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Crop Report

The harvest of this year varies from medium to poor. The season was too dry for crops to be bulky enough to give a good yield of corn or straw. On the Wold Spring corn is very light but on heavier land there are some fair crops. The weather during harvest was wet and stormy including a heavy shower of snow but the corn was finally secured in good condition. For some years harvesting has been a long job this year we were five weeks & four days from start to finish. Wages were the highest ever known. Four pounds per week without board was the Government fixed wage. Hours 7. to 7. & till 8. in leading time. Pastures have been very bare. Hay crops fearfully light. Turnips good on the coast, bad on the Wolds.Barley and Oats are free of Gov. control and much dearer.
Wheat is still at the same price as last year.Feeding stuffs & manures dearer than ever.     
Prices for corn
Wheat Autumn 75/6. Dec 75/6
Barley -//-   £5 to £6 to £6. 5. 0
Oats   65/-
Feeding cakes -//-     £25 per ton  
Hay
£13 -//-
 
Straw Oat 
5   -//-
 
Beef & Mutton
75/- per live cwt
 
Pork 
14/8    -//-   stone
 
Potatoes
12/- per cwt
 
    Some Swedes have been sold by Brid Corporation at £40 per acre the buyer to pull & cart.  
Wool Half Down   37/- per stone      Leicester 27/-

 

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