WAIRARAPA'S NOTES
VERY LITTLE WHEAT GROWN. On getting out of the bush country and coming into, the open lands in. the Kopuarangn. and Opaki districts (writes, our travelling correspondent), I found tho major part of the harvest safe in stack. A good many farmers were busy leading in their crops, which are principally oats. I saw no wheat, and heard that little was grown in the AVairarapa this season. After having recently seen the magnificent oat crops on the AA'est Coast, 1 was siirprivjd to see how imich less they nro on this side of the range. In several paddocks which I passed, the shortness of straw was very .noticeable. One thing which struck mc particularly was the excellent aftermath in tho hay paddocks. Some were a splendid sight. On the road to Tiangituiiiau there as line a paddock of cow-grass as 1 have oven seen for a second growth, and, generally, 'this valuable fodder plant, has made wonderful growth. The unpleasant cold sn.ip which set in last week has bei-n most unwelcome. A few frosts have already set in, ami the maize crops, which are in a dreadfully backward state, plainly show their effects.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1371, 23 February 1912, Page 8
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195WAIRARAPA'S NOTES Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1371, 23 February 1912, Page 8
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