LOWGARTH.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 9 October 1922, Page 8

LOWGARTH.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

THE WEATHER.

Quite a severe gale has been raging during the past few making mat* ters very unpleasant for working. Rain set in on Friday night and fell continuously until well into Saturday night, doing a vast amount of good and giving the pastures another good start. "■ ;

The farmers have been taking advantage of the spell of fine weather and have been busy preparing ground for oats, etc.; in fact, the season has been one of the best for working ground. PERSONAL. Residents of this district read with great regret the recent accident which took place at Manaia, whereby the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Cox was accidentally killed through being thrown from his horse. Mr. Cox quite recently resided in this district, occupying a. farm on the Stewart Road, the residents of which tender their sincere sympathy in such a sad bereavement. The residents of this district also wish to express their sympathy to Mr. J. J. Gray, of the Finnerty Road, in the loss of his mother, whose demise took place at New Plymouth on Saturday morning. NOXIOUS WEEDS. Quite a lot of hot air has been talked of in connection with a Pure Seeds Bill, but nothing has been done. The spread of Californian thistle is becoming a serious matter and it is hard to buy any "kind of grain without a fair percentage of these seeds. Just the other day I Tiad occasion to go and drill my neighbour's ground with oats and peas; but, on opening the bag of peas, I was more than disgusted at the enormous amount of Californian thistle-heads. I venture to ■say that one could not pick up a handful of peas without getting fully a half-dozen heads, and that was the condition right through the bag. Need, less to say, the peas were not sown, and will be returned to the merchant in Stratford who sold them. TESTING ASSOCIATION. The following table will no doubt be interesting in connection with the Lowgarth Testing Association: — Season Season 1920-21 1921-22. But.-f at days But.-f at days Average cow 248.24 240 296.33 255 Highest herd average 278.04 248 329.01 241 Lowest herd average 189.29 238 202.92 152 Highest cow 390.99 260 460.13 287 Lowest cow 9£.36 106 137.93 111