WHEAT AND OATS.
THE THRASHING RETURNS. Returns of actual thrashings received by the Department of Agriculture from thrashing mill owners up to March 19 show that 542,058 bushels of wheat arid 531,113 bushels of, oats have been sacked. The average yields per acre in cases where particulars of area are furnished work out at 34.22 bushels for -wheat and 36.59 bushels for oats. The following table shows, by land districts, the quantities thrashed' and the yield per aero in each case. Wheat.
Average Quantity yield Land District. thrashed. per aore. Bushels. Bushels. Hawke's Bay 230 19.17 Wellington Nelson ... ... 7.622 2,530 40.76 23.64 Marlborough 6,942 24.68 Canterbury 522,981 34.37 Otago ~ ••• 2,753 21.33 Oats. Hawke'fl Bay 6.704 48,58 Wellington Nelson _ 18,850 3,226 45.95 29.33 Marlborough 6,831 28.96 Canterbury. 489,206 36.46 Otago 6,296 ■ 29.28
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Otago Witness, Issue 3396, 16 April 1919, Page 11
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131WHEAT AND OATS. Otago Witness, Issue 3396, 16 April 1919, Page 11
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