GOOD WEATHER FOR HARVEST IN BRITAIN

Chronicle (Levin), 16 August 1947, Page 5

GOOD WEATHER FOR HARVEST IN BRITAIN

(N.Z.P.A. — Reuter ,

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Received Friday, 7 p.m. LONDON, August 15. The grain harvest in Britain is now well under way and assisted by the prolonged spell of Hne, warrn weather, proniises to be one of the speedicst au . least eventual on record. Prediction--that yields would be approxiinately .1" per cent. less than usual, liave been filled in most eastern districts whercthe crops generally are rnucfi more all'ected by the winter floods, but in » number of westcrn counties they- hav^ been heavier than usual. I11 some of tliese, yields of 17 bags of wheat an-i l(i oi' barlev to Ihe acre — more than double the average — liave been re ported. Even more important than • the favourabie conditions for the harvest is the excellent start they provide for autumn cultivation. Large ai~as ~o: stubblc liave already been ploughed and extensive areas of early sovcn wheal plautcd. The Minister of Agriculture, Mr vViiliams, is 'to address a speciai .iuscl ing of the Xational Farmers '/liion next week when he wili give .urflier details of the Government '> plans 1 0 make the 19-18 harvest a ■econl for Britain. The number of eombine harvesters jmployed in bringing in this year'.Brilisli harvest is stated to be a record I Jver 5000 of these machines liave been used including a number speciallv brought from Germany.