GOLDEN GRAIN.
NEW SOUTH WALES HARVEST
Although wheat prices are low and returns to the indivklualwheatgrQwerare in most cases unprofitable, the harvest in the majority o£ the wheat areasof New South Wales is so bountiful that this year's crop in its aggregate yield will be a considerable factor in the stu te s economic structure. In December the stream of golden grain was in full flow from the farms to the flour mills and silos. On the roads in the farming districts numerous motor lorries conveyed their loads to the railway sidings, but it was notable that a great many horse teams were to be seen, -the farmers having tound out the cheapness of that form of transport. Here and there bullock teams were employed. So heavy was the how that many of the country silos had to be closed for a while to «nable them to be cleared. It was an extraordinary rush, and the railway service trucks were heavily taxed to cope with the harvest. A substantial grant of money towards reduction of production cost has been n""le by the Government (on the basis of acreage of wheat grown), and a reduction of railway freight charges was .made. . .
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 16, 20 January 1933, Page 4
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200GOLDEN GRAIN. Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 16, 20 January 1933, Page 4
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