CULTIVATION AND LABOUR.
THE POSITION IN OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND. The returns now received by the Efficiency Board of the land under cultivation in Otago and Southland last season and the proposals for the coming season practically conclude the investigations of the board for the two southern provinces, though a few minor returns oontinue to come forward. The position is shown as follows: — Proposal Last next season, season. Increase. Per Acres. Acres. .Aces. cent. Wheat 20,931 34,891 13,910 66.3 Oats 68,912 65,257 *3,658 *5.3 Turnips 76,746 78,922 2,176 2.83 Grass 72,848 68,091 *4,757 *6.G3 Other Crops ... 19,929 19,419 *5lO *2.55 * Decrease. The total cultivation shows an increase of 7164 acres, or 2.76 per cent. v Proposal Last next Per season. season. Inorease. cent. Cows milked 15,445 15,974 029 3.42 Other cattle 31,357 34,457 3,100 9.88 Sheep ... 1,206,416 1,244,004 37,588 3.11 Labour. Usual Now labour available. Decrease. Percentage. 5,008 4,156 852 . 17 The figures represent the cultivation statistics of 2225 farms and the labour statistics from 1G26 farms, a number of the farmers omitting to forward their labour returns.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3312, 5 September 1917, Page 13
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