Crop and Live Stock Report. 



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CROP AND LIVE STOCK REPORT. 



September, 1920. 



CONDITION OF LIVE STOCK. 



Compiled from Reports furnished by Sheep and Stock Inspectors. 



WHEAT. OATS. AND BARLEY. 



Correspondents estimated the condition of the crop as appearing on the .30th September, 

 1920, and from reports received it is estimated that the prospects of the Union's wheat crop 

 are very much the same as appeared at the end of the previous month. The crop in the 

 principal producing area of the country, the south-wesi districts of the Cape Province, is 

 fortunately progressing very favouralily, Init this is counterVialanccd by bad reports from 

 other parts of tlie Union where, it will lie cijserved from tlie statement published hereunder, 

 the crop is suffering from the effects of drought ))rincii)a]ly and is below normal in condition, 

 so that taking the Union as a whole the wheat crop is estimated to yield 5 per cent, less 

 than what was originally anticipated. 



Oats and barley generally are not up to normal and reference to the statement will 

 show the extent to which these crops have been affected, mainly due to prevalence of dry 

 conditions as at the date of reporting. For all cereals the Orange Free State shows the 

 poorest returns and at present indications point to a shortfall on the original estimate of one 

 quarter in the case of wheat and over one third in respect of oats and barley. 



