DUSTROON

Otago Witness, Issue 2690, 4 October 1905, Page 40

DUSTROON

September 30. — All this month has beeni ■very unsettled. Far three weeks we Kid hardly a day without rain, and all ; ttos week .-except Monday 1 it has been blowing very lieavily 'from " the soutn-west, * -with a few Showers of snow on' the hills. All the way between here^and Oamaru the creeks rose very last on 'the 21st, but' the storm was very light farther inland. Water is to be seen lymg in ■many places on the P«-pakaio Plain®, knd a lot , of the early-sown, wheat has no iknibt perished. " Agricultural. — The farmers have once more made a start with their spring work, --the wet keeping the teams off the ground' for the whole of this jnonth. Th© ewes are lambing on .most farms now, "and are looking well. JG-rass is not so plentiful as was expected a -while ago, thera being little or no sun to .warm the ground. The wheat crops have grown well lately, and give 'promise of abundant yields. We are generally planting polajtbes early next month, but .the land will be rather wet for a few days^yet. There, are a few /potato pits unopened here, and those who liave them will not get the price they anticipated for them— namely, £15 per ton. More potatoes than usual will be sown here .thi3 season, as none of the potatoes grown were affected with blight. Volunteers. — Our local corps expects to go into camp for the annual 'week's training on October' 7, If it does, the church parades -jwill be: Presbyterian 11 a.mi and Anglican fl p.m. The new uniforms that have been, ordered will not be ready for the encampment. I