WAITANGURU.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 618, 12 November 1913, Page 2

WAITANGURU.

Own ICorrespondent. Everything is steadily going on space nere but there is but little frtah news to report, as the dairying occupation is demanding all the settlers time and attention, and allows but very little period for recreation. Early at daylight now can be heard in almost every direction the barking of dogs mingled with the shouting of the farmers, betokening that cow time has arrived, and the dairy herd is being driven to the shed to be relieved of their secretion o£ milk, Everybody is early astir, and mu:h work bas been done ere King Sol with his dazzling rays becomes visible, over the horizon of bush and cliffs! Our local settlers, though with many of them this is their first eeasson of mikling, are entering inco their work with vim and enthusiasm, very characteristic of farmrts with long experience. Though hampered very considerably by bad roads and lack of conveniences in the shape of make-shift separator and cow sheds and yards, they are battling along nothing undaunted, and have reached their present advanced positions only by sheer hard toil and perseverance and much striving. The craam supply to the factory is steadily on th" increase, a sure sign uf progress, and the tests are excellent. The butter manufactured for the month of October totalled two and three quarter tons, and the company have occasion tu feel proud of this creditable output. Could those whose vision scans this report, be made cognisant of the trial and difficulties that have attended almost every effort to attain this achievement, they would comprehend that the ac tual result assumes a much greater magnitude. The machinery is at present running very smoothlyand giving entire satisfaction to. the manager. Messrs Mason and Struthers" engineer, Mr J. Drummond, is at present in the district, and while here will attend to one or two little requirements needed at the factory. A large quantity of "pluvius" has descended from the heavens of late, and ha? been responsible for the bad condition of the roads; and also for the excessive 1 amount of "extraordinary" language which has audibly infcetet? the atmosphere in this part.