WHAT THE FARMERS HAVE LOST.
The circular of the N. Z. HhhcVM, A Co for the current month says;ln., order to realize how- sadly the bright harvest prospects of January have been blighted by continuous rains, it is only necessary to run through : 'jhe : southern districts; or to visit the grain; stores, anil there witness the immense quantities of grain which are not threshable, or which having passed through the machine are quite unfit for shipment. What promised to bathe grandest harvest ever gathered has culminated ih'serious loss to ihadyJand!. ih v disaster to iiQt a few. The autumn has been unprecedentedly vvet, retarding work at every stage of operations from stacking to shipping, With the result that thousands of tonshre rendered, unfit for food. Because’ of the larger breadth. irr wheat, this crop has siffered to the greatest extent, and though much might he -rendered merchantable; by‘manipulation, only a' small portion can be so. .treated for .want of the necessary appliances and’.accommodation. , The. Oamaru Times statesthat ’.the present' season has been the worst tor the farmer dhat has been experienced here for the past ten years. -In addition to injury done,, .farming work ’has-’been- so much delayed by the fretfuentT /rainfalls, that „ threshing, i ploughing, sowing, &c., would almost of necessity haveto be undertaken at the same time. 1 /
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PATM18830525.2.15
Bibliographic details
Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 1039, 25 May 1883, Page 3
Word Count
220WHAT THE FARMERS HAVE LOST. Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 1039, 25 May 1883, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in