WATER WIZARD AT WORK.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 288, 29 August 1908, Page 3

WATER WIZARD AT WORK.

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Boring operations at Arataki 'Experiment Farm (says a Press Association telegram from Hastings) having already been tried without success, the Rev. H. Mason, of Otahuhu, at the' Department's request, visited the farm yesterday, horning, and in a very short time was ablo definitely to state whero water, would be'found in several places in unlimited quantities.' He considered the water was contained in underground cisterns moro than in rapid currents,-as in the vicinity of Auckland. - Mr. Mason afterwards left for the Government stations at Levin and Momahaki. ■ i ■

THE DAIRYING OUTLOOK, MIXED PROSPECTS. Tho coming dairy season (says our Manawatu correspondent) will open with' an addition of several now milking sheds .and improvements generally to yards and surroundings in Manawatu and'l'.'eilding districts, so that it-is-plainly,. evident that the efforts of the dairy'inspectors have not been in vain. A fow> additional , machines havo also been installed.: ; : . Our Wairarapa correspondent says:— Judged oil a general inspection ,of tho dairy stock in Wairarapa and tho Bush Districts, and on the present condition 6f tho pastures, it is improbable that the dairy season will open under favourable auspices.-,. There has been a considerable mortality in, aged dairy cows, and many herds are in extremely poor condition. Feed is not by any means plentiful. If tho milk supplies aro larger at tho commencement of tho season than' thoy wero last year it will bo either because of increased herds .or because tho dairy farmers provided winter feod for their stock.

FEILDINC RAM FAIR.A deputation from the Feilding A. and P. Association waited Von the 'Auctioneers' Association at Messrs. Gorton and Sons' offico yesterday morning (says our. Feilding correspondent), with referenco to the date for tho next annual' ram fair in Feilding. The auctioneers, without" consulting the 'A. and P. Association committee, had fixed the date for March 8 instead ; of tho day following the show, and at the'last Meeting of the committee a protest was entered against this. After hearing tho deputation,-the auctioneers arranged to hold tho fair on tho day following the show" as requested. •

TRYING WEATHER ,IN MANAWATU. On Thursday evening (says our Manawatucorrespondent) a heavy storm passed over tho district, and tho fields yesterday were j saturated with water. The weather is' bitterly cold, and will severely test the constitutions of young lambs, especially those in bleak, shelterless fields.' ■ | ' j STOCK IN FEILDING DISTRICT] Lambing is progressing favourably ii all parts of tho district (says our Feiluing I correspondent), and settlers report' that tho season so far has been all that could ba desired. With the spells of sunny weather experienced they do not mind one. or jtwo blustering days, such as yesterday. I A moderate yarding of sheep: and . cattle oame forward at the Feilding sale yesterday. Prices were about oil a par with last week's rates. i