COUNTRY ITEMS,

Otago Witness, Issue 1851, 17 August 1893, Page 23

COUNTRY ITEMS,

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On Friday as Mr.Henry Hill was proceeding to hi 3 claim at Waipori, his horse slipped and fell, rolling over its rider and breaking his right leg below the knee. The two light Brahma pullets which were

placed first in their class at the Wellington Poultry Show have been purchased by Mr Richrads, who gave £7 7s for the pair. At a meeting of farmers of the Warepa and Toiro districts held last week the opinion was expressed that an amendment of clauses 292 and Ml of the Counties Act would causejtbe eradication of gorse and Californian thistle, which was all that was required so far as noxious weeds are conAs showing the advantage of water over steampower, it may be mentioned (says the linsign) that one machine at the Mataura freezing works has been putting through for the last month 340 sheep per day ; while 250 is the number ordinarily manipulated by one machine set in motion by 8 Last week Mr F. Grant, of the Milton Hotel, killed a sow that, after being dresfed, turned the scale at 5121b. A very well-bred animal of the Yorkshire breed, her flesh and t-kin are extremely fine and the fat is by no means excessive, lhe dimensions of the animal are— length, from bind foot as it hung when dressed to tip of nose, 7ft 9}p, girth 55in, of neck4sin, weight of one ham 601b, of head 401b.-Bruce Herald. The steamer Matau will be engaged for the next few days carrying willows for planting on various parts of the river bank lound Inch Clutha. we believe this will about complete the planting of the bank all round the island. We mubtsay that the members of the board are to be very highly complimented on the persistency and success with which they have cirried out this work. Like most other local bodies they have been hampered in their work through the want of funds, but a good many years ago they commenced to plant the river banks, and by doing a little every year at a very small cost, thpy have succeeded in encircling the whole island with a fine belt of willows. Experience has already proved that the willows form an effective protection against the encroachment of tbe river, and thua the willow planting has proved a work of great utility. It has also immensely improved the landscape, and greatly enhanced tht> pleasure of a ride or drive along the river b->nks.— Leader.