NEXT YEAR’S CROPS
THE ESTIMATED AREAS.
CEREALS AND POTATOES. The Gazette gives additional details in regard to the areas estimated iu crop in the 1930-31 season. 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. Wheat, Oats and Barley. Final areas, 1929-30, and areas estimated as sown or to be sown in 1930-31 (in acres) are:
Potatoes. The tabulation of statistics for potatoes gives the following results (in acres)? Final area, 1929-30 and area estimated as planted or to be planted, 1930-31: — Final. Estimated 1929-30. 1930-31. North Island . 4,900 4,400 South Island . 18,30.) 19.(300 Dominion total 28,214 24,000
On the average of the last five seasons (viz., 5.56 tons per acre) the total yield from the estimated area slioun for 1930-31 should approximate 13d»oUU tons, as against 130,107 tons last Se it°m’ay be well to note that only holdings of one acre and over «utside boiough boundaries are coveied hj these ficnires In the case of potatoes a fail' 1 amount is undoubtedly grown on the smaller holdings and on holdings situated within boroughs.
AVJieat. Oats. 1929-30— Threshing 235,942 67,722 Chaffing . 1,491 190,072 Barley. 18,229 402 Total Harvested 237,433 257,794 Not harvested 1,220 25,020 18,631 Grand totals 238,653 282,814 18,631 1930-31 (estd.)— N. Island 3,700 ! 16,500 S. Island . 239,300 3(45,000 1,900 23,350 Totals . 243,000 322,000 25,250 Wheat Varieties. Particulars as to varieties of wheat sown or intended to be sown were asked for. The following table gives a summary of results (in acres) in cases where varieties were specified:— Tuscan or Hunter’s Velvet Longberry varieties or Pearl. N. Island . 2,161 698 643 Nelson, Marlborough and „ Westland . 4,108 1,212 23o Canterbury . 154,387 29,040 *,061 Otago and „ 1( ,, Southland . 20,881 10,254 3,164 Dominion totals . 181,537 41,204 11,103
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 51, Issue 25, 10 November 1930, Page 7
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