AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS, 1935-36.

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 53, Issue 3, 21 September 1936, Page 173

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS, 1935-36.

Statistics for the season 1935-36 are now available, and figures for the principal items are here given, last year's figures being shown also for purposes of comparison. • Attention is directed to the fact that the crop figures relate only to holdings of 1 acre or over located outside borough boundaries. The livestock figures, on the other hand, include allowances made for live-stock in boroughs and on holdings of less than 1 acre in extent.

* Not yet available.

Name of Crop. Areas. Yields. 1934-35-1935-36. Unit. 1934-35. 1935-36. Wheat— Acres. Acres. ■ For threshing Acres. 225,389 Acres. 248,639 Bushel 5,933,245 8,859,223, For chaff, hay, or ensilage 2,230 2,075 Ton 3,997 3,862 Fed off or cut for green 2,904 1,709 fodder Oats— For threshing 52,516 77,502 Bushel 1,890,145 3,302,642 For chaff, hay, or ensilage 222,100 227,480 Ton 315,589 390,168Fed off or cut for green 61 ,802 58,314 fodder Barley For threshing 745,38o For threshing l8,44I 18,441 20,659 20,659 Bushel Bushel 484,689 484,689 745,38a For chaff, hay, or ensilage 753 923 Ton i,547 1,895 Fed off or cut for green 9,537 6,195 fodder Maize For threshing 7,946 7,5W Bushel 373,219 321, 222 For ensilage . . 438 558 Ton 980 4,149 Fed off or cut for green 7,716 9,051 fodder Peas for threshing 25,366 24,428 Bushel 436,534 562,733 Linseed for threshing 2,930 1,806 Cwt. 17, 208 ii,535 Potatoes .. ■ .. 23, 001 22,958 Ton 109,123 * Onions .. 923 928 5,592 7,089 Rye-grass, harvested for 923 928 5,592 7,089, seed — Perennial 54,012 53,552 Lb. 17,117,118 19,473,245 Italian and Western 12,436 13,073 4,800,514 6,160,949Wolths Cocksfoot harvested for 12,309 13,516 1,876,386 2,374,909 seed Grasses and clovers cut for 404,156 453,353 Ton 744,272 851,263. hay Grasses and clovers cut for 80,595 82,665 323,854 334-759 ensilage Lucerne cut for hay or en39,087 40,857 115,005 118,479, silage Turnips (including turnips 449,513 441,854 and rape mixed) Mangels 11,211 13,210 Tobacco 1.358 1,518 Lb. 1,106,424 1,065,

Principal Crops.