British Harvest
The Ministry of. Agriculture’s monthly crop report estimates that the 1947 harvest will show returns generally below the average for Britain.
Yield of what is expected to be 15cwt. per acre compared with a 10-year average of 18cwt. Other figures on the same basis are: Barley 15cwt. (17cwt.); oats 15cwt. (16cwt); rye 12cwt. (13cwt.); fodder peas lOcwt. (14cwt.); fodder beans llcwt. (13cwt.); potatoes 6 tons (7 tons). The Ministry attributes the low yield to a dry period when the crops were coming to maturity.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 10, 6 January 1948, Page 2
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86British Harvest Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 10, 6 January 1948, Page 2
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