THE STORM.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 15, 12 October 1907, Page 2

THE STORM.

TROUBLE ON THE FARMS. , Palntorston, October 11. A cold bitter. snap set. in hero-on Friday afternoon and continues, up to the tirao ofwriting. This rooming (wrote our Manawatu correspondent yesterday), a thunderstorm broke over . the district accompanied by a heavy rainfall and showers, of hail. Only on .-Thursday morning the ■weather was' quite mild and springlike, -and there was a chccrful look on the farmers' faces as they arrived in toivn for the sales. Today tile tables are turned, .and when a farmer is approached regarding his particular locality lie gives a . doubtful shake of the head and does not appear at all anxious to discuss what the result will be if the woather does not soon "take up." Dealers who would, under ordinary conditions, havo attended the 'Foilding sale to-day did not venture out of town. The land agents also have a lugubrious look, as bad weather always spells, bad business hero. It is' unnecessary to Onlarge upon the elFects of 'such a storm as last night upon young lambs and cattle," as . this . season ■ our farming community has 'already, obtained, experience on the point from a . hard Echool; Cropping operations aro considerably retarded, for it is .impossible to put a plough to work, owing 1.0 iba saturated state of the fields. •' A MaiVaSvatu farmer. who commenced shoaring.£h&'other day has, gopd irqas.o.n ,tb L !ffegre't'his''h'astb,.'having.lij's't" a ftuiii-' her of his sheep. From what I'call learn, so'mo'farmers who," in' the ordinary courso of events, would have ecrrimenced". shearing 'during this month, are] taking the' wiSo precaution of delaying 'the work 'until the weather appears" to have' definitely settled.