CROP PROSPECTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2351, 6 January 1915, Page 8

CROP PROSPECTS

.WfiEAT, OATS, AND BARLEY. (By, Telegraph-Press Association.) ;". , . Chrlstchurch, January 5. With, no grain to handle there is nothing doing in the local market, but if the weather keeps fine some of the early-, cut oats should soon'bo on offer. ' ■'. Harvesting .of .'oats, on the plains, has commenced; but;only/isolated paddocks are yet fit-fqr'jtno'binder. Showers during the pasty/moh'tn have kept the crops growing,;':and , ,'they! have not matured as rap.idly;as.'might have been cxpeoted in siic'h'ia dry season. On light land rcany of >tlie' oats crops are poor, arid .only for tho good prices that are likely to rule they would have been fed oil insteadof being allowed to ripen. On the other hand the wheat orops aregenerally, looking remarkably well, and the.yields should be better than wae In:the.North' Canterbury district one small paddock of wheat has already been out. .',•.': Although many farmers have complained about the fixing of the price of wheat by the Government, if. thoy get 6s. per bushel for wheat .threshed out of- staok it should be considered very satisfactory. The harvesting of oats is welladvanced.in parts of the North Island. -In the Poverty Bay district, where a long dry season has resulted in very light ...crops, oats are now mostly in stook. 'In the Wairarapa oats crops are irregular, Tanging from good in districts where there has been a fair rainfall to poor on lighter and drier lands, and some, if armors ha ve had to cut their crops green;for chaff-to save them from caterpillars which aro in evidence in certain localities this season.

The. barley crop is expected to be a light'one this season, as not only is there'a.shorter acreage but the crops in 'Marlborough, aro poor in consequence of the-very dry season experienced. Grass seed crops, both ryegrass and cocksfoot, are likely to be much below the averajje. It isa pleasure to live in an up-to-dato and go-ahead town like Wahganui. Its future is assured, and the city must grow. For this reason more produce, such as butter, cream, and eggs will be consumed year by year. We are here to watch! that market for the farmers and producemen; in the country. 'We -can handle 'largo quantities of butter, cream, and eggs, either, straight out sale or- on consignment.-We want your support. Try us and see if we cannot produce results. iWangamii Fresh Food and Ice Coy.— Advt. ■