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Originally Posted by manny
yep that time of year again when our cane farmers decide to burn their cane and the result is a lot of black soot floating around looking for a place to land usually on your primary mirror and plus all the smoke that goes with the burning makes a great night out. anybody else in sugar towns experiencing the same.
best wishes
Manny
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Here, in the Mackay district, the cockies don't torch their cane so much, now. They get a small return for the dead leaves (I believe), as the leaves help fire the furnaces and to use as bagasse. Also, from what I heard, the cockies used to light the cane to eradicate the rat/mouse infestations.
