Drought in the South.
CHRISTCHURCH, January 13. Not for many years has there been so pi'olonged rainless weather in Canterbury as this season, and each successive day appears wanner than its immediate predecessor. The crops throughout the province have reached a stage when rain can do but little good beyond assisting to fill the latesown wheat; but for turnips, rape, pasture and garden a copious downpour is urgently needed, and it is also needed to save the green crops and ensure feed for winter use. In many parts of Canterbury the hot weather has literally cooked the fruit on the trees, and it is certain that the season's yield will be substantially reduced as a result of the unfavourable climatic conditions.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9027, 14 January 1908, Page 5
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121Drought in the South. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9027, 14 January 1908, Page 5
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