1,924
The Year of 1,924 will be long remembered by farmers. The
weather seemed to have decided to make a record. A bad one too and it made
one.
Corn sowing was done at intervals fom the middle of March
to the middle of May a lot of it under unfavorable conditions. Turnip sowing
was a very similar job. Haymaking was worse & the corn harvest took the
biscuit. Roots are a fair crop but very weedy. Potatoes bulky but very bad.
Prices for corn are better than last year. About the same for stock. Pigs very cheap.
Sheep a little dearer. Wool much dearer.
Prices for Corn
| |
Autumn |
Winter |
Spring |
| Wheat cwt |
12/-
to 13/- |
|
|
| Barley - |
12/6 - 18/- |
|
|
| Oats - |
9/- - 10/- |
|
|
| Potatoes stone |
1/- - 1/6 |
|
|
| Flour |
2/7
\ stone. |
|
|
