NEWS
Pony Club to run W’ville Show horse events
T
his year's equestrian
events at the 54th
Walkerville Agricultural
Show this month will again be
run by the Walkerville branch
of the SA Pony Club, which
took over the running of the
horse events at the show in
2013, hosting best of the
breed parades, mounted
games demonstrations,
dressage, showing and show
jumping competition classes
in subsequent years.
The large grass arena at the
Walkerville show grounds has
RAINFALL
From page 9
Rainfall in Bredell, East Gauteng
2001-2016. March only, and annual
totals from Sep-August. Figures
for 2016 are to March 18 only.
March
Total
2016
255.5*
785*
2015
80.5
605.5
2014
194.5
928.5
2013
44
874
2012
87
757
2011
218
907.5
2010
88.5
977
2009
114
662
2008
129
926
2007
35
456
2006
76.5
768
2005
83.5
603.5
2004
113
751
2003
85
556
2002
48
720.5
2001
46
762.5
been a popular venue for
horsey events since regular
gymkhana competitions were
run there in the 1970s and
1980s.
Des and Jean Linden of
Thornhill Stables were
instrumental in building and
(Hartbeespoort Dam saw all
ten of its sluice gates opened
for the first time in years),
flooded rivers and caused loss
of both life and property, the
rainfall has been too localised
to affect the fortunes of many
farmers further afield.
In the wheat-producing areas
of the Western Cape, for
example, not enough has
fallen to make planting
successful, while in the inland
dryland maize areas two types
of situation are apparent. On
the one hand some farmers
decided to save money on
inputs and effort by not
ploughing or planting at all. So,
while they may have saved
money on inputs they will
generate no income whatsoever. On the other hand, some
farmers took the plunge and
planted (incurring the input
costs thereof). The rains, such
as they were, came too late,
and were too meagre, for a
good crop