WELCOME RAIN
DRY SPELL BROKEN CONDITIONS IN MANAWATU RELIEF TO THE FARMERS [BY TKLEGRAPH—OWN CORKKSPONDENTI PALMER STON NORTH, Friday Following probably the driest winter on record, welcome rain fell in Palmerston North and tho surrounding district last night and this morning, bringing relief to tho farming community, which was becoming concerned about tho prolonged dry spell. Up to nine o'clock thin morning tho fall for 24 hours —actually there was no rain of any consequence until last nightwas 1.28 in., which is tho first recorded for nearly three weeks. For this time of tho year tin? weather has been abnormal. In fact, it is doubtful if in the past two summers a similar period of three weeks' sunshine was experienced; The countryside, particularly on tho Manawatu line, had a summer-liko appearance and land of sandy- nature was sunscorched. The spring growth of feed which is usual at this season has been absent. Farmers who had stocked up to the anticipated spring growth have been experiencing a shortage of feed, and to them in particular the rain is doubly welcome.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22819, 28 August 1937, Page 12
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179WELCOME RAIN New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22819, 28 August 1937, Page 12
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