THE WHEAT HARVEST.
Do you see the little creature in this picture? Beware of him, for he is very fond of wheat. He may not be able to eat much, nevertheless, he is somewhat expert in the art of destruction. After much toil and care the harvest is got in, and then perhaps, it is imagined, that the work of the cultivator is at an end. Not so. In order to secure a good price, the wheat must be clean, and it cannot be clean if mice or rats are allowed to burrow in it. Our Maori friends know all this, and more too, but it is just as well to remind them, now that they are busily engaged in reaping.
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Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume I, Issue 2, 1 February 1855, Page 11
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121THE WHEAT HARVEST. Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume I, Issue 2, 1 February 1855, Page 11
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