Awahou

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 30, 5 February 1937, Page 8

Awahou

From Our Own Correspondent Fin© weather has at last put in an ap« pearanee and every second of daylight is being utilised by farmers to get their haymaking finished. Boisterous weather last week made this work very difficult and the hay was blown off some of the paddocks and banked against the fences and trees. Grass-seed harvesting has returned lighter crops than were at first anticipated, the wet weather being very unsuitable lor threshing when the seed was at th© best stage of ripeness. Lack of warm, sunny weather has been responsible for the absence of bees in th© orchards and gardens and little honey is expected in consequence. Sheep are on tho move continually as many farmers are buying store lambs to replace fats, while others are kept busy attending fairs in the course of their seasonal work of buying and selling ewes. Personal. Mr and Mrs. H. W. Smart, accompanied by their daughters, Mavis and Muriel, left last week-end for a camping holiday in the north. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Linklater spent th© week-end at Foxton beach. Mrs. J. Palmer returned to New Zealand last week after a three months* holiday tour in Australia. Miss Ray White, of Porangahau, la staying with her grandmother, Mrs. Harper, No. 2 line. Mrs. Weekes is homo again after sev* eral weeks’ holiday at Plimmerton. Mr. and Mrs. Tappin and Master Dick Tappin, of Waipukurau, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. W. Learny. Master Tom Jaines, of Auckland, it staying wfilh his aunt, Mrs. M. Leamy. Miss Margaret Fitzherbert is visiting friends in New Plymouth.