New Zealand Gazette – 1938 – No. 85

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✨ Agricultural Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 85

Estimated Areas under Wheat, Oats, Barley, and Potatoes (Season 1938-39).

Census and Statistics Department,
Wellington, 28th November, 1938.

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, 1937-38, AND AREAS ESTIMATED AS SOWN OR TO BE SOWN IN 1938-39.

Wheat. Oats Barley.
Areas, 1937-38 :— Acres. Acres. Acres.
For threshing .. .. .. .. 185,949 57,917 25,455
For chaffing .. .. .. .. 1,847 173,482 785
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Total harvested .. .. .. 187,796 231,399 26,240
Not harvested (fed off, &c.) .. .. 4,046 58,364 5,364
——— ——— ———
Grand totals .. .. .. 191,842 289,763 31,604
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Areas, 1938-39 (estimated) :—
North Island .. .. .. .. 3,200 13,000 3,200
South Island .. .. .. .. 185,700 250,000 30,500
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Totals .. .. .. 188,900 263,000 33,700
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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 :—

Land District. Wheat. Oats.
Cross Seven. Other Tuscan Varieties. 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. Acres.
North Island* 344 422 272 1,251 2,289 713 45 59 4,902 5,719
Marlborough
Nelson 1,988 579 860 913 4,340 398 266 110 6,376 7,150
Westland
Canterbury .. 48,293 69,568 11,031 4,948 133,840 52,457 10,370 3,633 35,384 101,844
Otago .. .. 2,375 7,447 4,113 1,180 15,115 28,259 2,402 3,227 4,860 38,748
Southland .. 1,029 2,121 113 124 3,387 28,509 2,506 591 96 31,702
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Dominion totals 54,029 80,137 16,389 8,416 158,971 110,336 15,589 7,620 51,618 185,163
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* Six land districts.

Tabulation of statistics for potatoes gives the following results :—

POTATOES.—FINAL AREA, 1937-38, AND AREA ESTIMATED AS PLANTED OR TO BE PLANTED, 1938-39.

Final Area, 1937-38. Estimated Area, 1938-39.
Acres. Acres.
North Island .. .. .. .. 5,442 5,300
South Island .. .. .. .. 17,648 14,700
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Totals for Dominion .. .. 23,090 20,000
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J. W. BUTCHER,
Government Statistician.



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🌾 Estimated Areas under Wheat, Oats, Barley, and Potatoes for 1938-39

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
28 November 1938
Agriculture, Crop Areas, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Potatoes, Statistics
  • J. W. Butcher, Government Statistician