THE WHEAT CROPS.
[Per Press Association.]
BRISBANE, August 6,
Professor Shealton, instructor in agriculture, states that the present year will see the most complete failure of the wheat crops that Queensland has seen for many years. He attributes the cause to drought.
MELBOURNE, August G.
The revised official returns give an increase on • the previous returns of 219,000 bushels in the colony’s wheat yield for the present season. The returns show that, excepting in the mallee district, where there is an increase, the wheat area generally has decreased. This is attributed to the increase in the grazing and dairy industry, the growing of barley and oats, and the departure of farmers for other colonies. The lowness of the yield is ascribed to the unseasonable ravages of insect pests and continuous cropping.
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Evening Star, Issue 9777, 6 August 1895, Page 2
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131THE WHEAT CROPS. Evening Star, Issue 9777, 6 August 1895, Page 2
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