✨ Agricultural Statistics Report
Humb. 54.
1419
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF
THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1905.
Published by Authority.
WELLINGTON, TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1905.
"The Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics Act, 1895."—Actual Yields in Corn-crops, Grasses, &c., 1904–5.—Notice No. 963
Department of Agriculture, Wellington, 1st June, 1905.
IN the New Zealand Gazette of the 16th February, 1905, there appeared a return showing the estimated yield per acre of wheat, oats, and barley for the colony, viz.: Wheat, 27 bushels; oats, 32 bushels; and barley, 30 bushels. The actual yields now to hand are as follows:—
Wheat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35·36 bushels per acre.
Oats .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42·53 "
Barley .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38·26 "
WHEAT.
The area for threshing was 258,015 acres, and the total yield is computed at .. 9,123,673 bushels.
Amount of wheat and flour returned on hand, 31st October, 1904 (as per returns) .. 2,912,583 "
Amount of wheat and flour imported from 1st November, 1904, to 28th February, 1905 5,057 "
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12,041,313 "
Wheat and flour exported from 1st November, 1904, to 28th February, 1905 .. .. .. 14,713 bushels.
Consumption for same period for population of 900,000, at the rate of 6 bushels per head per annum .. .. .. 1,800,000 "
———————
1,814,713 "
Leaving available for all purposes as at 28th February, 1905 .. .. .. 10,226,600 "
Estimated quantity required for seed (say, 250,000 acres at 2 bushels per acre) .. .. .. 500,000 bushels.
Estimated consumption of 930,000 persons, at 6 bushels per head, from 1st March, 1905, to 28th February, 1906 .. .. 5,580,000 "
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6,080,000 "
Apparent surplus .. .. .. .. .. 4,146,600 "
The following figures will show how the wheat-crop of 1903–4 was disposed of up to 31st October, 1904:—
In the New Zealand Gazette of 23rd June, 1904, the wheat on hand available for all purposes Bushels.
as at 28th February, 1904, was stated at .. .. .. 8,211,386
Wheat and flour imported from 1st March, 1904, to 31st October, 1904 .. .. .. 14,970
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8,226,356
This has been disposed of as follows:—
For seed, 258,896 acres at 2 bushels per acre .. .. .. 517,792
Consumption for population of 890,000, at 6 bushels per head per annum, for eight months (1st March to 31st October, 1904) .. .. .. 3,560,000
Wheat and flour exported, 1st March to 31st October, 1904 .. .. .. 653,622
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4,731,414
Leaving on hand, 31st October, 1904 .. .. .. .. 3,494,942
Amount actually returned, 31st October, 1904, as per returns .. .. .. 2,912,583
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🌾 Actual Yields in Corn-crops, Grasses, etc., 1904-05
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources1 June 1905
Agriculture, Statistics, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Crop yields, Production, Consumption, Exports, Imports