WEATHER AND HARVEST.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 420, 1 February 1909, Page 8

WEATHER AND HARVEST.

UNLUCKY HARVESTERS: : DAIRYMEN

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'.-Fending,' January 30.. "Despite the fact that'the'season has not been "a good one for harvesting operations, the dairyman is being extremely,; well treated. The .warm rains, hay© kept;a'; gbipd: growth;. in, the'.gfass, and. root crops Have' done well. Dairy: farmers :in". tew,n; yesterday .stated .that whereas'the-, milk test ..might■Uβ expected to' .show.-.a- falling off now,',.it ; .|s;.:actually•■■increasing.. The-seaspri.'has.'alsbi-Veen a favoiirable'gheitor fat lambs,, and -.this,-, no doubt, accounts 'for , the record truckings from ; the Feilding . railway .station. .;.Th'e-.climatic .con-.'. dit«ins are-so. suited to of: ripe and: other crops .for farmers, were-yesterday heard to ig not too , late even .now tp's.ow.Tape;for..winier ; f^d, ,, , lJnfayour,able weather cdriditipns' qoritinvfeto interfere with, harvesting .operations. .Some farme'rs. l in' i ;the:Sandon, district'.are still , cutting..grass for hay, while the ttoeshing of the grain has not yet.commenc'ed.on a'lfumber of farms.. .Altogether the season is a\yery backward one. . .■.■■''■.-...;.■•■: !'■• '. •■ i •' ':'''■'','''. ''■■■ FACTORY CHEQUES: L' GOOD OATS ■, : •■•v 1 .-. }.',[y /YIELDS;, ')■■:';}/:■:■...%: ; .- ; '; ' (BT TitKGitArn— sruciiii conuEsroNDENT)■ : ■: ..-, '.- ' Palmerston Nwth,January 30. A supplier; at::the , Bunnytjiorpe" Cheese. Factory;.. , who' milks' ■' 110;. Cows," received' a' cWqiie 'for'£2o6.fot butter-fat. 1 for'.'the inbiith; off December-'.This-.works', but' at £1' 17s: r'6d.. per'cow." : The same company' (Nathan and: Co.) paid out "several cheques of'considerably over. £100\each, 'to ■' suppliers ;tb.' the various factpries-'and creameries' in. .ther district during the , ; . : ' ■' ; '~' .Mr.'.'R.''Taiiher's.'thresh'ing'.pperations-'at Lbrigburn .this'.year, are ■dis'clp'sfng:very re- : marfcable' yields, despite" ithe;: Succession ; .of heavy gales thathayei been/'expenenced... Mr.: Tanner, has. just ..threshed •■six' acree-pf. a pad-; dock of 11 acres .of oats.'4n''wbicK the crop; was' very;even, arid it: has'.yielded 162 sacks each of four bushels,' malting; 1-lS bushels to. the 'acre.'..- AJri Tanner•-.is'.'it;. present' cutting a ,28 r acre. -is alsp : going to yield Very, fully •IOCi/hifshels'. to the acre, Mr. Tanner .thinks. :;';'-,;.'.;.; .'„•'. -' ;

i - •■■•""-.•••-. Oamaru.jlattuary '3o. General harvest operation^-in , this district will be considerably delayed. ; .jby ..continued showery weather, often, of f'a\; heavy nature, and quite unusual for.the month of January. •'Crops are looking , well, although.'there.are signs in some l places of wheat ;having. the appearance being, blighted;, evidently the result of too much.moisture? -,■■.;. ; ■', ■'■■■ •■■ ;

Ashburtoh, , January.SO. The rainfall for the past':t£o months has bean very heavy; In December 3.97 inches fell, and.in January 5.00 inchesj a total, of nine inches' since November.'..3o. ~lf a spell of fine-weather is not experienced immediately,. Harvest prospects will be, serious . ( - . . :

-', Heavy rain fell for about twe'rity-four hours and the\.weather..cleared•. up';.' : .again. to-day (writer o'ur Greytown cqrfespphdent,,under Saturday's Aaik). _ ;Althpugh.ibad' for harvesters,; the. .rain is keeping the grads green,and promises 'plenty 'of feed for; stock. '' ■