TUAPEKA WEST

Otago Witness, Issue 2516, 4 June 1902, Page 32

TUAPEKA WEST

ilay 29.— Thi3 month will be long remembered for its severe gales of cold wind and snowstorms. It has been continual storms for /the last three weeks, and such Tough weather 'coming so early in the season makes every appearance- of a. long winter. The early snow ihas made the farmers stock their turnips earlier than usual. The turnip crops are not bo large as in some years, and will consequently not stand as much eating — more is /the pity, as the demand for fat stock is improving and prices are good. There are irosioU3 inquiries for freezing wethers. There are a few good lines in the district, but they kre not numerous. The rough weather has been very much retarding threshing. There are three mills in the district, but they are making very slow progress, the shifting taking up a lot of time on account of the wetness of the paddocks. The traction engine makes a terrible mess of the ground, causing the farmers to look back on the times when they used to do the shifting wifti their horse?. It was done much quicker then, and a g. - «at oeal less ground was cut un. Good Returns. — Tbeie are some good yield* this year. Mr T. Fahey has threshed about 2400 bags, with jui average of SO bushels to, the acre.' There are others- equally 33 gpodt but not so extensive as in Mi Fahey's,/case. The ground was prepared and manured for turnips ■fast year. The turnips Jailed, but the crop t>f.oats has lepaid him for his loss of the (turnips. It looked a beautiful e-iop before it was reaped. It was about a« much ai it could carry -without Iriig down. Mr Baxter has Eonie heavy crops of oats nn u.i adjoining farm, which will a £oo r l .t; ~o«'m of themselves when threshed. This piui'.id lias been 'similarly treated to Mr Fali^y'-*. Changed Hands.— The Bal'-'.r.'L ■ Borough •ndowment which was situated n •• m clistiict ha 3 changed hands for a term o" j4 years. Mr J Bulfin is the lessee this t» m a f an advanced rent. Mr J. M'Roh"rt'. {]•■»» tote lessee, is, I bear, about lo dispose of his freehold and retire from farming.