PUKEURI.
March IS.— During the last foitnight the weather has been veiy unsettled- and "not at all suitable for harvesting operations. The crop= have all hzen tut ioi eorne time, and mostly stacked. A few, however, who believe in labour-saving at the expense of quality, have unfortunately suffered on account of the wet weather. The rain of yesterday was very cold, and snow is now visible on the hills behind. Some time ago we had a spell of wet, "muggy" weather that caused the grain to sprout. According to expectations, « good deal of the gram is soft, and probably fowl feed will be plentiful m Xorth Otago this season. Even fowl feed, at 12s 6d a bag, is worth growing, and there is an ever-increasing demand for good quality. Oats were lately in good demand at very fair quotations, but have now eased off a. httle. The market is \ cry uncertain, but possiVy grovcr-5 may have to take lc-» than ru'itig rates.
Pastures -Gr.i=? everywhere lias berefitcd by the frequent bhoweri of rain, and the paddocks arc unusually green for the time of year. Root crocs suffered from th" heat of January, but have Kcmerlmt lewncJ^d <-mcc then.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2505, 26 March 1902, Page 31
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198PUKEURI. Otago Witness, Issue 2505, 26 March 1902, Page 31
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