WHEAT AND OATS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21640, 10 May 1932, Page 3

WHEAT AND OATS

PROGRESS THRESHING DROP IN WHEAT YIELD ’ The results of threshing operations carried out during the period January-March have been ascertained from returns received up to April 19. The figures show that 3,996,892 bushels of wheat and 856,830 bushels of oats have been threshed from harvested areas of these crops, the ascertained average yields per acre being 26.47 bushels for wheat and 35.78 bushels for oats. A table is appended, showing for each land district the quantities of wheat and oats threshed, and the average yield per acre in each case,

In the foregoing return 3,090,819 bushels are Tuscan, 619,492 Hunters, 106,646 Pearl, and 179,935 bushels seconds. The area represented in the above bushelage is 150,000 acres.

The total comprises 502,356 bushels white oats, 119,447 Dun. 18,065 black, and 216,962 Algerian.

WHEAT. Total Average threshed. yield, per acre. Bushels. Bushels. Gisborne .... .. Hawke’s Bay .. 2,450 33.11 19,756 24.57 Taranaki 1.436 31.91 Wellington .. .. 124,601 ■ 33.30 . Nelson 16,324 • 20.23 Marlborough 98.355 27.75 Canterbury .. .. 3.524,562 26.45 Otago 203,832 23.69 Southland .... 7,576 36.25 Totals .. .. 3,996,892 26.47 * March threshings 2,393,423 . 28.22

OATS. , , 1 Total Average threshed. yield * per acre. Bushels. . Bushels. Hawke’s Bay .. .. 11,295 36.48 Wellington .. .. 25,498 32.55 Nelson 2,981 30.11 Marlborough ,. .. 23,058 32.62 Canterbury .. .. 430,062 28.02 Otago .. 122,010 47.72 Southland 241,926 57.82 Totals 856,830 35.78 March threshings 276,745 27.01