Waikawa Valley

Southland Times, Issue 18063, 5 February 1903, Page 2

Waikawa Valley

CFn>m our [rpym^rrm^i^mi^i

The weather at lait shows tome sign of clearing up ; but then it has fdono the same times without number during the summer, or the period during which, summer should -have reigned, only .-to burst forth again with all, its, fury to the dksheartenment of-fart^ers and others who reasonably. expected7.b_tter things for at least ;; a jfprtnig^it So^'TKe work of getting hv l tlie7turi_ip crop lias been very difficult as ihe lam. could not be got in properr •, order Ifor^worWiig. Shearing operations iilsq yretairded,! several farmers finding. ; ;it^ifficult; to get their cli ps in in tithe for the secpndsalo owing to the 'Continupus7^Q.i.'w.eatfieri;' Those . who have bush Srehe^litning to wdhder if 7 they ;^are to get a burn this year or ; .i^7;yAn7early Jnirn is a^ great advantage if *it Tcati, he obtained as it affords 7a great " amount of winter 'feed;, in the forni <>f^oUl\g grass and .turnips. Some pieces of Hgkt;bueh : were blackened^ during the few :isot7da.'s a fortnight ago, out ta good burning day hia^ bot been experienced yet. .: ■' The Oat crop will in most caseß:»ve v poor one and very lato. The ■iotato7crops also are. poor, but grasa is fairly pknti; ful. 7 jiV number of road, contractors 7'are.making strenuous efforts to; gei.-p^ : w|th\ their respective jobs, but : the ; . oußb 7*re ' ■'. seldom in good condition 7(tp yV^ai't :bver, and teams and men aro scarce owing to the backwardness 6f farm work. The promised visit -ol the Minister. .cjt ; Storks to decide the route pt^^^Bi^UV^a^ has not' t^e.l plac^ yet^butv patience is a strpng7trait in bur : characters yhere. So also .ia. 'v': credulity, yy ai^ that before nexV genera, ejectiw three years hence another survoyyxvill The comuhencod , *if nothing more practical. Constant rumours como from your city and other "quarters to the effect that the line has been delayed by dissension among tho people as to the route, but such is not the case. What we want is the railway: which way It, conies IS a matter of indifference to üb.

S»4 Foh, 18 W.