FARMERS WANTED.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 1524, 26 March 1886, Page 6

FARMERS WANTED.

The Sydney Morning Herald of February 17 writes as follows:—Wanted, farmers to grow 2,500.000 bushes of wh» at, required for the consumption of New South Waies. The Colony possesses millions of acres suited f( r wheat growing, a:ul railways now connect the most suitable country with the leading Applicants aiv informed that the wheat lands of the Colony last year produced over lo bushels per acre —somewhat less than the preceding vear. owing to the preTalenee of draught. Competing producers are Victoria, OiK) miles distant, where the average crop is loss than 10 bushels per acre and South Australia, 1000 miles distant, where th? crop dors not average 7 bushels per acre —i.-. t:> fact, this year not more than three busijtU p- i r acre. Applicants are further inform.d that the reason why the present farmer: of in* Colony only grow about 4,?00,u00 of wheat whore 7.000.000 bushel* are required, is that they find it to their advantage rather to jrrow sheep and cattle and sell meat and wool. It may also be mentioned that the railway rates for the conveyance of their produce to market ar* so low aa to barely pay thr cost of carriage. In somo : uch tenns mi<;ht an advertisement be worJ ■•■}. for insertion in English newspapers circulating among the English terming clarcs Alva:.:- v v r,, ♦;,;., t^.'.-inv.