THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS,

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 97, 17 January 1908, Page 9

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS,

RAIN IN THE SOUTH. , (bt TEiiiiCEArii—ntEss association.) j Ashburton, January 16. ; A welcome change in the weather occurred ' this afternoon, when showers began to fall, s and by seven o'clock heavy rain set in with ' every prospect of continuing overnight at ' least. To all appearances .the fall is general ' throughout the country, and though it, can- 1 not now" help the cereal crops, feed and pas- 1 turn and root crops will bo greatly bone- t fitted, it is expected that store sheep will 1 advance in price immediately. c Oamaru, January 16. j Rain commcncerl to fall heavily at 4 p.m. ) to-day, and continued till 8 p.m., with pros- t poets'of a further fall. Tho root crops and c pastures will bo benefitted, but tho cereal crops, without rain, promise good yields, in t most parts of tho district above the aver- n ago. The wheat crops, with good weather, ,] will be considerably above the average, mul r the oat crops are good. " a — n " The Wclliiißlon Eiißinm- Volunteers rcill 1 bold an "at home" at the camp, Mahnnga. !' ]3av, on Sunday. The Cobar will leave the 11 Ferry Wharf at 2.30 p.m. t