OTAUTAU.

Otago Witness, Issue 2173, 17 October 1895, Page 23

OTAUTAU.

October 12.— After a long spell o.' beautiful growing weather of several weeks' duration a change took place ab ut the middle of the week, and to-day the storm readied its height with heavy showers and a high wind ; but this eveniug calm is once more restored, and the barometer iv rising rapidly. Agricultural and Pastoral — The September lambing in this district has been an exceptionally fine one so far as the weather is concerned, but in

one or two quarters there is complaint of a large , number of lambs being stillborn. Oat-sowing is pretty nearly completed, and as this cereal has gone iv wall good results may be reckoned on. 1 Lint does not seem to be a favourite here, owing

' no doubt to the difficulty experienced in harvesting it. Mr Littleton, however, will have over SO acres in this crop this season, and as he is an old hand at lint-growing he must find it remunerative. Heavy, good laud, dry aud mil worked up, is neco-sary to secure a payible crop. River PiioTr.cTivr. Works —The river board has ngoin b;rn at wo k near the (Jibbago Tree ford of the Aparinu, driving in stakes and intertwining them with fascines to keep the water us much as possible within baunds during Mood tini'. Amusements.— La*t week an itinerant dramatic troupe gave uu ontcrt-unmeut in Hie hal, and the bachelors' hall took place a few uwhts later ou in the same building, both being well patronised.