THE NEW SOUTH WALES WHEAT CROP.
The report-, by the Government statistician on the wheat crop for 189&i4: states that there is an increase in the area under -". wheat on the central' and southern tableland and the westera* slope of the Dividing Eange, principally- in the Riverina diß~ . trict. It is computed tbai About 536,000 acres will be harvatted for grain, or 47^00---acreß moro. than laßt yea*,. The geneial v appearance of tha crop does not. indicate f that there will b&more than the ordinary yield. Aa the average yield is 13 bushels to tha acre, tha- total production lor the year ■is expected to be abo-at. 6,900^000* . bushels. The gonauinpiipn is put down at 7,900,000 bushale,, Seed will take- 66O»O0& bushels, lea-ring tha* total; estimated deficiency to be made up by iaaporta , 1.630,000 bushels. /
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 4817, 4 December 1893, Page 3
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135THE NEW SOUTH WALES WHEAT CROP. Star (Christchurch), Issue 4817, 4 December 1893, Page 3
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