New Zealand Gazette – 1937 – No. 73

Page 2451

✨ Agricultural Statistics



Nov. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2451

Estimated Areas under Wheat, Oats, Barley, and Potatoes (Season 1937–38).

Census and Statistics Department,
Wellington, 28th October, 1937.

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, 1936–37, AND AREAS ESTIMATED AS SOWN OR TO BE SOWN IN 1937–38.

Areas, 1936–37 :— Wheat. Oats. Barley.
For threshing 221,790 74,772 20,544
For chaffing 1,400 187,694 694
Total harvested 223,190 262,466 21,238
Not harvested (fed off, &c.) 1,447 53,238 4,274
Grand totals 224,637 315,704 25,512
Areas, 1937–38 (estimated) :—
North Island 3,300 16,500 3,200
South Island 184,700 269,100 27,300
Totals 188,000 285,600 30,500

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 930 599 528 2,057 902 62 86 5,476 6,526
Nelson, Marlborough, and Westland 2,469 1,371 437 4,277 294 273 123 6,939 7,629
Canterbury 102,566 23,978 3,366 129,910 50,185 12,277 4,801 44,420 111,683
Otago and Southland 9,633 5,429 653 15,715 52,664 3,166 2,838 5,322 63,990
Dominion totals 115,598 31,377 4,984 151,959 104,045 15,778 7,848 62,157 189,828

Tabulation of statistics for potatoes gives the following results :—

POTATOES.—FINAL AREA, 1936–37, AND AREA ESTIMATED AS PLANTED OR TO BE PLANTED, 1937–38.

Final Area, 1936–37. Estimated Area, 1937–38.
Acres. Acres.
North Island 5,812 4,900
South Island 16,650 16,800
Totals for Dominion 22,462 21,700

J. W. BUTCHER,
Government Statistician.



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🌾 Estimated Areas under Wheat, Oats, Barley, and Potatoes for 1937–38

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
28 October 1937
Agriculture, Crop Areas, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Potatoes, Statistics
  • J. W. Butcher, Government Statistician