THE DIARY OF WILLIAM SELLERS

1,915

Crop Report

The year of 1,915 was taken all round a good one for crops.The weather was very dry & hot followed by cold wet periods these again giving place to fine dry weather. The cereal crops were all about an average & prices on account of the war were high. Turnips after a bad start recovered and are a good crop. Potatoes fair. Hay crops light. Pastures medium. Seeds good.
Prices of grain were as follows

	Autumn	New Year	Spring/16
Wheat	53/- to 55/-	60/- to 63/-	52/-
Barley	50/- to 52/-	55/-	60/-
Oats	28/- to 30/-	33/-	32/-
Hay
Potatoes		£4 to £4.10	£5
Cotton cake	£9. 10. 0	Linseed £12

Prices for all kinds of stock were very high. Beef made up to 14/- per stone. Pork 10/-. Calving heifers to £24. Gimmer shearlings at the autumn sales to 95/- each. Store stock of all kinds was very dear. An order is in force at present which prevents all the best of the calves being killed under six months old. Two bacon pigs were sold at Hull market in October for just over twenty pounds each. The best milk cows are making to £40 each.