New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 39

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✨ Agricultural Statistics

GRAIN AND PULSE CROPS, GRASSES, AND ROOT CROPS.

TABLE SHOWING AREAS AND ACTUAL YIELDS OF GRAIN AND PULSE CROPS, GRASSES, AND ROOT CROPS, 1915-16.

Land District (including Interior Boroughs).	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.	Bush.	Bush.	Acres.	Bush.	Bush.	Acres.	Bush.	Bush.	Acres.	Bush.	Bush.	Acres.	Bush.	Bush.	Acres.	Lb.	Lb.	Acres.	Lb.	Lb.
Auckland ..	2,590½	22·97	59,498½	1,533¼	19·16	29,372	792	19·26	15,252	4,441	35·89	159,394	205	17·64	3,616	1,027	278·89	286,424½	1,959½	164·34	322,029
Hawke’s Bay ..	1,888	25·70	48,520	3,166	36·12	114,349½	5,637½	34·31	193,424½	3,669¼	49·54	181,774	84½	34·25	2,894	8,742½	321·62	2,811,795	76½	153·18	11,718
Taranaki ..	1,394	25·68	35,793½	2,099½	32·89	69,059½	887¾	36·98	32,827	11½	41·30	475	50¾	21·69	1,101	154	272·53	41,969	294	184·91	54,365
Wellington ..	12,199	28·12	343,023¾	10,823½	34·40	372,378½	1,545¾	31·65	48,918	29¾	28·34	843	646	26·74	17,275	2,839	291·75	828,265	997	157·75	157,274
Nelson ..	2,239¾	22·27	49,873	1,085¼	23·55	25,574¼	1,663½	30·38	50,544	6	17·67	106	271	22·77	6,171	228¾	231·77	53,017	108½	83·59	9,070
Marlborough ..	5,678½	23·74	134,817	2,288½	21·69	49,630¾	8,572½	22·95	196,749½	..	..	..	2,782¼	18·56	51,646¼	518¾	231·27	119,972	186½	73·92	13,786
Westland ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Canterbury ..	245,062¾	20·81	5,099,249½	73,725½	26·32	1,940,118	6,820¼	19·53	133,195½	7	26·86	188	4,977½	15·53	77,287½	9,008¼	191·68	1,726,659	9,468¼	102·62	971,699
Otago ..	49,714½	21·86	1,086,948¾	46,126	39·48	1,821,162¼	4,085½	34·15	139,528	..	..	..	337½	19·30	6,514	4,940	451·05	2,228,171	47¾	171·62	8,195
Southland ..	8,941½	29·42	263,046¾	72,737½	44·71	3,251,956	431	35·30	15,213	..	..	..	5	18·00	90	15,998	493·42	7,893,674	185½	176·62	32,763
Totals for Dom’n	329,708½	21·60	7,120,770¾	213,585½	35·93	7,673,601	30,435¾	27·13	825,651½	8,164½	41·98	342,780	9,359½	17·80	166,594¾	43,456¼	367·96	15,989,946½	13,323¾	118·65	1,580,899

Land District (including Interior Boroughs).	Chewings 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 ..	73	135·62	9,900	19	92·11	1,750	167¼	161·45	27,003	243¼	130·32	31,700	5,789¼	241·95	1,400,685½	5,136	3·51	18,010¾	131¼	5·81	762¼
Hawke’s Bay ..	151	200·00	30,200	2¼	177·78	400	54	192·67	10,404	170	192·65	32,750	4,921	160·42	789,429	1,262¾	5·27	6,652	28	6·19	173¾
Taranaki ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	43	168·86	7,261	619½	4·05	2,506½	6¾	7·41	50
Wellington ..	..	..	..	1,013	155·40	157,416	261	232·16	60,589½	119¼	190·52	22,720	747¾	162·69	121,649	3,196¼	5·91	18,903¾	48½	4·42	214¼
Nelson ..	55	80·00	4,400	..	..	..	173½	200·01	34,701	5	300·00	1,500	213	137·80	29,352	693	4·00	2,769½	4½	5·39	24¼
Marlborough ..	1	100·00	100	1	100·00	100	†129½	†	96,679†	15¼	232·13	3,540	323	277·36	89,586	525¼	3·60	1,889¼	8	3·25	25
Westland ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2½	272·00	680	..	..	..	118	188·37	22,228	53	2·63	139¼	..	..	..
Canterbury ..	464	137·76	63,921	41	146·34	6,000	833	183·24	152,636	381½	153·63	58,609	924½	110·02	101,709	13,074¼	4·26	55,735½	448¼	7·79	3,493½
Otago ..	525	150·64	79,084	102	224·14	22,862	50	133·08	6,654	1	100·00	100	632½	115·99	73,334	4,020¾	3·95	15,876¾	17	17·37	295¼
Southland ..	4,518	230·76	1,042,614	1,060	225·85	239,399	44	175·00	7,700	..	..	..	278¼	432·97	120,475	2,306	4·84	11,166	¼	28·00	7
Totals for Dom’n	5,787	212·58	1,230,219	2,238¼	191·19	427,927	1,714¾	189·48	397,046½	935¼	161·37	150,919	13,990¼	196·97	2,755,708½	30,886¾	4·33	133,649¼	692½	7·28	5,044¾

*For threshing only. † The area shown was cropped with clover 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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