TEMUKA VEGETABLES AND FRUIT

Timaru Herald, Volume CLI, Issue 22204, 23 February 1942, Page 3

TEMUKA VEGETABLES AND FRUIT

Importance In Diet Instructive Lectures Friday concluded an instructive and interesting series of lectures and field days given in Temuka by Miss CocksJohnson, gardening tutor. The visit of Miss Cocks-Johnson was sponsored by the Temuka Women’s Institute and the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union, but advantage was taken by many other women of Temuka and the surrounding districts to attend. On Tuesday and Thursday groups met in the garden of "Trevenna,” the residence of Mrs Malcolm Guild, Milford. On Wednesday the gardening circle of the Women’s Institute held an afternoon at the home fo Mrs R. I. C. McGregor, King Street. The District High School was visited on Friday morning and in the afternoon the tutor received an enthusiastic reception at the Arowhenua Pa. Miss Cocks-Johnson spoke on the necessity of an Increased production of vegetables and gave interesting hints and lectures dealing with the preserving of fruit and vegetables. In modern technique, the process of dehydration plays an ever increasing part, and dehydrating methods as well as the correct procedure of preserving both fruit and vegetables in bottles by the method of sterilisation were fully explained. In these days, when oranges and other fruit were scarce, it was essential that every possible use be made of tomatoes, green vegetables, swedes and potatoes to obtain a properly balanced diet. It was important that children especially had available in their diet sufficient vitamin C. an essential element contained particularly in vegetables. She emphasised the urgent importance of every New Zealander not only doing his or her best to contribute to the ■ supply of vegetables available, but of preserving as many as possible for winter use. WHEAT TESTING Since the sub-station for testing the, moisture content of wheat was established in Temuka last Monday 44 samples of grain have been examined. A large proportion of the samples have shown a fairly high percentage of moisture, and the majority of the wheat tested lately has shown a moisture content of more than 171 per cent. It is definitely dangerous for farmers to head wheat with a test of 17 per cent or more. It has already been found this season that some of the wheat stacked has been going mouldy. In good drying weather wheat still standing in the straw will lose approximately 1 per cent a day, but that which has been cut and bagged requires nearly a week to lose the same 1 per cent. MINOR ACCIDENT At an early hour on Saturday morning Mr Harry Phillips, of Rayner Street, was struck by a car driven by Mr F. J. Chapman and suffered slight Injuries. Mr Phillips was attended by Dr. McInnes and taken to the Timaru Hospital suffering from shock and slight injuries to the right leg. Mr Phillips and Mr T. N. Scott, who had been attending the Fire Brigade dance given in the Labour Hall, wer“ walking home down the side of the bitumen in High Street when the car, which was proceeding in the same direction, struck Mr Phillips a glancing blow from behind. Owing to the blackout. visibility was very restricted and ,at the time of the Impact the car had been brought almost to a standstill. PERSONAL Mrs A. S. Mclnnes and Miss R. McInnes, Denmark Street, are visiting the Hermitage. Gunner R. Fisher is spending his leave with his parents, Mr and Mrs G. Fisher, Rayner Street. Mr and Mrs O. Smith, Temuka, have taken up their residence in Christchurch. Lieutenant-Colonel G. T. Hancox has been paying a brief visit to his parents, Mr and Mrs G. Hancox, King Street. Miss Muriel Hancox, King Street, left for Christchurch on Saturday.