WHEAT AND OATS.
THRESHING RETURNS. Returns of actual threshings received to July 19 from threshing-mill owners and published in the monthly abstract of statistics show that, so far, •1,7.54,001 bushels of wheat and 5.157,359 bushels of oats have been threshed out. The average yields per acre in cases where particulars of areas were furnished work out at 23.16 bushels for wheat and 32.09 bushels for oats. The appended table shows, by land districts, tho quantity of wheat and oats threshed and the yield per aero in each ca.se : WHEAT. Land Quantity Average Yield District. Threshed. per Acre. Bushele. Bushels. Auckland . . 3,852 18.81 Hawke's Bay . 8,540 10.24 Tiuru:aki ". . 8,993 28.53 Wellington . . 87,058 21.66 Nelson . . 13,689 17.69 Marlborough . 18.25G 18.74 Westland , . Canterbury . 3,803,007 22.30 Otago . . . 779,268 28.29 Southland . . 36,308 24.87 Totals . . 4.754.001 23.16 OATS. Land Quantity Average Yiel/ District. Threshed. per Acre. Bushols. Bushele. Auckland . . 3,439 23.20 Hawke's Bay . 20,585 25.66 Tarunaki . . 12,353 29.48 Wellington . 148,246 29.49 Nelson . . 31,135 24.99 Marlborough . 50,8-15 27.1? Westland . . Canterbury . 2,011,757 25.04 Otago . . . 1,475,129 38.85 Southland . . 1,397,870 88.51 Totals . . 5,157,359 82.09
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12084, 13 August 1917, Page 4
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174WHEAT AND OATS. Star (Christchurch), Issue 12084, 13 August 1917, Page 4
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