NELSON NEWS

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21355, 24 December 1934, Page 22

NELSON NEWS

♦ CHRISTMAS SHOPPING IMPROVEMENT ON PREVIOUS YEARS (arxcm. to csk »bess.) NELSON, December 22. Nelson shopkeepers report that yes. terday's business was as heavy aj Christmas Eve last year, and that given another fine day on Monday this year's Christmas takings will exceed those of the last few years. Large crowds, including many people from outlying districts, were about in the streets, most being intent on making purchases. Business men approached this morning expressed themselves delighted with the result of this week's turnover, and most predicted that Monday night would find them with the best figures in recent years. Examination Results The principal of Nelson College has received advice from the Education Department that the following students at evening classes of the technical school have gained senior free places:—Florence N. Andrell, Delia Chitenden, Rima Holyoake, Rachael Lawn, Rita D. Manssen, Jean Martin, Hazel Natta, Ngare L. Stallard, John E. Guthardt, Herbert G. Faulchelle, William E. Bennett, Gerald O'Connor, Arthur S. Thom. Clover Seed Dr. O. H. Frankel, of the Wheat Research Institute, is expected to arrive in Nelson on Monday, when Dr. D. L. Freeman, of the Nelson branch of the Department of Agriculture, will accompany him on a tour of inspection of Nelson's wheat growing areas. A short time ago Dr. Freeman emphasised the possibilities of clover seed production on Nelson farms, and speaking to a reporter, he further stated that he would like to see this branch of farming prosper, as seed harvested locally should give a good account of itself. Nelson possessed both a suitable soil and an appropriate climate for the production of clover seed, while clover herbage was always a valuable asset for feeding on a stock farm, whether this was depastured or converted into silage or hay. Dr. Freeman related an instance where, during the recent season, one Nelson farmer had grown more than 100 sacks of red clover (each 2001b in weight) and 75 sacks of this yield had been shipped to America at an exportable value of approximately £lO for each sack. Last season was regarded as abnormally dry in Nelson district, yet under favourable soil conditions one enterprising farmer harvested at the rate of four 2001b bags of seed an acre, from 12 acres of clover land, and the yield had realised the substantial sum of £3OO. Such a splendid return, said Dr. Freeman, would assuredly impress district farmers with the possibilities from the financial aspect for seed production on Nelson farms.