ENFIELD NOTES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XL, Issue 12540, 11 May 1915, Page 7

ENFIELD NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Wo have been having some very cold mornings of late. The fact that winter is fast approaching and will -oaiv lay ■ts severe band on us has b?en vei'.v broadly hinted by the recent heavy frosts- The trouble is that in the present dry condition of the .soil these same fro-ts are not enabled' to work by their mechanical actions the benefits which our soils require to produce what we are always hoping for. —l.mmner yields. Lea ploughing will probably affect the amount of autumn wheat sown.

Ewe-: will this winter be deprived of a good deal of the turnips, etc., grown for them. The compulsory holding of lambs until the freezing works block age is over has compelled fanners to feed lambs- on what was really grown for their ewes. Mr Massey will probably be very sorry now that he ever said that, all the snace required for our exports would be provided. The work of our leaders must at the present time be particularly arduous, and no doubt Mr Massey has been doing h'-s level be-t in r.ur own interests.

Our tug-of-war lads have been having quite a successful time lately. Of three teams which competed at Waitn.ki two were placed first and second. A lightweight team journeyed to Ashburton and came first against 14 opposing teams. As a relaxation from their strenuous endeavors, the Tuu-of-War Club held a social and dance Inst Fridav .U' ; ght. Cheese-making has stopped here now, and butter-making again prevails. Tti. common with the rest of New of "Our Boys' 'at the Dardanees. In. Zealand, we are exceptionally proud of "Our Boys" ut the Dardanelles. When they left home much was expected of them, and when all the details of their engagements come to hand, T believe their deeds will have far eclipsed all expectations. In tin? meantime we must content ourselves in impatience until the full casualty lists come to and.