A SPLENDID SEASON
CANTERBURY DAIRYING (Special to the Herald.) CHRISTCHUROM, this day. Farmers will not welcome the present fail of rain which, though only light, carries with it the danger of causing mildew in those cereal crops that were forced down by the last spell of heavy rain. Up to the present they have had more than enough to meet their requirements this month, which is the wettest experienced for about 15 years. As the result of this fall a lot of pasture feed will become too sappy, and unless some good drying weather follows the fattening of sheep will be re-, tarded to some extent. The present indications are that the current season is going to be a record one for dairy farmers. A big increase in production already has bepn recorded, and there is every prospect that this increase will be bigger as the season wears on. Prices on the export market also have been very satisfactory, and the increase that has been noted in recent values will be passed on indirectly to the producer. The season, from the weather point of view, has been an excellent one. There has been ample feed about right through, and dairy factories in Canis terbury report greatly increased butterfat returns.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16838, 29 December 1928, Page 5
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209A SPLENDID SEASON Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16838, 29 December 1928, Page 5
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