EXPERIMENTAL FARM WORK

Taranaki Daily News, 17 January 1930, Page 6

EXPERIMENTAL FARM WORK

GOOD GROWTH OF GRASS. BUTTER-FAT 590 POUNDS LOWER. The monthly meeting of the Waimate West Experimental Farm Committee was held yesterday at Alanaia, there being present Messrs. J. Al. Smith (chairman), J. W. Palmer (agricultural instructor), F. A'lourie, J. Leslie, S. 11. le Fleming, E. Long, E. J. Betts and T. A. Bridge. Mr. J. W. Deem, Director of the Fields Division, who is on a visit to Taranaki, was also present. The report of the fields supervisor is .as follows: —“Owing to the exceptional weather conditions pastures have continued to make tremendous growth for this season of the year and the stock are unable to cope with the feed. The eight paddocks under trial with nitrogenous manures have been kept in good order, but apart froni these and the hay paddocks the remaining paddocks arc. a little rough. The second cut of lucerne has been made into ensilage. Tin’s was not re-. qiiired for green feed and weather conditions did not permit of the crop being made into hay, sb a start was made on January 6 and the material stacked as ensilage. This was finished off on January 13 and finally topped up with soil on January 15. “The second sowing of mangolds and chou moellier also failed and this area was re-sown with swedes.

‘“Fifty cows arc now going through the shed and the milk taken to-day was 12001bs, with a 4.7 test. The fat for November was 17871b5, with a total for the season of 63'2Clbs to the end of November. This is 5901bs below that for the same period last year. One sow gave birth to a litter of ten.”

INDUCTION SERVICE AT PATEA. REV. W. A. SMAILL APPOINTED. Knox Church, Patea, was filled to the doors, despite the inclement weather on Wednesday. evening, when the Rev. W. A. Smaill was inducted to the charge of the Patea Presbyterian Church. The i Rev. Ryburn, Eltham, clerk of the Taranaki Presbytery, asked if there were any objections to the induction. There being done, the Rev. Stewart, Waverley, proceeded with the service, formally inducting the Rev. Smaill to the I Patea charge. I The Rev. Ryburn stressed the diffiI cultics besetting the path of the ministers and gave some friendly advice to the new minister. Addresses of welcome were delivered by Air. J. D. Thompson, the Rev. C. Aker, Mr. Haswell, Air. Huston, Air. Hemingway, the Rev. Ryburn and the Salvation Army captain. The Rev. 0. Gibson (Church of England) was unavoidably absent, and his apology was tendered. The Rev. Smaill in reply thanked all present for the hearty welcome he had received. He wanted very much to be friends with everyone, and he hoped that lie would soon know them all and that they would know him. There might be many things for him to do and many things he could attempt, but he knew of no greater or finer thing to do than to bring them into touch with Christ. The difficulties of finance and management and the many difficulties of church work would disappear if they put Christ foremost. Air. Huston asked the Rev. Stewart to accept a token in recognition of his assistance to the church during the interim. Alusical items were rendered by the choir, Miss Huston and Air. Carmichael, all being encored. The evening concluded with supper, during which Mr. Smaill was introduced to the parishioners. GENERAL ITEMS. - • The phennomenal score of eight points on one head was registered by Linkhorn’s Hawera Wednesday bowling fink playing at Opinfake against Burton’s rink. Linkhorn won the match easily by 33 points to 12. Wet weather caused a late start, and consequently only 21 heads were played. In spite of tho fact that endeavours are being made by the Hawera borough officials to regulate the parking of cars on the main streets of the town they are, in some cases, receiving little support from many users of those streets. Recently white line: running parallel with the pavement were painted on tho loads with a view to indicating to motorists tho position their cars should occupy when parked; also as a means of preventing that bete noir of passing cars—the double parked vehicle. Evidence of the manner in which some motorists endeavoured to assist the officials and to give due consideration to fellow users of the streets was shown yesterday, when at times there was left barely enough room between parked cars for a vehicle to pass up or down the street.

Arrangements are well in hand for a cuchro party and dance in the Tokaora hall on Wednesday, January 29. The ball was set rolling at tho residence of Mrs. W. Syme at Ohawe Beach on Wednesday night, when an energetic committee was set up, with Mr. W. Greig as secretary. It was reported that several donations in kind had been made and several others were promised at tho meeting. Opportunity will be afforded those wishing to do so to play euchre, while a full programme of dances to the strains of Barton’s orchestra is being arranged, and will include a number of novelty dances. As the cause is to provide funds for carrying out improvements at Ohawe it is well worthy of support by everyone in the district. Miss Winifred Thomas is commencing her new term’s .tuition in pianoforte and allied studies at the beginning of February. Miss Thomas, who holds the dc-

grecs of L.R.A.M. and A.R.C.M., received her training in England nd has had extensive experiences of teaching, both in the Old Country and in New Zealand. She has vacancies for both elementary and advanced students.

There is a street at Manaia named after one of the early settlers. This is Riemensehneidcr Street, the spelling of the name causing much difficulty to those unfamiliar with the district. At the meeting of the Waimate West County Council yesterday the Merk mentioned that he had received correspondence addressed “Mr, V. H. Hobday, county clerk, ‘German’ Street, Manaia,” the writer evidently being baffled at the unpronounceable name.

The recent moist weather has proved very detrimental to hay-making operations, and many farmers have been caught with their hay crops down. The frequent showers have made it impossible to diy the crops properly, and much of the stuff lias suffered in quality. IL is said that when the hay dried up and of poor quality a good sprinkling of salt during the building of the stack will do much to re-condition it. As a result of the continual rain the pastures are showing second growth usually associated with the autumn rains.

The exemption of farmers’ lorries from heavy traffic fees was advocated at the Waimate West County Council’s meeting yesterday. It was remarked that farm lorries did less damage to tarred roads than horses and waggons, and that it was inadvisable to penalise farmers who used lorries to take their milk to the factory. It was pointed out, however, that there was the possibility of farmers carrying stores and goods in opposition to carriers who were paying the fees.