FINE SPRING DAYS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23162, 7 October 1938, Page 8

FINE SPRING DAYS

SEPTEMBER WEATHER ■ good farming conditions TEMPERATURES ABOVE - [BY TELEGRAPH PESSS ASSOCIAfIOJrI WELLINGTON, Thursday Dull, cold and wet weather during the first few days of but from the 10th onward, and ally after the 18th, there was a marital improvement, according to a report pro. pared by the Director of Meteorologies] Services, Dr. E. Kidson. • Temperatures became mild, there was little rain in most districts, aiid the atmosphere was dry. Some spring days were experienced. soil, .which had in many places bee! waterlogged, dried out. \ v. For the farmer, the month was gen . erally a very good one. Stock, ticularly lambs, did well, and tural work was carried out under far' ourable conditions. The percentage 0 f lambs, particularly in the North Igl an( j has not been so good as during the fin! mediately preceding years, but 'this hat been due to earlier troubles. In th 9 Bay of Plenty area the season is still backward and feed rather scarce Large parts of Otago and Southland' also, continue to experience a »of rainfall, which is adversely affect, ing crops and pastures. Elsewhere feed is generally abundant. The white butterfly is already reported from as far south as Tiniaru. - "

In the North Island rainfall much above average in the' Wellington Province, but considerably below, sft almost everywhere else. r ;"-

The mean temperature was practio. ally everywhere slightly above normal. There was no severe cold, although the first few days were unpleasant. There was snow on the high levels, especially of the South Island, on the 2nd and 3rd, while on the 18th falls were widespread in the central portion of the Dominion. On the latter occasion snow lay on the ground about some of the higher parts of the Main Trunk Railway. On the whole, however, the ranges lost a large portion-of their winter snow. Frosts, although fairly frequent, especially in the South Island were shallow and caused little damage'