IRRIGATION STATISTICS.
The collection of particulars relative to irrigated land in New Zealand was introduced in the 1925-26 season, and the figures are now published for the first time, together with those for the succeeding season. It will be seen that the total area irrigated increased by 8,951 acres, this being accounted for by an almost corresponding increase in the area of irrigated pasture land. A comparison of both years is given in the following table :
—Census and Statistics Office.
Irrigated Land and Crops. Area irrigated. 1925-26. 1926-27. Orchards ■ .. .. .... Acres. 2,066 Acres. 2,027 Green fodder and root crops .. 1,840 2,273 Pasture . . . . . . .. 42,3 49,942 Lucerne . . . . . . 784 2,165 Oat 778 428 Wheat 62 65 Barley . . . . . . . . 17 58 Market gardens . . .. 74 29 Other crops . . . . . . 81 46 Totals . . ... . . . . ' 48,082 57,033
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3, 20 March 1928, Page 203
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126IRRIGATION STATISTICS. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3, 20 March 1928, Page 203
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