New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 131

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✨ Agricultural Statistics

TABLE SHOWING YIELDS OF GRAIN AND PULSE CROPS AND GREEN AND ROOT CROPS.

SUMMARY OF LAND DISTRICTS.

Land District.	Wheat.			Oats.			Barley.			Maize.			Peas and Beans.			Rye-grass.			Cocksfoot.
	Acres.	Yield per Acre in Bushels.	Total Produce in Bushels.	Acres.	Yield per Acre in Bushels.	Total Produce in Bushels.	Acres.	Yield per Acre in Bushels.	Total Produce in Bushels.	Acres.	Yield per Acre in Bushels.	Total Produce in Bushels.	Acres.	Yield per Acre in Bushels.	Total Produce in Bushels.	Acres.	Yield per Acre in Lb.	Total Produce in Lb.	Acres.	Yield per Acre in Lb.	Total Produce in Lb.
Auckland ..	2,565½	22·98	58,964½	1,469	19·11	28,078	790	19·23	15,192	4,390	35·95	157,832	200½	17·39	3,486	978½	279·13	273,132½	1,955½	164·37	321,429
Hawke’s Bay..	1,888	25·70	48,520	3,148½	36·19	113,944½	5,636¾	34·31	193,414½	3,654	49·65	181,415	82½	34·17	2,819	8,687¾	322·71	2,803,663	76½	153·18	11,718
Taranaki ..	1,386½	25·70	35,629½	2,079	33·02	68,632½	886¼	36·99	32,785	11½	41·30	475	49¾	21·73	1,081	151½	274·98	41,659	293¾	184·99	54,340
Wellington ..	12,086½	28·20	340,810¼	10,531½	34·81	366,646½	1,541¾	31·70	48,883	17¼	20·64	356	609½	27·18	16,568	2,740½	292·73	802,225	988½	158·05	156,229
Nelson ..	2,101¼	21·71	45,610	967	23·21	22,445½	1,547	30·13	46,614	6	17·67	106	214¾	21·91	4,706	156¾	271·88	42,617	108½	83·59	9,070
Marlborough ..	5,663½	23·73	134,417	2,235	21·49	48,040¾	8,474½	23·08	195,564½	..	..	..	2,765¼	18·62	51,490¼	501	231·48	115,972	186½	73·92	13,786
Westland ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Canterbury ..	244,930½	20·80	5,095,695¼	73,635	26·32	1,937,714	6,811¼	19·52	132,979½	7	26·86	188	4,946	15·48	76,578½	8,971	190·89	1,712,449	9,465	102·60	971,119
Otago ..	49,644	21·87	1,085,666¾	45,924	39·57	1,817,010	4,085½	34·15	139,528	..	..	..	335½	19·24	6,454	4,914	452·53	2,223,721	35¾	199·47	7,131
Southland ..	8,941½	29·42	263,046¾	72,699	44·71	3,250,696½	431	35·30	15,213	..	..	..	5	18·00	90	15,993¾	493·50	7,892,874	183½	176·91	32,463
Totals ..	329,207¼	21·59	7,108,360	212,688	35·98	7,653,208¼	30,204	27·15	820,173½	8,085¾	42·10	340,372	9,208¾	17·73	163,272¾	43,094¾	369·15	15,908,312½	13,293½	118·65	1,577,285

Land District.	Chewing’s Fescue.			Crested Dogstail.			Red Clover.			White Clover.			Other Grasses and Clover.			Potatoes.			Onions.
	Acres.	Yield per Acre in Lb.	Total Produce in Lb.	Acres.	Yield per Acre in Lb.	Total Produce in Lb.	Acres.	Yield per Acre in Lb.	Total Produce in Lb.	Acres.	Yield per Acre in Lb.	Total Produce in Lb.	Acres.	Yield per Acre in Lb.	Total Produce in Lb.	Acres.	Yield per Acre in Tons.	Total Produce in Tons.	Acres.	Yield per Acre in Tons.	Total Produce in Tons.
Auckland ..	73	135·62	9,900	19	92·11	1,750	167	161·40	26,953	199	115·08	22,900	5,439¼	245·43	1,334,937½	4,732¾	3·36	15,922	97½	5·92	577¼
Hawke’s Bay..	151	200·00	30,200	..	..	..	45	191·20	8,604	170	192·65	32,750	4,839½	159·79	773,306	1,228¾	5·28	6,491¼	26¾	5·82	155¾
Taranaki ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	25	169·00	4,225	608¾	4·06	2,469	6¼	7·04	44
Wellington ..	..	..	..	1,013	155·40	157,416	240½	233·01	56,039½	118	190·42	22,470	284	115·70	32,859	3,036	6·01	18,237½	39¾	4·70	186¾
Nelson ..	55	80·00	4,400	..	..	..	160¼	211·36	33,871	5	300·00	1,500	164½	127·37	20,952	633¼	4·03	2,551¼	2¼	5·44	12¼
Marlborough ..	1	100·00	100	1	100·00	100	*129½	*	*96,679	15¼	232·13	3,540	317	278·76	88,366	497½	3·50	1,740¾	7¾	3·10	24
Westland ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	118	188·37	22,228	48	2·51	120¼	..	..	..
Canterbury ..	464	137·76	63,921	41	146·34	6,000	824¼	183·18	150,987	379½	153·38	58,209	902	107·99	97,405	12,936¾	4·26	55,048½	447	7·79	3,482
Otago ..	525	150·64	79,084	102	224·14	22,862	44	136·45	6,004	1	100·00	100	495½	111·13	55,064	3,838¼	3·99	15,320	10¾	25·32	272¼
Southland ..	4,518	230·77	1,042,614	1,060	225·85	239,399	33	196·97	6,500	..	..	..	234½	491·04	115,150	2,248¾	4·85	10,907	¼	28·00	7
Totals ..	5,787	212·58	1,230,219	2,236	191·20	427,527	1,643½	234·64	385,637½	887¾	159·36	141,469	12,819¼	198·48	2,544,492½	29,808¾	4·32	128,807½	638¼	7·46	4,761¼

*The area shown was cropped with rye-grass only, while the yield is the total for the district, a considerable portion of which was obtained as a second crop.

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