New Zealand Gazette – 1932 – No. 67

Page 2171

✨ Agricultural Statistics



Oct. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2171

Estimated Areas under Wheat, Oats, Barley, and Potatoes (Season 1932-33).

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, 25th October, 1932.

A S in previous years, cards were sent out by post to grain-growers and to potato-growers throughout the Dominion asking them to state what areas they had sown or planted, or intended to sow or plant, in wheat, oats, barley, and potatoes this season. It may be well to note that only holdings of l acre and over outside borough boundaries are covered by the figures appearing below. In the case of potatoes a fair amount is undoubtedly grown on the smaller holdings and on holdings situated within boroughs.

WHEAT, OATS, AND BARLEY.--FINAL AREAS, 1931-32, AND AREAS ESTIMATED AS SOWN OR TO BE SOWN IN 1932-33.

Wheat. Oats. Barley.
Areas, 1931-32:
For threshing 268,756 68,690 18,245
For chaffing 3,183 228,492 886
Total harvested 271,939 297,182 19,131
Not harvested 8,663 67,163 7,909
Grand totals 280,602 364,345 27,040
Areas, 1932-33 (estimated):
North Island 8,000 26,500 2,500
South Island 286,000 380,500 16,500
Totals .. 294,000 407,000 19,000

Particulars as to varieties of wheat and of oats sown or intended to be sown were asked for. The following table gives a summary of results in cases where varieties were specified:

Wheat. Oats.
Tuscan or Long-berry. Hunter's (Varieties).
North Island 4,233 1,465
Nelson, Marlborough, and Westland 4,821 1,791
Canterbury 153,013 34,689
Otago and Southland 18,805 17,204
Dominion totals 180,872 55,149

Tabulation of statistics for potatoes gives the following results:

POTATOES.--FINAL AREA, 1931-32, AND AREA ESTIMATED AS PLANTED OR TO BE PLANTED, 1932-33.

Final Area, 1931-32.
Estimated Area, 1932-33.

Acres. Acres.
North Island 6,100 5,500
South Island 17,686 15,800
Totals for Dominion 23,786 21,300

J. W. BUTCHER,
Government Statistician.



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🌾 Estimated Areas under Wheat, Oats, Barley, and Potatoes for 1932-33

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
25 October 1932
Agriculture, Statistics, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Potatoes, Crop Areas
  • J. W. Butcher, Government Statistician