WAITAHUNA NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21242, 24 January 1931, Page 5

WAITAHUNA NOTES.

WAITAHUNA FARMERS’ CLUB. A meeting of the Waitahuna Farmers’ Club was held on Monday evening, when there was a large attendance with Mr R. M'Caw (president) in the chair. The secretary submitted a rough balance sheet of the late show. The receipts were £222 and the expenditure £2lB, leaving a credit balance of £4. The president, in reviewing the results of the financial side of the show, congratulated the club on its effort. They had anticipated a loss, and he was pleased to find that they had more than held their own. The response to the sale of members’ tickets had been very gratifying, £72 10s being the result of a canvass in this direction. With the exception of donations, all other sources showed an increase. He also wished to thank the stewards for their loyal assistance on show day; everything • had gone off smoothly, and his duties as president had been lightened thereby. In considering the brand of dip to be used in the club’s dip for the present season, favourable comment was made regarding the dip used last season—Cooper’s Quick-acting Powder Dip—and it was unanimously agreed that the same be used this season. ■. ■ Mr.H. B. Crozier resigned his position as caretaker; and the secretary was authorised to arrange for a successor. At the suggestion of the president, the charge for dipping was reduced from 13s 4d per 100 to 10s per 100, the president stating that a fair profit had been made last year. He thought, considering the severe economic period the farmers were experiencing, it would be a move in the right direction to reduce the charge. This was unanimously agreed to. The secretary was instructed to forward copies of “ The Club’s History ” to several past presidents and members of the club now residing in other parts of the Dominion. The secretary said that a number of copies were still on hand and could be procured on application. THE WEATHER. The hope that fine weather would prevail with the advent of the New Year has not been fulfilled, and the sowing of ’ the turnip crops has been greatly retarded. Haymaking, too, is proving a tedious business. Rain showers are frequent, and although the falls are not ; heavy, they are intermittent and make the gathering in of the hay somewhat slow. The past six weeks have altered the grazing outlook. Feed is in abundance at present and stock is. showing much improved condition. Buyers have been round the district recently and have taken some fair lines of lambs (off the mothers), and those, farmers who are able to do so are perhaps amongst the more fortunate ones.