AKAROA COCKSFOOT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2000, 6 March 1914, Page 10

AKAROA COCKSFOOT.

A BIG SHOKTAGE. ' Now that most of the threshing lias been completed it is apparent that there is a big shortage id ■ tho Peninsula crop of cocksfoot-this year. Apart from tho poor return from the paddocks there-wae a much reduced area under seed this year. The total crop will nob Ijb much moreit'Jian half that of last year.- Last ■par, of there was aii especially largo crop.of seed. 'Tho demand-'from tho. 'North -'-Island Beems -. to bo -much inoro keen than for. some years past, owing no doub.tto.thc'"success of the burns. The short :crop and a good demand has made a considerable rise , in , the market. Lines of seed have been, sold for 4d. f:o.b; Okain's Bay, tHi) weight being 121b'. per bushel .'and over. Seed between 121b.: and 131b. has boon'sold in Akaroa for'4d. per lb. Tb,is is a great improvement on last year's prices.. As usual, tho seed on the lower country is very much heavier this year. Somo of tho higher paddoclfs can only prpduco a eample of. about IMb. There is a prominence of Yorkshire fog in almost eve.-y ssmplei and there is very ■■ little thoroughly clean seed to be obtained. It is reported there will probably be -an., improvement in prices before this season's crop is disposed of .—"Akaroa Hail." ■'