A CATERPILLAR INVASION.
[BY TELEGRAPH;OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Christchurch, Saturday; The Cheviot correspondent of the Lyttelton Times reports that during the last few days caterpillars have made their appearance :in the district.. Five acres, of Italian ryegrass belonging to Mr. C. Barnes was expected to yield from 60 to 70 bushels an acre, but the.seed has been completely. ruined by the caterpillars. '
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13938, 21 December 1908, Page 8
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60A CATERPILLAR INVASION. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13938, 21 December 1908, Page 8
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