NICE SHEEP COUNTRY.
•.IX THE PA VALLEY. /Biding. along the Pa'-.Valley,-after leaving the Rongomai, there are some very Bood-.sheep,farms—as fine a bit of country;as'one.could wish to see, well.Brassed and extremely clear of timber, writes our travelling : correspondent. There have evidently beeil some very. heavy lofr.fires in ; this' valley: On the. right, and iust under" the hill, the red-paihted homestead-, of, Mr. F. White is seen, with plenty of trees all -about. This station shears about 3000: sheep. At the shed last:year; sis shearers shore IGIS in one ordinary-'.day's, wort. From here the road is not metalled, but lt-.was very good:as.a summer road. 4 new. road. has. been made-into Alfredton witfl. .v good grade over the Saddle; It joins-the Alfredton-Weber Road'at Mr where the road is carried by. bridge over the Ihuraua • VF er .\ Fro'n here it is only a couple ol miles into the township. There is a considerable: area of plougbable land in th<-' valleys,- which most of: the farmers have taken advantage of: by cropping.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1012, 30 December 1910, Page 8
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167NICE SHEEP COUNTRY. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1012, 30 December 1910, Page 8
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