The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 80a
Aparima Valley
Aparima Valley,
which stretches from Riverton on the south to Mount Hamilton on the north, a distance of fifty miles, the width being about twenty miles. It comprises a tract of grand agricultural country, a great proportion of which is settled in farms of 200 to 1,000 acres. In the northern part of this valley there is still a fair area of Crown lands not taken up, but they are being gradually settled upon. It is well adapted for mixed and all-round farming, and grows cereals well, chiefly oats, although a large portion is adapted for wheat. A large area is rich grazing country, and is laid down in English grasses. There are three dairy factories in the district making cheese, although not on so large a scale as the Edendale and Wyndham ones. The price of land in the valley ranges from 50s. to £10, according to quality, location and improvements. Still further west comes the