Ballance.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XIII, Issue 2318, 11 January 1895, Page 2

Ballance.

(From our own Correspondent).

We have had some grand rains for keeping up the supply of feed, but I am sorrj' to say that the hay croi>s have suffered severely, in many cases being almost spoiled. The milk supply is keeping up very well, but it is hardly likely to reach 1500 gallons per day. I believe the highest tally is about 1450, and about 250 gallons at the Creamery, making in all 1700 gallons per day. Part of the freezing machinery has arrived. When this is fitted up and in runniug order the Factory will be complete, and I think it will be safe to say that it will then be equal to the very best factory in the colony. I am glad to notice that some of our dairy farmers have every confidence in the future of the dairy industry. Mr W. W. McCardle, one of the most enterprising settlers, has just had a new milking machine fitted up and the public are invited to come and see it at work on Thursday and Friday evening. Let us hope that it may give every satisfaction. I understand that the tools for our newly formed cricket club are to hand and that we may shortly have the pleasure of seeing our "boys" doing a bit of leather hunting. Mr E. S. Barton has very generously given the club a town acre in a good position, and the members have done some logging up in order to have a very g ood wicket prepared.