DROUGHT IN VICTORIA.
Press Association. —Copyright. Received April 14, 10.15 a.m. Melbourne, April 14.
Drought in the north-eastern districts is very severe. Many owners are compelled to hand feed large quantities of stock and are sending stock to other districts. The stock returns show the number of horses in the State as 424,648, cattle 1,843,805, [sheep 14,116,734. In each case the figures are a record. Sheep have increased 1,309,000.
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9121, 14 April 1908, Page 5
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69DROUGHT IN VICTORIA. Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9121, 14 April 1908, Page 5
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