CROP PROSPECTS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1994, 27 February 1914, Page 10

CROP PROSPECTS

ESTIMATED TOTAL YIELD,

Tho following aro condensed reports of enumerators furnished to the Government Statistician on ' the prospects of yields of crops in tho various districts: — ' Auckland.—Season good!-and yields generally abavo tho average.. Potatoes, however, affected by blight in several localities.

Taranaki.—Wheat and oats, good crops .generally, and barley fair to-good. Yields of grass seed very'satisfactory. Potatoes, fair average, but other root crops irregular; late sown turnips and mangolds.' however; well. Hawko's Bay.'—Good yields of wheat, oats, barley and rye glass. " Turnips and mangolds also good, though weather has affected root crops in some localities.

Wellington.—Heavy yields of wheat and oats, in Wanganui district, and good yields of othe'f crops, except that early sqifn turnips aro unsatisfactory. Wairarapa crops looked promising, but bad > weather will ■ diminish , yields.- In remainder of oats failed, and potatoes severely affected by blight. Good crops of turnips.. '. ; -_ Marlborough and •Nelson.—Crops doing fairly, well, and good yields expected. .

Canterbury.—Grain crops and' cocksfoot/well ud to average in spite of bad weather. Early'potatoes attacked with blight, but later crops more satisfactory, and yields should-equai last year's. Otago.—Wheat and oat crops not good except.in Mahiototo. Vincent, and Waitaki Counties. Good yields of turnips, and also of potatoes, though blight" is fairly widespread, especially in coastal districts. . . , .

Southland.—Oats lighter -than usual, and rye grass not quite up to standard. Average' crop of potatoes, ■ blight prevalent. Prospects of turnip crop good. Estimated Total Yields.—According to the returns furnished the total ostimat.od yield of the principal crops.will be a-3 given Below. It should ;.be .remembered that the. estimate is based on a collection of returns by post. All : forms' posted to farmers were .not 'returned, ■ the .percentage of returns received out of the forms issued varying ,from 82.72 in Auckland to 95;53 in Canterbury, and averaging 89.01 per cent, 'over the Dominion.

' - " Bushels. Wheat ...; :..."....... 5,338,776 Oats-.-.;.:.-...:.....•. '.: 14,008,259 ,;.....■......;..-....:...v.... 1,196,772 ' ■'• ,■ Pounds. Rye gra55......... :.......... 27.995,130 Cocksfoot : • ■ 5,734i787. • .' Tons... Potatoes'-U..;... -... ■■• 192 A 636 Turnips' ;, ":';:...:-...A.'..;...^.:...,' : 7,705,091 Mangolds: ...:.. :.' 286,352