STATISTICS OF FARM MACHINERY AND ENGINES.
—Census and Statistics Office.
Class of Machinery, &c. 1925. . 1926. 1927. 1928. 1929. Milking-plants .. .. 15,561 16,391 17,090 18,049 18,756 Cream- separators .. . . 44,656 45, 765 45,246 45,246 45,78i Shearing- machines- — Plants .. , .. . . 5,728 5,9496,305 6,518 6887 Stands . . 18,445 18,797 19,269 19,677 20,329 Wool-presses . . .. ' .. 8,601 8,641 8,832 9,504 9,235 Agricultural tractors . . 1,026 2,025 2,588 2,883 3,377 Reapers-and-binders ... .. • 15,881 15,574 15,287 15,432 15,172 Threshing-machines . . .. 377 361 364 406 406 cutters .. .. 2,903 2,865 2,562 ■ 2,326 2,297 Water-wheels or motors 846 817 784 932 824 Electric motors .. 3,45i 6,356 8,436 10,806 13,377 Steam-engines 622 473 435 5°5 397 Internal-combustion engines 19,894 19,584 18,885 18,321 18,489
Following is a summary of farm machinery and engines employed on rural holdings (outside borough boundaries) in New Zealand for the past five years : —
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume XL, Issue 4, 22 April 1930, Page 225
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129STATISTICS OF FARM MACHINERY AND ENGINES. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume XL, Issue 4, 22 April 1930, Page 225
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