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Agricultural Intelligence.—During the fortnight ending September 12 reports of a favourable character have been received from many parts of Victoria. The showers that fell previous to and* just after that date came in time to save an immense area of crop. In the cooler and later districts, wheat, oats, barley, and peas are all looking as well as could be desired, except that the barleys on some farms have been slightly tipped by the frosts, which have everywhere been unusually prevalent. The sudden change to hot northerly winds has, however, exposed the critical condition o$ the crops in the more forward districts. On the Wimmera proper prospects are still good, but rain will be wanted at short intervals, now that warmer weather is setting in. Around the Terricks, and in other dry districts, rain is badly needed, whilst frosts have been by far too prevalent for both crops and pastures .,o make much growth. On the West Loddon and in the Boort and Inglewood districts rain fell in fair quantity, but there also growth has been hindered by frosts, and more rain is now required. Pasturage is getting very scarce in e ery direction at this season of the year, at which it ought to have become abundant. Speaking generally, it may be said that crops are backward, but seeing that moisture is so deficient, the crops are in less risk than if they had been in a, more forward state. They are, however, as has been stated more than once this season, living from hand to mouth, there being no supply of moisture at any considerable depth, even in the most favoured districts.
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Australian and New Zealand Gazette
London, Middlesex, GB
Sat, Nov 19, 1881
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