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RED SOIL CROPS BEST.
Four-Bag Yield at Charlton.
Irrigation Appreciated.
OJIARLTON. Sn lu rtl ny. — I-Iny cutting
throughout the Charlton shire is well ad
vanced. The yield will he light, nnd in
very rare eases only one ton per acre
will he out. The quality, however, will
be good.
3'hc wheat yield is estimated to average
from 314 to 4 lings per acre. Owing to
tlie extremely dry year, the black coun
try, which in a normal season easily yields
the heaviest, will he considerably below
the average of the red country. Farmers
in this district tiro in no way discouraged,
nnd. intend putting in n larger area noxt
season. It is considered that the ground
has had so little taken out of it this
season that the customary course of spell
ing it next season will not be followed
in most oases. It is considered that there
will bo no risk in again sowing the same
land. Kut for the scorching hot winds
experienced a few weeks ago, which bad
ly tipped the heads, the returns would
havo been much heavier. The wool cheques
received will, however, compensate in a
measure for the lower wheat returns.
The water supply of the district is good
except in one or two parts of the district.
Many persons who bitterly opposed the
construction of water ehnnnels are now
finding the great licnclit derived from the
system, and are now most enthusiastic
supporters of.it.
Tlie rainfall for tho year has . been
about 9 inches, compared with 14 inches
for last season.
Many owners of agricultural machinery
have been 'cancelled, but it, is . predicted
that tho high price of horse feed will
mean that many tractors will be pur
chased and used next season.
The sheep market is dull, very little
business being done at any price. Larga
numbers of lambs havo been trucked away
for the freezers.
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