WEATHER AND CROPS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13905, 2 December 1910, Page 9

WEATHER AND CROPS.

. —♦ A South Canterbury correspondent on Monday writes:—"The country is in much need of rain for crops and grass. Around Kurow, Papakaio, and Ngapara, in the north of Oamaru. the country has suffered seriously with prolonged dry weather and cropsjue kmost past saving and feed is very short. Sheep and cattle havo been turned into many of the fields of growing crops. But, on the other Jiand., , tho prospects for the potato crop, ot which several hundred acres havo been . planted, aro reassuring. About Willowbridge, whero more potatoes have been • planted than usual this year, espeaaUy so. The country looks well about tho Waikakahi Settlement, hut the same - cry goes up, we want more ram. There was a good shower came yesterday for a few hours- which has a tendency to help tho crops and pastures considerably." In the North Canterbury district the weather yesterday was of a forcing disposition, and at times the tempera*- ■ turo was very high in the sun. The . effect of the heat succeeding tho rain . was causing all cropa to grow moßt freely. It is certain now that tho grain crops have taken a now lease, and th*. • wheat is heading out in a satisfactory! manner.