FARMERS WANT RAIN.
POSITION IN NORTH AUCKLAND. [by telegraph.— coeeespokdext.l Dargaviixe, Monday. Short, but welcome, showers during the past few days have broken the unusually long spell of dry weather. During the past two months only one inch of rain has fallen, but the cool weather and cold nights have acted beneficially on pasturage and crops. The latter cover a much increased acreage as compared with past years. - The scarcity of rain has materially af- ...'* fected the dairy industry, and it is estimated that a good downpour would be ; «j worth many thousands of pounds to North Kaipara farmers- at present. -■'-
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15750, 27 October 1914, Page 5
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