The Pahiatua Star. (Published Tuesdays and Fridays.) FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1888.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 175, 24 February 1888, Page 2

The Pahiatua Star. (Published Tuesdays and Fridays.) FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1888.

. ... Juts kurbahii* w rapsdlv . n .mi.* in 0.1. Untnci. au<l in likrlV a »•. r.l 4.!>>imk.- 111 L ** riuK'Ketl. Al’J • <u r. in ''HIM* districts ion . ram e-p.-eiaUv u not iUw p-il. im on «ui»‘l holdings iwb an i. -r. i-i inr Hu«h it will 1* a kti’ iI <* a.ui v if U.r principal potim*. are u'Mjrr I of it. Tli* quaauon iriiM, 11 * i« ll mlUil*ropol»lllif Tli* W*\ til.l 111.'.' .1. ItO-if U> ll* 111 pt i.tmg it* introduction into n»‘W I **-- • ■ * n by * hum* carvi*l - \cr uoa • I * • ki v-y fur a »»M t)<jt a I* ‘i «u..ui4 o! tiui **j (lilnlcuck*.

f ot secal was cal lust year in I’aVata < itself. It ww* t 1.1. and many buyers H'»cd il without first The will was that in-trail of • cocksfoot pasture Yorkshire fng raiue up in such strength a* In completely oidilcrata- ! any m 'ii <>f tlu grass that was paid for. Fog cau l<c seen in abundance Incnalurr. liven along aouic of the recently finished (iovcrnnirnt roads, the Mangntainoka Central for instance, fog Menu to hare been sown ; no doubt the ind sown was intended for rye or cocksfoot, but the sample must have U- n similar n> liiat obove referred to. 1 a- a consequence tattler* along tin -e r>«ad< find that they have had this objectionable grass introahicrsl amongst them whether they liked it or not. Tho-e who do not understand seed sliouM sa-ek tin- 11 Mstance of an expert before purchasing, for it is a -uupli* matter for the inexperienced to Is* imposed upon. Once the seed is - >wn it is 100 lata* to ask the opinion of jolliers as to what they think of the *a-asi that rami' from such and such a place. The most expensive sated is not always the dearest; if good seed . 'ts double that of doubtful stuff, il will iay the nattier to procure it. For grazing or for weal saving the clean | si*block is the tine that will return the lar rest yield to the owner, and we strongly adiise that more care he l*a .-t<>uad OU the selii'tlon of sa-eds.

A i tin- annual meeting of the Wrlling>u riul..- iphieal Naicty. William M. Mashett. F.R.M.S., read a paper on tin- His an l!y, sent from the Rangitikei district. He said lie hnd subjected the specimen* to earuful niicrosc. . ■ exaumiation. and expressed an

i p-.uoii llmt it »»< the true “ Hessian fly. or corn scourge." Further examination proeed that no sooner did ti .< fly make its appearance than it was »tta ' . d by parasitic enemies, winch lie hoped would greatly assist in keepiii:' it hi check. The insect is, perap-. the worst pest that has yet armed in the colony, and as a means of eradicating the |>cst he suggested tl.at when a farmer ohs. rved mdicatt - of its presence, he should cut tl . -tiihbh as low as jiossihle. and then and there hum it. after which the d« l>ri:- should he buried ns deeply as p< 'Slide.