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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 101, 27 January 1928, Page 15

A report from the Ashburton distric x states that the grain crops and pas tures have made luxui’iant growth Isayi an exchange). There will bo a ver; iieavy bulk of straw’ fo handle this sea son, but, given proper filling and ripen ing weather, the extra labour will b well worth while, providing always tha the market is satisfactory. There ar targe areas under field peas., which an now’ in bloom, and gi-ro promise of excel lent crops if went tier conditions con tinue favourable, flats have not beet extensively grown this year, but pros pectivo yields seem good. The harvest ing of oats has already begun, but onl‘ in cases where the small birds hnv? hen . taking a heavy toll. There are still man old stacks of last year’s oats to 1» seen and the thrashing of these takes plao as required. Betweeu Christchurch an< Ashburton a number of paddocks of oat ara in stock or are lieing cut, and other Will be ready this week. The crops van ■ according to the land, some being ver. good and others are light. The pillars of St. Paul’s Catjiedral into which cement lias been injected are stated to be stronger now tha; the solid stone. WOODS’ GHEAT PEPPERMINT UUREFor Children’s Hacking Cougb.’-Advt,