HAYMAKING DELAYED
OPERATIONS IN WAIKATO BAD WEATHER RESPONSIBLE [from OUR OWN COURKST'ONDKN'T] HAMILTON, Thursday Unfavourable weather lias caused a considerable delay in harvesting to most farmers in the Waikato. Many are not willing to begin haymaking for fear of losing the whole crop, while others, who cut their hay on one of the few lino days experienced, are now waiting for a suitable day for drying the hay, much of which has been spoiled. Somo farmers in the district who took their hay in -before the unsettled weather started have made it into ensilage. It was stated to-day that the second hay crop will be exceptionally heavy if the weather improves. The later grasses and clover will benefit by the present rains. One great benefit derived from the rain has been the excellent growth of the hay after the poor start it had through the dry spoils in September and October. Farmers then feared that the hay would go to seed beloro being properly developed.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23228, 23 December 1938, Page 14
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