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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXV, Issue 3278, 12 March 1931, Page 3

The present season is one of the worst yet experienced in Poverty Bay for strawberries and other small fruit (states the Herald). The dry weather is responsible for the small crops, both in the berry varieties and in some of the larger fruits. Tomato growers have had a bad setback owing to the lack of rain, and one local resident who anticipated a good profit from his plants has stripped thousands of tiny tomatoes off the stems, the fruit having failed to develop to maturity. This experience has been a common one where growers have been dependent on the municipal water supply, and it is likely that much of the planting will be done earlier next year, in order to take advantage of the spring moisture. Early planting will entail risks from frost, but if the young plants are well protected they should repay the trouble.