POTATO BLIGHT.
BE-APPEARANCE IN AUCKLAND DISTRICT. [BY TELEGRAPH — SPECIAL TO THE POST.] AUCKLAND, This Day. The potato blight has made its re- . appearance in the Auckland district. Up to within a fortnight ago, the potato crops" showed great promise, but now isome of them are reported to be affected by the blight. Instances have been reported of potato patches that would be apparently in splendid condition one evening, being next morning blackened with the blight. Crops at Pukekohe, Panmure, and in the Northern Waikato are stated to be amongst those smitten with the disease. Spraying is being indulged in as a remedy against the evil.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 119, 16 November 1909, Page 3
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105POTATO BLIGHT. Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 119, 16 November 1909, Page 3
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