SNOW STOPS SOWING.
FARMING CONDITIONS. No serious damage lias been done to crops by the recent snow, hut the wintry conditions Avill assist in arresting the ravages of the glass grub, which Avere A'cry evident in the, recent dry spell.
Tho hard frosts prevented the snow from thaAving immediately, and acres of the countryside Avere covered with a hard Avhitc crust. The soAving of cereals has been stopped till spring as a result." With the melting of She snoAV it will not be long before farmers cm the lighter land will be available to prepare for sowing spring crops.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 63, Issue 229, 8 July 1943, Page 2
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