The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1915. ALL THE WORLD WANTS WHEAT.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 April 1915, Page 2

The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1915. ALL THE WORLD WANTS WHEAT.

A widespread resolve to grow wlie.it is becoming evident in New Zealand. Locally quite a number of settlers are resolved on growing a lew acres by way of testing the suitability of Levin iands to grow this crop profitably. Instances in proof of this capacity have been made public during the last three years, but they have not been numerous enough to put the question beyond argument. Personally we are sure that given proper, preparation of the soil, and sufficient rolling after planting, the experiments must turn out .successful so far as growth and development are concerned, though the depredations of small birds will take a material toll from the total yields. As to prospective price, it seems reasonably sure that from 6s to 6s 6d per bushel for growers will prevail in the \ew Zealand markets for the next two years or more. We deduce this fact from a report of the International Institute of Agriculture, which shows that the yields in 1914 of wheat, rye, barley, and oats in nearly twenty countries of the Northern Hemisphere are all considerably below those of 1913. Reporting on the British and Continental wheat-supply the London Grain. Heed, and Oil Reporter remarks, "The requirements for home consumption in United Kingdom, Germany, "Austria, Melgium, Denmark, Spain, France, rtnl.v. Turkey, and oilier countries are i'botit 49,000,000 tons. The crop of l ust year was 31,250,000 tons, and the imports to tlie end of October wereL\B(i2,ooo tons, thus leaving a difference of 14,888.000 tons to be supplied "' "The world's wheat crop," says Heerbohm's Evening Corn Trade List of the 24th December, "amounts to 453,300.000 quarters (qr. 4801b), and thus shows a large deficiency compared with last year's record crop, and is somewhat smaller than that of 1912. but compares favourably with all previous years, when, however, the consumption was smaller than at present. The greater portion of the shortage is in the European quantity, the yield in nonEuropean countries being the largest on record, excepting those of the past two years. The total wheat crop of the world in 1914 was 452,300.000 quarters, against 494.050.000 quarters in 1913 and 402,550,000 quarters in 1912.'' "In England and Wales there is an increased area planted to wheat of about 10 per cent.." .says the Journal of the Board of Agriculture. "Ireland's wheat harvest of last vear was very satisfactory, the yield being 1,415,221 bushels from acres, against 1.295,256 bushels from 34,000 acres in 1913." "The area sown to wheat in the United States," reports the Department of Agriculture, "is estimated to be 11.1 per cent, more than the revised estimated area sown in the fall of 1913, equivalent to an increase of 4,135,000 acres, the indicated total area being 41,263,000 acres." The estimated wheat-yield of Canada in 1914 was 158,223.000 buslieK. against 231,717,000 bushels in 1913. Argentine expects to have 3.G1G.000 tons available for export .this year out of a total production of ;5.270.000 tons.