TOKAORA.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 5 July 1928, Page 3

TOKAORA.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

RAINFALL RECORDS

Mr H. Livingston furnished the writer with the rainfall records lor the past ten years. In nearly every case Ia i mers alway s consider the rain has all to do with milk yields. A few this year in spite of the absence of rain this autumn have larger yields than ever before. Dairy farmers who used super last year appear to have done, much better in yields than those with slag. The weather, being dry. no doubt suit-' od super. The past six months ending on June 30, showed 3.94 in for the first quarter with two. points in January on one day. Rla.infall for the other months was: * February, 2.39 on seven days; March, 1.53 on live days; April, 2.71 on 14 days; May, 5.56 on 20 days; June, 2.97 on 14 days. The total for the half year was 15.36. Comparative figures for past years were: 1927, 21.93 i n; 1926, 19.49 in; 1925, 24.18 in; 1924, 28.77'in; 1923, 31.87 in. In 1927 46.82-in fell, in 1926 48.83 in, and in; 1924 sS.9Bin ; 28.77 failing in first half, year. In 1923 the fall was 47.35 in, with the extraordinary rainfall of 10.77 in January. In 1922- the recorded fall was 40.18 in. with only six clays showing more than a fall of lin per day. The year 1919 .was the dryest year on record since ISB4, -but perhaps not so badly felt a-s the past dry spell, as the rainfall was more evenly distributed. The clryest month fo-r that year was April with 1.37 in, June read 3.84 and strange to sa-v, January hacl a rainfall of 3.82 in. GENERAL.

The local factory lias started the month with receiving every three days, but tills will not (be for long. Mir A. Freyne, senr., who was the unfortunate victim of the motor collision at Otakeho on Monday is still in hospital suffering principally from shock. The local branch of the Farmers' Union, under the presidency q,f Mr H. Wells, is working energetically to bring all matters of interest and. instruction to the notice of the dairy farmers. The clbjecit lessons to be drawn from the many exhibits of and growths shown at the Hawera "Winter Show, and deseases common amongst dairy herds, will be explained in the hall on this (Thursday) evening by Mr Thomson, Y.S., of Wanganui Although we hare had many oold snaps during the month of June they were of short duration and on the coast line growth so far has not ceased. A fair amount of grass is still available. Feeding out to the dairy herds is the order of the day, hay as first ration, being followed by a liberal portion ol ensilage for each beast. As a result, stock are looking verv sleek and wellconditioned to Start off the coming season. The late dry season did not. prove so disastrous on the coast line as was expected. This good fortune is attributed to lack of excessive winds, heavy dowis and liberal top-dieasing with manures.