THE CROPS IN MANAWATU.
Our ■Ma'n'awatu representative reports that tliS-'lato October crops/in his district in almost every iiistance'liavo-turned out a failure;, ;iSpnio :dairy, farmers have 'commenced to^feed'bff"their-crops, while others are ploughing, them in.;-Around Halcombo early crb.ps have turnednont well, and many are cut? >"'lt •-is-anticipated that. generally the wheat-crops: will• falHshort of expectations. Hay.ist'acksV'.afo ■'rafjidly-' going. up all over thb). disinctj."audl,tliero. is qvery indication of -'plenty of - ; dry fodcler for winter .feeding. JLfrijs'to be hoped that;tho farmers havo prolited by last year's.'experience, and that every care will be taken by dairymen to for'tjfy- themselves in, ordel , to havo an abuiidancp of green-food also: Had this beefi tho-case>.Tast year, and the cows kept upoto conditiohi'iTtliere .would havo beoii no necessity;, to report a falling-off in milk retui;.n3p.'su'chi,ras"is the caso at the ■ present tiinj!.. .\- fc .' ; i i.)0(-'.''- I ■'•-' ; ' crops of,.potatoes generally are resisting"the'bliglit'v.well. '
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 77, 24 December 1907, Page 4
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