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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 193, 17 May 1928, Page 6

A meeting of the Accountant Students' Society will lie held in Accountants' Chambers, Johnston Street, on Friday evening nt 8 o'clock. A "Mock meeting of shareholders" will be held as instruction for the students.

A few years ago. when the country became "motor mad.” a great many tractors were purchased for farm work, and the plough lior.se was superseded on many farms, large and small, by Ihe mechanical drawer of plough, harrow. and reaper (says the Auckland "Star”). For three or four years there was a great drop in the sales of harness for tarnis. and plough collars. and. hames ami chains became n drug on (lie market. Tills year, however, Hie retailers ot these articles say that farm harness Ims again come into’ sharp demand, which suggests that mechanical (ruction lias its limital ions.

Speaking at u dinner in Blenheim accorded to visiting Nelson farmers the other evening, Mr. 'l'. Ilewartson, one of (lie visitors, said lie had learned lliat in 1883 the wool yield on one of the Marlborough sheep stations which (lie party had visited was 80 bales, but lust year' it was 208 bales, though the numher of sheep on the place was the same 10-ilnv ns in 1883 (states the “Express’’). This demonstrated the tremendous increase in production which could be achieved by carrying the right class ot stock.