NORTH CANTERBURY.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13901, 28 November 1910, Page 9

NORTH CANTERBURY.

A light rain set in over the Ashley and Waipara Counties on Saturday at 9 p.m., and continued till mid-day yesterday. The fall did not exceed half an inch, but it was a soaking rain, with a cold temperature and no evaporation, which nroved most beneficial to the famishing grain crops. It will improve tho nrosoocts very considerably on oats crops, which are just at the filling-out stage. Although it will not lengthen tho straw, in the majority or cases the rain will add to the weight of grain. Upon the wheat crops it should increase both straw and corn in a most marked degree The previous rain had saved the situation. Out tarniers had begun to fear the crops standing out "in the dry weather were going back. havo wow been inspired with some confidence in the prospective yields. ..The rain was not heavy enough to injure thp hay harvest, but it was enough to put energy into the potato crop and to start up the turnip seed. Again tho hopes of the dairymen have been revived, and the season promises to afford a good average for them. The orchard crops needed the rain, and it will bring on tho smaller fruits.

The rainfall at Kaiapoi for twentyfour hours to P..'X) a.m. yesterday was .36 inch," bringing tho fall for tho month to date to 1.-10 inches. The rainfall of November last year was 2.42 inches, and for 1903 .61 inch.