Country News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 262, 27 September 1902, Page 3

Country News.

(from odp. own correspondent.) STCJDHOLME JUNCTION. This district is, in common w.tb others, feeding the bad effects of the cold south wind, and grass ip making very little progress. Most of the crops are sown and are coming away very well. Ewes lambing are having a very rough time and I hear of a munperof deaths amongst the lamb*. Feed is badly wanted. The creamery is still flourishing, and the manager ie getting so much milk that the C iinpany have discontinued paying by the gallon and now pay by ihe per centage of butter fat, the price being Ilfd per lb to tbe suppliers. Mr Black informs me he is getting 9000 Ibi of milk per week and expects soon to get nearly as much again, especially if warm weather comet I hear of quite a number of bora s dying lately. Mr H Koheits lost a va liable nixie in foal, as did Mr Campbell. Messrs Lindsay Bros h-d a very good beast drop dead while at woikthe other day. The Coun y Council have met the settlers 1 ere very liberally overa -y work, such as draining, and the mads arc in a better stale than ever. The bachelors of the district intend holding a bachelor ball in the school on Friday next. Hannaton now boasts of a Christy Minstrel troupe, composed of our brightest and best, who arc getting op an entertainment in aid of the echool funds. We all look forward to the night when they appear. Tun committee’s thanks are due to tho e wh > *-o kindly came forward to assist.