GROWING MORE WHEAT.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3527, 14 July 1920, Page 7

GROWING MORE WHEAT.

POSITION IN X\'AIRARA.PA

FARMERS URGED TO AC-TM

MAST ICRTON, 3,121:-' 12

t Now -that the Government has ti:-zed the price of wheat at a figure which will recoup the ftll‘lll9i'. there is eviidence everywhere thro_nghout the iwairarapa, and in fact the wholefinf Ithe Wellington provincial district. Nthat the area to be sown this Springg; ,will greatl_V exceed l‘h§lt_ planted. in iforiner s\:o:~_sons. The price now offeried has induced many Wairarapa farm‘ers to go-‘carefully into the question of analysing their soils with a View to ascertaining whether they are suita’ble"for wheat-growing. It has long been held by experienced farmers that niuch of the Wairarapa lam‘ would grow good wheat. The most. serious drawback has been the climatic conditions experienced at times. especially the severe late frosts. That the lain] is V\*rongl_v blamed for wheat failures was demonstrated by one settle-1» at a meeting ofthe Mastertfon Agricultural and I-'a.storaJl Association. ycsterday. at which the question of the wheat shortage was discussed. This r'al'nlcr said he lmd obtained about 23 'bushels of wheat. per acre in one season and over 60 bushels the two following. ,V9ill‘S 03 the same land. The meteorological‘ aonditions accounted‘ for the difi'.cr—once in the yield. ‘

Mr D:lvi_d (‘asolberg moved that the nssm-iafion. pm-.<n:lflo us many farmers as pu£;;<ib3o to g':'m\' wheat this season. There would be. he said‘. a serious sllol'tn.g(‘. and the posittion would require to be met. by the famiers. Good prices" were new o?f(‘ring. so that there was no excuse for fa.r.rnnl's not growing wheat. . _ Mr Dunctu: l\lcGx'é;;'ol', :1 memnor of the Council] ,of _,+\gl'iclll.hu'e'. sa‘id it was all :1. nl.'lt't(-1' of price. The farnr 91' was as loyal as anyone else, but he (‘filllll not be -blamed for not growing: wheat. when the prioe did not pay him, Now that :1 I‘f'3i;' pl"lCe'waS‘ofl:'ereel ‘no bolicveul plenty of wlmat would

lm _r_»".'n\\'n. - The motion was (':lrl‘ied