BOUNTIFUL HARVEST

Evening Star, Issue 19789, 13 February 1928, Page 2

BOUNTIFUL HARVEST

ESTIMATED YIELDS INCREASE IN WHEAT The following estimated average yields per acre of wheat, oats, and barley for the season 1927-28 have been compiled from reports furnished by stock inspectors of the Department of Agriculture throughout the dominion, anil were published in the ‘Gazette’ last Friday:—

In accordance with the above estimates the total yield ot wheat loi the dominion should be approximately 9.200.000 bushels, as against an actual yield of 7,952,422 bushels for the season 1926-27. • . , The percentage of oals threshed ior the five seasons ending with 1920-21 was 27.05 of the total area under that crop. Assuming that a similar proportion is threshed this year, the total yield of grain should he approximately 3.650.000 bushels, as against an actual yield of 4,997,535 bushels for the season 3926-27. Estimated average yields ot barley were furnished this year lor the hrst time. The percentage of this crop threshed . for the five seasons ending with 1926-27 was 98.16 ot the total area, under that crop. Assuming that a .similar proportion is threshed this year, the total yield of gram should be approximately 750.000 b™hels, a-s against an actual yield ot 1,-43,33u bushels for the season 1926-2 1.

Whc.il. Oals. Bariev. District. Bushels Bushels Bushels per acre. per acre. per acre. North Island ... 30.01 38.53 34.34 Kelson ... ... 10.00 21.05 23.00 Marlborough ... ... 30.20 35.76 34.80 Canterbury Otago ... Southland ... 34.52 34.82 34.83 43.76 41.74 44.26 30.03 32.07 32.00 Average (estimated) lor the dominion, season 43.12 35.77 1927*26 ... ... 34.37 Average (actual) dominion, season (or the i026-27 36.13 42,58 41.60