OKATO DISTRICT NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 17 January 1933, Page 2

OKATO DISTRICT NEWS

FARMING AND RIFLE SHOOTING.

The rains which fell on Saturday and Sunday on the higher levels will prove beneficial to swede crops in the district Pastures, too, will welcome the downpour, and it is/Unfortunate the rain did not fall on the beach lands, which ,at present are very parched. Though the majority of farmers have completed harvesting operations, several areas of oats for ensilage are still standing. An unfortunate feature of the oat crops this year was the lack of uniformity in ripening. Though the sacks were branded similarly, in a considerable number of instances parts of the fields were about two weeks ahead of the remainder. Had the crops been sown for seed or chaff this would have proved most awkward. ' . : ... Steady progress has been made witn the Carrington Road metalling since work resumed after the holidays,,and the tip-head is now at the Dover Road comer. It is hoped to transfer the crushing plant to the Katikara site next week. There has been considerable preparation in the shape of laying tram lines at the river bed, and as the carting is all on a down grade, the crusher will be able to work at its full capacity. There are three miles of metal to put down on Dover Road, and this will give access to a number of really good sections, which., of late years have deteriorated. The rifle club shooting competition reached the semi-final stage on Saturday. Visibility was excellent, but a strong fish-tail had its effects. The final is very open, several of the competitors being within striking distance. The scores

were:— y 300 500 600 ds. yds. yds. hp. Tl. Rflmn. R. L. Rook ... 31 33 31 21 97J Rflmn. R. B. Gray .. 32 32 30 31 971 Rflmn. C. Humphrey * 30 31 33 21 961 Rflmn. C. J. Benton 31 31 30 3 95 Pres. S. Roebuck .... 32 30 32 1 942 Dep. Pres. G. Benton 29 33 27 41 931 Rflmn. R. Benton .... 28 32 27 41 912 Rflmn. H. Te Rangi 24 27 23 16f 902 Rflmn. C. B. Benton . 28 31 29 22 901 Rflmn. D. Brophy .. 24 28 25 13J 90S Details of the fourth round I are: — 300 500 600 yds. yds. yds. hp. Tl. Rflmn. R. B. Gray . 31 31 33 6 101 Pres. S. Roebuck ... 32 35 33 1 100J Rflmn. C. Humphrey 30 33 31 32 972 Rflmn. C. B. Benton . 29 34 34 2 872 Rflmn. R. Benton .... 32 31 31 3 97 Dep.-Pres. G. Benton 33 32 29 21 96J Rflmn. C. J. Benton ... 29 33 29 31 941 Rflmn. H. Te Rangi .* 23 29 24 171 931