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A Time To Reap
Unlike many agricultural centres in New Zealand, Nelson's harvest time does not get into full swing until late February and mid-March. Thousands of seasonal workers drawn from all parts of New Zealand, from Australia and even the United States, are scattered throughout the province harvesting tobacco, hops and apples, and the fruits of their labours will find consumers in many parts of the world.
The picture on this page, taken at Riwaka, of a tobacco harvester in the field, is becoming an increasingly rare sight. Many farmers have changed to hand-picking and machine tying, just as nearly all hop growers have changed to hop picking machines in place of the manual pickers.
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