New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 53

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✨ Agricultural Statistics

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 53

OATS.

The prevalence of rust in the oat-crop in the North Island has caused a considerable area to be unfit for threshing. In many localities crops have been rendered quite useless, but where less badly affected the oats have been chaffed or fed down with stock. It has therefore been deemed advisable to reduce the area for threshing in the districts so affected. The deductions are as follows:—
Auckland District, 3,569 acres; Hawke’s Bay, 4,059 acres; Taranaki, 3,245 acres; and Wellington District, 6,877 acres: total, 17,750 acres.

TABLE SHOWING AREAS AND YIELDS FOR 1902-3 AND 1903-4.

Crop.	Area.	1902-3.		1903-4.
		Yield.	Total.	Area.	Yield.
	Acres.	Bushels.	Bushels.	Acres.	Bushels.
Wheat* ..	194,355	38·37	7,457,915	230,346	34·26
Oats* ..	483,659	45·00	21,766,708	391,640	38·57
Barley* ..	27,921	40·69	1,136,232	34,681	33·46
Rye* ..	1,279	30·00	38,370	1,176	17·00
Maize* ..	12,038	50·48	607,609	11,156	47·53
Peas* ..	8,600	34·96	300,675	10,328	30·15
Beans* ..	3,037	29·71	90,346	2,646	29·64
Ryegrass	27,881	20·69	576,931	29,350	22·43
Cocksfoot	27,884	243·39 lb.	6,786,844 lb.	29,590	176·70 lb.
Potatoes..	31,408	6·15 tons	193,267 tons	31,778	6·57 tons

The areas given are for threshing only.

TABLE SHOWING GRAIN, GRASS-SEED, ETC., ON HAND AT 31ST OCTOBER FOR YEARS 1901, 1902, AND 1903.

Year.	Wheat.	Oats.	Barley.	Rye.	Maize.	Peas.	Beans.	Rye-grass.	Cocksfoot.
	Bushels.	Bushels.	Bushels.	Bushels.	Bushels.	Bushels.	Bushels.	lb.	lb.
1901	3,182,007	2,771,286	454,239	4,752	188,382	44,931	33,878	7,741,741	2,816,108
1902	1,230,780	1,715,529	254,632	7,202	75,769	11,550	12,784	4,337,121	580,720
1903	2,245,299	3,989,292	283,017	15,564	146,006	16,333	5,921	3,653,726	2,011,058

SUMMARY.

ACREAGE AND ACTUAL YIELD OF CORN-CROPS, GRASSES, ETC., FOR THE YEARS 1895-96 TO 1903-4.

Year.	Wheat.*	Oats.*	Barley.*	Rye.*	Maize.*
	Acres.	Yield per Acre, in Bushels.	Total Bushels.	Acres.	Yield per Acre, in Bushels.
1895-96	245,441	27·88	6,843,768	364,747	34
1896-97	258,608	22·92	5,926,523	372,597	30
1897-98	315,801	17·95	5,670,017	354,819	27·44
1898-99	399,034	32·76	13,073,416	417,320	39·56
1899-00	269,749	31·81	8,581,898	398,243	40·99
1900-01	206,465	31·61	6,527,154	449,534	42·45
1901-02	163,462	24·76	4,046,589	405,924	37·06
1902-03	194,355	38·37	7,457,915	483,659	45·00
1903-04	230,346	34·26	7,891,654	391,640	38·57

Year.	Peas.*	Beans.*	Rye-grass.	Cocksfoot.	Potatoes.
	Acres.	Yield per Acre, in Bushels.	Total Bushels.	Acres.	Yield per Acre, in Bushels.
1895-96	7,200	27·05	194,753	4,863	35·55
1896-97	7,551	23·44	176,941	3,939	29·67
1897-98	6,752	18·13	122,447	2,994	19·42
1898-99	6,334	28·17	178,420	2,624	37·31
1899-00	7,086	34·02	241,090	3,094	37·33
1900-01	5,888	36·38	214,211	2,927	34·29
1901-02	7,242	22·88	164,712	3,504	25·65
1902-03	8,600	34·96	300,675	3,037	29·71
1903-04	10,328	30·15	311,412	2,646	29·64

For threshing only

JOHN D. RITCHIE,
Secretary for Agriculture.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1904, No 53

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🌾 Actual Yields of Corn-crops for 1903-4 (continued from previous page)

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated23 June 1904
KeywordsAgricultural Statistics, Oats, Rust Damage, Threshing Area, Crop Yields, 1903-4
👩‍💼 Officials

John D. Ritchie, Secretary for Agriculture

🌾 Table of Areas and Yields for 1902-3 and 1903-4

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated23 June 1904
KeywordsCrop Yields, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Rye, Maize, Peas, Beans, Ryegrass, Cocksfoot, Potatoes, Threshing Area
👩‍💼 Officials

John D. Ritchie, Secretary for Agriculture

🌾 Grain and Grass-seed Stocks on Hand at 31 October

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated23 June 1904
KeywordsGrain Stocks, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Rye, Maize, Peas, Beans, Ryegrass, Cocksfoot, 1901, 1902, 1903
👩‍💼 Officials

John D. Ritchie, Secretary for Agriculture

🌾 Summary of Acreage and Yields 1895-96 to 1903-04

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated23 June 1904
KeywordsHistorical Crop Data, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Rye, Maize, Peas, Beans, Ryegrass, Cocksfoot, Potatoes, Yield Trends
👩‍💼 Officials

John D. Ritchie, Secretary for Agriculture

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