CROPS IN THE SOUTH.
• A J.'ress Association mtssago from Christ v churoh : states-that'..liqt-for many wears .hai . there'; been' ,so ■ prolonged rainless woathei . in Canterbury as this I season, ; and each,, 5i10,.cessive day appears -warmer, than ' its;,}®' . mediate: predecessor.) The qrops throughout tho province have: reached a stage, whcii Tatn can do but- little' good beyond assisting. te till the late-sown wheat; but for, turpipsi' rape, pastures, and gardens.a copious dov.Ti- - pour is urgently needed, and it is also.needed' to save the green crops and ensuro feed fpr . .winter use. In many parts of ; Canterbury the hot weather has literally cooked the fruit , on the trees, and it is certain.that.the; sea-, son's yield wffl bo. substantially, -reduced 1 as a result of the unfavourable climatic ctoditions. „ . '
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 94, 14 January 1908, Page 2
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125CROPS IN THE SOUTH. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 94, 14 January 1908, Page 2
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