CHATTON.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 6, Issue 303, 2 November 1883, Page 3

CHATTON.

(From our own Correspondent.) Farming— We had a fine growing rain here yeßterday, which will do the crops a deal of good, as well as make the grass grow more luxuriantly, which in itself is a very great consideration, in a semi-pastoral district like this one. No doubt now that the piice of neat is on the rise, our farmers will go in more for grazing than formerly, for there is net the least doubt of its paying much better than growing oats at la 4d per buahel, t© nay nothing of the extra labw that is required to produce this latter commodity, and the riik one runs of having a partial or complete failure in bad seasons. These consider- j ations then, should weigh rery materially with the farming community of our inland districts in determining what ii the most payable product of the soil. The crops are looking passable, aid by all appearance the grass is going to be very good kere this year. Many are busy sowing artificial f rasses at present. We kave had quite a lively time here lately and are accordingly in very good humor with ourselves and everybody else. The singing classes inaugurated kere fey Mr Wood are progressing in a Terr creditable manner, aad speak well for the talent and generosity of that gentleman* in thus devoting his time and energies to the instructies of the young folk. The Ret. W. Wright, too, has proved himMlf &•: really good lecturer in his late diaeoursei on 'missionary work, and fit is to be hoped he will give us another lecture Mon on "how to civilise New Zealand." I am •ure it would beproductive of much instruction aiwellas amusement. The Rev. gentleman ii ■• eloquent when propounding views for amelioration of humanity that he cannot kelp being instructive, I hear from all quarters that the late bad weather has had a very severe effect on the lambing here this year, and the per ceatage will not be more than 60 in many instamces. I hear that the trustees are likely to get a windfall for the Chatton Library, when started, in the form of donation from the late ! Quadrille Committee It is to be hoped the tnwtees will see that it is suitably expended. 1 don't know if ifc i> too late now, but I fancy- it is not, for the young men of Chatton to stait a Cricket Club. I am pretty certaia that auch a club could be raised in this district. It is well know that there are many good cricketers here, who only require a fifctla practice to enable them to compete iuccwsfully with the older dubs, ie the adjoioinj districts and win fame. Chatton, October 29th, 1883.