COCKSFOOT CROP GROWN OS BASKS PENINSULA

Otago Witness, Issue 2456, 17 April 1901, Page 15

COCKSFOOT CROP GROWN OS BASKS PENINSULA

FOR 1900 AND 1991 AND THE FIFTEEN PRKVJOUS CROPS ill!- iii-T ?! tit fi£ Sg. cB- gE = »2 «~ » o* v Jf o 5 "< ™ . •< ? . gs. : : : : : : g--. wo.* i£T o, -„-,*. ~* >f_ g-£ *. I S° — — .- &5D 2o a, ' o l~l ~ ?? || | s-s-s- i| ??? §| 8-g. 3 a S 00-3 B*rt-c;<*rt-c»-l";GC r»c<-c«- ~QO "^t. "ow. 000 as oo ° i§ « 3 | 0.25 \l i !_. p a- •» *" <-* <S O no 8-5 = w l g-g. "• ' --«■ —1=" II o S| | ZZZ St| *^ « • — ' £L

1900. 1001. Sacks. Sacks. Long Bay Road 701 581 German ±3ay 1,432 1,038 Robinsons Bay 2,019 1,870 Duva.uchelles Bay 1,329 1,050 Banys Bay 2,247 1,630 French Farm 1,30T~ 1,061 Little River 13,714 14,865 Pigeon Bay 9,531 7,204 Holmes Bay 2,028 1,480 Port Levy 9,355 8,145 Okains Bay .. . .... 6,613 3,970 Little Akaloa and Chorltcn .. 7,250 4,150 Rapu Bay 50 150 Le'Bons Bay 9,718 7,375 Wainui 1,500 1,090 Tekoa Bay .... ... 295 353 Aylmer3 Valley, Grehan Valley, Onuku, Akaroa „ .. 1,199 1,301 Long Bay 60 45 Fishermans Bay ...... 70 35 Lighthouse — 115 25 Decanter Bay •• 53 38 Menzies Bay _.. 270 200 Gough s Bay 319 83 Paua Bay 75 80 Lavaricks 1,100 795 Waihikikinki 1,260 310 Stony Bay West „.... 60 60 Island Bay .. ..... ♦. •* 450 235 Piraki 30 60 Kaituna *.. .... ♦• 1,000 2,500 80,235 61,719 riddled seed. REMARKS. You will see from the foregoing that 1900 yielded the largest crop on lecord, but as prices weie fairly low, a large quantity was consumed in this colony, Australia, and England, and America also imported New Zealand-grown Bee d a fact which never happened before. We should say, however, that about 10,000 sacks are carried forward in England and New Zealand to commence the season of 1901. New Crop. — You will also notice thai the cemputsd crop on Bonks Peninsula is 61,700 sacks, but we can assure you that half is not fit for consumption, and we know from personal observation— having been for six weeks on Banks Peninsula— only some 30,000 sacks are fit to be marketed. The past summer has been ths worst on record for many a year—continued cold and wet all over the colony, but chiefly in Taranaki and on the Peninsula. The crop m Taranaki is a miserable failure— small, dark, and light— and cannot be taken into consideration as affecting the market. About half of tho seed grown on the Peninsula weighs 81b, 91b, 10lb, and lllb ; the bulk of this we believe will hardly be saleable, at any rate not at present. The other half consists of 12lb and 13lb seed, with a small quantity of 141b. The light seed has a low germinating power, as the kernel is hardly formed. Another feature this yeai is that most seed is "frowsy,' and therefore the machined weights will only be 131b, 141b, 151b, 161b, per bushel; very little 171b .and XUI Mad «iU ha twatiabU, ss the machines

simply cannot clean to those weights. It is, therefore, natural to suimise that as soon as Ei.ghsh buyers know of thi3 fact the market must improve for this season's good seed, and especially for the heavy seed carried forward fioin last year. You will also please note that there may be plenty of lllb and 121b machined seed off 3nng. This will, of course, be tho light seed referred to above. Last year's second grade colour also will be first grade this year, and insny samples are very dirty witn fcg, goose, and vetches. Values. — Farmers' seed this year is from 2Jd to 2Jd, at which prices we =old some 10,000 sacks. The bulk o^ this we sold at from 2*d to 2Jd, as all was (airly blight and weighed 131b and lllb. We nave sold no inferior seed so far. General. — Cleaners this year will have their work cut out to produce a good article from the description of ciop at their disposal. We believe no cleaning can be done this year for less than id per lb, and some will coat up to lid per lb, and then little extra prime seed can be produced. You will theieforc realise that unless at least 40s to 425, c.i.f., Can be got in London for 161b to 171b seed, it will not pay the shippers m New Zealand. We should strongly advise the buyers to take all the machined seed they can buy at present values, as a reaction must tike place next year as to prices, as all the la:ge growers will go in for sheep, as cocksfoot at present prices does not pay for harvesting. With lambs at froni 12s to 16s each, and sheep at good paying prices, the crop next year wa predict may not be above 40,000 sacks on Banks Peninsula. Cleaning. — Our machinery is now in full working order, and the latest additions are a clo\er plant, a crushe. , and a kibbler. Last year wo had a record season for cleaning, ha\mg put some 37,000 sacks of seed of all descriptions thiough our hands. We invite correspondence and consignments of all descriptions of gram and seeds. A. Mohitzscn & Co. Duucdin, 2nd April, 1901.

EXPORTS OF JLGRICULTOB. 1L PI tODDCTS IN MARCH, 1901. The following figures, showing tbe quantity »nd value of wrtaij of March, are publnhed by the Department of Agriculture tor general l expoti inform: ;a from New Zealand p&esed through the Custom* during the month iticn : — Port. Butter. Cheese. Beef, Mutton, Fit: ;en. Lamb, Frozen. 'rozdii. Carcases. | Legs and Pieces. Carcases. Auckland ... ... ... Gisborne , ... New- Plymouth Waitara ... ... .. Pate* Wanganui Wellington Napier Blenheim and Picton Nel on Lytttlton (Christchurch)... Timaru Oarnaru Dunedin and Port Chalmers Bluff (Invercargill) Cwt 5/48 171 10,853 190 7,0 A - 21 189 980 £ 20,854 659 45,608 7f5 29 744 134 713 4,5% 1 Cwt C9B 5,131 352 - I 4.1(171 £ 1,457 10 561 726 I - I 10.K6 Cwt 1,618 18] i,4s::[ 6,279 9,5i'7 9,218 £ 1.98S 250 2,034 7,100 9,128 11,83! No. 6,0533,918 1,439 20,652 fi9,2!3 50,870 2,141 Cwt 3,217 18,286 767 1 10,755 37.718' 27,835 1.1*5 16,114 G. 616 207 2,921 £ 3,8 5 18 955 1,074 10,304 38,(551 £9,22f5 1,557 15.514 6.178 Cwt I 189 - « 1,782 2 o)fi £ i 1941 - 122 - 1,(63 2,431 1,42S No. 8,079 555 - £6»| 7 923' 3V>S7| •-S,9 r 'O 4.847J 6,7 97 32,359, 19,011 9,18-5 7,959 I || l' i i l' Cwr. 1 £ 2 452 3,681 173 282 1?8 2,3 5 3,083 •1.i.64 15,003 9,127, 11,779 ],£B' 2,966 21,018' 32.F22 11,209, 15,(i92 6,620| 9,i70 3,1021 5.0W 2,H31[ 5,262 71,738 105,302 72, 26 1 1 100,625 604 1,39" - - - ~ 33,098 12,233 — - - 3,554 £43 14,885 1,218 119,227 71,150 1,64 5,781 18,318 ISSB - - 4,00 13,98 "42,23 41.41 •:5,208 .-.,183 32.337. 28,731. 401 5,892 234,912 103,474 125,54 56,071 290 4,38 • (133,233 57,745 5,4.3 5; 41 5,341 6 7J2 1 Totals Totals for March, 1900 28, w; 16,6°,9 216,8°2> 216,7£5] !< 71,73! i] 72,26: April ... May June July August September ... October ... November ... December ... 1900. "*l9O i." 9,365 5.64E 4,144 4,281 2,48" 2,852 6.54S 24,999 33,05 40,437 24,431 18,327 18,145 10,(595 12.452 30,044 106.825 133,66. 13,724 11,017 10,574 3,1c3 I.6PS 936 7:» 5,727 7,873 29.5:?5 23,662 23,936 7,416 4,245 2 437J 1.7721 13,475),' 18,195' ; :J3,001 ! 11,028 i 27,777 i ?0,840 I 35 423 ] 19,59!) I 4,^2) ; 19,769 1 16,576 38,4(8 12,757 31,931 37,732 *4,04 22,527 5,554 24.8H5 18,997 167,401 167,891 212.47H 225,558 108 714 103,21) 30,194 115.153 97,713 1 89.577 86,917 111,421 118,270 55,503 53,309 15,811. : 59,495 52,2 ;8 190,210 193,6«5 15,434 124, 19J 62,173 57,550 15,6?9 67.6P4 58,35 ' r,5d6 1,210 11.537' 9 35 )| 5,905 4,126 773 3,03} S9'J ! 10.577 I 1,£27 ■■ ]2,(i17 ■I 10,228 «,0J 4 312 i)O2 3,339 94 S 215,862 243,978 24%594 121,5 0 25 %<j 16,562 5 531 1,146 S.BSS 71,C6Si 82,4(57 84,3(58 41,14? 8,«22 5,654 1 98(5 319 2,k25 101,070 116,403 117,414 58,190 13,486 8,195 2,787 5£2 3,529 January ... February ... Match. ... 2=5,939 35,')7u 28.316 184,301 U0,9"3 149,251 119,227 11,878 19,756 19,-m ios..ns 58.727 45. 2 M 42,239 241,081: 18,440 20.9CS 28,258 265.904 20,594 24,828 32.337 121,905 202,807 23',9i2 (7,466 .09,672 1£5,541 9^549 72.03S 123,703 133,233 1013867 2,185 • 5,315 5,423 59.048' ?,(55f. 6.238 I 04. 1 PI I 48,180 199,111 216,392 111 1 .15^207) 15.659 15,179 7), 738 115^485 22,112 104,019 105 302 Totals ... (790,409 J314 344 653.081 1,787,943! Year ending 31st March ... fJB9S ... (5 „283 263,24. I 18!« . . 60,066241,15! / 1897 . . 75,287,297,51! — ! 1898 ... 106,8*1429,40; JIS99 .. 102 479 433,48] VISOO . 161,792 693 70] 1/ 79,650 160 383 s»,0» > 71,474 133.039 26,241 i 71,«8« 135.7J1 22.891 ' 78,705 154,144 69,40(1 50,490 !0!t,K)92 »],?£.s I 98,00. 208,258)238.2.^ i 3*554 ) 29.07J ! 24,194 I 74.4 M > 102,512 I 269, 40£ I 1,7.15,9.^ I 1,692,980 ) 1,428,430 i 1,7.56.546 1 ',618,422 1 2,< 66,805 )|904,624 t9l,lfis>, _ (\ 558,825 81,f82i ) 670,308 913,(56-2 I £ 3*B I 730,(134 238,3 171 > 749,75! 772,588 )- §.§ % » -{ 781 5TC 262,575 1952,685 957,3 2 1 £,■* ? g 1 1,258.t58 415 9b3 ! 839,53 843,867 ; • e< U 113,34' J57.171 i'106855S 1.1C3.051 53 204 j 56,932 1.272.34S W"j,237] ,29 Bid I 33 «.4«0 ?69,72 1 5H8.437 50P>,8€6 I 603,722