New Zealand Gazette – 1934 – No. 79

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 79

Estimated Areas under Wheat, Oats, Barley, and Potatoes (Season 1934–35).

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, 24th October, 1934.

As 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 1 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, 1933–34, AND AREAS ESTIMATED AS SOWN OR TO BE SOWN IN 1934–35.

Areas, 1933–34 :— Wheat. Oats. Barley.
For threshing Acres. 286,271 Acres. 78,343 Acres. 21,024
For chaffing 2,264 218,155 777
Total harvested 288,535 296,498 21,801
Not harvested 6,457 68,231 7,806
Grand totals 294,992 364,729 29,607
Areas, 1934–35 (estimated) :—
North Island 7,000 23,900 2,800
South Island 221,600 288,900 19,800
Totals 228,600 312,800 22,600

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 Longberry. Hunter’s (Varieties). Velvet or Pearl. Total Specified Varieties. White. Dun. Black. Algerian. Total Specified Varieties.
Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres.
North Island 2,430 1,697 990 5,117 938 155 103 8,580 9,776
Nelson, Marlborough, and Westland 2,931 1,307 463 4,701 535 590 503 9,658 11,286
Canterbury 127,395 24,720 4,803 156,918 55,674 13,117 6,811 43,115 118,717
Otago and Southland 12,884 8,680 1,457 23,021 59,451 4,681 5,311 4,419 73,862
Dominion totals 145,640 36,404 7,713 189,757 116,598 18,543 12,728 65,772 213,641

Tabulation of statistics for potatoes gives the following results :—

POTATOES.—FINAL AREA, 1933–34, AND AREA ESTIMATED AS PLANTED OR TO BE PLANTED, 1934–35.

Final Area, 1933–34. Acres. Estimated Area, 1934–35. Acres.
North Island 6,450 5,100
South Island 18,578 15,200
Totals for Dominion 25,028 20,300

J. W. BUTCHER,
Government Statistician.



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🌾 Estimated Areas under Wheat, Oats, Barley, and Potatoes for 1934–35

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
24 October 1934
Agriculture, Crop Areas, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Potatoes, Statistics
  • J. W. Butcher, Government Statistician