DARFIELD.
The month of February has been almost ideal for harvesting work in this district, there being plenty of bright sunshine and moderate- drying winds,
with an almost total ■α-beenoo of »„, \ Ihe oontJnuoiis spoil of fine faot w»Z '•' tli-er lins not b«ii altogether an ST " mixed blessing, as ihe conditions w2« - * have Ikh-11 badly attacked with boU» maiiwnd ii-.otliN and aphis, mid '- jv-it* ar,« aI S! . i,,vat!i MX r.. g *»tubl* aid '~ tl'.-.ver p:-.v,,, X serious havoc V while areas ot rape liavo be*n daniagS ' to su-h an .xtvnt that .stock MinSy^ , >.i>u-« ta_li-:»k at it. T:- fnli-,™ Q. , sm-h a and u. rnt *» , a«-..- that a sivnnc.. r going though * J.v.!e had been :io rv.ui in tlutso pa/t* - for :»:>»., t .-,. r ; > ivviv, t!«- cropTtvi , or thrive <!ay s ' tx,:d rain is -ucontlv r2 ..ninV,. and,ml,., ; hl s c,,-. ' d.m AB o «„: !*« W i!l U- v,r» conviJor! *" "•lie- and prc.-!>>cis to" win fit * «'i haur or tno e.,ci, th,. at! r .-subjoct.xl to a p».HI il.-j.i <,f i, u , lmeu ? ->■) Cattle aro a l«o getting a U u . Or,H-nd ; .le nave thr. -.hn:l „ fino Sennn oats 7S bushels. .Mr \V " G is» t.h.vsl K ,l_ .-,l> ocre-s Tuva,, wheat. »Jt Da'^i^J-r's;!^.-;:^: ,,o^^^ Holme-;. Hangor rt-ition, threshed 2(i
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13362, 2 March 1909, Page 8
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