Oparau.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 408, 2 April 1909, Page 2

Oparau.

(FROM OUR OWN COHKESI 3NDENT.) -The late heavy rain has j ut a mantle of green over all grass lauds. It ia really a pleasure to notice the grass growing after Ihe usual t-ufumn dry spell. As wo et our living from the grass, and to get it to grow their mast be plenty of moisture, I wou?d strongly advise irrigation next ye«r. If all united the cost of a race would be very small to the individual settler in comparison to the benefit that woaid ba derived. Our roads are much better this year. All work thereon should now cease until they dry again. A traveller for the Ridd milking machine travelled through Oparau last week and book d several orders. Hard, times will come again no more when settlers take to milking—land values will harden, the country will become developed and much more pro daetive. Mangala, sugar beet and sorghum have done welt here. The last mimed grew lift, high, and the mangels and beet wore both iarge and h«ahhy.