PASTURES AND CROPS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 1 July 1913, Page 3

PASTURES AND CROPS.

THE WAIRARAPA REPORTS. The following reports on. the pastures and crops in the Wairarapa district appear in this month's issue of the Agricultural Journal:— Pahiatiia.—Winter set in in real earnest from the commencement of i May up to about the last week, when frosts came, with fogs for three mornings. The fogs helped to ( prevent the frost from cutting down the pastures. The soil is iin good condition for the plough, and it will now pay to turn the land and work it well. Farmers will now have to begin to feed their stock. During the month rain fell in Pahiatua on fifteen days, as against ten days for the same period last year. The total fall during the month was 6.H'in.—T. BACON. North Wairarapa.—Rough weather was experienced throughout the district during May. This will tend to make feed scarce, and to raise the price of fat and forward stock. Turnips are not standing much feeding off. The majority of the butter and cheese factories will be closing down, about the middle of June. There have been more cows milked in the Wairarapa this year than rly. Thir' will help to make cow feed very scarce about spring. There is still a fair amount of crutching to be done or the stations. Farm work is at a standstill, the ground being too wet to plough. Those who have winter should reap the benefit.—J. S. RANKIN. Masterton.—The weather durimz Mav was exceptionally wet and cold, and has seriously interfered with farming, operations. Ploughing in particular .has been thrown back, but fortunately a considerable amount of; ploughing was? done last month", and in isolated' cases early oats we"e' sown. It is y.erv noticeable that the autumn sown crops usually turn, out; vrMirK better..than the spring crops. ; Weak sheep are feeling the rigorous; weather which has been exyvrnnced, in this district, and it is reported that' a number have already succumbed, flnow fell on the low-lying countrv on the 22nd. but remained only a short time. Pastures? have suffered with the early approach of winter, but <=o far there appears to be ample feed to see the winter through. Fortunately there was a large quantity of real pood hay saved . this season.—T. C. WKBB. . . i '■■■', ■ ' ■ . Carterton!—The weather during month of May was very unsettled, an# on the high: country snow was very much in evidence. Several heavy, frosts were experienced. The milk-' vield has decreased considerably, and all factories will" shortly be closing. Stock in general are looking well. Manv fanners 'ai"e having trouble in obtaining grazing for their dairy herds. Autumn sown crops aTe looking well.—S. C. -IVENS.