WAIWERA.

Otago Witness, Issue 3415, 29 August 1919, Page 27

WAIWERA.

August 25.—Although wo cannot call the winter just past a very rough one, still we have had a lot of broken weather, with now and again pretty rough squalls, keeping the land in a continued wet state, and

quite unfit for ploughing and very bad for stock. I am sorry to have to say most of the land is still unfit to bo worked, and if the weather does not soon clear and allow the land to dry; I fear we are in for another late epring as far as farm work is concerned. It is very noticeable at our sales that the stock generally are not up to the usual standard of condition, and at our last sales prices were a little back from the previous sale. Changes. —Like many other districts, our population is continually shifting, several farms having changed hands lately, besides other business places. Whether this is altogether a true sign of progress is hard to say. One thing, we wish our old friends, as we do the new-comers, every success. Grain-sowing.—l question if there will be much more grain sown this season than Avas the case l§st season. Should the weather permit I have an idea, from what I can gather, that quite the usual quantity of turnip and other winter feed will be sown. Tractors. —T understand Mr Maindonald's tractor has been doing reinarkably well with a!l_ sorts of work, and in many cases is quite a success. As to whether they will replace the horse teams altogether we shall have to watch developments.