastened with union jointings*. One great advantage of this system is that the milk is taken away from the cowshed at once and cannot become contaminated. The milk, it is clamed, will keep as long again under this system. The milk stand is about 50 feet distant from, the shed and the milk is run out on a trolley. Although Mr Whyte has only a three-single-cow tank plant, he is able, with the assistance of a boy, to put through 35 cows in an hour. For repairs, so far this season, he had paid only 4s 9d and driven by a Hornsby oil engine, the plant could easily be managed by a boy. Mr Whyte said

be understood that the .proprietors of the "patent,' which is an Ausl traiian invention, were making exhaustive experiments in connection " with their machine. Mr Whyte also stated that he would willingly show - any farmer the plant at milking and give him any information concerning the wm kings of the machine. The cowshed is quite an up-to-date one, - built on one of the latest Government plans. The bails are what are known as box bails with a cement floor and the cows come into the shed at one end and go out at the other and are prevented from going anywhere the milk stands, and the yards are built on natural slope thereby always keeping sweet and clean. It would be to the interest of any dairy farmer who contemplates going in for milking machines to inspect Mr Whyte'a shed, plant, etc, and get the benefit of his experimenting which has turned out so successful. ■ A return tennis match between the "Town" and "Country" will be played on the local course on Saturday afternoon. The first match was won by the "Country" team, but the "Town" players hope to turn the tables on their "Country" friends this time. Dairy farmers in various parts of this district contemplate putting in milking machine plants this coming year. The unfavourable weather on Wednesday evening somewhat interfered with the attendance at the Methodist Sale of .Work in ths Olympic Theatre. However, a successful sale resulted and almost the whole of the articles were disposed of. The various stalls were in charge of the following-Fancy goods, Mrs Speers; lollies, Misses Cox and Clifton; flowers and pot plants, Miss Marten; afternoon tea, Mrs Cox and Miss Martin; art gallery, Miss Main-

waring, assisted by Master V. Cox; shooting gallery, Mr Clifton; prouce, Messrs Boagey and Blackwell. At the close of the sale Mr H. Griffiths submitted the balance of the goods at auction. Between £3O and £4O was raised by the sale which must be considered very good. . A movement is on foot amongst the local Friendly Societies, the Pahiatua Brass Band and the Pahiatua Fire Brigade to arrange a demonstration on a Sunday in aid of the , Hospital. It is to be hoped that the proposal will meet with the united support of the various bodies interested, and also that of the general public. As in other places Pahiatua thi

week is receiving a good share of boisterous weather. Several business premises on the west side of Main street are receivI ing a coat of paint. The painting trade, which hss been very slack during the summer, is, I am given to understand, showing • an improvement. Lodge Pahiatua, U.A.0.D., met |in the Foresters' Kali last evening. I There was a gcod attendance of mem- ' bers. Three new members were in- ' itiated and two proposed for ■ ship. It was decided to pay a return visit to the Eketahuna Lodge at an early date. After the usual business of the Lodge had been transacted a social evening was held. During the evening songs were rendered by I Eros. J. Trezise, A. Heberley, A. : Cosford, B. Mills, W. Jacques and E. Finch. Light refreshments were handed round, <tnd a very enjoyable evening was spent. i There-seems to be a.scarcity of trucks for railing timber, as a wellknown sawmiller informed me today that he had been waiting for three days for two trucks in which to send timber away. ! The lease of the Woodville Railway Refreshment Rooms has been secured by Messrs Grant and Connop, who

took possession on April Ist. The making of the footpath from Pahiatua to Scarborough and the .Railway Station will have a tendency to improve the road, as the contractors are ploughing the sides of the road, using the earth for filling in purposes, thus giving the road the required rounded surface so necessary for the keeping in good order of a main road. The win of one of our locally owned horses at the Masterton race meeting was a very popular one here, as it lias been considered for some time past that Mr Vincent had had his full share of hard Juck in connection with the running of Royal Maid.