Ne.w South Walrs's whp.it acreage has tliis year dwindled to 2,!)!)G,fIW) acres., us compared with Hio maximum of 5.122,000 neres four years ago. These figures <says Hio "Sydney Daily Telegraph)' make a fitapirering contrast and 0113 \hat. no prudiic'in? country can look upon with equanimity. A worse fealiire is that there is «n compensating increase. 01 production in any oilier An oven more disconcerting comparison 1= the ,i(,;.,■(.„sf. in (he lui'iiliiT of vheiir-sfrnwrrs. In mi!! there were 22.-153; this year there nro 11J.277. The question is: Why have; over (;ni!o of our farmers Rfiiio out oi wliOTt-Rrowi/i!? in lh«' past, four ye.ars? The obvious, answer ivbernuse they could not afford lo »a en |in>dilcin|< at a loss. Adverse, seasons and imu!?(iiiale prices have driven them off llio In ml or into other lines of production. The present disastrous pen.so.ll is pniiiß to make, it irnpiifiilile for many others, who have this year ploughed'and sown in va.m, to Ro fni'tlier. even though the (loveniinent has eoiiii , forward with tlic lielnins hind and niwe liberal advance-. It is fnirly snfo to however, that, willi' a favourable plnnling fie;if.on next year, the slump in acreimc will he «rVi'sled. Thn market outlook ofTcr.-; in(liieemerits tu that end. Nevertheless, li'o replneeiiient of Ihnsn COCO 10-l; wlieatgrowers in any case, lie a matter of j-t'iißi, and ■it orennies n foremost place in Hie prnWeir.H of iiicreiisiiiß produel ion Hint lias In lie faced liy Hie country and the Covenimenl.,
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 43, 14 November 1919, Page 10
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268Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 43, 14 November 1919, Page 10
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