SPLENDID CROWTH.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 178, 23 April 1908, Page 2

SPLENDID CROWTH.

REPORTS ON THE COUNTRY CROPS. ' Alternate days of wet. and fine weather, coiitinue up here (says our Feilding correspondent), : and the result is. that winter crops for feed are coming forward in tine ; style. In fact, "the early) settler'.'.,says he has never seen crops'so lanyard at such an /, oarly: period in all his experience. \Ve were, talking (writes our ' travelling . ■ correspondent) about the wonderful, weather which has followed the break up of the. droughts My friend said: "Yes, it's;.ju'st . marvellous. I, have been, farming-for. as' long as 1 can remember, but never .have 1 .! seen such a rapid growth in the paddockß." Like most- others on the land this farmer had expected ,'to see long and heavy rain, followed by frost; instead of which the rains been gentle and not too heavy,.' and r what is so very 'important,, no have yet been experienced. The result isi'the're is a continued growth in the grass paddocks. ■ There are many places where paddocks bad been eaten very bare/indeed, and hardly, a seed stalk of crested dogstail had been. left. . These are now beautifully green, c But tho, grass is very short; still, what there is gives a nice bite, aiid is growing faster now than sheep can teed it'ott. There are .some very striking examples of this on the ; way to Gladstone, from Mastorton. On the left there is a range of low hills, which.'l had-, noticed a few .days before from a distance of some niiles. They looked remarkably - vivid in their new green'tint, when.'l rode past them the. other day. There has also been quits as remarkable a recovery in rape ; paddocks,, but in most' cases it is too', late, for the turnip .crops.-,to ,receive; much' benefit., t . There is plenty: of..Jeaf'iii mariy.[Cases; butr the bulb: is . making./very, : little ;hea<lway.. l i Several farmers.'have' told me 1 they are 'of-; opinion that the drought will prove, a bles- •' sing .in _ disjguise in,- more. ways. - than:-one.--In particular, j it is considered that' grass : . . paddock's ~will bo much."cleahor,, than they.,,, have-been for somo years past ; many weeds • have been killed right .'out, and sheep have been iso'short of feed that they have oaten out the crowns of weeds, 'which in other seasons'have'been merely grazed. SOUTH CANTERBURY DAIRY COMPANY. i (BY TELEGRAPH—HtESS ASSOCIATION.) ■V',.. Chrlstohurch,'April 22. Tho South Canterbury Dairy Company propases to close the factory- and cease operat-, tions altogether. Dairy farming not a strong feature of. Canterbury. According to last year's figures, there were in'.tho: whole of Canterbury .seven : butter factories, eight cheese factories, nine-; teen mills, and thirty-nine' private '■ cheese dairies. In private cheese dairies, the pro- ' vince excels, for there are only three others : of those in the* rest of New Zealand.- •-/ ■ Tho South Canterbury (Proprietary Cheese Factory at Timaru last year had an output' of '46 tons. ; [ . The South • Canterbury Co-operative Dairy Factory at Timaru last year produced 188 tons of butter from the milk of 261 suppliers." It: had' 'fourteen-.''.creameries'. situated at •Fairlie,' Albury, Pleasant Point, Tcmuka, Sti Andrew's, Geraldipe,, Hunter, Hook,- Springbrook, Claudeboye, Beaconsfield, ■Seadmyn, Woodbury, and Otipua. • ( : i , : ' The secretary of -both tho cheese and tho butter factory is Mr. W. S. N Griffin, and the registered brand in each case is "Filbert." It is not, however, quite clear from the, brief telegram what factory has. closed down. LAND SALES. , LOWER PRICES, DO, GOOD A Taihape land agent interviewed (says our Manawatu correspondent) states that the present low price of land has' brought about ' a better-class of buyers, and; although prospects may appear dull to some, it will: not be so with the land agents.. He'anticipates : plenty of sales! during:'the : winter.' 'Ylhe prices of land have been slightly 'reduced, and, ■ /at the present prices of stock a farmer , does . not experience tho same difficulty . in;stockiilg ; his farm. OUR DIARY, ' ; : ' shows. ' Apr. 30.—Malvern A. and P. (Sheffield). • ! May 29. —Tokomairiro Farmers' Club (Mil* ; . ' ton).' •'• V : June 2, 3, 4, s.—Otago A, and P. Winter 1 Show (Dunedin). ■ l . : June 12, 131—Ashburton A. and P.= Winter ' . Show. ■ ' ) j uno 16, 17—Southland A. and P. Wiiiter • Show (Invercargill). ; 1 Tiino 23 to 26.—National Dairy Show, Pal- ■ ! merston 'North. . , v , j u iy 8, 11.—Waikato Winter Show (Hamil- ' ' ton). ■ >' b Oct. 21, 22.—Hawko's Bay A. and P. (Hastings). . s Nov. 4, 5, 6.—Manawatu, - NoVi ir, 12, 13.-Christchurch.' ' : - Nov" 13, 14— Wanganui I LONDON WOOL SALES, . ® 3rd series bogin ... ... May 12. 0 4th „ i> — — •'"'y !4 0 sth. „ .. ■ Sop'- "• { ® 6th j, s. - ••• ,21, g STOCK SALES ADVERTISED. ■ v g Thursday, April 23.—Dalgety and Co.. ar.d Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile. ' Co., , V -Ltd.,' Sale Stock, at Palmerston North; y Friday, April 24. —Dalgety and Co., Sala . • 0 Stock, at Levin. ' J '. o Friday, April 24.—Dalgety and C 0.," Sale, o Stock, Wavorloy. . . j,, t Friday. April 24.—Mutual Trading Co., Car- -, y torton, Sale, Stock, Carterton. ... Saturday, April 25—Rose, Ltd., Salo,Horses, ■ , at Dannevirke. : :.'■■■ , .i, Wednesday, April 29.—Dalgety and -Co.- ~ Sale, Stock, Otaki. y . ' ~ '• » "Woods's Peppermint Cure appears, to bring ° Your trado amount the snuggest, . . ,' I 'spo°e it won't cure evervthinjr' l " ' "We'll, no," replied the druggist. "Ifc won't euro everything? at least, ; i- Unless I'm much . mistaken I ''t. t- "What won't it cure in man.or.beastP" v ; Said he: "It cure bacon!" ' 8