THE N.S.W. WHEAT HARVEST.
By Telegraph,—Press Association. —Copyright, Received December 19,1.10 a.m.
Sydney, December 18. Official returns of tho estimate of tho wheat harvest are that tho yield will bo 7,435,000- bushels, being an average of 9‘B. The area under crop has increased by 187,000 acres compared with the previous year. The hope of a bountiful harvest was upset by the prolonged dry weather experienced in September and October, and although there are splendid crops in many places the groat wheatgrowing areas give only moderate results. The requirements of the colony are computed at a million and a quarter bushels for seed, and 7,435,000 bushels for food.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LVIX, Issue 3007, 19 December 1896, Page 2
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