SOUTHERN SHEEPBREEDERS' HIT.
AND THE OUTLOOK DOUBTFUL. Owing, no doubt,-to the., dry. season, Borne of the sheepbreeders' around Dun- ■ saridd'have.(telegraphs'our Christchurch correspondent) sold, very feiv:of ;their rams Sthisye'ar. and'at'preserit there is TeryUitcle. prospect of'selling. ]n many'cases ' it will have the effect of fewer stud sheep being bred in the future. Having to ' carry an extra quantity of stock in .1 good season is bad enough, but in a season such as is being experienced at present the position is' a serious one. If the present dry weather continues, it is \ hard to ?ay wbnt ;s to be done with stock during the coming winter months. To make matters worse, (ho grass gmb is playing havoc with the new grass pastures, and the same can bs said about green oats sown for. winter feed. ■ ' Altogether the outlook from,.a farmer's standpoint is not a pleasant one, and it is:to bo feared that unless rain falls poon tho Canterbury farmer is in for a bad time. '■
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1101, 13 April 1911, Page 8
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163SOUTHERN SHEEPBREEDERS' HIT. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1101, 13 April 1911, Page 8
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