Vineyards in the Whangarei district have been affected this season with a strange disease of a similar type to that which swept the wineproducing countries of Europe some years afo (says an exchange). Unlike ordinary blight, the scourge does not affect the roots, but deadens the leaves and the vines. One winemaker estimates his loss al 15 tons of grapes. Other similar cases are reported. A notable aspect Hint in one vineyard where 18 varieties are grown, the only grnpes ii’lnffetlcil :i• c Albany Surprise and Isabella, licth varieties ale in a wild state..
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 62, 28 February 1929, Page 9
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94Page 9 Advertisements Column 4 Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 62, 28 February 1929, Page 9
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