THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

Evening Star, Issue 3724, 29 January 1875, Page 2

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

{ From, our Exchange.) In the neighborhood of Oatnaru the fields are now whitening to harvest,and already in several parts of the district the reaper is busily at work. The rains of a few weeks back have had a moat beneficial effect, and the yield will be bettor than was antici pated. In the ' ! tepopo aud Hampden distiicts both wheat and oats are looking healthy aud promising well, and reports equally favorable come from Ha akaio about the crops on the plain. At Waiareka valley, where this year 'there is an enormous area under cereals, wheat; oats, and barley, almost without exception, bid fair for heavy yields. The weather continues broken ana showery. A spell of fine, dry, open weather is now badly wanted for harvesting the crops.

Harvesting operations throughout Tokomairiro may now be considered general, as the sound of the reaper is to be heard in every quarter of the plain, late and early. The criipa upon the whole look well, although actual resuits remain to be proved by the steam thresher, which will be at work next week on Mr M ‘Laren’s fine crops grown upon Mr Dyer’s property, which have been before referred to as the earliest and probably about the beat in the district. Harvesting in the Roxburgh district has fully commenced, and there is a great cry for hands. The crops, as a role, are very good, fully equal to any previous year’s. At Te Houka the crops are Wtll advanced to' ards harvest At several farms the reaping-machine will be at work about the end of this month. As these crops are spring-sown, they must be looked upon as exceptionally early. At the Waiwera the crops are looking well, and afford good prospects of a heavy yield. Harvest both there and in the Clutha distnct generally will be fully a month later than usual. Should the present fine weather continue a few weeks longer, the farmers will not have the slighest reason to fear the result. The crops in (Jlinton look equally as well as in the adjoining districts. Although not by any means very extensive, the crops at and around Otaria are looking remarkably well. Thoy will be a few weeks later this year than usual. Between there and the Mataura Bridge a large quantity of land is in process of being broken up.