JOTTINGS FOR FARMERS

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14349, 8 May 1912, Page 12

JOTTINGS FOR FARMERS

Tho annual njeetius of the Northern A. and P. Association takes plaeo at Rangiora on Friday evening, when tho usual dinner takes place-

Mr J. Sbingtellow, of Chertsey, recently tlirc-hed out a 30-bushel to the •ivre "crop of oats off a piece of very light -leasehold land. Off his freehold land he harvested some 70-bushol oat ci ops.

Mr A. II H. Amers, Assistant Agricultural Instructor for tho* North Canterbury Hoard of Education, is at present on a tour of inspection of the agricultural work at tho various schools in the Ashburton district.

Mr J. Smith, of Ashbuirton. who bought, and until recently owned, a bloclv at tho last sub-division of the Lagmhor Estate, is just about to have threshed a paddock of 100 acres of oats, which he anticipates will give an average) yield of close on 100 bushels to tlie acre.

A well-known Tinwald and Mothvon farmer expressed tho opinion to our Ashbnrton correspondent yesterday, that the past season had been one of the very best, both as regards feed far stock, tiic returns from stock, and grain yields, Ashburtou farmers havo ever had. '

! Our Gisborne correspondent tele-, ! graphs: —It is expected to commence ! th»j Kerd-testing Association now being i formed hero witli a herd of '-'000 cows. With tho recent rains, tho pastures ' along the east coast arc reported to havo j made a satisfactory recovery. A gentleman wlio hns just- returned from a visit to this portion of tho district- states : that. tTioro has been a great lmnrove--1 input. <iuring the past tew weeks- Owing I to the orought, a number of the station 1 properties wore reduced to an almost : alarming condition of bareness, and I stock fell away considerably, particu--1 larlv cattle. There sliould now oo ! plenty of feed for tho coming winter.