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AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL NEWS

The preparation of an accurate soil map ■would (says the Farmers' Union Advocate) mean probably yeare of hard geological work, and thus in a country where soils are so diversified as in New Zealand might bo considered practically impossible. Something, however, could be done in obtaining a map which would convey sufficient information to guide intending settlers in their selection of a locality in which to take up the particular line of farming they may fancy. At present one might be led to assume that because, say, Taranaki is devoted to dairying that it is only suitable for that-class of farming, whereas a knowledge of the soil might reveal greater possibilities in other directons It might be possible to secure the necessary data for such a soil map through the Agricultural and Stock Departments, if certain questions, such as were sent out a few years ago by the Agricultural Conference, were added to the forms for grain or wool returns. For some days past an exceptionally large cabbage in the Syndicate Fruit Stores haa been an object of remark, and justly so, for the huge vegetable weighs no less than 401 b. The cabbage is a product of Green island soil, where it was grown in a Chinaman's garden, and before the outer leaves were stripped off weighed over 501 b. If an acre of similar plants were set at a distance of 2ft apart in tho drills, and with the same interval between the drills 5400 plants would be grown, and the resultant amount of fodder would be 96 tons per acre. From an agricultural standpoint a 40-ton crop of swede turnips is worth £lO per acre, and on the same basis of calculation a field of cabbages averaging 401 b each would be worth £24 per acre For purposes of house to houso distribution such cabbages would, of courso, be worth a great deal more, and allowing a charge of od for each plant tho total return to the grower in this case would be £135. In the sheep-guessing competition in connection with the Strath-Taieri show there were 154 entrants. The weight of the two sheep killed and dressed was 1461 b. Mr J. Kempshell, of Maungafcua, guessed 145i1b, and Mr C. Callery, of King Edward street, Dunedin, guessed 146£1b. The first and second prizes will therefore be divided between these two gentlemen. The annual ball

in connection with the show was again well patronised, about 90 couples occupying the ttoo . lh* lUd Committee was very assiduous in its attention to details, and the gathering was voted an unqualified success. Our Cromwell correspondent notifies us that the present autumn is the best experienced for many years for the landowners, and there is abundance of feed coming away for the winter. Agreeing to a request from exporters, tho General Committee will recommend the City Council to make a reduction of 20 per cent, in the fee for killing sheep for export purposes. The New Zealand Trade Commissioner reports that California butter merchants prefer butter in cube-shaped boxes, as the butter in their market is put up in pound and twopound blocks, and their cutting machines are made so as to cut up the exact weight and quantity from the cube boxes without any waste. They have stated that the quality of the New Zealand butter is so good that they can sell it in their own wrappers as the best California production. They defend their custom of selling New Zealand butter as CaLifornian by the argument that the consumers would expect to purchase it if sold as New Zealand at cents par pound less than their own product, because they think their own is the best in the world. A Masterton message states that out of 28 applicants Mr J. B. Ermmett was on Saturday elected secretary of the Mastorton A. and P. Association. The directors of the Stirling Dairy Factory have raised the price of butter fat from Is Id to Is 2d per lb as from the Ist April. Many of the settlers in the Catlins district have strong objections to the Noxious Weeds Act as it stands, and feel that it is impossible for them to do €he work it requires (says the Clutha Leader). Their objection to being forced, under great difficulties, to attempt to clear their own lands is increased when they see weeds allowed to flourish on Crown lands. Through Mr Malcolm they have made representations to the Minister of Agrioulture, who has replied that Crown Lands are undor the administration of the Lands Department, which is responsible for expending tihe money voted for clearing weeds on Crown lands. The department is proceeding with that work now. Tho Taieri farmers arc making the most of the existing spell of fino weather, and harvesting operations are general. For this reason the meeting of the Western Taieri Drainage Board which was to have been held on Monday lapsed for want of a quorum, most of tho memmbers being engaged in superintending farming operations. At Fairlie on Monday (says a Press Association message from Timaru) a shearer who left Omarama Station after a rebuke by the overseer for ill-using sheep and demanding and being paid 75 per cent, of the amount duo to him, sued for £5 odd, the balance due for work done. Two justices gave judgment for the defendant on the ground that the shearer had broken his contract. Turnips, favoured by the good weather ruling during the past week are coming away well (says the Southland Times). The appearance of the swede crops would indicate that there is a possibility of seed heads making their appearance. The tops certainly have that appearance at The springlike weather at present prevailing is responsible for this, but a touch of frost will probabiy check any tendency in that direction. Everywhere throughout Southland harvesting is going on apace. Stacking is well advanced, as tho result of farmers taking advantage of every waking minute to secure their crops. There are still a number of paddock 2 containing oats which are still as green as the grass, and tho prospects of it being harvested are very remote. Between Longbush and Dacre only one crop of potatoes, and that a small one. is to be seen (save the Southland News). Farmers have not lx>en encouraged to go in for potato growing owing to the low price ruling during the past few years, and it looks as if potatoes will be scarce in the Southland province. " Poison laid on this farm for milkingmachine sellers." Such is the notice posted upon the main entrance gate at a dairy farm in the Tomuka district At the Mataura Dairy Factory on Friday (says the Ensign) tho pay-out to suppliers for butter-fat amounted to £2240 for 38,4061 b at Is M. against £1348 for 32,3641 b at 10d for the game month of last year. It is stated by the Mataura Ensign that a good deal of thieving is going on in the Gore district at present. One farmer complains that he has lost about 300 sheep since shearing, and others have missed smaller lots. That period of the year between shearing time and harvest appears to be a favourable time for such depredations.

Referring to the new Cabinet, the Farmers Union Advicate says: —" From the farmers point of view, the outlook is not cheering. Our reprtsentatives in the Cabinet are in a hopeless minority, and although we accede to Mr Mackenzie's desire that the now Cabinet should not be prejudiced, it is certain that unless some miraculous conversions take place, we are not Likely to have a freehold measure from the new Executive. A fire completely destroyed Mr Harvey's threshing mill at Mount Stewart, Feilding, also two stacks on Mr Kendrick's property on which the mill was "operating. The mill was uninsured and the loss will be about £250. The stacks aro understood to be covered by insurance There is still a good deal of grain out in stook in the Oamaru district, the shortage of labour and other causes operating against the work of stacking being cm ried out. With the present fine weather there should be a speedy termination of the last stages of the harvest. An interesting exhibit at the Middlemarch show on Monday (says tho Taieri Advocate) was a plant of tho Chou Mouellier, or marrow cabbage, grown on an experimental plot at Sutton, the leaves of which can be cut down for fodder at intervals during the season. This particular crop when out yielded 10 tons to the acre. " It is not so very long ago," said Mr H. C. Cameron to tho students of the London School of Economics, " that, going as a lad to one of our great colonies, I noticed that the fresh meat carried for the use of tho passengers on board ship was hung high on tho masts of the vessel. There we had a rough, rudimentary lesson on the value of cold storage." It was the birth of refrigeration I The Mataura Ensign states that on the Waimea Plains threshing is being carried on from the stook. Threshing is in full swing in many places, and the yields are on the whole very satisfactory. From a 24-aore paddock of Mr Richard Butler's on the Waimea Flat, near the Mataura River, a yield of 108 bushels par acre was obtained, and another paddock of 54 acres yielded 79 bushels per acre. Every advantage has been taken by the farmers of the fine weather experienced during the past 10 days (says tho Mataura Ensign). Threshing mill men are competing with each other in establishing records of grain put through their mills, and not only that but in saving time in removing from one group of stacks to another. The record put up a few days ago by Mr Wm. M'Donald's mill on Mr Richard Butler's farm it is thought will bo hard to beat. M'Donald in the oourre of the shift traversed a distance of 11 chains, set his mill and engine, and had ihe oats running into the bags in 4i minutes. One way and another, we hear a good deal about the scarcity of land in New Zealand; but that surely does not apply down Tokonui way, at all events (writes a Wyndham Farmer correspondent), where acres and acres of solid gorse-ridden country are to be seen. Now, that property must be owned by somebody, who apparently has no use for it, as it is only breeding rabbits, and forming a menace to every farmer around. Several threshing mill hands in tho Ashburton district pulled in last week owing to tho shortage of sacks, and others will have to cease work from the same cause. There are some excellent crops of outs at Ciydevale this year. One paddock of Mr Snushall's threshed out 110 bushels to tho acre, and 70 and 80 bushels is ruite fin ordinary yield so far as tho threshing "has j gone. The grain is a very fair sample. ; Hop-picking in the Waimoas is nearly finished, although there aro still several gardens in the vicinity of Foxhill yet untouched. Although the crops have been comparatively light tho enhanced price has more than compensated for tho deficiency in the crop. It is reported that a grower near Wakefield has received Is 3d a pound for his hops—a record price so far this season. j Some specimens of maize, fuHy 14ft in ; height, which had been grown by Mr J. I S. Rutherfurd at Kohatu, wero exhibited at I the Motueka Valley Horticultural Society's exhibition at Tapawera. Mr Rutherfurd also showed some bird seed, grown from grass planted by himself, and samples of Bokara clover, all of which testified to tho fertility of tho soil of that district. Sales of this season's oats are already being made in the Wyndham district. It is reported that Mr D. R. Hunter, of Ivanhoe, Edendale, has disposed of 700 sacks, at tho very satisfactory price of 2s per bushel. A farmer from the Feilding district informed an Eketahuna Express representative that he had been compelled to dispose of his dairy farm owing to his inability to procure labour. At the monthly meeting of tho Southland County Council Mr Sorvice (county clerk) intimated that the amount expended for the destruction of small birds last year was £326 3s Id. This was made up as follows:—Eggs, 40,547 dozen at 2d per dozen, including commission, £3BO 16s lid; poisoned p-rain, £439 6s Bd, and advertising, £5 19s 6d. The weather during the past few days j (says the Tuapeki Times) has been all that I could bo desired foe harvesting work, and j work in the harvest fields is proceeding j apace. Tho cutting is about through and in 1 a good many instances stacking is in full swing. Tho farmers express themselves aa being very well satisfied with their prospers as regards yield and condition of

grain though they admit that a good deal of the wheat will rank as fowl feed in the market reports. A correspondent to a North Island paper writes as follows from Te Kuiti: —Tho past season has been one of the worst experienced here for many years. It has rained practically continuously since October last, there are still thousands of acres of bush unburned, and likely to remain so. Road contracts ha\e been pushed on vigorously both by the loca l bodies and contractors, when weather permitted, but only a day or two now and then could bo got in. Over 500 mon aro employed on tho roads, and had the season been a fine one, many miles of mud roads would have been covered with metal. Practically all the contracts have been closed down now for the winter, and the unfortunate back-block settler will again have to take to pack horses. Mr H. J. irlarrison, of Hollyfort, Rakaia, was reaping on Thursday last a 20-acre paddock of Algerian oats sown on January 1. The crop is sft high. Tho land was summer fallowed. There is still some crop out in South Canterbury, but tho great bulk of it is now either threshed or in stack. The crops which have been threshed have yielded very well. Feed is very plentiful, and stock will bo in good condition for the winter. Altogether farming prospects in South Canterbury are bright. The Belfast Freezing Works are now in full swing, and all the butchers are working full time. Up till quite recently the season had been the slackest experienced for a number of years, on account of the wet season and stock not fattening. It is anticipated that the busy time will continue and that the season will be a very late one. , In tho Darfield district stook-threshmg is not yet completed. Everywhere feed is plentiful, and all stock are looking well. An Ashburton lamb-buyer states that Shiropshire-bred lambs have given the beet returns this season. Lambs from first and second cross ewes by Shropshire rams, killed by him last week, averaged 451 b and gave 51b of fat. Mr Tiurner, of tho Agricultural Department, OhrLstchuroh, inspected Mr Thomas Dowling's Springfield Estate, Methven, on Friday last, with a view to its purchase by tno Government as an experimental farm. It is stated that Mr Turner was favourably impressed with the estate, which •is well adapted for the purpose. There is still a small quantity of cocksfoot on Akaroa Peninsula to be harvested, principally on the higher' slopes. The seed will doubtless be discoloured. All the dairy factories report a good supply of milk considering tho season of the year, and expect to carry on for another month or six weeks, as feed is plentiful everywhere and cattle are in good! condition. A farmer from tho Winton district informed a News representative that the continued wet weather had so softened the ground that he found it impossible to cut his oat crop. An endeavour had been made, but it was found that no progress was possible, as tho binder sank deep in fclie ground, making huge rut 6 from which the 'horses were unable to drag tho machine. The district around Middlernarch i 3 looking splendid, and is a marked contrast to this time last year. Thero is still a fair amount of grass, and tho turnip and mangold crops will be heavy. Potatoes suffered by tho frost, and will be light. The bulk of tho wheat crop is frosted, and this grows very apparent as won aa the mills commence work on tho different farms. The oat crop is a very satisfactory one. Spraying largo building surfaces with paint applied by a hose instead of with a paint brush has proved successful as a labour-saving device, and this idea has now been imitated in tho "cement gun," whioh sprays cement Instead of paint, and gives a rock-like surface to anything against which it is directed. It has been usedf on the Panama Canal to strengthen crumbling rook, and may be used to cover frame houses so as to give tho appearance of stone. Tho present fine weather has indeed come as a boon a.nd a blessing, and countenances which were formerly gloomy and serious havo now assumed a cheery and optimistio appearance. Farmers are as hard at it as they well know how. and it is to be hoped that tho weather will hold for many days yet. The benefit conferred on Southland by the climate during the past week, when measured in £ s. d., must indeed bo enormous. Mr W. ITaklane, of Tokonui, informed a Southland Times reporter during the week j that crops in the Tokonui-Waikawa district wero very late, but that tho present fino spell would bring them on. Potatoes and turnips in the district wero not as good as in former years, but the dairy factories were holding out well. The depression in the Commonwealth horse market continues, and _ returning dealers tell a doleful tale. It is unlikely that there will bo any further shipments for some considerable time. The somewhat extraordinary feature of the position is that Commonwealth buyers continue to operate, so they must surely have faith in the future. The farmers aro tho men who just now do not count the hours or tho minutes in the day or debate how long thny shall work. Tho fino days and bright" moonlight nighits afford opportunities for carting in the srrain that aro not lost. On almost every farm between Gore and Lumsden teams are busy at work carting in, and stacking grain is proceeding apaoo. With

another week or ten days' fine weather the bulk of the crop will be garnered. J Farmers have taken full advantage of the past fortnight's spell, and the greater part of the grain crops are now stacked. Down Owaka way, however, sonic of the crops are yet far from ripe. Abo-u* Toiro and Warepa "leading in" has been completed, except for a few small paddocks, and the hum of the mills can be heard from all sides. i The fat lamb supply continues to be sluggish, although the Mataura works are now being kept pretty well going. Buying firm* report that stuff is difficult to pick up, bus that there are more lambs coming forward ! than was at one time expected. There is a big deficiency to make good, however. | From Oantorbury similar reports aro forth- ; coming, and it looks as if, all round, there :.will be a big shortage this year. i _ There are still one or two fields of standing crop on Inchclutha, but the bulk of it is in the stook and a considerable quantity is stacked. The stooks have a very | discoloured look, arid one fiold of standing i wheat by the roadside hes a very rusty look, and appears as if it would hardly h« worth cutting. Several fields of tux* nips on the Island have recently been bought by outside oattla men, and we hear of one case in which £ll an £>cre was asked for an exceptionally j good crop. Generally the turnips promise a i fair crop, though a good deal depends on favourable weather for root growth during the noxt six weeks. A very heavy thunderstorm broke ovei G-reendale last Tuesday afternoon shortly before 3 o'clock. For about 20 minutes tht rain foil in torrents. Later in the aftew noon the rain began to fall steadiiy,, and con* | tinned for a few hours. In ali 1.57 in waf ! registered. The rain will do a lot of gocd; j as grass land was too dry to plough. I After a spell of fine, bright weather C I rather eudden change w&» experienced a$ Tai Tapu on Tuesday at midday, A pror longed thund'erstorm was followed by steady downpour of rain, which put a etoj for the time to all harvest work. For th< ■ past week or two, however, good progreei 'has been made, though the threshing is con--1 siderably later than last year. As evidenoa of the season's growth a paddook of Tuscan ! wheat belonging to Slessrs Herriok Bros. yielded 90 bushels to the acre. Last year this same paddock gave 85 bushels of peas per acre. Mr Frank* has just threshed upwards of 60 bushels of ! Imperial Blue peas per acre, and similar yields havo been reported from other parts of the district. On tho whole crcps are weil up to expectations. j The principal entries for the Methvea j Agricultural and Pastoral Association's first. \ show, which will 'be Held on Thursday, are ■ as follows:—Sheep 101, cattle 44, draught I horses 57, harness horses 62, hackneys 28, j hunters 26. The total entries number 625, 1 oxelusivo of specials and competitions. i As showing the productiveness of the Rangiora district for grain-growing, Messr* Matthews, of that district, mill-owners, have juet threshed out s6me good returns on Mr Oowie's Milford Farm. A fine paddock of pearl wheat turned out over 50 bushels to tho acre, while a paddock of Partridgo peas adjoining produced a yield of 74- bushels to the acre. A paddock of unseed grown on tho same farm turned out thiee-quu-rters of a ton to tho acre of clean sued, easily weighing 20O!b to the bag. What is considered by experts to be a record in chaff-cutting was established at ! Ashburton last week, when Messrs M'EU hinney Bros., of Netherby, had a tally of. 183 tons for five and a : half days. In several instances tho chaff weighed at the rate of 23 bags to the ton. The wages earned by the men engaged on the cutter varied from £7 15s to £9 for the term indicated. A good deal of the wheat and oat crops that were i badlv damaged by hail in the Lauriston, \ Lvndhurst, and Winchmore districts at the 1 latter end of last year, are being cut up for chaff. A prompt start is to be made with tho Ida Valley irrigation scheme in Central Otago, as a result of which 14,000 acres will be benefited. Cabinet has arathoriecd the commencement of work on the storage reservoir, which is the main feature, the distributing drains not being a heavy part of the scheme. Under tho law relating! to irrigation schemes of this character, the Government is empowered to carry out a big betterment policy so as to ensure that the benefit of publio expenditure will not bo monopolised by private land-owners. Whon more than half the land-owners in the area agree to take the water supply at the prico fixed by the State, a scheme may be carried out. and tho •State is empowered to purchase land not subject to these agreements at a price which does not anticipate the addti* tional value likely to accrue as a result of irrigation. When the scheme is completed tho land can be resold at the increased prico. This course will probably be followed at Ida Valley as the necessary agreements with settlers havo been signed. The crops to be seen in the Winton district are worthy of more than passing notice. Among the best are those of Mr Duncan King's, of " The Bend," which include about 40 acres of black oats. These, when threshed, should return considerably over 100 bushels to the acre. Some experts assert that it is tho finest crop in

the district, both for quality and quantity. Also on this well-known property is to b© seen a crop of about 25 acres of linseed which is well formed, the only drawback being that it is exceedingly heavy, and a considerable portion of it is badly lodged. The turnip croj>9, which consist of "yellow" and swedes (ridged), and are of 50 acres in extent, are unequalled in Southland. Mr.D. Henderson has also been favoured ■With good crops of grass, oats, and turnips. The grass crop has been threshed, and yielded fully 60 bushels to the acre; the oait crop is really first class, and easily proves a record for this farm. At the monthly meeting of the Amuri Agricultural and Pastoral Association there •was a fair attendance, and Mr W. T. Rutherford was voted to the chair. The secretary reported on the recent show, and presented an interim balance sheet showing a credit of over £B. which was considered very satisfactory. The station master, Culverden, wrote stating that, as the marquee li9ed for purposes ' was not an exhibit, no concession could be made as to railway carriage. It was resolved to communicate) with Mr G. W. Forbes, M.P., and the Minister of Railways in regard to obtaining some concession on the carriage of marquees and other requisites ! used purely for ■now purposes. Tne resignation of Mr James Northcoto as treasurer, owing to his departure for Britain, 'was accepted with regret, and Mr W. T. Rutherford was appointed treasurer for the remainder of the irear. The secretary was given authority to pay all prize-monay and to settle all accounts. It was resolved to thank Mr Watt and friends for the very satisfactory arrangements made for luncheon and afternoon tea. It was resolved to. write to the District Traffic Manager 'and ask him to provide a shunting engine or a horse lor •hunting purposes at Culverden. A. weed which is finding its way Into the thburton County was recently submitted iMr J. B. Christian to the Department Agriculture, Wellington, for identifica- . n. Mr E. Clifton, director of the Wellington Experimental Division, states that the weed is the thorn apple <lr Jimson weed (Datura stramonium), a common plant in many parts of New Zealand. It belongs to the potato family. All parts of the plant are narcotio and poisonous, especially the seed. The plant produces a Very disagreeable odour, and hay containing this plant is poisonous to cattle. It contains tne alkaloids atropin and hyoscyamin, common to many members of the pdtato tribe. The presence of this wcedi fn pastures is likely to lead to poisoning Pi cattle, especially at times when feed is scarce, but when feed is abundant no Stock will touch It. In Australia there •re well-authenticated oases of'cattle being poisoned by it, and mortality has also occurred through children eating the seeds. Although comparatively few lambs have been slaughtered at the Fairfield Freezing Works this season, this must not bo taken altogether as an indication (says the Ashtmrton correspondent of the Lyttelton Times) that lambs are slow in fattening. Since the stubble feed has been available A large number of lambs have been fattened, but it is stated that ijuito a number •f farmers and graziers are not prepared io accept 15s 9d to 16s for their stock. Jhie farmer, who has close on 600 prime ws lamb 9. recently stated that he had boon offered close on 16s per t head, but he was uolding thejn with & view to getting 17s yd to 17s 6d, being confident that export buyers would have io increase their prices. Harvest operations at Kirwce, with the exception of pea crops, are now completed.

Notwithstanding the fitful and unreliable ; nature of the weather experienced in the Ashburton County lost week, fairly good progress was made with threshing, and it is estimated that close on two-thrrds of the cereal orop has been threshed. The various mills in the county, about 40 in number, , have now an average tally of about 60,000 bushels, or cloee on that made for the whole season in any ordinary year, and it is stated that the yield of grain on ih-e medium quality land has been proportionately much higher than that on the heavy country, the highest yield on land worth, about £8 10s per acre being 80 bushels of oats (Gartons). It is said that the shortage of grain sacks will compel some of the mill-owners to pull in temporarily, as many farmers are unable to secure sacks, and an additional consignment is not expected to reach the Dominion until some time in May. As much of the wheat was stacked in an indifferent condition, the delay in threshing will prove a blessing in disguise, as in the ordinary course of events grain that was hurriedly rushed into the stack should remain there for at least two months. While the sample of oata is generally heavy (in some oases five bushels having been got into a sack) the I general sample of wheat will not favourably ' compare with that of last year. The bulk I of tne grain is being hauled to the merchants' stores by steam and this is enabling farmers to make good headway with the j work of skim-ploughing. Feed is in abundance in every part of the county, and turnip crops are generally immune from parasitic diseases. : Praotioally all the grain crops in the Palmerston district are now in stack, and, i despite the unfavourable weather experienced) during the past few weeks, the bulk of the grain has been secured in fair order. Threshing is now in full swing, and it is i understood that the majority of the crops are turning out well up to expectations. Mr George, of Makarewa, has a crop of | oate in stook at the present time, which is estimated, to yield a return of fully 90 bushels to the acre. It is undoubtedly , ono of the finest crops about this portion I of the province. Taking advantage of the splendid weather j at Easter, farmers lost no time in getting j to work on their crops. AH along the Wai- \ mca Plains and Kingston lines on Good Friday the harvesters were engaged leadingin. On the whole the crops gave the im- ' prcssion of being up to the average, not- I withstanding the very wet nature of tlhe j season. In the South Hillend locality threshing has been completed on the majority of farms. The oat crops have turned out much bettor than was anticipated earlier in the | season, and the average yield works out at ' between 80 and 100 bushels to the acre; in [ individual instances going as high as 110 bushels. The grass crops have, however, j suffered considerably from the very wet ; season experienced'. Some very good yields of wheat and oats have been recorded. Mr J. Smith had a fine crop of Dun oats, which yielded 75 bushels per acre, and his wheat averaged 55 bushels per acre. Messrs M'Clelland Bros, wheat averaged 45 bushels, and Garton 'oats 70 bushels per acre. Mr G T Robertson obtained 56 bushels oi wheat ?r r > c r : .ti ant } Mr Hllds °n 47 bushels. Mr H. M x\ae has just finished stacking a very fine crop of Algerian oats, which were sown very late in the season. It should yield at least 80 bushels per acre. At CharjSFif'kf Mr w - s - hipJe y had y ;elds of 48 bushels per acre in one paddock, and 55 bushels per acre in another, both beine oats. 6 I

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AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL NEWS Otago Witness, Issue 3031, 17 April 1912, Page 19

AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL NEWS Otago Witness, Issue 3031, 17 April 1912, Page 19