POMAHAKA DOWNS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3014, 20 December 1911, Page 39

POMAHAKA DOWNS.

December 15.—The weather for the last month has been terribly mixed. A few days of fine weather, and the rest cold, blustering, and rainy. Yesterday, about midday, we had a shower cf bail which left the ground white. This day looks better and Is warmer, but the grass is too low , ... The Farm—This late wet weather will make a lot of straw in the oats. Grass for cutting will also be benefited, and I see some paddocks are being reserved for that. Borne turnips have been got in, but wo are later than last year. I ©a© Mr Herbert has been liming a paddock for rape and grass. I did that last year. But I must confess I did not sec any difference between the part limed and the unlimed. I put half a ton of crushed lime to the acre. I have reserved a bit of that limed last year to cut for seed, but the only evidence' of extra growth that I can see is that there is a lot of sorrel coming up. Shearing has been started, but_ it is difficult to carry cm with it owing to the wet. Machines are all the rage now. I saw one belonging to Mr Millar, of Taumata, at work yesterday at Mr Rowe’s. It certainly takes all the wool off, but, really, it looks almost like cruelty to animals" to turn out shorn sheep in the bitter weather we have lately been experiencing. Schools.—-The I’omohaka School has been closed for two months’ holiday, and the break-up of the Wairuna School takes nla.ee on Friday, 22nd inst. A concert will be held on the evening of that day to provide prizes for the children. Roads. —The main road, Pomahaka to Clinton, is getting terribly .out up. In driving a trap along the road one has to zig-zag in order to keep cut of ruts. I see the surfaceman has been filling in some of the worst of them. There has been a lot of traction traffic from the Down® this year, which, will no doubt account partly for th h cutting up, the weather having beer, very wet. No hauling should be allowed in wet weather.