The Ohinemuri Gazette. MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume XXVI, Issue 3367, 15 March 1915, Page 2

The Ohinemuri Gazette. MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

. ■___ —^_ _ The next meeting of the Paeroa Chamber of Commerce will be held tomorrow evening at eight o'clock. Playgoers are reminded that the " Geisha " will be staged^ in Paeroa at the Criterion Theatre on Wednesday next. Seats may be reserved at Harris. Mr B. Murphy announces that a meeting will be held m Mr W. Bain's old billiard room this evening for the purpose of forming a physical culture club. Mr W. A. Home, real estate agent, 4 Vulcan Lane, Auckland, announces that he is prepared to build on allotments in the Claremont Estate. Particulars are inserted in our advertising columns. . ,• t The Farmers' Auctioneering Company will hold their regular fortnightly s ile at Hikutaia on Monday next. At the Matamata Show on Wednesday last Mr C. C. Buckland, of Monovale, Cambridge, secured practically all ihe prizes in the Holstein .classes. Mr Buckland, who is a breeder of high grade Holsteins, is well known 111 this

Quite a large, number of prospective settlers from all parts?'ot the district journeyed to Netherton yesterday for the purpose of inspecting the sections which will be disposed of by ballot on the 29th inst. The first social lo be held in the Central Theatre is to be in aid of the Paeroa Volunteer Fire Brigade and the date fixed is Friday, 9th April. Mr Cullen has generously given the hall free of charge for this night and also a handsome donation for the supper.

An auctioneer at a country stock sale near Tima'fu the other day, where busi ness'was none too brisk, summed up the position to the crowd as follows:—. " I have just analysed the sale today, and find that there are two vendors, one timid buyer, five auctioneers, three, stock agents,- a dog-tax collector, one man looking for work, and ninet en farmers dodging it." .:.

It is the practice in most parts to sow lucerne during the spring. ... There seems to be no reason why this sowing should not be practised in autum in localities not subject to severe winter conditions. For this purpose the seed should be sown early in March, in order to have, well-established before the winter frosts set in. The addition ot a bushel of barly would act as a, nurse crop and protect the young plants during their first winter. Especially is it recommended that in those dis tricts lately affected by drought groweis should attempt autumn sowing, in order to have well-established plants before the following summer, Autumn sowing of lucerne,, might well be practised in the districts where clovers thrive when autumn-sown,