THE WEATHER AND CROPS.
The weather continues to prove favourable, and there is now. every indication that the heat wave has passedA fairly large area of stubble land is being ploughed up for the reception of oats and other admixtures of seeds to provide early winter feed. . Although the weather has been excessively dry and scorching.during the month of January, pasturage—including rape, kale and turnips—has not suffered so severely along the sea coast as a few miles farther -inland. The county water-race supply has been fairly well maintained, and the county overseer and staff deserve credit for theiT exertions in this direction, says our Kyle correspondent. .
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7402, 4 February 1908, Page 2
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106THE WEATHER AND CROPS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7402, 4 February 1908, Page 2
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