Country News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 186, 5 April 1902, Page 3

Country News.

(FROM OUR OWN CORKKM’i’N pent.)

Si'UDHOLMK

lam Hurry to pay the w ather «■ (Dias disappoint iog an it is possible to !)■• Fanners have been looking for the welcome winds that never come, and at a consequence the land is as todden as ever. True, there has been a few nice warm days, but the heavy showers at night have damped farmer’s hopes of ever getting their grain together. One or two machines, I notice, have made a start again to try and thresh, but as it usually takes longer to get from set to set than to thresh the grain, progress is very alow indeed, one paddock I saw looking as if the engine was constructing water race channels. Viewing the effects of the damage done at this distance of time, truly' the farmers will be heavy sufferers. I notice some stacks that are taken down and stocked out, which will result in almost total loss to the owners Potatoes have suffered, and most of those which were on any land that the water went over are completely ruined.

I notice our local shots in the Siudhohne Mounted Rifles are well to the fore in the shooting competition, particularly Mr W. Lindsay, who won the champion cup, Mr Biuney’s Cup and Mr Tvvomey’s cup, though I understand Mr S. Lindsay takes Mr Twomey’a Cup, being second to his brother who, under the rules cannot hold the three cups, and at last Monday's match tired in W-.imate Mr H. Roberts put up the possible at 500 yards, all of whieh goes 1.0 nrov that the Studholme men can shoo: straight. 1 understand Mr M CLrrig has sol i the goodwill of bis nice compeer, farm of twenty acres to Mr G. Duncan of Awamo>, the price paid being, I believe, £250 bathe goodwill with all standing crops thereon. We shall all be very sorry to lose Mr Carrig, who has proved himself a most kind and thoughtful neighbour. I understand he intends to settle in Christchurch, and I am sure we all wish him success wherever he goes. The Fanoaton school picnic takes place today and promises to be a great success, especially as the clerk of the weather has on his best smile. Messrs Leon and Dunbar report having collected over £lO towards the picnic, also a quantity of small goods, in fact I notice the genial Herbert h down again for two prizes of 10s Od each for boys and also for girls. Mr W. Lindsay has kindly undertaken to generally superintend and handicap the youngsters, moat of the committee expressing themselves as too nervous for the undertaking.