The Three Great Advantages of the Central Otago Districts

for fruitgrowing are abundant heat, continuous sunshine, and dry air. Agai[unclear: n], sunshine, dry air. and an almost rainless summer minister directly to the [unclear: car] fruit in the open air. From inquiries made from old residents I find tha[unclear: t] characteristics of climate do not exist to an excessive degree in Central Otago. [unclear: is] an important consideration, as an excessively low percentage of [unclear: atmos] humidity, especially if connected with a desiccating wind, would not be [unclear: propiti] fruit culture, as it would produce more evaporation from the leaves than the [unclear: ro] the tree can supply. Again, an excessively dry air admits of a parching su[unclear: n] one time, and at another facilitates radiation of heat until a rapid decline in [unclear: tem] ture makes killing frosts frequent. The chief characteristics, however, of the [unclear: in] valley climate of Central Otago are a