The Farmer.
It is said that one of the wheat crops in the West Taicri dirtri A will give a phenomenal yield, and as high as 70 bushels is given as the yield. Another Taicri farmer expects his crop of oats to yield an average of 75 bushels per acre.—Advocate. The Gore Standard says;—“ Over a week’s boisterous and cold weather has played havoc with the rapidly-ripening crops. Some of them have been ruined. One farmer informed us that nearly 20 bushels an acre were shaken out of one of his crops. In fact, he lost nearly tho whole of it. All over the district ripe crops have been broken down and threshed out by the high wind. Sunday last was the first fine day for over a week, and many of the farmers took full advantage of it to stook, and to rise those stooks which had been blown down.”
A Taieri farmer has received private advice from Melbourne to the effect that the quality of some of the wheat coming to hand is far from good, but that agents are eagerly buying up good sorts. The American supply is said to be coming to hand freely, but the quality of some of the wheat is far from being first class. Judging by the present state of the market it is expected that prices will range from 3s 2d to 3s 4d‘per bushel for good samples.—Advocate.
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Lake County Press, Issue 699, 12 March 1896, Page 7
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237The Farmer. Lake County Press, Issue 699, 12 March 1896, Page 7
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