FROST IN WAIKATO
POTATO CHOPS SUFFER. (Per Press Association—Copyright). HAMOLTON, Sep. 16. Hopes held bv Waikato residents of ariy potato crops from .. their gardens ihis year were damped when they 1 discovered that frost during the night had blackened the. plants. Warmer weather during the past few days led many ..rowers throughout Hamilton to leave their plants uncovered overnight. Flight degress were recorded at Ruakura, this being the highest for some weeks. Four degrees were recorded in Hamilton. Although the early morn,ng was chilly, there was little wind and the day that followed was a line .me.
TE AROHA EXPERIENCE,
TE AROHA, Sep. 16. Six degrees of frost was registered in Te Aroha recently. Early tomatoes and potatoes in exposed positions clearly showed the effects of (he cold snap.
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Hokitika Guardian, 18 September 1940, Page 2
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