GRAIN STATISTICS.
RETURNS OF THRESHINGS
The Government Statistician, in his report for March, states that return's of actuat "threshings received up to March lb from threshing mill owners show that during January and February 2,386,126 bushels of wheat and 1,069.800 bushels of oats were threshed. The average yields per acre in cases where particulars of areas were furnished . work out at 20.13 bushels for . wheat and ,26.95 bushels for vats. If the average yield of wheat Be taken at 26.13 bushels, and applied over the whole Dominion the total yield for the season would appear to be approximately :,ix and three-quarters millions of bushels, or just slightly in excess ol last year's total.
The following table shows the average yield for all counties for which returns covering 1000 acres or over have been received, with the corres • ponding figures for last year:— Average Average . per acre per aero County -Area. 1916. 1915.
Rangitikei 1,121 Marlborough 1,678 Amuri ... 1,551 Waipara ... 5,432 Ashley ... 3,443 Rarigiora 4.124 Eyre :.. 6,351 Komai ... 2,052 Sehvyn ... 3,402 Malyern ... 5,607 Paparua ... 2,535 Springs ... 1,484 Ellesmere 8,179 Ashburton 16,913 Geraldine . 6,095 Revels ' ... 12,758 Mackenzie 1,495 Waimate 12,573 Waitaki ...14,413 Bushels, .bushels. 28.32 . 33.97 2G.4.4» 20.0 17.21 29.10 12..84 31.41 27.83- 33.08 24.10 33.08 21.12 33.08 18.84 33,08 19.33 33.19 19.65 28.55 19.90 37.69 18.85 36.57 14,90 33,42 18.84 28.91 26.28 29.79 20.02 24.51 28.04 24.29 21.98 24 1.31 14.64 x 20.81
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Marlborough Express, Volume L, Issue 82, 6 April 1916, Page 2
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232GRAIN STATISTICS. Marlborough Express, Volume L, Issue 82, 6 April 1916, Page 2
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