THE DRY WEATHER.
Sottlers all ov-sr the surrounding; districts, (writes our special Manawatu correspondent) arc complaining of the. continued spell,• of dry weather. Feed is "going off rapidly, and the milk supply has fallen off considerably. Ono supplier sending milk to a factory from 40 cows reports ihat his supply has; dropped • on tho average of 30lb: for tne, past'three days.' On many farms creeks have dried up, and the farmers are obliged to drive their stock long distances for' water. Some' persons who havo depended on tanks for the . supply, of water for household purposes,; are ■ now engaged'in .carting water from rivers.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 100, 21 January 1908, Page 2
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103THE DRY WEATHER. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 100, 21 January 1908, Page 2
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