AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. BRITISH RUGBY PLAYERS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20028, 9 September 1930, Page 12

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.

BRITISH RUGBY PLAYERS.

THE FINAL FIGURES. OVER SEVEN MILLION BUSHELS WHEAT. The August issue of the Abstract of Statistics publishes the final figures of the agricultural and pastoral statistics for the 1929-30 season. The following are the details of the various crons:

THE SEED CHOI*. *929. a 930. Linseed (acreage) .. 2,800 7,757 (cwt.) .. 23,227 70,377 Peas (acreage .. 17,893 9,855 „ (bushels) .. 527,504 294,242 Beana (acres) .. 170 171 „ (bushels) .. 4,298 3,614 Ryegrass (acreage) 21,536 24,336 (lbs) .. 8,948,168 9,922,727 Ital. Ryograss (acreage) 4,807 5,719 „ (lbs) .. 2,342,050 2,903,600 Cocksfoot (acreage) 11,255 11,729 ,> (lbs) .. 3,048,830 2,009,970 Grass tor hay, etc., „ ~ ' (acreage) 320,299 380,893 „ „ (tons) 622,442 812,203 Lucerne for hay, etc. (acreage) 80,808 51,690 „ .. (tons) 81,001 81,728 Potatoes (acreage) .. 21,304 23,214 Turnips (acreage) .. 479,994 - 475,254 Onions (acreage) .. 880 870 „ (tons) . . 10.G55 10,263 Mangolds (acreage) 9,911 10,519 Oreen fodder crops „ „ (acreage) 219,088 203,438 Tobacco (acreage) .. 1,000 1,078 Hops •• •• 603 598

POTATOES. AIiEA AND YIELD. _ Growers of potatoes were recently circularised and asked to farnish particulars of the quantity and quality of potatoes dug by them. The statement appearing below shows for each land district in the Dominion tho area and also the actual yield. The figures are in respect of all holdings of one acre or over, situated outside borough boundaries. Corresponding figures for the season aro quoted for the purpose of comparison. Compared with last year the total area in potatoes increased by

1910 acres, or 8.97 per cent., vrhile the total yield was heavier by 6500 tons, or 5.26 per cent. The respective average yields per acre were 3.97 tons table and 1.83 tons seed, otc., making a total of 5.80 tons in 1928-29, and 3.76 tons table and 1,84 tons seed, etc., making a total of 5.60 tons in 1929-30. Whereas the proportion of table potatoes was 68.4 per cent, of the whole crop last year, a slight decline to 67.1 per cent, this year is apparent. Table. Seed. Total. „ Acre.-!. Tons. Tons. Tons. •N. Auck. , 1,427 6,618 972 8,880 Auckland 695 1,949 589 2,944 Gisborne 258 464 114 674 H. Bay 633 2,721 581 3,695 Taranaki 163 535 144 731 Wellington 1,724 7,179 0,057 10,480 Nelson 494 1,418 416 2,003 Marlborough 232 1,177 267 1,604 Westland 19 69 20 98 Canterbury 14,603 62,707 20,436 81,270 Otago 1,769 7,820 1,869 10,877 Southland 1,189 5,096 1,939 7,901 Dominion, 1929-30 23,214 87,248 29,404 130,107 Dominion, 1927-29 21,804 84,520 26,041 138,007 Fie potatoes totalled 13,455 ton*.

PASTORAL STATISTICS. 1929. 3 930. Horses .. 288,986 297,195 Dairy Cows ~ 1,371,063 1,440,821 Total Cattle .. 3,445,790 3,765,668 No, sheep sliora .. 25,295,560 26,999,410 No. lambs tailed .. 13,855,958 14,887,599 Sheep (including lambs) 29,051,383 50,841,287 Pi*s .. .. 556,753 487,793 The figures relating to horses, cattle, and pigs are to January 31st and of sheep to April 30th.

* team to meet new south WALES. CCSITM* MESS ASSOCIATION—BT IiSCTiIO SBUBaaAPH-COPSBIGHT.) (Received September 9th, 12.15 a.m.) rn L -r. • • SYDNEY, September 8. The British Rugby team to play on Wednesday against the New South Wales team will be as followsßonK™™° V t> 8 ' Knowles, Morley, P °& 6 ' , Jones, fceamiah Hodgson- O'Neill, new, and H. O. Jones.

iN'oi'th Auckland Auckland Gisborno Ha>vke's Bay .. Taranaki "Wellington Xelson „ „ Jlarlboroush AY estland Oantcrbury Otago (southland Totals, Dominion, 1920-30 Wheat. Threshing. Area. Yield. Aures. Bushels. 22 , 555 63 1,410 16 560 477 11,984 30 1, 120 2,217 "89,572 1,718 41,000 3,624 101,703 52 2,080 199,424 6,004,975 24,510 834,541 3,783 150,050 Oats. Threshinjr. Area. Yield. Acres. Bushels. 1 40 Sli 3,075 1!56 8,607 788 27,204 284 7,003 841 . 20,689 10 500 29,788 1,123,003 17,540 845,171 18,182 968,996 Oats. Chaff, Hay, Ensilage. Area. Yield. Acres. Tons. 837 1,454 1,628 2,961 994 1,645 4,076 7,414 2,801 8,181 5,407 10,845 4,065 5,625 8,456 15,487 212 421 94,571 133,189 38,402 69,866 28,623 58,146 Not harvested (Fed off, etc.) Acres. 69 233 80 632 460 783 203 416 130 20,008 1,354 652 Barley. Threshing. • Area. Yield. Acres. Bushel* 34 SS9 29 1,111 2S2 9,580 313 10,463 21 980 424 19,134 544 10,029 3,313 114,267 9,114 426,006 4,023 146,319 202 7,789 • 235,942 7,239,558 67,722 3,002,388 190,072 814,784 25,020 18,220 755,007 Totals, Dominion, 1928-29 255,312 8,832,864 73,101 3,065,118 194,638 833,220 15,394 19,500 781,103 The wheat area devoted to (ted off, etc.) 1220 acres, (] tcrbury (15,804); barley, 402 Ssf- fewrssas «' J-?""'" acre3 (840). ' acres, <JU,U03 or which, -were m Can-