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THE SEASON.
O'clock! anTt-oXfed 'stcidily during most at we
'» j.*
BAROOTA, April S.-Stcaay rain Ml in c-iiiy
tl.ia morning, and there is every ap«-*v*m* «.»?
S^soB»rai3
I <-ppiipd witli vigorously.
ISUOlUiN HILL, April S.-Tlie yromitang »m
last evening quickly passed away, and only a JUllO
ELLINGTON, April 3.-Hough weather bc'ng
£&*. KB A &U0U!$
xvi'fet in tliy e^niug it rained in curneta for a"1'1]*
xv ?1 n hniuir rcffistei-ed. The nun was badly
jtaM^ M» h «« arc d.-oppi»i«
JlL'L; ?"V.Tits m Wc have had the WbC
slock of ai-Liflt-ial manures Tor the coming sva
CI'I LV April 2.-The woallnT to-day
I lias been quilt wintry. Ham li»" been laliing
ueurW' all day, with strong westerly wind.,.
COKOONA, April il.~Klce Vi*^ 'a!^;
and at the station O.'.O va» veens.ticd up to th.s
morning. It is st^l thi'taUtiing.
IKJWLINGVILLE, April 2.-.\kc *1.0T have
been failing since last evening, t).,2 yuinih luv.iifc
^'c'i.UlsTONlS, April 3.-Over an inch of raw tell
up to U oVlocU thL morning, ami U.e «»ny empty
tank, have been replenished. vr^rrdav
iilitl'MK Li, April R.---h.im f<t ill vcstciCay
mm nine and continued tlnongUoUi the day und
nieht '111c downfall came just in tunc, Sb iicarl>
alf ,he L* and U"1S ... the neighbourhood weie
drv Tilling oi»cralicns can now be proceeded w>lb
(in\CK J'LAJ-VS, April i.-liloiwiw ruing set i»
last niRliI, and continued ih.o^knut to-day »nd
ii m^nimr TIk1 downpour will piovc a gK-^t
ll"eiuV. VsS\vat,r-oartinKl, both for ttoek and
drinking purposes, had been . A
JlHTb Iwm eomuicliccd S<»udlll£, ijul lL UUL 11
VL'hAMILTON, April 3.-The
lias come ut hut, and the- faniicife will be able to
FIT "S'nrll 5 -A fair rain Wt in at about
2 n> toda'v," and up to 10 o'clock tu-nifihtabout
iJlf an inch liad faild, aeeoropamod by lenific
soualfs from the westward. Tluouguout the district
the fall will he welcomed, as house mid tftock shij
,llJOllSSnrHt^Al«'il 2.-Farmers are proceeding
with seeding operations. Some Lave finished ami
others will eoniplcte In a week ut two. A i ,
urea in being put under cultivation. The Ucivy
rain the early part of Inst month brought up a good
hM of feed'in )owlr!n«- lands and watoi courses,
but more rain .3 needed. Intermittent thowen !cl
this morning. . . .
Gl'UKN, April 2.-A few nice huou-era Ml yes
terday but not enough to do much good cxrppl to
lay the dust. To-day the weaLher is fine and cool.
MANN AN AR IE, April 3-Spleuihd raia fell yes
terday and during the night. Altogether about
1.05 was recorded. The fall was '..elc-uuie, H inaEt
farmers were wanting rain to help them )r'br.c*h,
ilia the laud. In bomo in«iaiir.ee seeding has been
started and it will now become general.
iilLUCKNT, April 2.-The much-needed rain ha.
come It ia now raining steadily, and /ikely to
continue. Wo hid had no rain to speak of since
last October, a moat unueual occuireiice for tnem
PSMOUNT GAMB1ER, April 2.-\Ve had another
flue ruin laet night and to-day. Uver half an inch
fell The gram i» springing up ToTiidly. the riin
fall for the first three months of the year hat been
4 MARRABW" April 2.-T-art niKl.t ^ f»"
voured will, a cool change, and a riire fall cf ra n,
1-efrihtering 13 points. A cood downpour would be
ve^y bencflcii.l to the farmers, who are amicus to
get O'l with tilling operations. ,.rl"
i UlVliHTON, April 2.- Light rain hepm «"rly
this morning, and the weather is row riiutc w nU y.
Farinei-a juliilant. Seeding oiunatiunb will be
bDirun i)5557i^diatclT. , .
NOllM AH VILLI?, April 3.-The vain "ported JM
terday morning continued all day and la.t nigbi,
and E.20 In. was registered.
OVETHKE HILL, April 2-LigliL rain fell last
; night, and to-day it has fallen almost touUnu
I 0UP.VSKEVHXK. April 2.-Sfeady rain set in last
nitrht and stil continues. At 0 o clock tine norn
iiii t'he gausc registered 0.46. All day tl.o ruin
Iihs steadily continued, and up to JO c m- it was
Ktill raining heavv slioweif liaving fallen at inter
vals. Kvery' one is jubilant end looking forward
%OHrr Mil IET April S.-We iiavc had a g°°<f
do'u.pou, of rain, which will be ol great taelll
t0pOUT :&1ELD, April 2,-llcf.eEbinE raina
hTOHUKNS VALE, April 2-After a disagreeable
Brim.. »'iU ». ' ???"""> l'"il
*551 ?-°s»ksss
light rains Mt m, country is coro
tiirougliout T ? ? ' , ,srlvs arc filling rapidly.
^
1 °WAUTlALTKK, April
of Btc«dy nun ver an tncl, has . en
^r^rand 1 ^ » huiiljinfi'. 1'ann^
a« W Ploughing and a larg, area ol land
h" b«" ,alHng
ct.ariilv 'ill night. Ploughicff is Rciieial.
E,ni,ra°^ ^nc^n' ^
time'9 o'f tho year wa. cxp^e-l fr« P;rn. 0n
f?rday^:'s ^
Ind allow early ploughing to he proceeded with at
°nFli<\TF9, April S.-The fine weather has broVoji
vip and w-e'hale had a «ood fail of ,a,n. which
"i^nmtirros. April a.-Splendid rain Ml
Ta!bBVthoa"bV-6^^
0fTRrRa April 3.-Aftcr
weather a slnidy e:16t-e,!J ,:rf1' u^'vonh ami wet
Ab ,lie wind veered round t<) flie . n.rrk"
'W'-«
Anjii
!cn" y'we'ha.Ai f.'w liBht ch..were.

TjlNL'NDA, April 3.-'The drought has completely
broken up. Yesterday a splendid rain fell, re
plenishing the tanka. Vatercartiug, which was
general, will cpifle. Up till 0 o'clock on Tuesday
morning 37 points was recorded. This is the
fit*t good lain since November, cud will give far
lucre a aplendid opportunity ol starting seedim;

OpQTatiODfc.

CLEVE, April I.-We have been visited with
good rains, and as we have already pood feed the
Ceding will proceed merrily. So far this is the

Lett season fur many years.

&ALLETT, April 4.-The full of rain on Tues
day, though much below requirements, will allow
& commencement to -be nude with seeding opera
tions on fallow land. Lust year's success with
manured crop:: will have the effect, in the imme
diate ueighbourhood, as far as possible banishing
the old-lime method of seed-sowing. Several sup
plies of phosphates have already arrived. Feed for
the approaching lambing is badly needed, and dia
appointment has been expressed that the rain
V*a rot of longer duration.

UOLDKR, April 4.-Nice rain fell last night, and
0.15 was registered. Siuce Friday, March 2lJf we
liave had one continual hurricane of wind and
duBt.

MALLALA, April 5.-Steady rain here on Tues
day and Wednesday registered a little over an
inch. Most of our farmers have started seeding-.
Srune difficulty is being ocperienced by some Of
them in pelting manure.

MJLLICENT, Anril 4.-We are just now experi
encing severe we&lher, with heavy rams. Qa Tues
day rain fell nearly aH day, though It was not
heavy. During the night heavy rain, which com.
menced about midnight, continued until 10
o'clock yesterday. We hud never before experienc
ed such a downpour. The gauge at the post
office, which registers 3.00, was running ora',
ho that a correct rei ord of tlie rain was impos
sible. The general impression here is that o^r 5
in. fell. All day .yesterday there were heavy
showers. Meny of Die drains, which have been
dry for months, are now running. Much damage
waa done by the wind.

NARR A( IOORTL, April 4.-We have* had a splen
did fall of rain during the uast week: and, fol
lowing aB it did on the prolonged period of dry
weather, It was mott wclcome. The moisture lias
como at the right time, and In a few weeks we
should have some pood feed. On Wednesday rain
fell continuously from early morning till about 2
o'clock In the afternoon and there was more light
miu during the remainder of the day. The post
office gauge, on Thursday morning, registered
1.03, On tlie two days previously O.SS was re
Corded, which, witli the 0.26 points registered for
tlie last few daya of March, brought the total for
tlie week up to 1.88. During March we had 0.VJ,
whilst for the flame month of the previous year
fl.39 was registered. Tlie rainfall for the first
quarter of tlie year was 2.43, compared with 4.76
for the same period of last year.

NANTAWAHllA, April 4.-Splendid soaking
rain, registering au inch and a half, fell on Tues
day. The water supply has been replenished, and

the ground has ^ot a thorough soaking. Seeding

will flhortiy begin, and there ia likely to be a
large area under crop. A good deal of land that
was at one time considered of too light and sandy
a nature for wheatgrouing Is. this year, being
trought under cultivation, ana is to lj treated
with superphosphate.

TT^LGWfL', April 4.-On Tuesday rain registered
0.93. There is much cheer among the farmers,
who have already commenced sowing their fallow

Ihlld.

WAiriTATUNGA, April 4. -An exceedingly heavy
shower of rain came up from the nortli-weat on
Tuesday, and though onlv lasting a quarter of an
hour recorded 0.18. 'fhe water ran into the
northern Government tank to the extent of 9 ft.

The southern tank caught 2 ft., and now the

invnisfolk are relieved from /ears of & waier
famine for the winter. Tlie rain was of the flame
eiratic character as it had been for the Inst five
yoara of drought. Only two mile* south-wi-sl the
vvnler was lying about e\erywhere, and Meltun
Station registered 0.-7. Very little r.iin fell ut

Yuuta.

DKLTANA, April L- Nine po/rds of rain fell on
Tuesday. tun] weather now prevails.

MdLNT COMPASS, April .ri. - On Tuesday night
rain began, and continued till Wednesday night,
in which time nearly ^ bi. W:L* registered. The
ground was thoroughly so,iked, and ploughing on
ihe high lands will be commenced yt once. in
places on (lie suamps', the gruunu is loo wet for
tlie late potatoes; in fact, flume of them aie in
water. Jn consequence, where good yield-, were ex
pected. there will be a great falling off.

PORT WAKLF1LLI). April 8.- Ihe hit" rain lias
given a strong impetus to needing opeiations.
.Some fanner.-, are a little dubious legarding the
safety of the yeed s'iwxj now unless tlie district is
favoured with another lain shortly, i>uuie arc fat ill
carting wuter.

WIliLOWM'i, April 4. -During tlie la.sl two days
the weather lias been unruled, and 0.45 r.iiu was
registered. This ia just ubout .sullicii'iit to moult
most of the wheat in the ground if there is not
a further downpour bc/oie Jon^. 'Ihe nights *re
extremely cold, and on Thursday niyht the tiifct
frost for the year was expcriem-id.

BlX)LE»00" WJILM, April 8.- il;tm fell on Tues

day afternoon and Wednesday, only light *howera,
about 3U j)ointa being registered. A guod jain
is much needed 1<J tilait eaily feed and bring up
the wheat euwji.

EDIOWIL, Apiil 2. - Nice whoweis tell io-da.v.
Altogether a quarter of an inuh \\aa regiiLered m

a tc\r hours.

HOXITON, March 5.-Haiii fell on Monday
about G p.m. and never ceased for *24 hourj. T\>o
inchea must have beeu registered. '1 he school wad
closed as no children could attend.

HORSHAM (Victoria), Anril 8.- Uuit an inch
of rain has been recorded for tlie past wcrk, but
much more rain U< needed to eturi tlie gi'tL^s on
the fallow land before ploughing oj)erntions beirin
in earnest. Slieefi are lambing before a spring of
grass lias shown above the ground.--The wheat
market reinuius dull at 2 3$ per bu&hel. Large
quantities of wheat ar® stored at sume of the
railway station*. At Cowmbv there are iy,OOU
ba^fs stored in the farmers' gruht shedr.

NlilLL (Victoria), Anril 6. - Ruin set in on
Tuesday, and light showers continued to fall nil
that dav and the next. The weather cleared

again, Lowever, on Wednesday. I'armer.s, who
were holding back needing: operations in expecta
tion of rain setiing in, have now .started wink.
Ploughing is being pushed woII ahead Sjouk aie
aorucwliat backward in condition nw,n; to the a. ;ir
city of grass. The iieatbincrs are utiulile lo ob
tain ajj may trucks a.s tliey lequiie. Tlie wheat
market remains unaltered. The price quoted is iis.
iid. ty 2fl. ^id.; prime wlieat is belling a little
higher; oais are tiuoled at Ls. 2d. L<> Is. :hJ.

OilHdliC)Li. April G. r'arrneis Hie busy weeding,

and in many instances aie neaily finished. A
large aiea will be drilled in thi.i yeai. Lust week
a sha!|) frost was experienced.

PORT ULLHVI", April 8.-On Saturday afternoon
Mr. W. 8. Rcid held his monlhh saie of slock
at the slKJWgruund. There was a large attendance
and fair business wjs done. Some of those whost?
feed had been destroyed bv the recent fire intended
a week before to dispose of nearly the whole
of their otork, but timely rains induced them
to retain their cattle in flic hope lha! grern h-ed
will S'jon spring \ijj. Tlie warm wejther of tlie
past few days is cuusing the seeds (o germinate
rapidly, and should thi* diatrict be iavoured with
another ir.ch of rain shortly there will pomi he
some picking, though ihe loss of the dry foed
destroyed by Die fire x\*> 1! be felt foi. ?onn- lime.

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