PASTURES AND CROPS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 30 November 1912, Page 6

PASTURES AND CROPS

THE WAIRARAPA DISTRICT. The following reports on tho pas- I tures and crops in the Wairarapa dis- I trict appear in tho "Agricultural Journal" for this month: — Pahiatua. Wo have again experienced a lot of boisterous weather, tho rainfall for tho month being 6.34 in. ' with one day to go. Rain fell on sixteen days, tho maximum foil being 1 1.34 in. on tho 15th. Rainfall for October, 1911, 3.48 in. Docking is not yet completed owing to tho bad weather. Shearing is also being delayed through the .same cause . Cereals and grasses are, however, making good growth, and would especially bo so if wo could get a few warm and .sunny days.—T. Bacon. Xorth Wairarapa—Tho beginning of tho past month and up to the 24th was good growing weather, lmt to-

wards the end we had a touch of wintor, with snow on tho low country and cold bitter winds, which stayed) all growth, and was particularly rough on newly shorn ewes. Notwithstanding, the country in looking well, and there is abundance of feed. I observe the grass-grub in different parts of the district working away amongst the grain crops. My experience is that the harder tho ground is rolled the less liable are the grubs to spread and destroy grain.—J. S. Rankin. Masterton. —There was very failspring weather during tho first part of the month, then high winds were experienced which retarded tho growth of graas; but, generally speaking, the pastures look very well. Crops are not looking as well as they should. During the last week we experienced very rough weather —wind, rain, and hail —and on the. 26th instant wo had snow fairly low down. This rough weather has caused " a heavy mortality among newly shorn sheep, and orchards have in many instances suffered severely.—T. C. Webb.

South Wairarapa.—During the month of October the weather on tho whole was favourable. On the 26th a blizzard came from the south, at times blowing with hurricane force. Stock suffered severely through the storm.- Snow fell down, to tho lower levels, which is'unusual at this time of the year. In ■ most cases farmers have- had an exceptionally good lambing. Oat crops are looking well, and feed is plentiful. Shearing in many cases is in full swing.—S. C. Ivens.