TIKORANGI.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 10558, 7 March 1896, Page 2

TIKORANGI.

[FROM OHK OWN OOHIIESPONDENT.I The very dry weather of tho past fenweeks enabled the harvest to be properly secured, yet while so necessary for the gathering in of the harvest, the grass was very much in want of rain. The cows have gone down greatly in the quantity of milk, so thnt if there was a gain in getting the crop in dry (this was a great gain) there was a loss in the yield of milk. We have had some nice rain this week which will freshen the grass up no doubt. It being now well on in the autumn, a great growth of grass cannot bo expected; the growth will, however, bo a great help to us all.

There has not been a great deal of the grain crop as yet threshed ; what has been is about the usual, 25 bushels of oats to the acre. Of grass seed, the quality is I hear very good, but for this there is a bad market. Cattle, too, are very low invalm. Butter is better, and if never no worse value will help to make up for tho low yrice of other productions. So I suppose wo must be thankful that things are no worse.

The school picnic took place last week and was very much enjoyed by those present, aa this comes only once a year and is looked forward to by the children very eagerly. If more of the elder one's took great interest the annual picnic the gathering would be enjoyed much more.