CLUB AFFAIRS

Northern Advocate, 30 November 1937, Page 2

CLUB AFFAIRS

How arc the Scrap Bocks going? Sweet Pea Club and Calf Club scrap book competitions both close on December 7. There are sections for personal entries and for school scrap books. Indications are that this year’s contest will be even more keenly contested than was last year’s. You’ve just sufficient time to put the finishing touches on your books—remember that a little additional trouble might be enough to sway the judge’s decision in your favour. In and around town the big subject for discussion now is the Whangarei Sweet Pea Club, to be held on December 3. News that country members could enter blooms in competition with the town children, was greeted with enthusiasm. If the standard of Sweet Peas seen at school shows is anything to go by, there will be an excellent showing on December 3. Perhaps the Native Tree Club members could do with a little special advice—a hint or so that might be carried out before the Christmas feeling takes the whole of your attention to presents and holiday fun. Indications are for a fairly dry summer this year, so it will be as well to take precautions so our preparations for 1940 will not be in vain. Holes 18 inches deep, 18 inches wide and 18 Inches long should he dug in Die ground, and filled to a depth of 12 inches with sand and bush mould as recommended in previous articles. After seeds have been sown, lit is a good plan to put a, bushy teatree twig at each corner, slanted so they will completely" shade the bed. This will give an ideal, protection against the hot sun. The first batch of Calf Club judging results appears today, and according to the championship dates published elsewhere on this page, the judges are in for a. busy time.