GRAIN YIELD
RETURNS FOR DOMINION 1931-32 SEASON DECREASE ON LAST YEAR (Per United Press Association.) Wellington, February 11. The average estimated wheat yield in thy Dominion for 1931-32 season is 24.44 bushels per acre, compared with 30.44 the previous season. On this basis the total yield for 1931-32 should be approximately 6,600,000 bushels compared with the actual yield of 7,579,153 bushels in the 1930-31 season. The average estimated yield of oats for 1931-32 is 32.56 bushels per acre, compared with 38.74 the previous season. The area from which oats were threshed for the five seasons ending 1930-31 averaged 26.57 per cent. For the total area under crop, assuming a similar proportion is threshed this year, the total yield of grain should be approximately 2,850,000 bushels compared with an actual yield of 3,376,609 bushels the previous season. The average estimated yield of barley for 1931-32 is 28.79 bushels per acre compared with 34.97 the previous season. Assuming the percentage of barley area threshed remains the same as last year, the total yield of grain should be approximately 530,000 bushels compared with an actual yield of 837,696 bushels last season.
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Southland Times, Issue 21627, 12 February 1932, Page 6
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188GRAIN YIELD Southland Times, Issue 21627, 12 February 1932, Page 6
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