Crop Report 1,912
The season of 1,912 can only be described as a
complete failure. After a fine dry spring we had no settled weather till Sept.
June July & August were wet and often as cold as in winter. The result was
that all the crops were more or less a failure. Wheat the worst on record.
Barley fair where gathered dry. Oats a bulky crop but corn very light. Cutting
was commenced at the end of August but was not finished till October. The hay
harvest was not finished till late September. A large quantity was fit for
nothing but bedding, while very little was good. A lot of the hay was on the
ground from four to six weeks before it could be got into stack. Our own crop
was gathered on the 30th of August in fair condition. Potatoes were
very poor. Many crops were no larger than sets, while many were so much
diseased that they were scarcely worth taking up. Turnips were good in only a
few cases, the majority being little over half a crop, in some cases two or
three sowings had to be made. When thrashing commenced in many cases the
required weight could not be got in the sacks. Oats weighing between 9 & 12
stone, barley 15-16 wheat 16-18 per sack. Prices
of corn were as follows
| Wheat Autumn |
30/- to 34/- |
Xmas 27/- to 30/- |
Spring 25/-
to 30/- |
| Barley - |
28/- - 39/- |
26/- - 32/- |
25/- - 32/- |
| Oats - |
20/- - 22/- |
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| Hay - |
Best
£6 |
Medium £5 |
May medium hay £4 |
| Potatoes - |
Autumn
£8 |
Winter £5
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Turnips let to eat on 6d – per week. Per load
£1 April 17/-
load
Beef was dear practically all the year varying
from 8/6 to 10/-
Milk cows were also extremely dear owing partly
to the ports being closed to Irish cattle all the summer & autumn owing to
an outbreak of foot & mouth disease.
Pigs and sheep were also dear.
Gilts
in pig £6 to 7. young pigs 10 weeks 25/- to 30/- pork 8/- per stone.
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