INCREASING DAMAGE
RAIN IN NEW SOUTH WALES RECORD WHEAT CROPS SUFFER SYDNEY, Dec. 3. More heavy rain over New South Wales has caused road and rail washouts and has delayed aircraft. It is daily increasing the damage to the record New South Wales wheat crop Big areas of wheat, green and golden a few days ago. are now black with rust. Although the State harvest was originally estimated at 120,000,000 bushels, it is now expected to fall much below 115.000,000. The continued rain is seriously affecting the quality as well as spreading rust. Experts believe that a large proportion of the wheat crop will now produce grain below standard.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26635, 4 December 1947, Page 5
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109INCREASING DAMAGE Otago Daily Times, Issue 26635, 4 December 1947, Page 5
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