TOO MUCH RAIN.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18236, 21 November 1924, Page 11

TOO MUCH RAIN.

CROPS FLATTENED. The heavy rain of Tuesday and Wednesday has done a good deal of harm to ihe cereal crops. A phenomenal growth was caused on the> heavy lands by the rains of last month and the stormy conditions of this week have many crops doubt being «g nressed if some of them will lift Sin In some cases crops are level S the tons of the fences already, I a proportion being of record growth. CoKuently the heavy rains could not at a more unfavourable time i Iheep aTso, have been greatly affected wiAtry conditions, those just, off the blades suffering considerably Vesterday morning dawned with .a , broken sky and fitful spells of sunshine. ! The sky •clouded wer altogether m the Sy' part - of.' the afternoon, and remained dull for the rest of the day ARainfall of close upon om- is . rewrted to have been experienced m the FittS River district, and one effect has ■tilfl a dio on the Little River road at >een - * &£' Passengers by. the. seratoir under the neTloe from the car at Se slipt the car at the • other end. u t Horora ta up 'One mch of th& -heaviest idl *? y "rtSobS 19th. Crops and pastures SinC ? o oto?excepti°nally wed, although are looking, e* , . resen t conditions a continuation of Pre an d the »* e ? rtJonie general, but forswearing has s shom tunately the weather. loss.