Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1869 – No. 3

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✨ Agricultural Statistics

ESTIMATED YIELD AS RETURNED BY THE SEVERAL DISTRICTS ON 30TH NOVEMBER, 1868.

DISTRICT	ACRES UNDER GRAIN.	ESTIMATED YIELD BY THE SEVERAL DISTRICTS.	TOTAL ESTIMATED YIELD.	FLOUR AND GRAIN ON HAND.
	Wheat.	Oats.	Barley.	Wheat. \| Oats. \| Barley. \| Wheat. \| Oats. \| Barley. \| Flour. \| Wheat. \| Oats. \| Barley.
				bush. \| bush. \| bush. \| bush. \| bush. \| bush. \| tons. \| bush. \| bush. \| bush.
Mandeville and Rangiora	4319	3916	2013	28 \| 36 \| 33 \| 120,667 \| 144,149 \| 66,364 \| ... \| 3494 \| 13,036 \| 2577
Malvern	187	485	68	22 \| 28 \| 22 \| 4,057 \| 13,580 \| 1,523 \| ... \| 20 \| 195 \| 3
Oxford	102	205	78	23 \| 31 \| 40 \| 2,330 \| 6,448 \| 3,175 \| ... \| 38 \| 277 \| ...
Riccarton	627	677	203	30 \| 34 \| 33 \| 19,375 \| 23,570 \| 6,708 \| ... \| 400 \| ... \| ...
Heathcote	176	280	253	29 \| 41 \| 40 \| 5,070 \| 11,455 \| 10,265 \| ... \| 260 \| ... \| 100
Spreydon	565	732	210	31 \| 42 \| 39 \| 17,787 \| 31,166 \| 8,232 \| ... \| 170 \| 8700 \| 35
Ellesmere	10,554	4,771	1,930	29 \| 36 \| 35 \| 303,124 \| 174,268 \| 69,796 \| ... \| 2060 \| 6440 \| 250
Halswell	81	104	22	31 \| 37 \| 33 \| 2,551 \| 3,840 \| 735 \| ... \| 80 \| 270 \| ...
Templeton	1,144	1,564	505	25 \| 29 \| 29 \| 28,462 \| 54,540 \| 14,670 \| ... \| 40 \| 200 \| 200
Springs	3,350	2,403	994	24 \| 33 \| 30 \| 82,395 \| 77,817 \| 29,567 \| 17 \| 4947 \| 9919 \| 50
Lincoln	2,793	2,652	682	25 \| 33 \| 26 \| 70,918 \| 83,656 \| 15,405 \| ... \| 880 \| 1720 \| ...
Avon	358	352	259	32 \| 35 \| 30 \| 11,440 \| 12,495 \| 7,720 \| ... \| ... \| 200 \| ...
Courtenay	4,089	2,598	1,159	26 \| 32 \| 26 \| 105,515 \| 83,400 \| 30,931 \| ... \| 1020 \| 1360 \| ...
Cust	1,714	1,288	401	27 \| 33 \| 28 \| 46,278 \| 42,340 \| 11,429 \| 160 \| 2500 \| 2600 \| ...
Kowai	3,032	3,023	552	20 \| 30 \| 24 \| 61,419 \| 91,461 \| 13,231 \| 118 \| 1850 \| 2546 \| 215
Rakaia	1,231	742	100	30 \| 32 \| 31 \| 36,684 \| 24,095 \| 3,089 \| ... \| 160 \| ... \| ...
Levels	870	1,396	104	29 \| 36 \| 40 \| 24,985 \| 50,915 \| 4,157 \| ... \| 2112 \| ... \| 36
Geraldine	3,865	2,597	861	27 \| 41 \| 31 \| 104,785 \| 106,591 \| 26,686 \| ... \| 50 \| 6190 \| ...
Waimate	715	685	34	41 \| 39 \| 39 \| 29,584 \| 26,856 \| 1,368 \| ... \| 263 \| 2812 \| 38
Port Levy	12	15	5	28 \| 31 \| 40 \| 345 \| 467 \| 200 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ...
Port Victoria	100	28	10	31 \| 35 \| 32 \| 3,126 \| 973 \| 320 \| ... \| ... \| 616 \| ...
Waipara	53	185	...	35 \| 32 \| ... \| 1,436 \| 6,475 \| ... \| ... \| 1500 \| ... \| ...
Ashburton	101	170	...	35 \| 32 \| ... \| 2,787 \| 5,950 \| ... \| 55 \| 3959 \| ... \| 54
Pigeon Bay, Akaroa, and Little River	...	...	...	... \| ... \| ... \| The acreage under crop being so small in these districts no returns were collected. \| ... \| 440 \| 11,130 \| 21,610
Town of Christchurch	...	...	...	... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 12 \| 340 \| 1200 \| 397
Lyttelton	...	...	...	... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ...
Totals arrived at from Road Board Returns	40,038	30,768	9,871	27 \| 35 \| 32 \| 1,085,070 \| 1,077,316 \| 311,001 \| 469 \| 25,156 \| 83,135 \| 20,570

Since the above Returns were furnished by the Road Boards the crops in many parts of the Province have suffered considerably from drought and hot winds. In consequence the yield of wheat will be short of the estimated quantity. The yield of wheat will not in all probability exceed 20 bushels per acre, and there will probably be a corresponding decrease in the yield of oats and barley. The following is an estimate, based on the above statistics, making allowance for probable decrease of yield :-

	ACRES UNDER GRAIN.	ESTIMATED AVERAGE YIELD.	TOTAL ESTIMATED YIELD.
	Wheat.	Oats.	Barley. \| Wheat. \| Oats. \| Barley. \| Wheat. \| Oats. \| Barley.
			\| bush. \| bush. \| bush. \| bush. \| bush. \| bush.
Total, 1868-69	40,038	30,768	9,871 \| 20 \| 28 \| 26 \| 800,760 \| 851,404 \| 256,646
Totals from Census for 1867	26,054	35,354	5,868 \| 25 \| 35 \| 30 \| 666,350 \| 1,237,390 \| 176,040
Increase	13,984	...	4,003 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 134,410 \| ... \| 80,606
Decrease	...	4,586	... \| 5 \| 7 \| 4 \| ... \| 385,986 \| ...

The attention of Farmers and others interested in the Grain Trade is directed to the increase or decrease of the number of acres under crop of each kind of grain, as compared with the return of the previous year.

ESTIMATE OF THE QUANTITY OF WHEAT LIKELY TO BE AVAILABLE FOR EXPORTATION DURING THE YEAR 1869

Expected Harvest, 1868-69: 800,760 bushels.
One Year's Food, 41,000 inhabitants, at 8 bushels per head per annum: 328,000 bushels.
Seed for 45,000 acres, at 1 1/4 bushels per acre: 56,250 bushels.

Quantity Available for Export: 416,510 bushels.

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ESTIMATED YIELD AS RETURNED BY THE SEVERAL DISTRICTS ON 30TH NOVEMBER, 1868.

ESTIMATE OF THE QUANTITY OF WHEAT LIKELY TO BE AVAILABLE FOR EXPORTATION DURING THE YEAR 1869

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