IN THE DOG DAYS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 692, 17 December 1909, Page 10

IN THE DOG DAYS.

'm\9i':sw&&, ''ijvitfc the;':iveathen :J§?.yii'^;Wnon'.?.it^d9>;set;'iair^.anfl:\i'-:-^M^ vhas -made/ .thavfarriierv think* fearfully; of $$W.'feMonghlb%*^ #;Cf®^^iß.n^peroeptibly. !^:-Ha ; ;is/ready';to'selL to. 'tho" i3 , ;?#wf;'>fii , stf^^ I '-are ■ nbt^-veryVdefinite in' indeedifCwitbl 'the; KVSai'wey. ,fr9;byery ■■&& <as;--big •weathercocks' as-the : -Slif;.VS.V>*?«i'- lw .no..sell.y-But;let;the ;vaiieiswiiig"rouad' sheep holder's 1 W.^ff-'id^pf:;'.^^ !:*&.fs s|:H^,see3 : ; exaggerated of r i %Zfiii?,sstor& ::r«store4i}'aiid-ib£;Vclariib'finrig- station*' : owne^.orSpioncer3\^ith;;'newly>burned'.bush-; ;f®,ii^Mtryscomingidbwa ihi'great Crowds;-to'l>uy' gMSS: • Btbek Jo-:eat. , jipitheir' : 'grass,";J; 'SyyK '::':■:■". ■ " td> '■oWYfis inis7..pnoß ;'.;witk j.;a ; "change "of .circumstances it*!^W' f # o^d :jDe|wroji^^ '%<?f& ! i'?M'- : }°^;'- I*:7WVJbrst:ihappens.1 * : 7WVJbrst:ihappens. ;ftSo;-,if 'thb SwJftiSm s ; full y'en"tl«l;to.his gain!' ;i*iSi&ji;.::;vMus,:pmt<;;i3ip^^ &s3*^ ; ' a ?r-W;'.wnde^ Jffi^^,it+bW:haye,had:Some ; good-shbwers, : oii'-.'the west. fe?i'#;<;;%WWt o of::;tho^South'*lsland*(as''the'«br. ; :D:'i(J.f^;#f;R a > s ;W n,i s??).ybut;ia-the' Northvlsland the i»§it#Jt a WfM'Wntotf:: "p? has WsP¥ti^Ji*W->M 4WeUingtph';the.total rain'^Wffi^■■ ik f ;lastAwoekf.did ; autocar mA£H>W?lM,m;tess> than':• onei third'- of :an -inch ''per' .as.^Oitonsi(bc:7ooo' gallons): to!-the g^^^ftorer-a-jtuly'-.weight :if 'pno'.had. to carry it out tv-a ; driblet-to' Ww% 2^}P,i"i ™ .-' 'blades'?«ntho , .^rass; ; ; and '■ -haS-tf^S^^^^tho;J.bo.ts..'.at-,rall.Sfarther inland/ 011 " 1 ; Parts,;.slightly- ; iea.vier-:than at: =Wel--OMC?SW %^ tlm ?s:the;: : quantity'-of ; rain ■ is ii?w^s;;^;wlonc^ed,:j,an(!:;;so,,wevniust ; : joggle ■ : 0 n—' *S^i?i;/Bainbling.:.tp ; :isdme'^xtent"with':Naturo.' : ■':* -■ v aftfti;#i;C-tungU3j.uiS9ase3,-arerture-.tb bbl'Very: citenn^*o'^^3Hafter;?th6;iwa ¥&'&■ ';,':- : W!Mb.er, : ; buti.tho'. -prevalenco; 'of ; : high'V winds ■ sV^iS;^^f s P t ?yilig ; imppssiblD;^Sprayin g :thitS' Ka:l:u# e PS'^ a^rled:|:outj^eMo};theVTain^.(ialne'; wiU. S;;gij*-r contl W ß ': t o^rbtec^,thQcrops > -:.but ; : crops'that : : Sf^V^P,TO^iUVbo;aikely,to'!becomo.ih-'0' ! becomo.ih-' .K^;V» l i^te'W t ?™!^%:{ r f:oudiHons."make : rs •&,:/m aD f l £ tom^ ,?lants,'.-: is ;;of»'course,--Bordeaux: tsulphatorof 'copper,: : 'ciuick tor.;r - information -■: of er J • directions Vara ■' ,hero m&tftPW 1 vf °^'f? ak iDg; Bordeaux: miifeo, in'-' what ■•;;;|i^*'. : ->s-%med-!theji4^;-strengtb;^''-;-^':' T^'.''-: •■ * ; Sulphato^of'■*cop : per-'.'(bluestone) l '': |fe^S#^< -Bissolvo; tho ; ; blnestone': iri - Joilmg.:Mfater.:in :: a: ; bucket:(which by-adding; gradnaUy,; sufficient .;*;>;>: water and pour.it through,a strainer' JKffi^KjfP, a , bnough to hold ! w«;y .:;the ; ,total;;qnantity of .spray; to be made. 'There W-^ ft" 0 ? 'solntionsrfnbS'bf Milestone: bnd' -:i r ' ~;'::^f. TO:toto ithan;,if but" it is not deSift -ff; ft Blr ? b fe. a t;: an y;;^^to"?osofstale solutions : ; — : «^'^? ; .'must/bo^made ready; .;Wuestpnb;.'.may.-; bo ■■ pou'redinto W-^m ■.J»B.;llm^ater,;laijid.'.mixed:.;. ; lt ;is ,then-.'readv; :■&% :.: S :for.nse./Mpiily ; ;with;;a ispray-puuip aiPressur^tnaf.;jiU.emit:' the sprav' a':lno g ,s *- CQVer ; iho;:foliage and see that especially, ho. undersides ,of potato plants are sprayed/,'This, can, bo; achieved :by harinß" tho nozzlo>attachcd ,to thoend of a brass rod turned : end..;;. Try still neather .that ;;the; spray - will h riot bb 'blown away, f or.: potatoes,.; usually v a nozzle with two ;side of "the avenue is'.spraye<Mn.'.'bhe trip;::' U make 3 pr/B..sad when one reflects that onr ancestors grew -their potatoes quite well without all these troubles.' ;Truly,: farming to-day laijio pienio..'V:.; : '«A->v>yv''!.; ,;:,;;!,:'; ,:°>'.'." ~-■

■VV'>V V# -is,:' proposed Vto establish; a:'dairy "herds ■• ■;:;■■;■■;cnrap'e&itionyin vthe. Plains district (says :tho •:-;,..-:''Hawera'Star").; towards .-wbic :',':.';:;.'.;.'o£, the. Wnimato.' West fCountyvCoiincir talked \' -';;-': thß.-inatter.■ over;;.the-othir'.'dayVat-.thoVcohcln-of :f their.;. monthly.;; meeting,-.' and 'it-was ; ;>':;.:sugVestud : ,to:-■: -SocietyV(Mr(;Bridge)4hat- ; siicb,iffecoui-: ■i'-:■■: petltion.-l}e:;held nrider;.the Society's-:auspices. !.'J:-::' : i,vjSomo Vdfvtho J'V:JV.Vje"ot;: another jneetiog to 'be -hoW .this °week;-..">: