WAIHI.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144667, 29 April 1915, Page 8

WAIHI.

FROM OUR OVTN CORRKSPONDENT. April 27.—The ladies of Tikoranp and Waihi are sowing to it that no pains will bp spared to make llicdr stall in tin* forthcoming AVaitara Carnival a success. Not content with the voluntary promise of floods, produce, anil live stork, Mosdames T. M'Kenzio and AVlutohoad, with commendable forsipht and tncl, paid a round of visits canvassing Ihr whole district, “compelling those in the highways and byways to conn* in.” The retiring wore sought out and made to promise at h*nst something. 1 sa . v “made” advisedly, because 1 don t know anyone who would have the heart to ignore the plea, “it’s ail for the poor Belgians, you know ” May they he as suecessfurnext time they visit. I think at the present time the Belgian fund canvassers are about the only ones ui the profession who get any sort of a welcome. The men, too. are resolved not to be beaten, and a systmatic can* vass round the district is being made to pick up any of the stray crumbs the ladies hv chance have missed, they deal principally in cattle, sheep, horses. «*oats ami pigs; in fact, any term oi animal that walks about on four legs. ; Messrs. J. Whitehead, F. Sarten. and I imothor wliose name I forget will fake I chaige of any ’‘stuff” that any donor 1 wishes to give and further seo that it brings lull value at the sale. Messis. Borthv. ick. I am told., have promised to purchase any ot the tut stock offensi ami guarantor lull value (possibly a little more) for nnv fats put through the works. Already stock to-the estimated value of some €6O or €6O lias been given. and the canvassers confidently expect that it will roach well over the .€IOO before they finish. 1 don’t think the old parody of “We pay what wo owe, but wo ‘gives’ nothing away, has onee been repeated. If H lias,, heaven help such poverty—of soul. The present season has been a very favourable one for harvest _ operations. Of course grain is now all in stack, or in the sacks, and doubtless a good portion of it has already found its way to the baker s oven via tho mill. There have been some very fair crops oi both oats and wheat in this district, so with the present good prices ruling, grain growing—a risky undertaking at most times—should pay very well. J do not hear of any 10 or (10 bushel crops of wheal, or (it) or ■*() in oats, hut anyway what is grown will certainly go towards supplying the demand and stop a hole in the shortage. H will also help to. swell the profits of tho middleman, who has undoubtedly been responsible this rear for tho high price of bread. What goes to the bakers as a rule is a very small picking. The weather and roads for the last month or so have boon perfect. Sonic are calling out for rain, as the tanks waul replenishing, and doubtless their wish will bo gratified in tho course of a day or two.

For the general information of anyone travelling north by the old inland north road 1 may say that the pile of stones dumped down on the roadside was not put there for the purpose ot improving the landscape, but is seriously meant to bo broken up and placed in a horizontal position on the road—some dav. Butter versus cheese has been tho principal question of the day for some time. Cheese is not in favour, because most farmers hate to seo their erstwhile succulent skim-milk. porker suffering a decline through n diet, of,yellow-green water, commonly known as whey.