FROST DAMAGE
CANTERBURY WHEAT SUFFERS
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CHRISTCHURCH, December 10,
Conflicting reports have been given of the extent of the damage wrought by the frost of a fortnight ago in Canterbury grain crops, but an expert examination has been made of the wheat growing areas, and it i s now possible to give .an, accurate estimate of the damage.
It is now established that, though the loss 'from frost may be a severe,, and almost a calamitous blow, to some individual farmers, the reduction in the yield will be negligible from a national point of view. The, total loss: will probably, not" exceed. 500 acres of wheat so badly damaged that it will be cut for hay. Other crops hav e been damaged to the extent of 10 or 12 bushels an acre.
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Hokitika Guardian, 11 December 1933, Page 4
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