N.S. WALES WHEAT CROP.
STORM DAMAGE ESTIMATES, j A. and-N.Z. SYDNEY. Dec. 21. Mr. W. F. Dunn, Minister for Agriculture, stated to-day that whi'e the damage to the New South Wales wheat crop, caused by the recent storm, is extensive, it is not as serious as was first thought and the yield will probably exceed the original estimate. Mr. D'unn estimates that 40,000,000 bushels of wheat will be unliable, as much which was thought lost has been found recoverable by the latest methods of harvesting, but probably the f.a.q. standand will be reduced from 611b. or 621b. to 581b. or 591b. A considerable quantity of bleached grain will also be harvested. I
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17661, 23 December 1920, Page 7
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