WANAKA NOTES.

Lake County Press, Issue 2636, 15 June 1916, Page 5

WANAKA NOTES.

(lake county press correspondent) The Weather Tho weather during the past week has been exceptionally mild, in fact it baa been more like spring than winter. So far there have been very few frosts, and there is no snow on the hills. The heaviest rain we have experienced for some time fell last week. Farming’. Tho autumn crops throughout the district are looking well, and the mild

weather has afforded the farmers an opportunity of getting in a lot of early crop There is very little business passing in this season’s grain, the price offering for wheat not being tempting enough to induce growers to sell. Most of the barley lias been sold, and is now being carted to the railway. General. Several lines of cattle have recently changed hands in the district, and very satisfactory prices have been obtained. A line of eighteen head from Cattle Flat Station averaged about £l6 per bead at Burnside. Another line of 40 head averaged about £l4, and a line of 50, which will be sent on this week, should realise equally good prices. Personal. Word was received last week by Mr W. Little, of Cardrona, that his son, James, had been very severely wounded at the front. The advice stated that he was wounded in the chest, abdomen, and left leg, from which it would appear that the wounds are serious, but it is to be hoped that good news will follow the first intimation. “Jim” was wcli-known throughout the district, and was a general favorite. Ho left with the Tenth Reinforcements ami must have gone direct into the firing line, as presumably he was wounded in France.