Country News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 151, 11 January 1902, Page 3

Country News.

{FROJI OOR OWN CORBESPCNDENT) STUDHO.LMB JUNCTION. Prom a farmer's point of view the veather we hav« been having at Studlolmo has been ait one could wish for, ind crops of all d acriptions are doing veil indeed. Grans is plentiful, wheat, >ats and barl«y ire filling splendidly, md should tiie wather continue wa mould have a beautiful harvest, whioh will soon be with usj I noticed one patch of dun oats that will be reidy for ,he reaper in a few days. Velvet and .vin-er wheats are doing far better than nosbof the Tuscan and spring jvheats. fhe birds are now having their harvest jut of the growing crops, and as far as ny experience goen tuey are doing more lamage this year tnan I have ever before notioed, and I am informed by a firmer of 25 years' experience in this district that the birds are far worse than they have ever been, and all this notwithstanding the great number of eggs sollected by the children and adults of this district. One lad of eight years of »ge has collected to my knowledge over 2000 this season, and I am sure that the imall bird nuisance will only be kept in uheck by systematic poi-oning, and egg gathering in season. 1 "think the County Council's plan of some five years ago of having a va§n to lay poison through each md every district in the riding was a food plan, and should be given a trial ajain.aa it is evident that if only one or iavo fanners lay poisoi they can do but little good unless the poisoning is in now nearly ciuixhucl ma is a credit to the buil.Jers and tiitt\li3br)Cti. We hii'i another, wedding in this Jistrict ye-'ecaay—Mr Meyers and Miss Milie;- and as l"ui)ili'ist,and they intend to live at the new house, you will aee that we are proyi essiva. i