New Zealand Gazette – 1919 – No. 127

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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, 1918-19.

NOTE.—In cases where second crops have been lifted, the areas of such have been omitted in order to avoid duplication. They have, however, been taken into consideration in calculating average yields.

Land District. Wheat. For Threshing. Wheat. For Chaff, Hay, or Ensilage. Oats. For Threshing. Oats. For Chaff, Hay, or Ensilage. Barley. For Threshing. Barley. For Chaff, Hay, or Ensilage.
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. Tons. Tons. Acres. Bushels. Bushels. Acres. Tons. Tons. Acres. Bushels. Bushels. Acres. Tons. Tons.
North Auckland 286 27·63 7,901 103 1·89 195 56 26·14 1,464 7,536 1·52 11,491 104 26·84 2,791 52 1·96 102
Auckland 214 28·42 6,082 .70 1·77 124 235 19·23 4,520 13,827 1·60 22,108 186 33·25 6,185 54 1·52 82
Hawke’s Bay 583 31·98 18,642 118 1·41 166 922 35·47 32,703 14,051 1·76 24,689 2,112 54·57 115,242 107 1·86 199
Taranaki 474 29·77 14,112 43 3·12 134 982 32·45 31,861 7,048 2·28 16,059 431 39·92 17,204 73 2·07 151
Wellington 3,248 30·20 98,087 340 1·46 496 4,238 33·25 140,909 20,732 1·69 35,081 823 31·43 25,868 59 1·92 113
Nelson 1,101 23·99 26,417 13 1·62 21 612 23·67 14,487 9,735 1·23 11,988 806 29·12 23,474 8 1·50 12
Marlborough 1,643 25·60 42,058 2 1·00 2 1,002 30·36 30,422 16,308 2·01 32,823 3,432 31·81 109,157 28 2·21 62
Westland 1 18·00 18 4 1·25 5 5 58·00 290 332 1·59 527 .. .. .. 47 1·26 59
Canterbury 166,835 31·53 5,259,560 494 1·40 693 90,701 37·46 3,397,656 112,145 1·28 143,992 5,671 38·18 216,498 81 1·63 132
Otago 32,272 32·56 1,050,615 437 1·55 679 41,879 42·56 1,782,564 53,552 1·67 89,428 5,014 37·30 187,013 21 1·24 26
Southland 1,373 32·15 44,137 22 1·77 39 32,054 45·17 1,447,733 46,458 1·58 73,553 174 43·10 7,500 .. .. ..
Totals for Dominion 208,030 31·57 6,567,629 1,646 1·55 2,554 172,686 39·87 6,884,609 301,724 1·53 461,739 18,753 37·91 710,932 530 1·77 938
Land District. Maize. For Threshing. Maize. For Ensilage. Peas and Beans. Rye-grass (for Seed). Cocksfoot (for Seed). Chewing’s Fescue (for Seed).
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. Tons. Tons. Acres. Bushels. Bushels. Acres. lb. lb. Acres. lb. lb. Acres. lb. lb.
North Auckland 477 31·89 15,275 49 4·41 216 49 20·57 1,008 444 308·39 136,924 110 174·55 19,200 10 101·60 1,016
Auckland 5,818 37·50 218,166 128 6·11 782 46 20·80 957 187 228·29 42,691 648 97·69 63,303 .. .. ..
Hawke’s Bay 3,437 51·63 178,119 66 3·05 201 170 30·96 5,264 3,413 434·57 1,483,187 253 214·22 54,625 .. .. ..
Taranaki 1 35·00 35 2 5·00 10 32 28·75 920 77 377·53 29,070 154 97·27 14,980 .. .. ..
Wellington 58 34·31 1,990 23 7·13 164 404 28·06 11,335 2,509 309·83 783,566 596 163·42 97,562 393 32·53 12,785
Nelson .. .. .. 3 1·33 4 458 23·91 10,950 50 209·70 10,485 351 111·00 38,960 2 100·00 200
Marlborough .. .. .. 1 1·00 1 8,249 26·58 219,958 402 184·34 74,105 235 177·11 41,620 .. .. ..
Westland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,569 201·63 3,340,802 114 304·02 34,658
Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,184 29·67 243,034 12,253 372·69 4,741,680 125 226·72 28,340 138 263·77 36,400
Otago 1 10·00 10 .. .. .. 334 37·11 12,394 3,036 374·84 1,243,357 277 225·35 62,422 1,672 279·02 466,529
Southland .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 43·33 130 8,879 493·17 4,378,821 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals for Dominion 9,792 42·17 413,595 272 5·07 1,378 17,929 28·16 505,950 31,250 403·61 12,923,886 19,318 194·70 3,761,814 2,329 236·83 551,588

| Land District. | Crested Dogstail (for Seed). | | | Red Clover and Cow-grass (for Seed). | | | White Clover (for Seed). | | | Other Grasses and Clovers (for Seed). | | | Grasses and Clovers (cut for Hay or Ensilage). | | | Potatoes. | | | Onions. | | |
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| | 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. | Tons. | Tons. | Acres. | Tons. | Tons. | Acres. | Tons. | Tons. |
| North Auckland | 1 | 200·00 | 200 | 13 | 124·62 | 1,620 | 71 | 96·34 | 6,840 | 1,580 | 104·17 | 164,593 | 15,289 | 1·53 | 23,468 | 1,196 | 5·43 | 6,500 | 65 | 7·55 | 491 |
| Auckland | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 100·00 | 1,000 | 81 | 92·00 | 7,452 | 178 | 108·83 | 19,372 | 34,060 | 1·57 | 53,620 | 1,602 | 4·45 | 7,124 | 13 | 6·54 | 85 |
| Hawke’s Bay | 192 | 176·56 | 33,900 | 7 | 120·00 | 840 | .. | .. | .. | 209 | 243·06 | 50,800 | 7,457 | 1·77 | 13,169 | 1,086 | 5·27 | 5,951 | 7 | 5·43 | 38 |
| Taranaki | 924 | 164·14 | 151,665 | 293 | 235·97 | 92,265 | 123 | 160·23 | 19,708 | 132 | 226·89 | 29,950 | 26,218 | 2·01 | 52,766 | 380 | 5·06 | 1,925 | 2 | 7·50 | 15 |
| Wellington | 924 | 164·14 | 151,665 | 185 | 220·09 | 48,640 | 30 | 143·33 | 4,300 | 88 | 151·36 | 13,320 | 17,603 | 1·82 | 32,132 | 1,612 | 5·97 | 9,625 | 24 | 5·08 | 122 |
| Nelson | 11 | 58·18 | 640 | 716 | 182·38 | 226,694 | 125 | 140·13 | 21,300 | 307 | 123·01 | 99,268 | 2,890 | 1·60 | 4,629 | 375 | 4·59 | 1,721 | 1 | 2·00 | 2 |
| Marlborough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 70·00 | 140 | .. | .. | .. | 4,279 | 1·50 | 6,481 | 288 | 4·93 | 1,421 | 4 | 6·75 | 27 |
| Westland | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 250 | 201·00 | 50,250 | 13,689 | 1·54 | 21,344 | 9,239 | 5·71 | 52,776 | 394 | 10·46 | 4,133 |
| Canterbury | 80 | 68·75 | 5,500 | 4,681 | 141·26 | 749,648 | 6,278 | 139·86 | 883,930 | 20 | 160·00 | 3,200 | 8,115 | 1·85 | 14,986 | 2,191 | 5·27 | 11,539 | 4 | 5·00 | 20 |
| Otago | 123 | 206·50 | 25,400 | 777 | 154·91 | 134,771 | 88 | 166·93 | 14,690 | 223 | 143·71 | 32,048 | 1,477 | 1·57 | 2,322 | 1,107 | 6·03 | 6,678 | .. | .. | .. |
| Southland | 881 | 265·68 | 234,067 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals for Dominion | 2,212 | 204·06 | 451,372 | 6,682 | 155·73 | 1,255,478 | 6,798 | 139·56 | 958,360 | 3,018 | 133·29 | 468,926 | 131,557 | 1·71 | 225,549 | 19,116 | 5·50 | 105,483 | 514 | 9·58 | 4,933 |

Hops. 450 acres; yield 649,556 lb.; average 1443·46 lb. per acre (practically all in Nelson Land District).



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29 September 1919
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