NELSON'S RASPBERRY CROP
COOP AVERAGE YIELD AN LdPORTANT INDUSTRY hi spite ii tli.' dry period in December llje raspberry crop is reported to h,. up in the average in the .Nelson dis ti'iet Growers who cultivated during the ill \- spell are reaping their reward: while 'thus,, who neglected to do so are finding their crops somewhat on the lighl side. During the p;ist week or so beneficial shower;* have fallen—mostly at night time —so pickers have been little inconvenienced. In the Molucka Valley and Riwaka district tons of raspberries are being forwarded daily hi |lie factories. Growers receive 4.',d to 5d n Hi delivered, wllile pickers rereive Id a Hi. All surplus labour is I'nllv occupied, while numbers of pickers have gene out from town to help gather the crops. There is a large area nude]- cane, in '.he Nelson district. and two toi.t nn acre is considered a good i, turn. 'lhe season should last over the end of the month.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 22 January 1926, Page 4
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162NELSON'S RASPBERRY CROP Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 22 January 1926, Page 4
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