THE ESTIMATED HARVEST.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 697, 23 December 1909, Page 10

THE ESTIMATED HARVEST.

iISpEm^ETOEN.

J GREAT SUBPLTJS Or WHEAT. i With a promptitude that counts for much tho Government's estimates of tho coming • harvest were'published on Tuesday night. Tho fio'ures wero collected as ou Decembei 10, and * wero thus in print vnthm olovcn dajs. As , *■ tho, estimating involved vory careful work' l over tho -whole , of Now Zealand by a stall of , only four travelling officials tho result reflects much credit on tho Department Tho chief fcatnrn of tho returns is tlio fact that they i ct ('shadow a surplus of moro than 5,000,000 bushels or wheat for export This is an in "• _ crease of 100 por cnnl over last j car's export i able surplus Following aro tho various esj i timated yields for New Zealand. Tho figures for 1908-9 are actual yields, while those for 1309-10 aro only estimated.- ■ Wheat. (Area t for threshing). _„ „„ '' Area Bii hcls A-voragc KO9-10 311,000 11,020,900 35 1908-9 ..„. .. 253,391 8,772,790 31.75 Oats> " (Area for threshing). 1 • , nJln „ I Aren. Bu-shels Average 1909-10 ... . 378,000 17,770,500 ' 17 1908- 9 ..'... 406,908 18,906,788 46 \ Barley. (Area for threshing). ■ irca - Bushels Average I 1900-10 ...'.. -tt.WO, 1,567,000 38 ' 1908-9 48,853 1,988,452 39 6 ' v Ryegrass. v t (Area for seed) Imlv< . Area Bushels. 'Average, HOMO ....'.. 56,550 1.89J.650 33 IMB- 9 -. . 406,908 18,906,788 39 6 , Cocksfoot, -. , , * (Area for seed). *~ *' ■,* i Arc A "" lb AvomcG lag-W • ' 29,500 4,451%0 7 151 1908- 9 32,705 4,721,15'J 1« Potatoes. ( . ' Area Tons. Average. 1909-10' ... . 30,500 185,800 6 1908-9 .'.„. 29,919 , !'J3,2OC, 6 5 ' Turnips. Area li/ 00-10 ...„ 522,550 - - 1908-9 . 530,636 - - Rape. ' Area.. 1909-10 ... ... 223,035 — — 1908-9 _' 220,240 - - There is a'largo increase in the area of peas * in Marlborough, and ot mauo in Auckland and Taranaki The season has been highly favourable, and the condition of tho ciops generally is bettci than at the,u>rresponding dato last year, tho ' exception , ! being the Awatere Valley (Marlborough) and Central Otago, in which localities deficient iramiall has caused very light jields. Kust hab appeared in cereal crops in ißoveral % districts, but "serious ellects are not Ifeared. , Caterpillars havp manifested themnohcs m parts of Ifarjborough, but tha visitation is not regarded with great apprehension. Eaily turnips in some localities have been seriously m]Ured by aphis Potato disease is reported to. be prevalentm several localities Tuo condition of pastures generally is c\cepi tionally iand the hay crop is abundant, - and being l saved in excellent older. Rain is beginning .to'lbo needed for the main turnip crop, as well ias for pastures on light soils or exposed situations, and *ould also benefit crops generallj A further inteiim report i Bill be issued in Januarj Details fn connection {vith. tho various districts are as under —

n|S?V^^K;||■;S|'rr-«Si^»ft^'' ! -?iHaid : Bushels; ; y j j|M KsSf 6,000 W^.7,700 ; ';K-210,o4i;'261^800 : .;^2;500;0T«8t i 552-' : ;60,000 ; fspi-;9°t ; lfsfoQs^..ivfS],loo'^a;oooo' ; Vls2,9bo^i<fl,ol)() : gyysvJTotatoesK.:..;*; 2,505 -.-12,000: r'&M;i- t {;5S ? :--'^V'v-"v : ';- : i' : .'.': : -*S ■?•;:£;; "i'-K? '(tons) 'v- (tons)-' ?J^;vs^nips>i.;;::.'v:&2s,s2li : )..;^ : j;iifc;S 32iC253" gi.OOp V: c :;-;'■ £< ••#: ":v!:1908-S)::Ui)09-iq. ;--fMOB-!». ISO 9-10-[&gK,Oats? : 8,719-i;-v-.:8,000 ! v. t&tfm ' ;-*&;$; ;;Bfirley K;.;;u.:. -\ 13,451 m' , '.3,000 ■ *'■: K&648 ? .144,000 '•■ -vJSiiifcM^l6B,ooo '-2S":V-;s;Pptatoos.-;;;"..■.■;;•.':' 2,223 -ji. , 'l7;7Bi' ',12,000 ts^-'^^'^^v-wv^'-■.'■••. : :. : 4cres.:--r::;J;-'.'.'Bushels; '.'■"•■■ ,£%;£; •;i...Crpp..v-:: V, ; VJm 1908-!)./ 1 .1909-10.. ;, v J9OS-9. :1909-10.i &^;SWh&t:%;s^;;;^;W6;w^l.ooo, 27,210 *m 3l),000-.K--^'Vg»!».i : \v;l ;^-i"A»3iira/f-a3 ) S:M2 : iß a riv;:g»»;;».:v ; l.269 y-;l,»00 iUtiSiJOi si,eoo'-£'Si:>*Kyegrass^;:...^.;^,-159.;V;:;;150;''H-4 ) 77o: ; '.;d,!i0O , '..■.^v;>/.Cocksfoot. 7 '- ■:■:.— v ..->; ■ ■;■;.-v.- ■. ' : ...; -'u-a" ?Sf:K?^°??- ! ' ; ':'T;v ;: :^^ K^V^^'-iS-^'^-^.^.^il- '■'■-•'■ '•'■'■•.-'.'■■■■'■;.■ '-A,,; , (tons.) '(tons.)' ■ !|££%:'yss'^ :sto\>v. , i";.'.-^.-,.^':,';."ft : w. ,: v.;-"•Bushels , '- "''• ;::;^;;.1908-9;-laOO-lO. :^:i908,9.-1009-10; ■ 1,253 -:;1,300.:'v 50120 --.'52000 J '■;. 7.343 - -U ■ ■•! ■ -^iv:; '$£?i%?i-'i^^ iS '¥s%} >i if;Ci&^■■•:-.. Area'in acres. Yield in Bushels ■ t^^^ ,^r"^*a97&^-7,5m^; 69;23b"-ai7^)o; -• ■:•.-:.•«• --,■—:■-"VB,2l7v;';■• 2,500 .:'■ 142,808 .102 500' •Ks#•'Vs> e j?7 ss . J-—- v ' / ,-658..-: >'GSO : -'---17,7fi6v. 17 550 i£M?|::S'ft;;':: i»«;:i ; -Crop, K vV.V ; S-W ? f K : ; ,^h(^, : .^i;...;.;:;; : i,o7i i C-i > 20bV.j;33,20i;::i36,000 ia : fts-Oate ;.v.;.,..i;.. v ;.Vf3,83G>/3,oCoj::iei;il2 j:; ! «;^Byegi^:..;....iy.;.;:B2^V ; -;5O^allo, , '!fooo &^*M*t&e;-....;:„;:: :•* 868V ■---\!)00 i>: .■ • s^oo :«:; v t:;..;J.K1,859 : ;:;V2 i0 |) 0 - i ' l •;s-:^^-S.;s;■-. -Crop. ■<*■ y.;, : 19p8-9 ; :i90W0/'SI9OB-9;>i1909-l6 WsM& *%"•$■ ww&<>m i :-BM&^^ ify-W gats :;-.i_.v..™.;,181,7U? -170,000 ;,7,530,7i0 7 «0 000 S , MRl a T 1 ey::»-»».vv';17.339'|iM,800 ■:■-:■ 788,87r"6Ci6;800 3S; jJ}y«graesc.;..V i A 14,000' ; -469,020 * 490,000 : ;.....„. 28,149-.;r25,000: 4,025,307 3,7soMgf.;;;;Potatoes^-.'.;..;:■ ?,419.-v-':9,p : : : --.;V65,933;- ;si'ooo rf| v i i^ape;.;:.iV..;;;.;.V"104,772; ; -102 ) 500'-^V: i ;-;. I d'^-' :K :-:/ :! - j ? ".-Crop.; ; -' ;v'!: V ,190»?^9pf16:-, , &,;;rt;Wheat;..^..;..^50,309.7'80,000.-1,783,097 2,960,900 ; : ; .;!>y : :Oat3 5 : 173,0a0;' 9,716,028-9,169,000 5,000■'•;•; 210,190-, 175,000' c,- :; ?-SEyc«rass 32,000 ■ ,848,291}■1;1?0,00f,■ 401.v-'2OO s : :. co.iso030,000 »;;^,yPotatoes 'p:;;.^:. : 8,393 ; ;-..>;_9 J JOO ;- •50,3.58v.:'.05,800. ; : V;v^£ :^.;OJ"-;:: /^. ; .S'-' : '' ; -'-;(tons):- (tons) ;: ?:r.f^fcTunnps ; --.;.s/.;; : i 241,920 "v-.- i, i l - ; . ■; ;i;r;-r, : Eapd:-.;4;;;.^.v:3p,93i,v-.4o,ooo'';;:V^.;y;' ,y;;:' i;

The report that Hie price of pigs had fallen to 2Jd. per Ib. is denied. ]inyers utalo that the ' prico is' still 3d. ' ! It ia reported that a , most successful 'canvass i has tjcon mado of the Palmorston district for shares 'for tho Patoa', Freezing Works. Practically the wholo of tho slmres required have , been for, and'it , is'proposed to allot thntn jgieesible during tho coining week. • ,