New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 180

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✨ Agricultural Statistics

GRAIN AND PULSE CROPS, GRASSES AND CLOVERS, AND ROOT CROPS.

TABLE SHOWING AREAS AND ACTUAL YIELDS OF GRAIN AND PULSE CROPS, GRASSES AND CLOVERS, AND ROOT CROPS, 1916-17.

Land District.	Wheat.*			Oats.*			Barley.*			Maize.*			Peas and Beans.			Rye-grass.			Cocksfoot.*
	Area	Yield per Acre.	Total Produce.	Area.	Yield per Acre.	Total Produce.	Area.	Yield per Acre.	Total Produce.	Area.	Yield per Acre.	Total Produce.	Area.	Yield per Acre.	Total Produce.	Area.	Yield per Acre.	Total Produce.	Area.	Yield per Acre.	Total Produce.
	Acres.	Bushels.	Bushels.	Acres.	Bushels.	Bushels.	Acres.	Bushels.	Bushels.	Acres.	Bushels.	Bushels.	Acres.	Bushels.	Bushels.	Acres.	Lb.	Lb.	Acres.	Lb.	Lb.
Auckland	577	21·07	12,160	337	19·30	6,504	545	23·85	12,998	3,316	35·95	119,214	155	12·94	2,005	1,125	205·60	231,295	1,096	57·66	63,197
Hawke's Bay	321	24·74	7,940	1,104	25·29	27,923	2,576	37·37	96,253	2,990	54·32	162,431	99	26·87	2,660	4,895	305·00	1,492,990	494	50·19	24,796
Taranaki	423	26·61	11,257	519	25·26	13,110	354	33·59	11,892	13	28·62	372	18	23·89	430	96	303·32	29,119	123	83·85	10,314
Wellington	4,976	24·07	119,778	7,933	31·06	246,408	1,016	28·06	28,512	26	34·96	909	507	23·87	12,103	2,647	225·87	597,878	705	123·39	86,987
Nelson	780	14·59	11,380	1,104	19·66	21,700	1,544	16·65	25,709	7	22·43	157	227	21·45	4,869	71	158·87	11,280	107	55·09	5,895
Marlborough	1,289	18·10	23,328	1,677	28·26	47,390	7,969	20·02	159,542	7	28·57	200	4,095	20·66	84,610	1,290	262·06	338,054	280	89·30	25,005
Westland	2	8·00	16	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	140·00	140
Canterbury	177,650	22·29	3,960,214	82,510	24·33	2,007,457	9,019	22·41	202,150	..	..	..	6,429	19·81	127,378	48,061	219·01	10,525,957	12,769	127·38	1,626,540
Otago	30,011	28·74	862,614	45,387	35·86	1,627,755	6,247	30·19	188,574	..	..	..	369	24·73	9,127	7,931	342·28	2,714,637	466	111·71	52,056
Southland	1,714	24·82	42,540	36,953	37·16	1,373,189	376	33·03	12,420	..	..	..	6	19·17	115	13,019	546·01	7,108,539	93	130·25	12,113
Totals for Dominion	217,743	23·19	5,051,227	177,524	30·26	5,371,436	29,646	24·89	738,050	6,359	43·13	274,283	11,905	20·43	243,297	79,135	291·27	23,049,749	16,134	118·20	1,907,043

Land District.	Chewing's Fescue.			Crested Dogstail.			Red Clover.			White Clover.			Other Grasses and Clovers.			Potatoes.			Onions.
	Area.	Yield per Acre.	Total Produce.	Area.	Yield per Acre.	Total Produce.	Area.	Yield per Acre.	Total Produce.	Area.	Yield per Acre.	Total Produce.	Area.	Yield per Acre.	Total Produce.	Area.	Yield per Acre.	Total Produce.	Area.	Yield per Acre.	Total Produce.
	Acres.	Lb.	Lb.	Acres.	Lb.	Lb.	Acres.	Lb.	Lb.	Acres.	Lb.	Lb.	Acres.	Lb.	Lb.	Acres.	Tons.	Tons.	Acres.	Tons.	Tons.
Auckland	14	128·57	1,800	..	..	..	68	204·41	13,900	15	173·33	2,600	2,436	69·08	168,291	3,161	3·64	11,506	39	7·00	273
Hawke's Bay	75	86·67	6,500	..	..	..	19	57·89	1,100	31	71·00	2,201	980	122·13	119,683	937	4·55	4,261	11	3·09	34
Taranaki	..	..	..	1,053	124·03	130,605	194	219·07	42,500	29	46·10	1,337	33	103·03	3,400	423	3·98	1,684	5	2·00	10
Wellington	..	..	..	..	..	..	20	429·50	8,590	..	..	..	136	230·11	31,295	2,691	5·20	13,985	17	6·65	113
Nelson	24	131·88	3,165	..	..	..	815	138·06	112,520	122	85·86	10,475	49	62·53	3,064	573	3·87	2,216	2	0·50	1
Marlborough	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	38	171·05	6,500	361	4·09	1,476	1	5·00	5
Westland	..	..	..	10	40·00	400	1,786	140·25	250,478	1,128	112·24	126,602	349	262·13	91,484	12,778	5·34	68,251	322	8·11	2,611
Canterbury	120	95·73	11,480	134	50·10	6,714	70	198·86	13,920	..	..	..	124	155·20	19,245	3,504	5·53	19,370	7	4·14	29
Otago	405	124·22	50,308	991	183·53	181,880	6	142·17	853	5	50·00	250	266	335·30	89,190	1,687	6·36	10,726	2	1·00	2
Southland	4,876	240·83	1,174,292	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals for Dominion	5,514	226·25	1,247,545	2,188	146·07	319,599	2,978	149·05	443,861	1,330	107·87	143,465	4,411	120·65	532,172	26,156	5·11	133,642	406	7·58	3,078