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Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 11, 13 January 1912, Page 6

-According to latest advices'it is-ex-pected that-hardly any reaping of cocksfoot will be done on Banks Peninsula before the middle of the month, and this allowing for a speli of fine, weather. Crops generally are reported to be looking well, but all over .the. Peninsula,.'it is said, oomplaprts are mad© of the strong growth of ; tares, 'which pull; down the crop and/r^nder'-/cutting very; difficulty Ow> ihg to heavy -rains.coming: just wheii many; props' were in flower, it is feared that the seed will be light. As a set-off,; the greater growth ,of the straw this season should make a, cleaner sample, • being well above any goose-grass.