DUNTROON

Otago Witness, Issue 2571, 24 June 1903, Page 31

DUNTROON

Jiuie 20 — Tie weather of late has Lc". very frci-tv, a r (l nearly all farm v.oik has been at a ftauleti! l for a vrk or mere. It has b<:en very ccld at night, although tlie m.ddla of the day hi's Lean sunny. Most of the winter wheat is now sown, omy a few patches where the fro«t has been too sr\ere bci'i^ left. Tlieie are some paddocks of potatoes to be =till dug, Lut I «m ufr.'id a lurge number oi these will be spoilt by the fiost.

Sale — The monthly sale was held yesteidav, there bc.ng a. i. cry roor ynrdiug, ou'.y a £cw entile ccming forward. Prices were lower than at last sale. One fat cow sold at £6 10s; store cows, from £"3 153 up to £5 7s 6d ; cows to ca-lve m spring, from £1 to £6 10& , two->car-oid st^^is, up to £i. Ko tueep or l«mbs were penned.

Cieamery.— "We still have, a fair supply cf milk foi this time of the jear, tho creame.-y receiving lxtueeii 700 and 80C gallons every olhe-r day.

Karinc.s' Union.— A mei-Urg of the Fanners' Union -was called for on iruhy last, after tiie cule, to toe whether t" JJuntroon branch should s'lll coi.tur.ie cr die a na'tiral <lcath. Tht last m-eting was he'd in Gctol/cr, 1902, a -.d aflcr -the minutes had b?ci read an<l pas = ed, a mo'am was propo" rvr l by Mr A. Bell to the effect that the union .still co.itiiiUC This v,aa seconded by Mr R. Hi!' of Otiake, and carried unanimously. Mr Davry, wlio has b"e-i chairman of the union sir.cc it \\as= first Ftarted, was again voted to the chair, a posil.on which he consented to taJic after a deal of persuas.on. It vat) not, h" £?ul, much e-couragement to come four or f'.c miles to a meeting, and then fn dro oik- but lnm=c-If there. A committee was then formal, and Eotn° general business was gore through. A motion was put to tho meeting as to what the amount of the annual

subscription should be, and it was unanimously decided thai this year it should, be five shillings per member, as three shillings had proved barely enough to pay expenses. The balance sheet showed a credit of 8s Sd. It was decided that the committee meetings should be held in thY club room every two months on tha Monday evening nearest the full moon.