GLEANINGS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7027, 15 January 1910, Page 3

GLEANINGS

The ox-fyo daisy is flourishing in the Whanghmomona and florae other back dis tricts of Taranaki. The Ballance ■ Co-operative Dairy Company has received an offer or y ls _ tt>r its butter output of the next three months, ... 1 Everything is growing: luxuriantly since the break in the weather, .says the hltham “Argus.”, which continues warm, with occasional showers. ' , A oorreopOndemt of the ’ "Taranaki Horaid” suggests' that as . a day is sot apart for tree planting, two," days ought to, be devoted to noxious weed extermination. -

At the Chr.istchurc'h. wool sale, 22,798 teles of wool were offered. This-is 13M bales less than offered in January of 1905, and 4291 loss than in- JanuUry, ITO, when, however, there were.two sales.. Ideal weather has been; experienced for haymaking in Taraaiaki, and. recent wins have saved the • turnip crops, to that there should be an abundance of foe'der for next winter. '

Samples' of the new season's wheat have been sent to.Tirtt.aru from Haka-1 taramea, and present a clean, well-grown> appearance (says the ."Lyttelton Times"). G rowers are asking 4s per bushel for.' the grain, but it is not certain' whether they -will receive this price. • The Cheltenham Butter Factory in December received 70,2351 b - ..of,'-'batter-fat, -which manufactured 82,7751 b butter, representing \u\ overrun. of, 17..85 per cent. Average . test, 3.61. Average tests, for the first period of January: Boacousfickl 3.61, Cheltenham 3.67, Colyton 3.80, Kiwi tea 3.65, Rawa 3.74,' Valley • Road 3.6-1, Waiata 3.70. '

The South Canterbury Education Board has received fifty-three applications -for the position of agricultural instructor, and -will probably make the appointment on January 25th. There are thirty-five applicants from the United Kingdom, nino from America, eight from New Zealand, 'and one from Australia. Harvesting operations are about over (says a Tokomaru correspondent). Tho crops have suffered greatly for want of rain, and have been the poorest on record for a number of years. A few 6light showers have fallen, but not enough to do much good, arid farmers 'sttite' that if a good fall of rain ,is ' not. soon experienced they will be heavy losers. Gardening is also being, suspended for the same reasons.

Mr G, W. Leadley..has written to the Ashburton A. and P. Association, enclosing a letter, from the. Minister of Agriciilture, with, reference to the esta blisnm'ent of a veterinary school in connection with the Otago ■University. It was stated in the letter that the mai tor was one.for the'Minister of Educations consideration, but he (Mr Mackenzie) understood that the reason why. the provision of the necessary buildings had no_ bc&u .undertaken, mis • that the TTriivcisity.had applied,for a grant of £4OOO for thus purpose 1 , and his colleague lid not, up to the.present, seen his way clfar to. promise more,-than' .£3OOO. : la regard to the. veteranary. scholarships'which the A and P. associations had under ctn fe^^ 0 ; 1 * a -^n4