PRODUCTION OF CEREALS.
FORECAST OF THE HARVEST. A preliminary estimate of this season’s harvest has been compiled by the Government Statistician from reports furnished by stock .inspectors of the Department of Agriculture. The results are shown in the following summary :
The average yields per acre of the present harvest are estimated as follows: —Wheat, 27.03 bushels (30.68 in 1929-30); oats, 40.10 bushels (44.33); barley, 32.16 bushels (41.42). Previous estimates by the Government 'Statistician compare as follows with the actual threshing returns:
The consumption of wheat for all purposes is estimated at 8,550,000 bushels.
TALLOW AND HEMP,
HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT
The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated February 21, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London: TALLOW. Market very quiet. Certain amount of business in mutton (fine) and mixed (fair to good) at 6d decline. Inferior qualities not desired. No auction until next week. HEMP. Manila market dull under pressure of selling due to heavy receipts. “K” grade March-May shipment sold down to £l7 10s. Output January 1 to February 16, 168,000 bales against 172,000 bales at same period last year. Stocks in United Kingdom on January 31, 9033 bales against 8448. Sisal: Market quiet and average closing values unchanged. New Zealand: No interest shown and auotations nominally unchanged. No first hand sales reported.
It is learned from the Department of Agriculture that a much: more lively interest is being displayed in, the possible use of certified perennial ryegrass. This interest, it is stated, is probably due to an increasing appreciation of the real value of certified seed, and to the prospects of a drop in prices on last season’s figure. A considerable amount of certified seed has been harvested in the Manawatu district this season, and the prospects are that a much greater bulk will be produced next year.
1930-31 1929-30 Estimate, Actual, Bushels. Bushels. Wheat ... 6,500,000 7,239,656 Oats ... 3,540,000 3,002,288 Barley 795,000 755,000
Harvest. Estimate, Bushels. Actual, Bushels. 1926 ... 4,600,000 4,617,041 1927 7,952,442 ' 1923 ... 9,200,000 9,541,444 1929 ... ... 8,400.000 8,832,864 1930 ... ... 7,100,000 7,239,556 1931 ... 6,500,000 —
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LI, Issue 72, 24 February 1931, Page 5
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339PRODUCTION OF CEREALS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LI, Issue 72, 24 February 1931, Page 5
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