JOTTINGS FOR FARMERS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14985, 4 June 1914, Page 13

JOTTINGS FOR FARMERS.

Tho Secretary of Agricultiiro at Washington, U.i-.A.. has been pre--ented with tho largest radish ever .rown in tho United States. It weighed Vib, and was grown by a Japanese ••u-mer at Mobile. How. many ("Amateur Gardening asks) could tako a neal off such a radish?

ROTHERHAM. The bachelors of llotherham are holding tneir lirst annual ball in. tna Rothernam Public Hull to-morrow (Friday). An energetic committee, of .vhich'Mr J. F. Banks is hon. socre.ary, is making all arrangements. Mrs traili's band, 110 m Lc-ithneld, has been 'angaged to supply the music, and a \Va.au firm has oeen entrusted with the .ateiing. Given a fino evening, a large -attendance- is expected.

RANGIORA. ■ On Tucsdav evening, Mr J. B. \\d : ion, of Rangiora, was the guest .or onour at a social evening in tho dowling Club rooms, by his family, on .is attaining his eighti.th birthday. Ho ".as been a resident of Rangiora for afty-SQven years. All the family woro .resent, and friends to the number of about hftv were invited. Tho party -00k tho form of a progressive euchro r__tch. when Mrs C~. E. 801 l and Mr .1. H. Walker took the principal prizes, uho minor ones tailing to Mrs .Marshall and Mr T. Shankland. During the evening Mr H. Boyd, on behalf of thoso present, presented Mr Wilson with a fountain nen and a silk naudkerchief. As the* party broke up they sang the National Anthem, the day ot the King's birthday having _ust been entered unon. Tho premutation of a lortg-serv-co medal to Major G. Humphries oid n*>B take place yesterday, as he was unablo to be present.