Crop Yield Statistics




ESTIMATED ACREAGE AND ACTUAL YIELD OF CERTAIN CROPS, 1909–10.

District. Wheat. Oats. Barley. Ryegrass. Cocksfoot. Potatoes. Turnips. Rape.
Area. Average Yield per Acre. Total Yield. Area. Average Yield per Acre. Total Yield. Area. Average Yield per Acre. Total Yield. Area. Average Yield per Acre. Total Yield. Area. Average Yield per Acre. Total Yield. Area. Average Yield per Acre. Total Yield. Area. Area.
Acres. Bshls. Bshls. Acres. Bshls. Bshls. Acres. Bshls. Bshls. Acres. Bshls. Bshls. Acres. Lb. Lb. Acres. Tons. Tons. Acres. Acres.
Auckland .. 1909–10 2,600 23·08 60,008 2,000 32·67 65,340 1,300 26·43 34,359 1,200 30·12 36,144 850 160 136,000 5,500 4·94 27,170 52,000
1908–9 2,594 35·62 92,419 1,773 38·1 69,286 1,253 40 50,120 1,184 28 33,152 842 140 117,880 5,263 6 31,578 50,274
Hawke’s Bay 1909–10 1,000 28 28,000 8,000 40 320,000 3,000 44 132,000 6,000 26 156,000 700 140 98,000 2,000 6 12,000 16,000
1908–9 668 34 22,712 8,719 41 357,479 3,451 48 165,648 6,331 24 151,944 695 140 97,300 2,223 8 17,784 16,568
Taranaki .. 1909–10 1,000 20 20,000 3,500 32 112,000 1,200 50 60,000 150 25 3,750 250 170 42,500 600 7 4,200 18,000
1908–9 756 36 27,216 3,168 42 133,056 1,269 45 57,105 159 30 4,770 .. .. .. 579 8 4,632 16,638
Wellington .. 1909–10 7,700 28·04 177,408 15,000 28·92 433,800 1,200 39·44 47,328 2,500 25 62,500 1,000 140 140,000 2,400 6 14,400 26,000
1908–9 6,000 35·09 210,544 19,619 40·55 795,619 1,639 51 83,619 3,523 24 84,552 1,100 139 152,900 2,505 6 15,030 25,521
Marlborough 1909–10 7,500 28·06 210,450 2,500 37·8 94,500 12,000 21·90 262,800 650 41 26,650 1,000 218·56 218,560 700 3·88 2,716 6,200
1908–9 1,978 35 69,230 3,247 44 142,868 13,272 35 464,520 658 27 17,766 986 177 174,522 669 7 4,683 6,407
Nelson .. 1909–10 1,200 19·86 23,832 3,000 28·57 85,710 3,000 19·45 58,350 50 21·76 1,088 500 175 87,500 900 6·2 5,580 6,000
1908–9 1,071 31 33,201 3,836 42 161,112 3,944 29 114,376 62 18 1,116 532 175 93,100 868 6 5,208 5,493
Westland .. 1909–10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 350
1908–9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 346
Canterbury 1909–10 210,000 27·78 5,833,800 170,000 33·69 5,727,300 14,800 34·15 505,426 14,000 16·71 490,000 25,000 177·55 4,438,750 9,000 6·61 59,490 155,000
1908–9 183,015 35·7 6,534,371 181,714 41·44 7,530,740 17,339 45·38 786,874 13,972 35 489,020 28,149 143 4,025,307 9,419 7 65,933 167,460
Otago .. 1909–10 80,000 30·37 2,429,600 173,000 38·66 6,688,180 5,000 25·5 127,500 32,000 32·12 1,027,840 200 120 24,000 9,400 7·12 66,928 245,000
1908–9 56,309 31 1,783,097 184,832 52·57 9,716,628 6,686 32·33 216,190 24,237 35 848,295 401 150 60,150 8,393 6 50,358 241,929
Totals .. 1909–10 311,000 28·24 8,783,098 377,000 35·88 13,526,830 41,500 29·58 1,227,757 56,550 27·37 1,547,912 29,500 175·77 5,185,310 30,500 6·31 192,484 524,550
1908–9 252,391 34·75 8,772,790 406,908 46·46 18,906,788 48,853 39·67 1,938,452 50,126 32·53 1,630,615 32,705 144·35 4,721,159 29,919 6·52 195,206 530,636
Increase .. .. 58,609 .. 10,308 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,424 .. .. .. .. 464,151 581 .. .. ..
Decrease .. .. .. .. .. 29,908 .. 5,379,958 7,353 .. 710,695 .. .. 82,703 3,205 .. .. .. .. 2,722 6,086

The Counties of Waiapu and Cook are included in the Hawke’s Bay District. The Counties of Amuri and Cheviot are included in the Canterbury District.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1910, No 85





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🌾 Estimated Acreage and Actual Yield of Certain Crops, 1909–10

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
5 September 1910
Agriculture, Crop yield, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Ryegrass, Cocksfoot, Potatoes, Turnips, Rape, Statistics, Districts