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Taranaki Daily News, 24 September 1915, Page 8

ORCHARDIST'S BUGBEAR. NOT KNOWN IN SUNNY NELSON. One serious bugbear of the orchardist in some parts of New Zealand is a killing frost when the fruit is setting, but there is one area where the settlers have no anxiety nor loss on that score. This is Tasman, the best land of the sunny Nelson province. The annual sunshine has gone as high as 3010 hours, and the average aggregate, over a period of years, is well over 2500 hours. The records of the past seven years show that the daily average of bright sunshine in the winter months is five hours, and the frosts do not go beyond four degrees—just enough to benefit an orchard —and the frosts considerately restrict themselves to their proper season, winter. No violent storms make shelter belts necessary. The rainfall (annual average 37 inches) is well distributed over the year. In the summer a light, cool breeze from the sea takes the sting out of the sun's rays, and this is a benefit to the fruit as well as to man. The orchards are easily worked; the landscape is pleasant; all the factors are favorable for a carefree life. The unquestionable truth of this statement is clearly set out in a well-illustrated booklet which the Tasman Orchards Company, Nelson, will post free to any address. "Profit with pleasure" is assured for all investors. For those.who do not wish to take up residence until the trees reach the bearing stage, orchards may bo planted and managed by the Tasman Orchards Co., who employ skilled labor under an export, the charges being fixed on an extremely low basis. Why not have a happy home, with prosperity, in a beauti-

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