DOMINION'S HARVEST

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 23, 27 January 1934, Page 14

DOMINION'S HARVEST

RECORD FOR MANY YEARS

The statistics give the acreages of wheat harvested, iji 1933 - for the different counties, and conditions have varied greatly between" groups of counties. The "Christchurch Press," in analysing the returns, stat.es ,that in the. estimate showing,theayerage.reduction per acre on last season, it should not be overlooked that the 1933 average was one of the best on. record—36.s4 bushels an acre, being exceeded only twice "in -the' sixty-four yeai-s covered by the .records—in 1903, 38.37 bushels, and in 1928, 36.56 bushels. An estimate of the possibilities of the 1933-34 crop; is put forward:as follows: — .-.■•.• 1933-34. 1 1932-33. Less in Less in .•■■■'! ■ ; • ■ Acres. ■ acres, bushels. North, Island ,10,777 — — , Kelson '.'...........■ 1.3U 30 15,140 Marlborougn •. : ...'.. ' 7,376 12 88,152 North , of. • W»imak. , River... ...54,829 12 ,67"i92S Walmak. . 'to: Rakala • ' "River .....'... 43,929 fi 263,574 Rakaia, to Rangitita .. ,67,197 5 335,985 Rangitata to Waitakl h 67,550 4 270,200 Otaeo '..•......:. 40,411 3 202,055 Southland ........ 0,550 3 10,650 • •:■■■, • ; ■ • • 1,873,014 The total reduction of 1,873,044. bushels represents practically 6Vs ' bushels to the acre on the 294i000 acres estimated to be gown, < bringing the average to 29 bushels an acre; and, the total crop to approximately 8% bushels. \ A fair amount of' allowance_ has ,been made for frost damage, b'uit if this is as severe as believed by many observers another two bushels an >acr.e; would have to be allowed for, making a 27-bushel >crop.'