ELLESMERE.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14978, 21 May 1914, Page 4

ELLESMERE.

The farmers in the Eilesmore district say teat they have had plenty of, rain to meet all requirements for some tima to come. Tne fall during last weel£- [ end and during the early part of tins week was fairly heavy, and the gouni has had a thorough soaking. A sneli of fine -Reather would be welcomed' as farmers are anxious to get ahead with their ploughing and the sowing of printer wheat. A fair amount of sowing that has been done in the immediate neighbourhood of Sonthbridge, but very little wheat has been put in'round about Lakeside and Brookside. In many instances potatoes are still in the ground, and fine weather is needed so that the digg.ng can be completed Round about teouthbridge come very good yields of potatoes havo been reported and the tubers are said to bo in good condition. There has been a slnckening in values owing to the large quantities on the market at the I present time, but, generally speaking, those who have potatoes to bell are

optimistic as regards i&e p^ v A Southbridge farmer had% ton orop to tne acre of that is ten tons to tho acr 0 o f Tμ! potatoes—and some of these some little time ago at £3 J* ro ??' d Another farmer in the dTs" frict. who suffered a heart loss hv "hanging on" too long last rear i,the hope of getting a good 'sold a large line of something fife, a w dred tons be t*e season oDen*vl ni £2 10s per ton; £3 is the at preteat by buyers. l