COUNTRY NEWS AND NOTES.

Press, Volume XIIX, Issue 14553, 2 January 1913, Page 2

COUNTRY NEWS AND NOTES.

JOTTINGS FOR FARMERS.

An excellent shearing tally comes from -Mr George Jameson's Aomarama station, near Hastings. There were five men on tho board, .all -Maoris, and in six consecutive days 013U sheep were put 'through. Tho men averaged sheep per week, and *215 daily. Tiio two best tallies were IS3, 254, 2/5, 278, _-lG 208. and 183, 240. 257, 247, 215, 101.

This season lias been a phenomenal ono for tho sale of agricultural implements in Gisborno (telegraphyour correspondent). Tho representative of a local firm, which deals largely in farm implements, stated that during tho year there had been sold more reapers and binders, mowers and horse rakes, than during any season in the past, and all firms had done good business.

On board tho New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Orari, 'which arrived at Auckland yesterday morning, there was a valuable- consignment of blood stock. The an.mals will be placed in quarantine for tho usual period before being brought to the mainland. There is a consignment of Jersey cattle for Mr C. Day, "of Tamahere, Waikato, and for Mr It. Glynn Lewis, of Okoroire. The steamer also brings some Hereford, cattle for a Wellington herd, and some Ilomncy sheep.

Whilo the hills around Cheviot are tinged with brown, tjiero is no general demand for moro ram. Grass this year has grown luxuriantly, and there is a plentiful supply of food for stock. One farmer remarked to a ''Press" representative yesterday that '-'haystacks are everywhere—in places where wo have never soan them before." Several ' farmers in| Spotswood district have announced their intention of going in for dairying, and with that end'in view havii purchased separator plants, and cream will be sent to Christchurch. tSome farmers in Cheviot aro cons dering the advisability of doing likewise.

In and around' the Cheviot district shearing is being iinished, and the harvest is'coming in fast. The best land in the district, it is stated, has produced tlio poorest crops, whije the light land has had the must proritablo crops. Relow Spotsv.ood. where thero has been tor> much rain the crops are described as bad, and there are some wlieat crops o,n light lands that are expected to go from 50 to GD bushels per »ere. Though on the whole the season is not so gocu as last year, thero has been more hay harvested this year than ever before. A large number of fat lambs will go from this district tlrs year.