COUNTRY NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2307, 28 September 1908, Page 3

COUNTRY NEWS.

RUAKITURI. [Fhom Our Correspondent.]

There are plenty of lqmbs about, and provided there is no very cold snap on ton of the present favorable weather, there should he a record percentage. The feed has come right along from the jump. Mr. F. Martin his about COO wethers rolling fat on his Shannon estate. They arc on the -splendid crop of turnips on his last year’s burn, and are due for Matawhcro sal ey a ids in about a fortnight’s time. Mr. Nolan, who bought out Mr. Dickenson a few weeks since, is starting energetically to improve the place, having a considerable area of bush felled, and fencing the sown portions. Tho high price of cocksfoot is disturbing farmers here, with the result that they are shutting up areas for seed. A good number of boys will bo required after this year’s burns. A gang of Gislwrno buslnnen have just cut out threo hundred acres on. Mr. F. Martin’s property. Tho hushmen on Mr. W. Boothnian’s property, who are felling 450 acres, will he a few weeks longer yet. Two gangs on Messrs Bayley Bros.’ property in Mangaruho Valley don’t expect to he out until the cud of October.

The co-operative men under Mr. Strallghan, Government surveyor, are pushing the new road well up Arnpeti Valley. It gives access to the block of 12,000 acres to he offered hv tho Government shortly. Several intending selectors have had a Till), over it, and report some good country amongst it. There arc many enquiries as to when it will he offered. A well-known fencer, Mr. Jas. Scott, reputed to be unequalled m

this class of work in tho Island, hafl' just finished a contract on Mr. Boothman’s boundary. By himself ho erected half-a-milo in a week, posts 12ft apart, seven wires, and anchors, tho wholo well battened—a record surely, especially ovor this rough country. Tho Maoris are busy planting then taiwhns, etc., along the valley fiats, j There is considerable plantation, in j fact, throughout tho valley this your.