THE COCKSFOOT HARVEST.

Shannon News, 10 March 1922, Page 2

THE COCKSFOOT HARVEST.

DOWN IN AKAROA

The AJkaroa correspondent of the Christchurch Press writes: The wea ther during the past week has been distinctly unfavourable for the cocksfoot harvesters. Strong nor’-easterly winds prevailed, with occasional rain showers, especially on the tops and in the eastern bays, and plenty of sea fog and mists, all of which put an absolute bar on threSMng operations. This is all the more disappointing, for with favourable conditions this date should have seen this season’s crop bagged up. During the past fortnight hundreds bi sacks of seed \ have been brought into the town, to be put through the cleaning pro- j cesses at the “seed-sheds” or to be shipped direct to Lyttelton. Launch, motor lorry, wSggoU, "urays and even the sledge—all are requisitioned for the transport business and the stack " of bagged grass-seed on the wharf and in the sheds receives daily substantial additioiTs The result of many a hard day’s work on the hillside paddocks. When the price was good the grass-seeder never grudged ’the long hours aipl the excessive toil for ne knew that his net profits for the harvesting season running over a period ( of six or eight weeks might run Into anything from £IOO to £6OO. But such good fortune is not in .store for him, this year. The price is still 4£d per , ib. Sales have' been reported last week at this figure*'and that leaves little margin of profit in these days of the high cost of living and of labour. St