PRODUCE AND STOCK

Southland Times, Issue 18620, 19 August 1919, Page 7

PRODUCE AND STOCK

INTERIM STATISTICS,

The collection of agricultural and pastoral statistics for the seasons 1918-19 is now sufficiently advanced (says the Gazette) to enable preliminary figures to be given for the Dominion. The following table shows the estimated returns from the various districts. It should be understood that the figures are only estimates although compared with final returns for the pre-

vious years. Wheat. Oats. Bushels. Acres. Bushels. North Auckland 7,901 57 1,478 Auckland .. .. 6,182 279 5,280 Hawke’s Bay .. 18,642 • 934 33,183 Taranaki .. .. 14,112 982 31,861 Wellington 97,377 4,293 143,824 Nelson .. 30,285 800 18,000 Marlborough 42,058 1,002 . 30,422 Westland 18 5 290 Canterbury .. 5,341,453 90,790 3,422,860 Otago 1,050615 41,879 1,782,564 Southland .. 49,970 31,932 1,455,781 Totals, 1918-19 6,658,613 172,953 6,925,543 Totals, 1917-18 6,807,536 156,202 4,942,759 (final figures) The totals include the returns from areas sown to*produce chaff, hay, or ensilage. Rvegrass. Potatoes. lbs. tons. North Auckland 124.124 6,460 Auckland .. .. 41.691 7,080 Hawke’s Bay.. .. 1,487,987 5,734 Taranaki .. .. 29,070 1,924 Wellington .. .. 784,681 9,301 Nelson 11,120 1,462 Marlborough .. 74,105 1,421 Westland .. . • 223 Canterbury 6,912,580 52,794 Otago .. 1.243,357 11,548 Southland .. .. 4,570,873 6,481 Totals, 1918-19 .. 15,279,588 104,428 Totals, 1917-18 .. 27,112,252 100,596 (final figures) • Dairy Cows, Cattle, Jan., 1919. Jan., 1919 North Auckland 121,581 430,517 Auckland .. .. 176,377 569,025 Hawke’s Bay .. 46,235 478,240 Taranaki 144,809 349,824 Wellington .. . 129,398 574,595 Nelson .. .. .. 19,466 56,321 Marlborough 11,587 38,299 Westland .. .. 9,854 42,042 Canterbury.. .. 64,098 186,673 Otago 46,064 132,572 Southland .. .. 50,982 163,673 Totals, 1919 .. 820,451 3,021,781 Totals, 1918 .. 793,215 2,869,465 (final figures) Sheep Pigs (including Jan. 30, lambs), 1919. Apr. 30,1919. North Auckland 728,915 30,051 Auckland .. .. 966,377 41,652 Hawke’s Bay .. .. 5,977,805 15,533 Taranaki .. .. 937,227 30,931 Wellington .. 5,683,541 34,242 Nelson 478,279 8,539 Marlborough .. .. 1,044,307 6,221 Westland .. . • 71,647 3,096 Canterbury .. .. 5,147,677 40,194 Otago .. 3,044,503 15,627 Southland .. .. .. 1,748,276 9,136 Totals, 1919 .. .. 25,828,554 235,222 Totals, 1918 .. .. 26,538,302 258,694 (final figures)