THE SEASON.
A MILD SPELL. Contrary to predictions, the cold spell of last week has been followed by a remarkably mild few days, and growth has jumped ahead as a consequence. The countryside has improved wonderfully in appearance this last month, and green feed for early spring and for lambing should be up to normal. Wheat is coming away well, and from reports to hand the acreage will show a slight increase on last season. The fall of rain earlier this week over the province was very welcome. In some districts it was the heaviest for three years. At Darfield approximately an inch fell—the first thorough saturation the district has received since last spring. Farmers are finding their oatsheaf stacks of incalculable value this season, and there are not many idle chaffcutters about. There are still two months to go before the winter will have merged safely into the spring, and judging l'rom appearances the stacks of chaff to be tapped should carry stock through. Ewes generally are looking well, probably due to a considerable extent to the bigger quantity of chaff and oat feed they have received.
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Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20908, 15 July 1933, Page 19
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