AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS,

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 23, 28 January 1911, Page 11

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS,

ESTIMATED YIELD OF FIELD CROPS. [BY. TELEGRAPH— PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, 27th Jan. The following are the agricultural statistics just issued by the Department of Agriculture, giving the estimated yields of field crops up to 31st Decemi her, 1910:— Grain (bushels per acre). Auckland.— Wheat, 35.67 ; oat*, 40.25; barley, 28.67; maize, 47.8; peas, 32. Hawkes Bay.— Wheat, 30.00; oats, 34.00; barley, 31.00; maize, 29.00; peas, 20. Taranaki and Wellington. — Wheat, 31.00; oats, 39.00; barley, 45.00 > maize, — ; peas, — . Nelson and Marlborough. — Wheat, 37.30; oats, 34.70; barley, 26.00; maize, — ; peas, 25.5. Canterbury.— Wheat, 28.00 ; oats, 33.00; barley, 35.00; maize, — ; peas, Otago.— Wheat, 30.18; oats, 38.00; barley, 25.63; maize, — ; peas, 26.6. Southland.— Wheat, 31.00 ; oats, 41.00; barley, 30.00; maize, — ; peas, 30. ' Dominion average. — Wheat, 28.8 ; oats, 36.2; barley, 30.3; maize, 30.4; peas, 25.55. Grasses (pounds per acre). Auckland. — Ryegrass, 276 ; cocksfoot, 208 ; red clover, — . Hawkes Bay. — Ryegrass, 440; cocksfoot, 160 ; red clover — . Taranaki and Wellington. — Ryegrass, 442; cocksfoot, — ; red clover, — . Nelson and Marlborough. — Ryegrass, 588; cocksfoot, 75; red clover, 184. Canterbury. — Ryegrass, — ; cocksfoot, 168* ; red clover, — . Otago. — Ryegrass, 370 ; cocksfoot, 203 ; red clover, — . Southland. — Ryegrass, 522 ; cocks* foot 247; red clover, — . Dominion average. — Ryegrass, 413 ; cocksfoot, 167.66; red clove?, 184. *Except cocksfoot taken st an earlieij date. Root Crops (tons per acre). I Auckland. — Potatoei, 5.2; turnips'. 24.5 j mangolds, 31.75. Hawkss Bay. — Potatoei, 9.0; turnips. 19.0 ; Mangolds, 23.00. Taranaki and Wellington.- -Potatoes, 6.6; turnips, — ; mangold*, — . Nelson and Marlborough. — Potatoes, 6.6; turnips, 17.2; mangolds, 19.00. Canterbury. — Otago.— Potatoes, 6.31; turnips, 17.06; mangolds, 22.13. * Southland. — Potatoes, 7.00 : turnipß 17.00; mangolds, 26.00. Pf Dominion average. — Potatoes-, 640 • turnips, 18.19; mangoldß, 24.05. The Hon. T. Mackenzie (Minister for Agriculture) explained to a reporter that, owing to certain circumstances which, perhaps, could not be further alluded to, the Canterbury estimates had of necessity to be based upon those of last year. It was hoped, however, to gat out. a fr«sh gsiknate at a later

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