INCREASE OF RABBITS IN CANTERBURY
■ "While the farmers in;the 'North Island and Southland are having a record year owing to tho good season and the iiigh prices obtained, for produce,' the farmers ,in many parts-of Canterbury and North Otago are stall Buffering from rfee "prolonged One effect: :cf dry season has been: an, enormous increase in the number of rabbits.;. In a wet season many-young'rabbits arc ■Billed by the wet, but in a dry season nearly all tlie young rabbits five, and rtho consequence is that, in a. few months jtha rabbits -will lincrease' by 'thousands. 'A considerable' portion of Canterbury (Consists of' hilly joountry, arid .the ;rabfbits are - now.' roported.,.to be travelling top the friver,' beds to the bills. Many •of tho farmers . who have properties ill •rthe Mis. are- getting very anxious'as to' whether ornot'thoy .will.be'able'to copc with the pest. There is no doubt that ifhe Agricultural Department should afc'tfend' to the matter at once, and see rtbat- epery landowner -taies the- necesjsary r ;stegs-±o check the'pest.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2674, 21 January 1916, Page 10
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169INCREASE OF RABBITS IN CANTERBURY Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2674, 21 January 1916, Page 10
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