THE WHEAT YIELD

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11874, 7 July 1924, Page 6

THE WHEAT YIELD

PLUCKY CANTERBURY.

FARMERS ARE PLANTING IN- < CREASED ACREAGES. When speaking at the social evening at the Wellington Winter Show on Saturday evening, Mr W. F. Massey, Prime Minister, said the past season had not 'been such a good one for tho Wheat-growing farmer, and the total yield Was much less than they had been in the habit of having. A year ago they had mdre wheat than they Wanted. This time they Were short, and had had to import from Australia, and, so far as he could see, it Would cost them 11 millions to bring in tho rest of the oats and wheat required for the rest of the season. He was glad to hear the farmers of Canterbury Were preparing to Sow large areas of wheat again, and he Hoped they would Bhow lots of courage and pluck. .He believed they would Sow more than last year, and they Would hope that they would reap the reward by getting a good crop and fair prices.-. DROP IN WOOL PRICES. The outlook in other respects was not at all bad. The wool market in England had . dropped a little, but no dne expected that the very high prices would be maintained, hut he did not think the prices would fall seriously. The Prime Minister referred to the need for still further increasing the herds of dairy cows and sheep, saying there was enough feed for double the number of cows and for another five million sheep.