13 DEGREES OF FROST

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22847, 30 September 1937, Page 10

13 DEGREES OF FROST

early fruit damaged EXPERIENCE AT HASTINGS FIREPOTS SAVE MOST CROPS [by telegraph—own correspondent] HASTINGS, Wednesday For tile second time this week fruitgrowers in and around Hastings spent a night in their orchards tending fires to combat the menace of frost, which this morning was found to have been 13 degrees. In some cases, where precautions were not taken, the fiost did damage to early varieties of fruit, especially plums and nectarines. The frost was of unusual length and the most severe recorded for some time, almost rivalling the disastrous frost of October, 1936. Profiting from lessons learned at the time of last October's frost, precautionary measures in the form of firepots were almost universally used. Those who did not take some steps are severe losers.

COLD SNAP IN WAIKATO YOUNG LAMBS NOT AFFECTED [from our own correspondent] HAMILTON. "Wednesday The most severe spring frost this year was experienced this morning, the recordings at Whitiora and Ruakura •being 8 and 7.6 degrees. Most young lambs are now well developed and it is not expected that the cold snap will affect them. REPORT PROM OPOTIKI POTATO CROPS SUFFER [BY telegraph—own correspondent] OPOTIKI, Wednesday Several sharp frosts have been experienced in the Opotiki district recently. Following one of the coldest days of the year yesterday another frost this morning did considerable damage to potatoes and other tender crops.