THE POTATO BLIGHT.
Napier, February 6. The potato crop on the Heretaunga Plains and about Meanee and Taradale is practically rutted by the blight, and this despito the fact that growers have in some instances sprayed the plants two or three times. It is thought the unusual amount of wet weather experienced this summer may be partly responsible for the inefficiency of the spraying, but whatever the cause, the outlook is very seriouß.
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Colonist, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11556, 17 February 1906, Page 4
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73THE POTATO BLIGHT. Colonist, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11556, 17 February 1906, Page 4
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