New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 101

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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, 1919-20.

NOTE.—In cases where second crops have been lifted, the areas of such have been omitted in order to avoid duplication. The average yield per acre cannot in every case be ascertained by the mere division of the yields given in this table by the areas quoted as the necessary allowance for second crops has been made in the calculations in such cases as are required.

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 137 25·01 3,427 78 1·56 122 47 28·96 1,361 8,225 1·44 11,809 122 21·80 2,659 54 3·26 176
Auckland 84 19·25 1,617 63 1·59 100 27 33·56 906 13,387 1·35 18,056 188 30·18 5,673 83 1·45 120
Hawke’s Bay 301 38·15 11,482 302 1·43 431 331 25·42 8,413 14,648 1·51 22,189 1,918 50·54 96,933 68 0·79 54
Taranaki 172 19·97 3,435 3 1·67 5 535 35·32 18,898 7,290 2·19 15,949 143 46·90 6,706 76 2·55 194
Wellington 1,710 33·52 57,314 275 1·74 479 3,824 39·31 150,335 21,132 1·75 36,928 603 38·28 23,085 172 1·56 268
Nelson 663 24·56 16,285 15 1·60 24 1,122 25·53 28,650 9,447 1·25 11,772 821 29·01 23,821 32 1·28 41
Marlborough 908 29·07 26,396 .. .. .. 1,409 33·61 47,358 17,935 1·92 34,483 4,688 33·21 155,675 .. .. ..
Westland .. .. .. 2 2·00 4 .. .. .. 669 1·68 1,124 .. .. .. 6 1·83 11
Canterbury 114,681 32·77 3,758,638 598 1·64 979 103,828 38·19 3,965,214 120,270 1·37 164,982 8,507 40·33 343,069 72 2·35 169
Otago 20,016 32·53 651,180 568 1·11 628 37,031 39·20 1,451,594 59,316 1·36 80,670 5,691 26·25 149,369 147 1·00 147
Southland 939 32·12 30,160 221 1·81 400 31,646 40·93 1,295,133 49,855 1·40 69,678 226 39·01 8,817 1 2·00 2
Totals for Dominion 139,611 32·66 4,559,934 2,125 1·49 3,172 179,800 38·75 6,967,862 322,174 1·45 467,640 22,907 35·61 815,807 711 1·66 1,182

| Land District. | Maize. For Threshing. | | | Maize. For Ensilage. | | | Peas and Beans. | | | Linseed. | | | Rye-grass (for Seed). | | | Cocksfoot (for Seed). | | | Chewing’s Fescue (for Seed). | | |
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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. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Acres. | Tons. | Tons. | Acres. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Acres. | Tons. | Tons. | Acres. | lb. | lb. | Acres. | lb. | lb. | Acres. | lb. | lb. |
| North Auckland | 342 | 29·89 | 10,222 | 218 | 2·90 | 632 | 125 | 18·01 | 2,251 | .. | .. | .. | 278 | 306·23 | 85,132 | 124 | 240·79 | 29,858 | 1 | 160·00 | 160 |
| Auckland | 5,632 | 38·43 | 216,411 | 199 | 8·50 | 1,691 | 8 | 17·25 | 138 | .. | .. | .. | 94 | 181·20 | 17,033 | 164 | 146·41 | 24,012 | .. | .. | .. |
| Hawke’s Bay | 3,060 | 58·26 | 178,342 | 72 | 2·47 | 198 | 63 | 75·98 | 4,787 | 8 | 3·12 | 25 | 2,465 | 404·57 | 997,271 | 28 | 78·64 | 2,202 | .. | .. | .. |
| Taranaki | 5 | 33·60 | 168 | 18 | 4·83 | 87 | 27 | 46·89 | 1,266 | 4 | 2·75 | 11 | 49 | 166·12 | 8,140 | 64 | 75·62 | 4,840 | .. | .. | .. |
| Wellington | 22 | 22·73 | 500 | 57 | 3·51 | 200 | 349 | 28·90 | 10,087 | 1 | 3·00 | 3 | 1,935 | 314·87 | 614,317 | 175 | 69·33 | 12,132 | 11 | 154·55 | 1,700 |
| Nelson | 1 | 40·00 | 40 | 7 | 8·43 | 59 | 863 | 20·02 | 17,275 | .. | .. | .. | 136 | 124·03 | 17,240 | 337 | 28·15 | 9,485 | 39 | 112·31 | 4,380 |
| Marlborough | .. | .. | .. | 18 | 2·33 | 42 | 5,671 | 23·07 | 130,835 | .. | .. | .. | 280 | 333·55 | 93,395 | 120 | 123·82 | 14,859 | .. | .. | .. |
| Westland | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Canterbury | 1 | 72·00 | 72 | .. | .. | .. | 7,101 | 28·01 | 198,910 | 5,011 | 0·45 | 2,241 | 21,882 | 237·07 | 5,223,582 | 15,296 | 131·98 | 2,018,813 | .. | .. | .. |
| Otago | 1 | 20·00 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | 203 | 18·06 | 3,667 | 13 | 0·54 | 7 | 3,214 | 316·86 | 1,018,404 | 352 | 163·92 | 59,813 | 43 | 50·00 | 2,150 |
| Southland | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 15·00 | 90 | 9 | 0·44 | 4 | 9,247 | 538·44 | 4,978,931 | 129 | 199·34 | 25,715 | 3,331 | 245·99 | 819,379 |
| Totals for Dominion | 9,064 | 44·76 | 405,775 | 589 | 4·87 | 2,909 | 14,416 | 25·62 | 369,306 | 5,046 | 0·45 | 2,291 | 39,580 | 326·36 | 13,053,445 | 16,789 | 131·14 | 2,201,729 | 3,425 | 241·68 | 827,769 |

| 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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 250·00 | 2,500 | 1,346 | 69·28 | 93,245 | 11,070 | 1·23 | 13,637 | 1,915 | 4·36 | 8,365 | 73 | 7·05 | 515 |
| Auckland | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 51 | 87·06 | 4,440 | 184 | 142·61 | 26,240 | 25,946 | 1·34 | 34,782 | 1,677 | 4·19 | 7,032 | 9 | 5·33 | 48 |
| Hawke’s Bay | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 83 | 181·93 | 15,100 | 51 | 312·18 | 15,921 | 7,685 | 1·71 | 13,137 | 1,518 | 4·89 | 7,581 | 25 | 5·08 | 127 |
| Taranaki | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24,522 | 1·75 | 43,026 | 372 | 5·38 | 2,003 | 8 | 0·50 | 4 |
| Wellington | 328 | 166·58 | 54,638 | 214 | 236·73 | 97,768 | 54 | 40·74 | 2,200 | 14 | 271·15 | 7,050 | 14,549 | 1·72 | 25,008 | 2,161 | 6·74 | 14,560 | 27 | 6·00 | 162 |
| Nelson | .. | .. | .. | 167 | 194·19 | 39,809 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 82·86 | 580 | 2,578 | 1·45 | 3,743 | 567 | 4·71 | 2,672 | .. | .. | .. |
| Marlborough | .. | .. | .. | 661 | 215·38 | 222,491 | 4 | 164·29 | 1,150 | 44 | 168·86 | 37,994 | 5,146 | 1·53 | 7,915 | 446 | 6·00 | 2,678 | 3 | 7·00 | 21 |
| Westland | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 469 | 1·58 | 739 | 56 | 4·09 | 229 | .. | .. | .. |
| Canterbury | 141 | 138·87 | 19,580 | 4,287 | 134·60 | 705,052 | 1,984 | 143·69 | 287,948 | 368 | 203·47 | 75,079 | 14,916 | 1·54 | 23,138 | 12,462 | 6·32 | 78,842 | 445 | 9·85 | 4,385 |
| Otago | 247 | 91·02 | 42,705 | 841 | 91·02 | 76,552 | 68 | 154·49 | 10,505 | 172 | 57·18 | 9,835 | 8,884 | 1·91 | 16,988 | 2,450 | 5·10 | 12,501 | 5 | 5·40 | 27 |
| Southland | 1,606 | 283·63 | 455,508 | 11 | 473·64 | 5,210 | 30 | 378·67 | 11,360 | 208 | 239·09 | 49,730 | 1,345 | 1·49 | 2,002 | 1,309 | 6·30 | 8,242 | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals for Dominion | 2,322 | 246·52 | 572,431 | 6,181 | 148·16 | 1,146,882 | 2,284 | 146·76 | 335,203 | 2,394 | 121·98 | 315,674 | 117,110 | 1·57 | 184,115 | 24,933 | 5·79 | 144,705 | 595 | 8·89 | 5,289 |



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2 December 1920
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