PROGRESS AT TAIPUHA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19470, 28 October 1926, Page 7

PROGRESS AT TAIPUHA.

BENEFIT OF RAILWAY. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. 3 "WAIOTIRA, "Wednesday. - The rich farming area of Taipuha is fast coming into prominence as a dairy centre. Since the advent of the railway the district lias gone rapidly ahead. In the past 12 months four new milking plants have been installed and there has been a great increase in top-dressing. Both lime and manure are used very freely, while quite a lot of new ground has been broken up and brought in. The output of cream so far this season has far exceeded the output for the same period last year. A fair amount of new grass seed has been sown and one farmer has just sow.! a big acreage of rape and turnips. The settlers aru taking full advantage of the Herd Testing Association, culling out the useless cows, with the result that the district can hoist somo fine herds. Mr. Mcßae has just had an up-to-date residence built in the district, while the timber required for building the new public hall is on the site, and a working bee is shortly to be organised for the erection of the hall. It is understood that when this hall is erected the Education Board will consider renting a portion as a school. An up-to-date fiax mill is working in the district and a steel tramway has been laid right into the centre of tho £'hx area, thus making it an easy matter to got the flax: to the mill. Tho fiax offering is sufficient to warrant running the mill all the summer. The approach road to the Taipuha station landing from tho two main roads has been metalled by tho Public Works Department, and part of tho highway scheme, Whangarei to Taparoa, is nearing completion. It is hoped to finish this early this summer,, A large steel bridge is being built, on the Whangarei-Taparoa Road at Taipuha. A similar bridge has been built on the Marcreta JioafL