THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.
During Sunday night the crops in North Canterbury had the benefit of a nice rain, which commenced at six o’clock and con-, tinned until nearly daylight the next morning. It will do a great deal of good to tho late crops, which are now well forward in ear, and also to the beans-and potatoes. The latter will be a very poor crop if heavy rain does not soon come. The reiapers are now at work in the early crops, but the prospects are most disheartening, The later crops, however, have'put on a better , appearance during the- past fortnight or three weeks. Writing yesterday, our Cheviot corresj pondent said: —Heavy rain set in here last night, and continued up to 8 ajn. this morning. „ The weather is still showery..
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Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVIII, Issue 11462, 28 December 1897, Page 2
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133THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVIII, Issue 11462, 28 December 1897, Page 2
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